Assignment 2

Please send the assignment and extra credit in one email to hol.mifm @ gmail.com (without the spaces). Your subject should be "MIFM - HW2 - HOL NAME" (and you fill in your HOL NAME!).

Please include your HOL NAME and HOUSE in the body of your email.

Due date is October 31st at 11:59pm HOL time.

If you rely on assistive technology or have any other needs that should be taken into account, please contact me at the class email.

Below are a variety of opportunities for you to earn points. You may choose which you do; remember that I can award a maximum of 60 points per assignment.

Homework 2

Multiple choice (2 points each - 16 points total)

1. Howard Carter moved to Egypt because

a) he wanted to be an archaeologist

b) he was in bad health

c) he wished to find his long lost father Tutankhamen

d) he liked camels

2. In 1914, Carter and Carnarvon were forced to move back to the left bank of the Nile because of an invasion of

a) scorpions

b) cobras

c) mummies

d) camels

3. Lord Carnarvon fell ill and died as a result from the bite on his neck from a

a) vampire

b) cobra

c) camel

d) mosquito

4. Radio dermatitis is

a) a type of influenza

b) a pulmonary disease

c) a rash in the pattern of a radio on your skin

d) death by radiation

5. Which of the following is NOT a gas believed to be a result from the embalming process?

a) carbon monoxide

b) formaldehyde

c) hydrogen sulfide

d) ammonia

6. The candles sometimes left in the tombs contained which poison?

a) cyanide

b) basilisk venom

c) arsenic

d) mercury

7. In 2005, after a CT scan, it was concluded that Tutankhamen died as a result of

a) blunt force trauma

b) gun shot wound

c) gangrene

d) poison

8. On which day did Carter and Carnarvon finally look into the tomb of Tutankhamen?

a) November 25

b) April 23

c) November 4

d) December 2

True or False (1 point each - 4 points total)

State whether the following sentences are true or false. If they are false, then please correct them.

1. Queen Hatshepsut's tomb is in Deir el-Bahri.

2. From 1907-1912, Carter and Carnarvon excavated on the right bank of the Nile.

3. Richard Bethell was Carter's treasurer.

4. Bodies of those who succumbed to the curse, showed signs of radioactivity.

Opinion (10 points)

1. Which Muggle theory about the Curse of the Pharaohs is most believable to you? Explain your answer in at least 50 words.

Essay Option 1 (30 points)

Do you have a different theory about the curse? Explain in approximately 250 words, how you think the wizards placed the curse, and why they did it.

Art Option (30 points)

Artwork! Did some part of the lesson (maybe the tombs, the pyramid, the sarcophagus) specifically interest you? Draw, paint, sculpt, etc., something from the lesson or something that relates to the lesson, take a picture and send me a link to the picture. NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASE!!

Archaeology Dig Option (30 points)

Go on a archaeology dig here

Jigsaw Puzzle (20 points)

Solve this jigsaw puzzle, and send a link to your screencap (saved in Photobucket, PostImage or a similar site). Include the time it took to solve and the number of pieces of the puzzle in your screencap.

Click here for the puzzle.