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Quiz on Otzi the Iceman

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Otzi the Iceman discovered?

a)

In a desert

b)

In a forest

c)

In an Alpine valley

d)

In a city

2.

What did the hikers first notice poking out of the ice?

a)

A hand

b)

A foot

c)

A human skull

d)

A piece of clothing

3.

Who did the police call to examine the body?

a)

A doctor

b)

A scientist

c)

A historian

d)

A detective

4.

What did the scientist realize about the iceman's body?

a)

It was a recent burial

b)

It was a fake

c)

It was very old

d)

It was a modern mummy

5.

Where is Otzi's body currently located?

a)

South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy

b)

The British Museum in London, England

c)

The Louvre in Paris, France

d)

The Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

6.

What is significant about Otzi the Iceman?

a)

He is the oldest human body ever found.

b)

He was the first human to climb Mount Everest.

c)

He discovered the Americas.

d)

He invented the wheel.

7.

What are archaeologists searching for in the area where Otzi was found?

a)

More bodies or artifacts

b)

Dinosaur fossils

c)

Precious metals

d)

Ancient manuscripts

8.

What did scientists learn about Otzi's life from examining the minerals in his teeth and bones?

a)

He traveled extensively across Europe.

b)

He spent his entire life in the mountain valleys near Bolzano, Italy.

c)

He lived near the sea.

d)

He was a nomadic trader.

9.

What evidence suggests that Otzi was in a fight before he died?

a)

A broken leg.

b)

A missing weapon.

c)

A stone arrowhead embedded in his shoulder.

d)

A fractured skull.

10.

What do researchers believe about Otzi's attackers?

a)

They took all his belongings.

b)

They were his friends.

c)

Otzi escaped them and hid in the mountains.

d)

They were from a neighboring village.

11.

How did Otzi die according to scientists?

a)

He drowned in a river.

b)

He was killed by wild animals.

c)

He died from severe wounds and loss of blood.

d)

He fell from a cliff.

12.

What tool did Otzi have for making arrowheads?

a)

A hammer

b)

A flint sharpening tool

c)

A saw

d)

A knife

13.

What was Otzi's copper ax likely obtained from?

a)

A blacksmith

b)

A silversmith

c)

A coppersmith

d)

A goldsmith

14.

What did scientists find in the contents of Otzi's stomach?

a)

Only meat

b)

Only grains

c)

Traces of meat and two kinds of grain

d)

Vegetables and fruits

15.

Who examined the body in the lab?

a)

A biologist

b)

A chemist

c)

An archaeologist

d)

A geologist

16.

What was one of the tools found near the body?

a)

A metal sword

b)

A wooden ax

c)

A plastic knife

d)

A steel hammer

17.

How old were the items found with the body?

a)

1,000 years old

b)

2,000 years old

c)

5,000 years old

d)

10,000 years old

18.

What name was given to the iceman?

a)

Otzi

b)

Olaf

c)

Otto

d)

Ozzie

19.

What were Otzi's shoes made of?

a)

Leather

b)

Plastic

c)

Animal skins

d)

Rubber