WONDER #397: Can You Unwrap a Mummy?

Question 1 of 3

King Tut was the “child king” of which Middle Eastern country?

  1. Egypt
  2. Turkey
  3. Syria
  4. Iraq

Question 2 of 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions that might result in a body not decomposing for thousands of years?

  1. very cold
  2. very dry
  3. lack of oxygen
  4. very hot and wet

Question 3 of 3

The process of preserving the body after death is known as what?

  1. coffining
  2. funeralizing
  3. embalming
  4. oxidizing

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