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Egyptian Mummification

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the "living god" on earth?

a)

King

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Priest

d)

Farmer

2.

Which god is in human form on earth?

a)

Ra

b)

Osiris

c)

Anubis

d)

Horus

3.
How did ancient Egyptians show their belief in an after life?
a)
They believed in only one god
b)
They preserved (Mummified) the bodies of the dead
c)
They became famous warriors
d)
They prayed in temples everyday
4.

What was the goal of mummification?

a)

Make sure the body decayed

b)

Preserve the body and achieve immortality

c)

Become one with the universe

d)

None of the above

5.

What was the special salt used to dry the body during mummification?

a)

Sea

b)

Morton

c)

Natron

d)

Iodized

6.

What are the jars that hold the internal organs of the deceased are called?

a)

Canopic

b)

Bell

c)

Ziploc

d)

Mason

7.

What book is the "for dummies" guide to the afterlife?

a)

Book of Resurrection

b)

Book of the Dead

c)

Book of Amon Re

d)

Mummification for Dummies

8.
The only organ left in the body was the ______ it was believed to be the center of intelligence
a)
Brain
b)
Heart
c)
Liver
d)
Stomach
9.

What was placed in the mummy wrappings to protect the body & help the soul reach the afterlife?

a)

Frankincense & Myrrh

b)

Gold Coins

c)

Precious Gems

d)

Amulets

10.

Who was god of the dead and Afterlife, judge of the dead?

a)

Isis

b)

Horus

c)

Osiris

d)

Anubis

11.

Who is god of embalming and mummification?

a)

Osiris

b)

Ammit

c)

Thoth

d)

Anubis

12.

What is the process to preserve a body from decay called?

a)

mummification

b)

mythology

c)

anatomy

d)

physiology

13.

How many days was the body covered in Natron?

a)

7

b)

20

c)

35

d)

60

14.

Which of the following is not an organ that was placed in a canopic jar and preserved?

a)

Lungs

b)

Liver

c)

Stomach

d)

Kidneys

15.
If you were making natron, which of these household items would you include in the recipe?
a)
baking soda
b)
sugar
c)
vinegar
d)
seltzer
16.
How does natron work to preserve bodies?
a)
It dries up the liquids and fats.
b)
It puts a thin protective film on surfaces.
c)
It hardens the internal organs.
d)
It stiffens the cell walls of human cells.
17.

What river was Egypt built on?

a)

The Amazon

b)

The Tigris

c)

The Euphrates

d)

The Nile

18.

Why were the pyramids built?

a)

To serve as national landmarks

b)

To serve as barriers to keep the Nile from flooding

c)

As tombs for the Pharaohs

d)

As church

19.

What was the job of the scribe?

a)

Read, write, and keep records

b)

Make laws

c)

Perform religious rituals

d)

Provide grain and food for the people

20.
Why did the ancient Egyptians place the favorite belongings of the pharaoh in his tomb?
a)
So no other human would ever use them
b)
To keep thieves from stealing them
c)
To prevent his servants from stealing them
d)
So they could be used by the pharaoh in the next life
21.

What term means the worship of many gods?

a)

monotheism

b)

irrigation

c)

polytheism

d)

epic

22.
During the Weighing of the Heart, a person's heart is weighed against...
a)
A Feather
b)
A Grain of Sand
c)
Gold
d)
A Scareb
23.

How were the bodies of the poor in Egypt were preserved?

a)

Buried in the Sand

b)

Cremated

c)

Buried in a Tomb

d)

Put in the Nile

24.
What are these?
a)
Pieces of Toblerone
b)
The Pyramids
c)
The Sphinx
d)
Pompeii
25.

What did people believe the pharaoh was?

a)

a skilled warrior

b)

Artist

c)

A living god

d)

the cursed

26.

What is Linen?

a)

Cloth

b)

Portrait

c)

Food

d)

none of the above

27.

Egypt was originally divided into which two regions?

a)

Old and New

b)

North and South

c)

Upper and Lower

d)

The Valley and the Nile

28.

What does decay mean?

a)

to strengthen

b)

to crouch low

c)

to rot or decompose

d)

improve

29.

Why did they paint the body with resin before wrapping the body?

a)

to harden the skin

b)

to make the body colorful

c)

to show the power of the king

d)

wash the body of chemicals

30.

Which organ is thrown away because Egyptians didn't view it as important?

a)

heart

b)

liver

c)

lungs

d)

brain

31.

What does it mean to preserve something?

a)

to keep something in tact and put together

b)

to save the date for something

c)

to take out organs

d)

to eat special foods

32.

How difficult would you say this was?

a)

easy

b)

not so bad but somewhat challenging

c)

difficult

33.

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