Assassin's Creed: Origins - Discovery Tour - Great Library of AlexandriaOnline version Test your knowledge of the Great Library by Vijo Gor 1 The Great Library of Alexandria was built to… a Store the treasures of the pharaohs b Train soldiers and scribes c House all of human knowledge d Serve as a royal temple 2 At its height, the Library contained about… a 70,000 parchments b 7,000 parchments c 70,000 books printed on paper d 700,000 parchments 3 What eventually happened to the Great Library? a It was moved to Athens b It was sold to Rome c It was destroyed in fires and wars d It became a Christian church 4 How did the Library add new books to its collection? a By sending scholars to India b Only through donations c By copying books from travelers passing through Alexandria d By importing scrolls from China 5 The Library of Alexandria was located near a The Lighthouse of Pharos b The Royal Palaces and the Mouseion c The Sphinx of Memphis d The Pyramids of Giza 6 The Mouseion and the Library together made Alexandria a center for a Religion and temples b Art and entertainment c Military power d Learning and free thinking 7 Euclid is remembered as which of the following? a The inventor of the telescope b The founder of Stoicism c The builder of the Pharos Lighthouse d The Father of Geometry 8 Eratosthenes of Cyrene was famous for? a Building the Pyramids b Calculating the Earth's circumference using shadows c Writing The Republic d Inventing algebra 9 Hypatia of Alexandria was known as? a The first female Pharaoh b The builder of the Library c A mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher d The founder of Stoicism
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