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Class XI: Discovering Tut, The Saga Continues

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I didn't sleep last night, I was so worried.

Who spoke these words?

a)

Zahi Hawass

b)

A R Williams

c)

Howard Carter

d)

Ray Johnson

2.

Who was Howard Carter?

a)

Secretary of Antiquities

b)

British Archaeologist

c)

Director of the University of Chicago

3.

The shroud of Tut was covered with ________

a)

willow, olive leaves

b)

wild celery, lotus petals

c)

willow, olive leaves, wild celery, lotus petals

4.

Forensic reconstruction is ___________

a)

the process of recreating the body of an individual

b)

the process of recreating the face of an individual

c)

the process of recreating an individual

5.

Scudded across means ________

a)

moving quickly; it refers to the movement of the dark-bellied clouds

b)

to cover something completely

c)

quiet, continuous motion of the clouds

6.

Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in _________

a)
the Valley of the Bandits.
b)
the Valley of the Rich.
c)
the Valley of the Egyptians.
d)
the Valley of the Kings.
7.

The Egyptians buried their king with so many items because __________

a)

they believed Tutankhamen would need all the items for the afterlife.

b)

Tutankhamen had collected a lot of important things to carry with him.

c)

Tutankhamen had stolen all the items from another king before he died.

d)

Tutankhamen had ordered his people to do it.

8.

King Tut become a pharaoh at the age of _______

a)
19
b)
9
c)
24
9.

Why did Amenhotep call himself Akhenaten?

a)

He became ruler of Egypt.

b)

He worshipped Aten.

c)

Every Egyptian changed his or her name as an adult.

d)

Ay advised him to change his name.

10.

Which word means preserved the body so it would not decay?

a)

embalmed

b)

pharaoh

c)

archaeologist

d)

Egyptology

11.

Whose period was described as 'wacky' in ancient Egyptian history?

a)

Smenkhkare

b)

Tut

c)

Amenhotep IV

d)

Amenhotep III

12.

Tut's body was also buried with things of daily use like __________

a)

crown, knife and pillow

b)

cases of fruit

c)

board games, bronze razor, linen undergarments

13.

The first room of the king's tomb was called the ________

a)

burial room

b)

antechamber

c)

annex chamber

d)

treasury

14.

King Tut died in his _________

a)

teens

b)

adulthood

c)

childhood

15.

The God of Afterlife who guards Tut's tomb is _______

a)

Osiris

b)

Cynthia

c)

Helen

16.

Which mysterious ruler appeared briefly and exited without a trace?

a)

Akhanaten

b)

Amenhotep III

c)

Amenhotep IV

d)

Smenkhkare

17.

Tut's body was removed form his tomb for the CT Scan in the year ________

a)

1922

b)

1965

c)

2005

18.

How long was did Tut rule as a king?

a)
45 years
b)
9 years
c)
19 years
d)
10 years
19.
What occurred in the early 1920s?
a)
Tut's tomb was discovered.
b)
The mysterious dagger of Tut showed up.
c)
Pyramids were raided for their gold.
d)
Nothing
20.

What is King Tut's full name?

a)

Tutankhaten

b)

Tutankhamun

c)

Amun

d)

Tut

21.

When Tutankhamun was born - his original name was ___________ which he changed to Tutankhamun.

a)
Tutankhaten
b)
Tut
c)
Timmy
d)
Numahknatut
22.

King Tut was _____________ when he died.

a)

19

b)

24

c)

9

d)

10

23.

King Tut moved the capital of Ancient Egypt back to Thebes from ________

a)

Memphis

b)

Giza

c)

Amarna

d)

Athens

24.

When was Tut’s body taken for CT scan after being found?

a)

After 1 year

b)

After 80 years

c)

After 50 years

d)

After 30 years

25.

Tut was laid to rest, laden with ………

a)

platinum

b)

aluminium

c)

gold

d)

silver

26.

Who said “The mummy is in very bad condition because of what Carter did in the 1920s”?

a)

Carter

b)

Zahi Hawass

c)

an anatomy professor

d)

A Egypt Historian

27.

Who discovered Tut’s tomb and when?

a)

Adam Cooper in 1901

b)

Howard Carter in 1922

c)

Howard Carter in 1930

d)

Sam Shaw in 1890

28.

When was Tut’s body taken back in his tomb after CT scan?

a)

After a day

b)

After 3 hours

c)

After 12 hours

d)

After 5 hours

29.

Tut's grandfather was:

a)

Ramses II

b)

Amenhotep III

c)

Akhenaten III

d)

Tutankhamun

30.

Amenhotep III ruled for ________

a)

20 years

b)

30 years

c)

40 years

d)

50 years

31.

In which year was Tut's mummy X- Rayed?

a)

1968

b)

1969

c)

1970

d)

1971

32.

Tut was the heir of a powerful family that had ruled __________ for centuries.

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Persia

d)

Iraq

33.

What was the Pharaoh's Curse?

a)

The one who disturbs the tomb shall be a slave to the Pharaoh in his after-life

b)

The person who witnesses the disturbing of the Mummy gets tuberculosis

c)

Death or misfortune falling upon those who disturbed him

d)

Lightning shall strike upon all who dare to disturb the tomb of Tut

34.

The world’s most famous mummy glided head first into a CT scanner brought here to probe the lingering medical mysteries of this little-understood young ruler who died more than _____ years ago.

a)

3300

b)

2800

c)

2900

d)

3000

35.

The contents of the tomb remain the richest royal collection ever found, their eternal brilliance meant to guarantee ______________

a)

unlimited power

b)

eternal fame

c)

a place in heaven

d)

resurrection

36.

Today, diagnostic imaging can be done with __________

a)

computed tomography

b)

cyber tomography

c)

cyber topography

d)

computed topography

37.

Tutankhamun, means the ‘living image of ________'

a)

Ankha

b)

Amon

c)

Tut

d)

Amun

38.

Who was the director of the University of Chicago’s research centre in Luxor?

a)

Howard Carter

b)

John Watson

c)

Mark Robinson

d)

Ray Johnson

39.

A CT machine scanned the mummy head to toe, creating _______ digital X-ray images in cross section.

a)

4500

b)

80

c)

15300

d)

1700

40.

Tut's mummy was found by Carter buried in __________

a)

2 nested coffins

b)

resin and cornflowers

c)

lotus leaves

d)

3 nested coffins