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WorksheetsClass XI: Discovering Tut, The Saga Continues
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 19mins
I didn't sleep last night, I was so worried.
Who spoke these words?
Zahi Hawass
A R Williams
Howard Carter
Ray Johnson
Who was Howard Carter?
Secretary of Antiquities
British Archaeologist
Director of the University of Chicago
The shroud of Tut was covered with ________
willow, olive leaves
wild celery, lotus petals
willow, olive leaves, wild celery, lotus petals
Forensic reconstruction is ___________
the process of recreating the body of an individual
the process of recreating the face of an individual
the process of recreating an individual
Scudded across means ________
moving quickly; it refers to the movement of the dark-bellied clouds
to cover something completely
quiet, continuous motion of the clouds
Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in _________
The Egyptians buried their king with so many items because __________
they believed Tutankhamen would need all the items for the afterlife.
Tutankhamen had collected a lot of important things to carry with him.
Tutankhamen had stolen all the items from another king before he died.
Tutankhamen had ordered his people to do it.
King Tut become a pharaoh at the age of _______
Why did Amenhotep call himself Akhenaten?
He became ruler of Egypt.
He worshipped Aten.
Every Egyptian changed his or her name as an adult.
Ay advised him to change his name.
Which word means preserved the body so it would not decay?
embalmed
pharaoh
archaeologist
Egyptology
Whose period was described as 'wacky' in ancient Egyptian history?
Smenkhkare
Tut
Amenhotep IV
Amenhotep III
Tut's body was also buried with things of daily use like __________
crown, knife and pillow
cases of fruit
board games, bronze razor, linen undergarments
The first room of the king's tomb was called the ________
burial room
antechamber
annex chamber
treasury
King Tut died in his _________
teens
adulthood
childhood
The God of Afterlife who guards Tut's tomb is _______
Osiris
Cynthia
Helen
Which mysterious ruler appeared briefly and exited without a trace?
Akhanaten
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep IV
Smenkhkare
Tut's body was removed form his tomb for the CT Scan in the year ________
1922
1965
2005
How long was did Tut rule as a king?
What is King Tut's full name?
Tutankhaten
Tutankhamun
Amun
Tut
When Tutankhamun was born - his original name was ___________ which he changed to Tutankhamun.
King Tut was _____________ when he died.
19
24
9
10
King Tut moved the capital of Ancient Egypt back to Thebes from ________
Memphis
Giza
Amarna
Athens
When was Tut’s body taken for CT scan after being found?
After 1 year
After 80 years
After 50 years
After 30 years
Tut was laid to rest, laden with ………
platinum
aluminium
gold
silver
Who said “The mummy is in very bad condition because of what Carter did in the 1920s”?
Carter
Zahi Hawass
an anatomy professor
A Egypt Historian
Who discovered Tut’s tomb and when?
Adam Cooper in 1901
Howard Carter in 1922
Howard Carter in 1930
Sam Shaw in 1890
When was Tut’s body taken back in his tomb after CT scan?
After a day
After 3 hours
After 12 hours
After 5 hours
Tut's grandfather was:
Ramses II
Amenhotep III
Akhenaten III
Tutankhamun
Amenhotep III ruled for ________
20 years
30 years
40 years
50 years
In which year was Tut's mummy X- Rayed?
1968
1969
1970
1971
Tut was the heir of a powerful family that had ruled __________ for centuries.
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Persia
Iraq
What was the Pharaoh's Curse?
The one who disturbs the tomb shall be a slave to the Pharaoh in his after-life
The person who witnesses the disturbing of the Mummy gets tuberculosis
Death or misfortune falling upon those who disturbed him
Lightning shall strike upon all who dare to disturb the tomb of Tut
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.
3300
2800
2900
3000
The contents of the tomb remain the richest royal collection ever found, their eternal brilliance meant to guarantee ______________
unlimited power
eternal fame
a place in heaven
resurrection
Today, diagnostic imaging can be done with __________
computed tomography
cyber tomography
cyber topography
computed topography
Tutankhamun, means the ‘living image of ________'
Ankha
Amon
Tut
Amun
Who was the director of the University of Chicago’s research centre in Luxor?
Howard Carter
John Watson
Mark Robinson
Ray Johnson
A CT machine scanned the mummy head to toe, creating _______ digital X-ray images in cross section.
4500
80
15300
1700
Tut's mummy was found by Carter buried in __________
2 nested coffins
resin and cornflowers
lotus leaves
3 nested coffins
