I. Choose the right sentence .

1. Craftsmen worked in the finest materials.

a) Craftsmen used precious stones for their creations.

b) Craftsmen used concrete in their work.

c) It was forbidden for craftsmen to use the finest materials in their work.

2. The copper statues of Pepi I and his son are still impressive.

a) These statues were made of stone.

b) The copper statues of Pepi I and his son have not survived.

c) These statues have the power of affecting and gaining attention and feeling.

3. Fortresses were built to defend the southern and eastern borders of ancient Egypt.

a) Fortresses were built in the west of ancient Egypt.

b) Fortresses were erected to protect the southern and eastern boundaries of ancient Egypt.

c) During the Middle Kingdom many fortresses were built.

4. The beginning of the New Kingdom is associated with the blossoming of the arts and crafts of ancient Egypt.

a) This was a period of stagnation in the history of arts.

b) In this period craftsmen and artists were ordered great temples and palaces to be built throughout Egypt.

c) During the New Kingdom the arts and crafts flourished.

5. The Ptolomies built numerous temples of traditional style.

a) Numerous palaces were built by the Ptolomies.

b) Many traditional temples were constructed under the Ptolomies.

c) Ancient Egyptian architecture was revived under the kings of the 4-th Dynasty.

II. Complete the following sentences:

1. During the Old Kingdom artists and craftsmen …

a) were forbidden to work in metal

b) worked under the patronage of king

c) built pyramids and temples.

2. Craftsmen were able to experiment with …

a) stone and new techniques of metalworking

b) concrete and clay

c) ivory and granite.

3. The surviving examples, found at Hierakonpolis are…

a) the sun temples of the 5-th Dynasty

b) the copper statues of Pepi I and his son

c) the Temple of Mut and the Temple of Amum.

4. Very little architecture of the Middle Kingdom remains because …

a) many royal monuments were robbed

b) of earthquakes

c) of wars.

5. Craftsmen benefited from wider contact with other civilizations such as those of …

a) India and China

b) Crete and Mesopotamia

c) Assyria

6. The most notable monuments of the New Kingdom are …

a) the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatsheput at Deir-el-Bahari and the Great Temple of Amon at Karnak

b) Zoser’s necropolis at Sakkara and Great Pyramid at El-Gizeh

c) the Temple of Horus at Etfu and the temples on the island of Philae.

7. Ancient Egyptian architecture was revived under the Ptolemies, the successors of …

a) Tuthmosis III

b) Alexander the Great

c) Queen Hatsheput.