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What country is located in the northeastern corner of Africa?
Egypt
Egypt
Morocco
Morocco
Sudan
Sudan
Libya
Libya
What is the capital city of Egypt?
Luxor
Luxor
Giza
Giza
Alexandria
Alexandria
Cairo
Cairo
What is the official language of Egypt?
Arabic
Arabic
Coptic
Coptic
English
English
French
French
What is the official religion of Egypt?
Judaism
Judaism
Islam
Islam
Atheism
Atheism
Christianity
Christianity
What is the official name of Egypt?
Miṣr al-Kubrā (Greater Egypt)
Miṣr al-Kubrā (Greater Egypt)
Jumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah (Arab Republic of Egypt)
Jumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah (Arab Republic of Egypt)
Dawlat Miṣr (State of Egypt)
Dawlat Miṣr (State of Egypt)
Al-Jumhuriyah al-Masriyah (The Egyptian Republic)
Al-Jumhuriyah al-Masriyah (The Egyptian Republic)
Who called Egypt the “gift of the Nile”?
The Greek philosopher Plato
The Greek philosopher Plato
The Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten
The Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten
The Roman historian Tacitus
The Roman historian Tacitus
The ancient Greek historian Herodotus
The ancient Greek historian Herodotus
Where are pyramids dating from the 3rd millennium BCE located?
On the Giza plateau near Cairo
On the Giza plateau near Cairo
In Luxor
In Luxor
In Alexandria
In Alexandria
In Saqqara
In Saqqara
When was the Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, opened?
1869
1869
1901
1901
1879
1879
1859
1859
When did the United Kingdom occupy Egypt?
1914
1914
1952
1952
1882
1882
1869
1869
What prompted the Suez Crisis of 1956?
Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal Company
Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal Company
A border dispute with Sudan
A border dispute with Sudan
An internal political uprising
An internal political uprising
The establishment of Israel
The establishment of Israel
When was Egypt the first Arab state to make peace with the Jewish state?
1979
1979
1967
1967
1982
1982
1973
1973
Who was forced to step down by mass demonstrations in Egypt in 2011?
Pres. Gamal Abdel Nasser
Pres. Gamal Abdel Nasser
Pres. Anwar Sadat
Pres. Anwar Sadat
Pres. Hosni Mubarak
Pres. Hosni Mubarak
Pres. Mohamed Morsi
Pres. Mohamed Morsi
Who toppled the elected government in Egypt a year later?
International intervention
International intervention
A popular revolutionary movement
A popular revolutionary movement
The military, which removed President Mohamed Morsi
The military, which removed President Mohamed Morsi
The Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood
What is the monetary unit of Egypt?
Egyptian pound (LE)
Egyptian pound (LE)
Egyptian dollar
Egyptian dollar
Egyptian dinar
Egyptian dinar
Egyptian euro
Egyptian euro
Who is the President of Egypt?
Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Mohamed Morsi
Mohamed Morsi
Ahmed Shafik
Ahmed Shafik
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Who is the Prime Minister of Egypt?
Ahmed Nazif
Ahmed Nazif
Mostafa Madbouly
Mostafa Madbouly
Sherif Ismail
Sherif Ismail
Kamal Ganzouri
Kamal Ganzouri
What form of government does Egypt have?
A military junta
A military junta
A single-party socialist state
A single-party socialist state
A multi-party republic with two legislative houses
A multi-party republic with two legislative houses
A constitutional monarchy
A constitutional monarchy
For approximately how many years did Pharaonic Egypt thrive?
1,000 years
1,000 years
500 years
500 years
5,000 years
5,000 years
3,000 years
3,000 years
Who conquered the region of Egypt in 323 BCE?
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great
When was what is now Egypt conquered by the Romans?
30 BCE
30 BCE
200 BCE
200 BCE
52 BCE
52 BCE
1st century CE
1st century CE
Until its conquest by Arab Muslim armies in 639–642 CE, Egypt remained part of which empires?
Persian Empire and then the Abbasid Caliphate
Persian Empire and then the Abbasid Caliphate
Roman Republic and Empire and then the Byzantine Empire
Roman Republic and Empire and then the Byzantine Empire
Greek Empire and then the Mamluk Sultanate
Greek Empire and then the Mamluk Sultanate
Ottoman Empire and then the British Empire
Ottoman Empire and then the British Empire
What began to adopt elements of Arab culture following the Arab conquests?
Both urban and rural culture in Egypt
Both urban and rural culture in Egypt
Only the ruling elites
Only the ruling elites
Only religious institutions
Only religious institutions
Only urban centers
Only urban centers
When did the Ottoman Empire defeat the Mamluks and establish control over Egypt?
1683
1683
1453
1453
1517
1517
1798
1798
Who led a French army in a short occupation of Egypt in 1798?
Napoleon I
Napoleon I
Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Louis XIV
Louis XIV
When did the French occupation of Egypt end?
1804
1804
1801
1801
1815
1815
1799
1799
What increased Egypt’s geopolitical importance during the Cold War?
Egypt’s central role in the Arabic-speaking world
Egypt’s central role in the Arabic-speaking world
Its development of nuclear weapons
Its development of nuclear weapons
Its close alliance with the Soviet Union
Its close alliance with the Soviet Union
Its extensive oil reserves
Its extensive oil reserves
What did Egypt lead the Arab states in a series of wars against?
Sudan
Sudan
Israel
Israel
Libya
Libya
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
When was power transferred to an elected government in Egypt?
2011
2011
2013
2013
2005
2005
2012
2012
What is one of the world’s largest urban agglomerations?
Luxor
Luxor
Giza
Giza
Cairo
Cairo
Alexandria
Alexandria
What has Egypt’s rich agricultural productivity long supported?
Its tourism industry
Its tourism industry
Its industrial sector
Its industrial sector
Extensive international trade
Extensive international trade
A large rural population
A large rural population
What is present-day Egypt largely?
Rural
Rural
Urban
Urban
Coastal
Coastal
Desert
Desert
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