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  • 1. When was the Cairo Citadel Aqueduct built?
A) 15th to 18th centuries
B) 12th to 16th centuries
C) 10th to 14th centuries
D) 8th to 11th centuries
  • 2. Which dynasties were responsible for building the Cairo Citadel Aqueduct?
A) Ottoman and Ayyubid
B) Mamluk and Ottoman
C) Abbasid and Fatimid
D) Ayyubid and Mamluk
  • 3. What is the primary purpose of the Cairo Citadel Aqueduct?
A) Provide water to the Nilometer
B) Supply water to the Cairo Citadel
C) Irrigate Fustat farmland
D) Transport goods across the Nile
  • 4. In what year was the Nilometer on Roda Island built?
A) 881
B) 861
C) 901
D) 841
  • 5. Who ordered the construction of the Nilometer?
A) Al-Ma'mun
B) Al-Mutawakkil
C) Khedive Tawfiq
D) Saladin
  • 6. What is notable about the Nilometer's structure?
A) It is the oldest preserved Islamic-era structure in Cairo
B) It was moved from Fustat to Roda Island
C) It was completely rebuilt in the 20th century
D) It served as a fortress for the Abbasids
  • 7. When was the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization opened in Old Cairo?
A) 2010
B) 2015
C) 2021
D) 2019
  • 8. Where are the 22 ancient royal mummies currently housed?
A) The Fustat Archaeological Museum
B) Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square
C) The Citadel Museum
D) National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
  • 9. Who founded the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe in 1881?
A) UNESCO
B) Khedive Tawfiq
C) Al-Mutawakkil
D) The Mamluk Sultan
  • 10. In what year did UNESCO designate Old Cairo as a World Heritage Site?
A) 1995
B) 1881
C) 1979
D) 2001
  • 11. According to UNESCO, when did Historic Cairo reach its golden age?
A) 12th century
B) 16th century
C) 14th century
D) 10th century
  • 12. What is the main threat to the archaeological site of Fustat?
A) Lack of historical records
B) Rising water levels from the Nile
C) Natural erosion
D) Encroaching construction and modern development
  • 13. Which district of Cairo is Masr al-Qadima?
A) Northern Area
B) Southern Area
C) Western Area
D) Eastern Area
  • 14. How many residents were in Old Cairo according to the 2017 census?
A) 300,500
B) 250,313
C) 215,000
D) 150,213
  • 15. What is the walled enclave in Old Cairo located on?
A) Heliopolis Palace
B) Babylon Fortress
C) Fustat Ruins
D) Saladin Citadel
  • 16. Where is the oldest mosque in Egypt located?
A) Amr ibn al-'As Mosque
B) Sultan Hassan Mosque
C) Al-Azhar Mosque
D) Ibn Tulun Mosque
  • 17. Who established the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Old Cairo?
A) The Coptic Pope
B) Amr ibn al-'As
C) Count Gabriel Habib Sakakini Pasha
D) Saint Mercurius
  • 18. What was the former city located to the east of the Amr ibn al-'As Mosque?
A) Memphis
B) Giza
C) Alexandria
D) Fustat
  • 19. Where is the Monastery of Saint Mercurius located relative to the Babylon Fortress?
A) East
B) South
C) Northwest
D) Southeast
  • 20. How many shiakhas is the district of Old Cairo made up of?
A) 20
B) 12
C) 15
D) 8
  • 21. What is the alternative name for the Church of the Virgin located in the Monastery of Saint Mercurius?
A) Babylon Church
B) al-Damshiriya
C) Geniza Church
D) Sakakini Church
  • 22. In what year did the Muslim conquest of Egypt occur?
A) 870
B) 641
C) 1168
D) 969
  • 23. Where was the Egyptian capital located before it was moved to Fustat?
A) Alexandria
B) Al-Qata'i
C) Baghdad
D) Bulaq
  • 24. To which city did the Abbasids move the capital of the Islamic empire?
A) Al-Qata'i
B) Baghdad
C) Al-Askar
D) Fustat
  • 25. Which city was founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in 868?
A) Al-Askar
B) Fustat
C) Bulaq
D) Al-Qata'i
  • 26. In what year was the city of al-Qata'i destroyed?
A) 969
B) 870
C) 905
D) 641
  • 27. What caused the partial destruction of Fustat in 1168?
A) An earthquake
B) A fire ordered by a vizier
C) An Abbasid military attack
D) The Crusader invasion
  • 28. What port took over the role of major commercial port from Old Cairo by the end of the 15th century?
A) Fustat
B) Al-Qata'i
C) Bulaq
D) Alexandria
  • 29. Where was Fustat situated in relation to the Roman fortress?
A) Directly on top
B) Just south
C) To the west
D) Just north
  • 30. Which empire's reach stretched from Spain to western China?
A) Abbasids
B) Rashidun
C) Umayyads
D) Tulunids
  • 31. What structural pattern was used for the layout of al-Askar?
A) A circular pattern
B) A radial pattern
C) A grid pattern
D) A haphazard organic pattern
  • 32. Which Roman emperor built the fortress of Babylon?
A) Augustus
B) Trajan
C) Constantine
D) Diocletian
  • 33. In what year was Cairo proper founded?
A) 285 AD
B) 449 AD
C) 628 AD
D) 969 AD
  • 34. The canal connecting the Nile to the Red Sea was created by which emperor?
A) Trajan
B) Diocletian
C) Nero
D) Hadrian
  • 35. What is the name of the island included in the modern administrative district of Old Cairo?
A) Roda Island
B) Philae Island
C) Gezira Island
D) Elephantine Island
  • 36. Where was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom?
A) Babylon
B) Fustat
C) Alexandria
D) Memphis
  • 37. What major conflict caused hardship in the region between 602 and 628?
A) Punic Wars
B) Crusades
C) Trojan War
D) Byzantine-Sassanian War
  • 38. Which historic designation does Old Cairo hold as part of the broader area?
A) International Natural Reserve
B) National Monument
C) European Cultural Heritage
D) UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • 39. Who was the bishop that participated in the Second Council of Ephesus in 449?
A) Diocletian
B) Mark
C) Trajan
D) Cyrus
  • 40. The western boundary of the modern Old Cairo administrative district is defined by what?
A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Nile Corniche
C) Red Sea
D) Khalifa cemetery
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