There are only ______ standing obelisks left in Egypt today.

Question

(1 point)

two
two

three
three

four
four

five

Answer 1

There are only three standing obelisks left in Egypt today.

Answer 2

Which of the following is the best description of an obelisk?
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Responses

a massive sundial that helped Egyptians calculate the precise time of day using the shadows of the sun
a massive sundial that helped Egyptians calculate the precise time of day using the shadows of the sun

a massive sculpture of a man with the head of a lion made of natural soft limestone
a massive sculpture of a man with the head of a lion made of natural soft limestone

a tall, four-sided tower covered with engravings and tapering toward a point at the top
a tall, four-sided tower covered with engravings and tapering toward a point at the top

a large stone monolith of a Pharaoh’s head, flanked by a rearing cobra

Answer 3

The best description of an obelisk is a tall, four-sided tower covered with engravings and tapering toward a point at the top.

Answer 4

Given what you know about obelisks, which of the following tasks was most likely the most difficult aspect of constructing an obelisk?
(1 point)
Responses

erecting the obelisk
erecting the obelisk

engraving the sides of the obelisk
engraving the sides of the obelisk

coating the top with gold
coating the top with gold

painting the sides of the obelisk

Answer 5

The task that was most likely the most difficult aspect of constructing an obelisk is erecting the obelisk.