® READWRITETHINKCONNECT TM ® READWRITETHINKCONNECT TM How to Use This Activity ® READWRITETHINKCONNECT TM ® READWRITETHINKCONNECT TM On-screen:Follow the directions provided at the top of the activity. When you’re finished, check your answers using the “Score” button and READWRITETHINKCONNECT READWRITETHINKCONNECT print your work using the “Print” button. ® ® TM TM E-mail: When you finish this activity, you can send your answers to your teacher. Enter your teacher’s e-mail address on the line at the top of the page and click “E-mail” to send. If you use a Web-based program like Gmail or Yahoo, save the document to the desktop using “Save As” and e-mail it as an attachment. Click here to begin > Need help with your interactive pdf? Click here to visit our FAQ page. P r i nt T h i s pa g e Uses: Copy machine, opaque projector, or transparency master for overhead projector. Scholastic Inc. grants subscribers of Scholastic Scope permission to reproduce this page for use in their classrooms. Copyright © 2011 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. 12/09/2011 Name: __________________________________________________ Date: _____________ ® TM ® Your teacher’s e-mail (optional): ________________________________________________ E-MAIL READWRITETHINKCONNECT PLAY: The Curse of King Tut • Issue: October 10, 2011 TM The Curse of King Tut Quiz ® TM ® TM Directions: Read the play The Curse of King Tut, or click here to view a PDF of the story. Then click the bubble next to the BESTanswer for each question below. READ WRITE THINKCONNECT ® TM 1.According to Tarik, why did a cobra kill Howard Carter’s canary? A as a warning not to enter Tut’s tomb B to get revenge for Tut’s mysterious death C to foreshadow Georges Bénédite’s death D The snake was hungry. ® READWRITETHINKCONNECT TM 2.Which word BEST describes Carter’s attitude toward “the mummy’s curse”? A curiosity C terror B disbelief D fury 3.What is the most likely reason the writer began the play with Lord Carnarvon’s death? A to help readers understand why Carter was so determined to find Tut’s tomb B to create a sense of foreboding and introduce the idea of the curse C to provide background information on archaeology in the 1920s D to raise questions about the cause of Tutankhamen’s death 4. W hat is the main purpose of the excerpt from Howard Carter’s journal on p. 15? A to describe how crowded the tomb was B to increase readers’ interest in Egyptology C to present Carter’s own words about the discovery of Tut’s tomb D to precisely explain the location of the mummy inside the tomb 5.Which of the following characters does NOT express the belief that the curse might be real? A Alan Gardiner C Lord Carnarvon B Tarik D Tony 6.Luxor is described as “a desolate place full of sand and rock.” What does desolate mean? A crowded C uncomfortably hot B lacking signs of life D mysterious 7.In Scene 5, what is Reis Ahmed suggesting when he says, “You must admit, because of Howard Carter, Tutankhamen will live forever”? A Carter and his team know special techniques for preserving mummies. B Tutankhamen’s soul will never be able to rest because people will constantly be saying his name. C Carter’s discovery of the tomb has made Tutankhamen famous, ensuring that Tut will never be forgotten. D The curse brings the dead back to life. 8.What is the purpose of Scene 6? A to show that people are still talking about the curse today B to describe how the contents of Tut’s tomb are transported C to convince the reader that no one is safe from the curse D to provide evidence that the curse is real Directions: Type your answers into the text box below each question. Use complete sentences. 9.This play is a dramatization of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb. List three events from the play that are based on real life and explain how you determined this. 10. H oward Carter spent many years searching for Tutankhamen’s tomb, knowing that whatever treasures he discovered would not belong to him. Why do you think he would do this? SAVE AS Start Over SCORE Print Uses: Copy machine, opaque projector, or transparency master for overhead projector. Scholastic Inc. grants subscribers of Scholastic Scope permission to reproduce this page for use in their classrooms. Copyright © 2011 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved.