Class 11 English - Discovering Tut - MERIT YARD
Class 11 English - Discovering Tut - MERIT YARD
1 / 40Who is the author of 'Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues'?
A) Shirley Toulson
B) A.R. Williams
C) Khushwant Singh
D) Gordon Cook
2 / 40Who was Tutankhamun?
A) A Greek historian
B) A British explorer
C) A teenage Egyptian pharaoh
D) An ancient scientist
3 / 40In which year was King Tut's tomb discovered?
A) 1912
B) 1922
C) 1932
D) 1968
4 / 40Who discovered King Tut's tomb?
A) Zahi Hawass
B) Lord Carnarvon
C) Amenhotep III
D) Howard Carter
5 / 40What was Howard Carter's profession?
A) British archaeologist
B) Egyptian priest
C) Medical doctor
D) History teacher
6 / 40When was King Tut's mummy taken out for a CT scan?
A) January 5, 2004
B) February 5, 2005
C) January 5, 2005
D) March 15, 2006
7 / 40What does the term 'pharaoh' mean?
A) An ancient mummy
B) A holy temple
C) A burial ground
D) An Egyptian king
8 / 40Who was Zahi Hawass?
A) The CT machine operator
B) Secretary General of Antiquities
C) The person who found the tomb
D) A famous British historian
9 / 40How many nested coffins did Howard Carter find?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
10 / 40What was found inside the first coffin?
A) Garlands of leaves and flowers
B) Gold coins and diamonds
C) Ancient Egyptian weapons
D) Sacred holy books
11 / 40The presence of lotus and olive leaves indicated burial in which season?
A) June or July
B) March or April
C) October or November
D) December or January
12 / 40What major problem did Howard Carter face inside the tomb?
A) The gold was missing
B) The tomb was flooded
C) The ritual resins had hardened
D) The mummy was stolen
13 / 40What did Carter do to loosen the hardened resins?
A) Washed it with hot water
B) Used harsh chemicals
C) Burned it with fire
D) Put it in the blazing sun
14 / 40When the sun heat failed, how was the mummy removed?
A) Chiseled away from beneath
B) Cut using a laser
C) Melted with hot oil
D) Broken into tiny pieces
15 / 40Why did Carter's men cut off the mummy's head and joints?
A) To conduct research
B) To fit it in a smaller box
C) To free it from the solid gold
D) Because the bones were rotten
16 / 40In 1968, what did an anatomy professor discover via X-ray?
A) The skull was completely fractured
B) Gold was hidden inside the body
C) Breastbone and front ribs were missing
D) The legs were fully broken
17 / 40What name did Amenhotep IV change his name to?
A) Tutankhaten
B) Akhenaten
C) Amun
D) Smenkhkare
18 / 40What does the name 'Akhenaten' mean?
A) The brave warrior
B) The sun god
C) Servant of the Aten
D) King of Egypt
19 / 40Which major god was violently attacked by Akhenaten?
A) Aten
B) Osiris
C) Amun
D) Horus
20 / 40What does the name 'Tutankhamun' mean?
A) Son of the sun god
B) Living image of Amun
C) The great young king
D) Servant of the people
21 / 40How long did King Tut rule Egypt?
A) About twenty years
B) About five years
C) About nine years
D) About twelve years
22 / 40At what approximate age did King Tut die?
A) In his late teens
B) In his early twenties
C) At age thirty
D) As a small child
23 / 40Who donated the expensive CT scanner machine?
A) Egyptian government
B) Oxford University
C) National Geographic and Siemens
D) British Museum
24 / 40How many digital X-ray images did the CT scanner create?
A) 1,000
B) 1,700
C) 2,500
D) 5,000
25 / 40What was placed along with Tut in his dark tomb?
A) Only gold and silver
B) Everyday things for the afterlife
C) Books of magic spells
D) Animals and pets
26 / 40Which of the following was found in Tut's tomb?
A) Iron swords
B) Wooden chariots only
C) Board games and linen undergarments
D) Gold coins only
27 / 40Why was Zahi Hawass very worried before the CT scan?
A) The mummy was in a very bad condition
B) The machine was not working
C) The weather was very stormy
D) The government stopped him
28 / 40What caused the cooling fans of the CT scanner to stop?
A) A power cut
B) A short circuit
C) Sand in a cooler fan
D) Lack of water
29 / 40How did the technicians complete the scan after the fans stopped?
A) By fixing the machine instantly
B) Using a pair of plastic fans
C) By using ice packs
D) They canceled the scan
30 / 40How was King Tut's body carried to the CT scanner?
A) Carried by four strong men
B) On a wooden cart
C) On a hydraulic trailer
D) In a modern ambulance
31 / 40What name is given to the cemetery where Tut was buried?
A) The Golden Desert
B) Valley of the Kings
C) The Royal Graveyard
D) Land of the Dead
32 / 40What was the material of Tut's innermost coffin?
A) Heavy wood
B) Pure silver
C) Solid gold
D) Iron and bronze
33 / 40Why was Tut's body buried with so much wealth?
A) To hide it from thieves
B) To show off royal power
C) Belief in resurrection and afterlife
D) It was an Egyptian law
34 / 40What was the name of the Egyptian god of the afterlife?
A) Amun
B) Osiris
C) Aten
D) Ra
35 / 40Which constellation is considered the soul of Osiris?
A) The Great Bear
B) Sirius
C) Orion
D) Pegasus
36 / 40Who was the mysterious ruler who succeeded Akhenaten briefly?
A) Amenhotep III
B) Smenkhkare
C) Tutankhamun
D) Cleopatra
37 / 40What did the CT scan finally reveal about King Tut?
A) That he was murdered
B) The exact cause of his death
C) High-quality images of his anatomy
D) Hidden gold inside him
38 / 40After the scan, how was Zahi Hawass feeling?
A) Very angry with the team
B) Relieved that nothing went wrong
C) Disappointed with the machine
D) Scared of the pharaoh's curse
39 / 40Where did Akhenaten move the religious capital from Thebes?
A) Cairo
B) Alexandria
C) Amarna (Akhetaten)
D) Giza
40 / 40What did Carter's men do after cutting the mummy free?
A) Buried it in another place
B) Burned the remains
C) Reassembled it on a layer of sand
D) Took it to a museum
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