Reading Unit 2: The Discovery of King Tut's Tomb

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1. Who is the archaeologist credited with discovering King Tut's tomb?

• A. Akhenaten
• B. Lord Carnarvon
• C. Howard Carter
• D. Ramses VI

2. What did Howard Carter use to peer inside King Tut's tomb for the first time?

• A. Flashlight
• B. A Candle
• C. Binoculars
• D. Ramses VI

3. What was the birth name of Pharaoh Tutankhamun?

• A. Tutankhaten
• B. Akhenaten
• C. Ramses
• D. Ay

4. At what age did Tutankhamun become Pharaoh?

• A. 12
• B. 19
• C. 9
• D. 25

5. Why did Tutankhamun change his name after becoming Pharaoh?

• A. To honor his father, Akhenaten
• B. He changed his name to Tutankhamun meaning Living Image of Amun signifying the revival of ancient customs and gods.
• C. To honor the sun god, Aten
• D. To confuse the historians

6. What was the cause of Tutankhamun's death?

• A. A Chariot crash
• B. A mosquito-borne illness
• C. A bone disease
• D. All of the above ( experts are uncertain)

7. In which location were most pharaohs' tombs from this time period typically found?

• A. Pyramids
• B. Temples
• C. Valley of the Kings
• D. Nile Delta

8. Why was Tutankhamun's burial considered rushed?

• a). His tomb was unfinished
• b) Mold was found on the tomb's paint
• c) Workers didn't seal the tomb properly
• d) All of the above

9. What motivated the pharaohs who came after Tutankhamun to erase his memory?

• a) They believed he was a weak ruler
• b) They wanted to forget Akhenaten and his followers
• c) They disliked his name
• d) They wanted to discourage tomb raiders