Egyptian History Quiz

Who was the last Pharaoh of Egypt?

• Nefertiti

• Tutankhamun

• Ramses II

• Cleopatra

Which city was considered the second most important in the Roman Empire after Rome?

• Memphis

• Cairo

• Thebes

• Alexandria

What major religious movement developed in Egypt under Roman rule?

• Buddhism

• Zoroastrianism

• Monastic Movement

• Islamic Caliphate

Which dynasty established Arabic as the official language in Egypt?

• Ottoman

• Fatimid

• Umayyad

• Abbasid

Who was the Kurdish Vizier that abolished the Fatimid dynasty?

• Muhammad Ali

• Baybars

• Saladin

• Gamal Abdel Nasser

What was the outcome of the Battle of Ain Jalut?

• Mamluk victory

• Crusader victory

• Mongol victory

• Ottoman victory

Which empire conquered the Mamluk Sultanate in 1516?

• Roman Empire

• Persian Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

Who led the French invasion of Egypt in 1798?

• Louis XIV

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Charles de Gaulle

• Julius Caesar

What significant waterway was constructed during the reign of Ismail Pasha?

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• Grand Canal

• Kiel Canal

Who was Egypt's first president after becoming a republic?

• Anwar Sadat

• Hosni Mubarak

• Gamal Abdel Nasser

• Muhammad Ali