Egyptian Mummies

What is the best synonym for the Egyptian word "Ka"?

• Soul
• Body
• Mummy
• Afterlife

What do virtually all Egyptian mummies have in common?  Choose the best answer.

• They were religious leaders in life.
• They were rich or powerful in life?
• They were buried in large pyramids.
• They were pharaohs or kings in life.

If you were making natron, which of these household items would you include in the recipe?

• baking soda
• sugar
• vinegar
• seltzer

How does natron work to preserve bodies?

• It dries up the liquids and fats.
• It puts a thin protective film on surfaces.
• It hardens the internal organs.
• It stiffens the cell walls of human cells.

Place the following events in sequence:
A. A body is washed in Natron
B. A body is wrapped up in bandages.
C. A body's internal organs are removed.

• A, B, C
• C, B, A
• B, C, A
• A, C, B

What might you find in canopic jars?

• A mummy's ka
• A mummy's internal organs
• A mummy's posessions
• A mummy's limbs

According to ancient Egyptian beliefs, what might happen to a body if it's not preserved after death?

• The spirit would lose it's identity in the afterlife.
• The spirit would not enter the afterlife.
• The spirit would be sent to an afterlife of pain and suffering.
• The spirit would be forced to roam the earth.

After the mummification process was complete, the mummy was placed in an elaborately decorated sarcophagus.  What was a sarcophagus?

• a grave
• a pyramid
• a jar
• a coffin

How did the Egyptians symbolize that a mummy had moved on to a higher plain of existence?

• By removing it's brain with a hook.
• By burying it in a tomb
• By placing a death mask over it's face
• By washing it with natron

What can you conclude from the fact that the Egyptians painted the walls of the mummies' tombs with pictures of servants, food and animals?

• They wanted to liven up the dull brick walls.
• They believe the dead needed these things in the afterlife.
• They wanted to protect the dead against grave robbers.
• They believe these images warded off evil spirits.