The Mummy King Text Evidence Quiz

King Tut has become a modern celebrity. Choose TWO pieces of text evidence below that best support this idea.

• ... he rules over land that stretches across hundreds of miles and includes millions of people.

• When he walks, his heavy gold jewelry clanks.

• Researchers will spend their lives trying to solve mysteries of his life and death.

• Millions will travel from all over to see his treasures.

• All of Egypt mourns his death.

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Choose the THREE pieces of text evidence below that best demonstrate that the discovery of King Tut's tomb was important.

• Companies used Tutankhamen to sell products, from lemons to cookies.

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

• In Egypt, it was against the law to remove artifacts from the country without permission...

• The tombs of many pharaohs had been uncovered. But these tombs were empty, their treasures stolen long before.

• ... the objects were priceless treasures that helped create a lively picture of ancient Egypt.

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You can infer that the author believes the mummy's curse was not real. Choose the FOUR pieces of text evidence below that best support this inference.

• ... he died from an infected mosquito bite.

• A few months after the tomb's discovery, Lord Carnarvon was found dead.

• Probably not. Each death had an explanation.

• If the tomb were cursed, wouldn't [Carter] have been its number one victim?

• For example, Carnarvon already had health problems...

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According to the author, what is difficult to know about King Tut based on the objects in his tomb? Use text evidence in your answer.

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