Questions in this quiz: Pyramids of Egypt Beyond Giza

Egyptian pyramids beyond the Giza complex. The Bent Pyramid, the Red Pyramid, Saqqara's Step Pyramid of Djoser, pyramids at Dahshur, Meidum, and the Pyramid Texts and Pyramid Age decline.

1. Which architect is traditionally credited with designing the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the world's earliest known large-scale stone monument? — Options: Hemiunu, Imhotep, Ineni, Senenmut
2. The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur changes slope partway up its sides. What is the most widely accepted explanation among Egyptologists for this change? — Options: The builders ran short of casing stone late in construction, The pharaoh died before completion, forcing a rushed finish, Signs of structural instability prompted a reduction in the angle, It was deliberately built in two stages to symbolize the two lands
3. Which pharaoh is credited with commissioning the Bent Pyramid, the Red Pyramid, and completing the pyramid at Meidum? — Options: Huni, Sneferu, Khufu, Djedefre
4. The Pyramid Texts — the oldest known corpus of Egyptian religious writings — first appear carved into the burial chambers of which pyramid? — Options: The pyramid of Unas at Saqqara, The Red Pyramid at Dahshur, The pyramid of Teti at Saqqara, The pyramid of Pepi I at Saqqara
5. The Meidum pyramid today has a striking stepped tower-like core surrounded by a mound of rubble. What is the prevailing scholarly view about what happened to it? — Options: It was deliberately dismantled for stone in the New Kingdom, Its outer casing and packing collapsed, possibly during or shortly after construction, It was destroyed by an earthquake during the Late Period, It was never completed above the lowest courses
6. Which earlier tomb form is generally considered the immediate architectural ancestor of Djoser's stepped monument? — Options: The mastaba, The serdab, The hypogeum, The speos
7. Approximately when was the Step Pyramid of Djoser constructed? — Options: c. 2900 BCE, c. 2670 BCE, c. 2400 BCE, c. 2050 BCE