The Mummy King

quiz

The Mummy king

Read the storyworks article to be able to answer the questions.

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1/5

Why were treasures placed in ancient Egyptian tombs?

To keep them safe from a curse

To protect them from being taken

question 1/5

So the dead would have them in the afterlife

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Green Gem

You have collected the green gem to add to your collection!

right!

2/5

Which sentence from the story supports the correct answer to question 1?

“So everything the king might need in the afterlife is sealed in the tomb with him . . .”

“But these tombs were empty, their treasures stolen long before.”

QUESTION 2/5

“Wealthy Europeans would pay a lot of money for vases and coffins and other treasures from ancient times.”

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Yellow Gem

You have collected the yellow gem to add to your collection!

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3/5

What does the word excavation mean in the sentence “He soon began working on excavation projects”?

digging something out of the ground

fixing and cleaning old treasures

QUESTION 3/5

learning about the past in museums

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Blue Gem

You have collected the blue gem to add to your collection!

rgiht!

4/5

Based on the map on page 6, the Valley of the Kings is closest to __________.

Giza

Luxor

QUESTION 4/5

Alexandria

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Red Gem

You have collected the red gem to add to your collection!

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5/5

What is the main idea of the section “Who Was He?”?

People remain interested in learning about King Tut today.

Experts continue to search for King Tut’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

QUESTION 5/5

Museums can now answer any questions about King Tut.

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Purple Gem

You have collected the final gem to add to your collection!

right!

congratulations!

You lose

Oh no! Try again!

Wrong!