Important Questions for Class 11 Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues Chapter 3 Hornbill
Question 1:
Read the given extract and answer the questions:
The boy king soon changed his name to Tutankhamun, ‘living image of Amun,’ and oversaw a restoration of the old ways. He reigned for about nine years —and then died unexpectedly.
Regardless of his fame and the speculations about his fate, Tut is one mummy among many in Egypt. How many? No one knows. The Egyptian Mummy Project, which began an inventory in late 2003, has recorded almost 600 so far and is still counting.
(1) Why has the phrase ‘boy king’ been used for Tut?
(2) For how many years did Tut rule?
(A) Less than nine years
(B) More than nine years
(C) Nine years
(D) About nine years
(3) Find the synonym of the word ‘inventory’.
(A) Invention
(B) Listing
(C) Laboratory
(D) Considering
Short Questions (40-50 words)
Question 1:
What problem did Carter face when he reached the mummy of King Tut? How did he find a way out?
