The Return of the Mummy King

Author Kristin Lewis writes, “Tutankhamen is a drop of water in the ocean of history.” This line contains a metaphor emphasizing _______.

• that Tutankhamen was not a remarkable pharaoh

• how popular Tutankhamen was

• the power of ancient Egypt

• people’s fascination with Tutankhamen today

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Lewis writes, “Like detectives analyzing clues, archaeologists pore over their finds, forming theories and drawing conclusions about how people lived in the distant past.” This line helps readers understand _______.

• Howard Carter’s job

• why Tut’s tomb was hard to find

• what looting is

• what was inside Tut’s tomb

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Lewis explains that “mummification was a sacred ritual in ancient Egypt.” If something is sacred, it is _______.

• strange

• difficult

• holy

• new

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The purpose of the section “Deeper Questions” is to encourage readers to think about _______.

• who Tutankhamen really was

• why people value antiquities

• whether it was right for Carter and Lord Carnarvon to open Tut’s tomb

• whether the “mummy’s curse” was real

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Which lines help explain why people became obsessed with King Tut? Choose TWO.

• “Tutankhamen’s tomb held thousands of objects unlike anything the world had ever seen.”

• “It took more than a year to reach the chamber that held his mummy.”

• “For many in the early 1920s, Tutankhamen’s tomb was also a welcome distraction from the painful memory of World War I, which had just ended a few years earlier.”

• “Women began wearing their hair in ancient Egyptian styles.”

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Lewis writes that “Tut’s star shows no sign of dimming.” She means that Tut is _______.

• no longer popular

• still a celebrity

• featured in many works of art

• a connection to the past

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