What Would Your Job Be in Ancient Egypt?

By: Teresa M.

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Ancient Egyptians were well known for their spirituality and their ingenuity. Let's find out what your job might have been in ancient Egypt! Would you have helped build the pyramids, or something else?

What do you like to do more your spare time?

I like to write poetry.

I like to look at the stars.
I like to make things.

I like to garden.

Which traditional Egyptian food do you think you would like most?

Fatteh

Duqqa
Salep

Hawashi

How would your boss describe your work?

Accurate

Interstellar
Creative

Hearty

Where would you most like to travel?

Shakespeare's birthplace

The moon
The Bob Ross Museum

Industrial pot farm

Do you have a green thumb?

I have a couple of houseplants.

I have grown tomatoes in the past.
Gardening isn't my thing.

My thumb is not green, but I do like to garden.

Which Jeopardy category would you rule?

Composers

Atmosphere
Picasso's Friends

Egg or Eggplant

Which farm animal do you like most?

Rooster

Horse
Pig

Cow

How do you think the pyramids were made?

Human ingenuity

Aliens
We'll never know.

The government will never tell us.

Which Egyptian god do you think sounds scariest?

Ra

Osiris
Nu

Montu

What were you like in high school?

Studious

Nerdy
Artsy

Athletic

Which Egyptian city would you most like to visit?

Memphis

Cairo
Luxor

Alexandria

Do you believe in King Tut's curse?

Yes, I do.

I'm skeptical.
I don't rule anything out.

Grave robbers should be cursed.

How would you survive life in the desert?

I would work at night.

I would do what the locals do.
I would enjoy it.

I would learn to adapt my work to that climate.

Which Egyptian goddess do you know the most about?

Isis

Tefnut
Hathor

Nu

Have you ever walked like an Egyptian?

Egyptians walk like we do.

I love that song!
Yes, I have.

No, because I've never been to Egypt.

Which ancient culture do you find most fascinating?

Mayan

Inuit
Aztek

Roman

What do you usually do on your lunch break?

I send messages to my family.

I read up on the latest technology.
I make robots out of the office coffee cups.

I go home to walk the dog.

Do you believe that cats are sacred?

Cats may be aliens.

All life is sacred.
Cats are evil.

I'm more of a dog person.

Which Egyptian instrument would you like to learn to play?

Lyre

Bells
Harp

Tambourine

Would you like working outside?

No, I might burst into flames.

I love being outside at night.
I like being able to work both inside and outside.

I feel suffocated working indoors.

Other than Egypt, which African country would you like to visit?

Kenya

Morocco
South Africa

Nigeria

What would you be found doing on the Nile?

Water skiing

Boating
Painting a landscape

Fishing

How would your coworkers describe your morning persona?

Grumpy

Caffeinated
Sluggish

Gung ho

What artifact would you have put into your tomb?

My journal

A map of the stars
A piece of gold

A pair of gloves

What do you think others like about you?

I'm intellectual.

I'm dreamy.
I'm crafty.

I'm handy.

Do you believe in an afterlife?

I believe in something.

Yes, we go to heaven.
Like I said, I don't rule anything out.

I think we return to the earth.

What would you be the god or goddess of?

History

The moon
War

The soil

What do you think ancient Egyptians would tell us?

"Love one another."

"Look to the heavens."
"We were the best civilization of all time."

"Take care to prosper."

Which wonder of the world do you find most interesting?

The Great Wall of China

Temple of Artemis
Great Pyramid of Giza

Colossus of Rhodes

What do you think would have been the hardest job in ancient Egypt?

Hauling stones for the pyramids

Keeping time
Herding cats

Appeasing touchy gods

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