Egyptian Mummies - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the best synonym for the Egyptian word "Ka"?

Soul

Body

Mummy

Afterlife

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What do virtually all Egyptian mummies have in common? Choose the best answer.

They were religious leaders in life.

They were rich or powerful in life?

They were buried in large pyramids.

They were pharaohs or kings in life.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If you were making natron, which of these household items would you include in the recipe?

baking soda

sugar

vinegar

seltzer

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How does natron work to preserve bodies?

It dries up the liquids and fats.

It puts a thin protective film on surfaces.

It hardens the internal organs.

It stiffens the cell walls of human cells.

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Place the following events in sequence:
A. A body is washed in Natron
B. A body is wrapped up in bandages.
C. A body's internal organs are removed.

A, B, C

C, B, A

B, C, A

A, C, B

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What might you find in canopic jars?

A mummy's ka

A mummy's internal organs

A mummy's posessions

A mummy's limbs

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

According to ancient Egyptian beliefs, what might happen to a body if it's not preserved after death?

The spirit would lose it's identity in the afterlife.

The spirit would not enter the afterlife.

The spirit would be sent to an afterlife of pain and suffering.

The spirit would be forced to roam the earth.

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

After the mummification process was complete, the mummy was placed in an elaborately decorated sarcophagus. What was a sarcophagus?

a grave

a pyramid

a jar

a coffin

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How did the Egyptians symbolize that a mummy had moved on to a higher plain of existence?

By removing it's brain with a hook.

By burying it in a tomb

By placing a death mask over it's face

By washing it with natron

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What can you conclude from the fact that the Egyptians painted the walls of the mummies' tombs with pictures of servants, food and animals?

They wanted to liven up the dull brick walls.

They believe the dead needed these things in the afterlife.

They wanted to protect the dead against grave robbers.

They believe these images warded off evil spirits.

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