Otzi the Ice Man

How long ago did Otzi live?

• About 500 years ago.

• Almost 4,000 years ago.

• About 2,500 years ago.

• Over 5,000 years ago.

According to forensic evidence, how old was Otzi when he died?

• About 45 years old.

• Not quite 30 years old.

• He was still a teenager.

• Almost 70 years old.

What year did 2 hikers find the body of Otzi?

• 2001

• 2001

• 1991

• 1971

Where was Otzi shot by an arrow?

• In the arm.

• In the chest.

• In the back.

• In the leg.

Why do scientists believe that Otzi died alone?

• There were no other footprints around his body.

• He died in a very small cave.

• He left a message written in blood.

• A valuable copper axe was found beside him.

What was an unexpected thing found in Otzi's stomach?

• Medicine for an upset stomach.

• Fish from a faraway sea.

• Poison from the hemlock tree.

• Small pieces of chocolate.

What was evidence that Otzi had been in a close fight with another person?

• He had been shot in the back.

• He had a deep cut on his right hand.

• He had a broken leg.

• He had lost all of his belongings.

Where was Otzi's body found?

• In a prehistoric graveyard.

• In a deep cave.

• In the ice of a frozen lake.

• In a melting snowfield.

What modern day country did Otzi come from?

• The United States

• Germany

• Italy

• France

Besides being frozen for thousands of years, what is another reason that Otzi's body did not rot?

• Somebody had cleaned up his body after he died.

• He had lost so much blood from his wounds.

• His body had been covered up by wild animals.

• He had fallen into a lake and sunk to the bottom.