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DISCOVERING TUT

               ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS


                  Short answer type questions:


                       1.  What was the atmosphere when King Tut's body was scanned? What feared the visitors on
                          the day of the mummy's scan?
                       2.  Who discovered King Tut's tomb and when?
                       3.  What were the things of daily use which were buried with King Tut's mummy?
                       4.  Who pointed out that the mummy was in a bad condition? Who was held responsible for it?
                       5.  What evidence proves that the burial of King Tut took place in March or April?
                       6.  What efforts did Howard Carter make to separate King Tut's mummy from its solid gold
                          bottom?
                       7.  Why had the adornments and things of daily need, been buried along with the body?
                       8.  Do you think Howard Carter was absolutely wrong in cutting King Tut's body into pieces?
                          Why?
                       9.  What startling fact was revealed by a professor of anatomy about King Tut?
                       10. King Tut's demise was a big event, even by royal standard. Why?
                       11. Who was the last ruler of the powerful dynasty? Describe in brief.
                       12. Why did King Tut's mummy have to undergo a CT scan?
                       13. What changes did King Tut bring out during his reign?


               LONG QUESTIONS

                       1.  King Tut’s body has been subjected to repeated scrutiny. Give reasons for the following.
                       2.  List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as ‘WACKY’?
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