Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 3 Discovering Tut The Saga Continues Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. What insights can be gained from analyzing the characters in Discovering Tut?
2. Crater tried to loosen the resin by setting the mummy outside in blazing sunshine and heated it to ..... degrees Fahrenheit. [input number]
3. The boy changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun.
4. The striking feature of the mummy shaped lid was King Tut's Glided Face
5. Tut's body was buried alone.
6. What do you notice about the beginning and the ending of the poem?
7. Which of the following cannot be inferred by the phrase 'Nothing Budged'?
8. The Egyptians buried their king with so many items because .....
9. When was Tut's tomb discovered?
10. All three stood still to smile through their hair At the uncle with the camera, A sweet face My mother's, that was before I was born And the sea, which appears to have changed less Washed their terribly transient feet. i. Who took the photograph of her mother with her cousin?
11. THE SHROUD OF TUT WAS COVERED WITH
12. 'Shanshui' means
13. In which year anatomy professor X-rayed the mummy?
14. What were the results of the CT scan?
15. It was 6:00 pm on ..... The world's most famous mummy glided head first in a CT scanner. [Write in the format of Date Day Time]
16. CT is also known as .....
17. Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in
18. WHOSE PERIOD WAS DESCRIBED AS 'WACKY' IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HISTORY?
19. Who was the one that found out the breast bone and front ribs of Tut's body were missing?
20. Orion was known as ..... by the ancient Egyptians
21. The first room of the king's tomb was called the
22. Tut was the heir of a powerful family that had ruled ..... for centuries.
23. Which mysterious ruler appeared briefly and exited without a trace?
24. What name did Amenhotep IV change to?
25. Explain the significance of the title Discovering Tut in relation to the text.
26. Identify the most likely tone of the speaker in the line- "I didn't sleep last night, not for a second ''
27. Who spoke it, "Gales did not worry me but the size of the waves was alarming ''
28. What was the significance of the treasures found in Tut's tomb?
29. How did Carter cut the body of Tut?
30. Who was the Secretary General Of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities in 1920's?
31. I need ..... favour from you.
32. Evaluate the effectiveness of the structure of Discovering Tut in conveying its message.
33. 'Showing her barred face identity mask'. Which poetic device is used in this line?
34. Refer to the time line on page eighteen. In what year was the tomb discovered?
35. Archaeology has changed in the recent decades, focussing less on ..... and more on .....
36. Who promoted the worship of 'Aten'?
37. Who is the Director of the University of Chicago's Research Centre in Luxor?
38. When was the world's most famous mummy glided head first into CT scanner?
39. What parallels can be drawn between Discovering Tut and other historical texts?
40. I didn't sleep last night, I was so worried. Who spoke these words?
41. Why did the third coffin put Carter in trouble?
42. Identify one theme present in Discovering Tut.
43. Who was Tutankhamun?
44. How did the workmen lift the body for the scan?
45. Where did the narrator want to go?
46. List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.
47. After Carter's men finished drawing more findings, they reassembled the remains in a .....
48. ..... the sixteen teams in the cup were represented with their flags.
49. Who made a nervous joke about 'curse of the pharaoh'?
50. He said that there weren't ..... action games in the shop at the moment
51. After years of futile efforts ..... here "futile" means
52. What were the forensic reconstruction and CT scan used for in relation to King Tut?
53. Smenkhakare ruled Egypt for ..... time
54. There were many things found in the tomb. Why did the Egyptians bury the king with so many items?
55. Which description most suits the Laburnum tree most?
56. What is the approximate number of artifacts found in Tutankhamun's tomb?
57. What is the main idea of the chapter is ..... ''?
58. King Tut's body has been subjected to repeated scrutiny.
59. There is ..... food.
60. It was 6 pm on Jan5, 2005, The world's most famous mummy glided head first into a city scanner brought here to probe the lingering medical mysteries of this little understood young ruler who died more than 3, 300 years ago.Which word as used in the extract means 'to investigate'?