The Tollund Man Quiz
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Tollund man is a mummified corpse that lived during the 5th century. This quiz is aimed at the examination of the Tollund man. The quiz contains various questions about the age, the era, the circumstances of his death, and much more. Through this quiz, try to find out how much people know about him and his death. If you are someone who has a great interest in this topic, you must take this quiz. If you find the quiz interesting, do share it with others. All the best!
Questions and Answers
- 1.The examination of Tollund Man was performed at Copenhagen National Museum on the 17th of May, 1950.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The head and face of Tollund Man was surpisingly well preserved.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The body of Tollund Man was not damaged during the excavation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The body of Tollund Man is 162cm tall though scientists believe that the body may have shrunk whilst in the bog.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The preservation of bog bodies is not essential for the further study of valuable evidence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.To preserve bog bodies scientists used to smoke the body the same way meat is smoked as it prevents organic items from decaying.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The head of Tollund Man was preserved by using bee's wax though this method proved to be unsuccessful.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.To preserve the head of Tollund Man the head was first placed in alcohol to replace the bog water, it was then placed in Toloul which acted as a dissolution liquid where it was finally infused with bee's wax.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The body of Tollund Man was preserved with bee's wax along with the head.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The body of Tollund Man was later recreated by the Silkeborg Museum so that it appeared as it did when it was first discovered.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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