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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During various excavations and searches, people notice a great amount of which of the following?

2. What is the companion's favorite hobby?

3. What number is attached to the room that holds the Sacred Eye?

4. What does Carson do to be able to get inside?

5. Carson often woke in the night screaming out what word?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Carson as he stood surveying the site?

2. Upon seeing this fantastic discovery, Carson had hopes of finding what?

3. Once the discovery of the excavation site was made known word began to spread all over the world. Who came to visit the site?

4. Why was #9 proportioned in a specific way?

5. What was Carson's reaction when he realized what he had found?

6. What did German scholar Heinrich von Hooligan discover? What was the alleged purpose of the items(s)?

7. Who did Carson often talk to during the long days at the site?

8. When did the great catastrophe occur? What caused it?

9. Where did Carson end up? What was he facing when he landed?

10. What did Harriet say in reference to the opening of the door at Tomb #26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Great care must be taken when excavating a site like the one at the Motel of the Mysteries. Explain in detail the tools and processes used by archeologists. How do the archeologists know when to use a specific tool? Is all of the work done by hand? Is it all tedious and painstaking? What is the most desired artifact in the eyes of a typical archeologist? What is the most difficult part of the job? What is the biggest reward?

Essay Topic 2

The basis of Motel of the Mysteries surrounds the study of a fallen civilization. Discuss the characters' fascination with the ancient culture ruined thousands of years before. Why are the historians and archeologists so interested in what happened 2000 years ago? How can archeologists know the age of a particular artifact? How can they know if it belongs to a particular culture? What if a newly discovered artifact does not belong to any known culture? What kind of artifacts might the archeologists find to support their theories?

Essay Topic 3

There are several places in the text that make reference to curses. Even scientists who did not believe in curses came to believe after a series of accidents happened at a particular location. One example is the curse placed on the tomb of King Tut. Examine the reality of curses. Do you think curses are real? What could convince scientists to believe in curses? Examine other possible explanations for the events that happened at the excavation sites. Choose at least three sites to examine from a scientific point of view.

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