You may use your notes and the text below. You may not work with anyone or share answers. This is a test.
You may use your notes and the text below. You may not work with anyone or share answers. This is a test.
Question 1
1.
Paragraph 1 of the article states that Lord Carnarvon asked Howard Carter what he saw in the antechamber. Carter could only answer Lord Carnarvon’s question after a moment of “stunned silence.”
Choose why Carter was surprised and amazed by what he saw?
Question 2
2.
Which quote supports the statement that Howard Carter was determined to find the tomb of a Pharoah?
Question 3
3.
Which quote supports the inference that King Tut is known worldwide because of Howard Carter's discovery of his tomb?
Question 4
4.
Question 5
5.
Question 6
6.
Read these sentences from the article.
"Soon know as the annex, this tiny chamber holds more than 2,000 everyday objects. They include boomerangs, shields, a box containing eye makeup, and 116 baskets of food."
Which of the following ideas do these sentences best support?
Question 7
7.
Which sentence from the article best supports the inference that one custom of the ancient Egyptians was to preserve bodies after death?
Question 8
8.
Read these sentences from the article.
"The ancient Egyptians believed "to speak the name of the dead is to make them live again." If that is true, Tutankhamun certainly lives on.
Based on these sentences, with which statement would the author of the article most likely agree?
Refer to the section Curse of the Mummy
Which quotes support the newspaper's claim that the events were caused by King Tut's curse? (choose 4)
"Tut's burial chamber contained a warning: "Death shall come on swift wings to him that toucheth the tomb of the Pharoah."
"Actually, there was no warning in Tut's tomb."
"Lord Carnarvon had been in poor health for years."
"On April 5, 1923, Lord Carnarvon died suddenly in Egypt."
"Cairo's feeble electric system caused lights to wink out all the time."
"At the same moment, lights went out all over Cairo."
"Skeptics say the events have other explanations."
"In England, Lord Carnarvon's dog, Susie, howled and died."
Refer to the section Curse of the Mummy
Which quotes support the author's point of view that the events on April 5, 1923 were probably a coincidence? (choose 4)
"Tut's burial chamber contained a warning: "Death shall come on swift wings to him that toucheth the tomb of the Pharoah."
"Actually, there was no warning in Tut's tomb."
"Lord Carnarvon had been in poor health for years."
"On April 5, 1923, Lord Carnarvon died suddenly in Egypt."
"Cairo's feeble electric system caused lights to wink out all the time."
"At the same moment, lights went out all over Cairo."
"Skeptics say the events have other explanations."
"In England, Lord Carnarvon's dog, Susie, howled and died."
The objects in the annex were worth as much money as the objects in the treasury.
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon stole King Tut's treasures, just as the ancient tomb robbers had tried to do.
