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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. What item in the room represents the essence of religious communication?

2. What adjective is used to describe the feeling in the crowd?

3. What item is created from the hotel ceiling tiles?

4. The holiest of all relics was located in what room?

5. What kind of kit was found and is now offered as a souvenir?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who traveled along with the treasures? What was the purpose of traveling this way?

2. What is the description used for the paperweight in the Souvenirs and Quality Reproductions section?

3. How did the scientists come to the conclusion that communication would be possible even after a person's death?

4. What was unique about the Plant That Wouldn't Die?

5. Describe the Sacred Points Bookends. What are the bookends made out of and what uses might they have?

6. What is the Great Altar? What is atop the Altar? What is the upper object's primary function?

7. How does Carson describe the great courtyard? What was the purpose of the pool area?

8. When did Harriet meet her untimely demise? What happened?

9. What were the musical instruments found by Carson? How did they work?

10. What is the description given to the Sacred Seal? Where was it placed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Water is a common theme when researching ancient cultures. In the case of the Motel of the Mysteries, there are several sections that refer to the use of water, from the Inner Chamber to the pool area by the Great Courtyard. Discuss each item that can be related to water. Explain its real use, the use created for the book, and how each item works. Why is water so important? What can be learned about a culture's use of water? When was the first water vessel discovered? Where?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

There are several people mentioned early in the text regarding the search for antiquities. They include Guido Michelin, Currant Bunliffe, and Howard Carson. Compare and contrast the three characters in reference to their personal and professional interests as well as their discoveries surround the ancient culture of Usa.

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