Why Did Tollund Man Die?
10 Questions
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A fun quiz on why did Tollund Man die? Use the information provided in the reason for death section to complete the quiz. Note: This quiz is suitable for years K-6
Questions and Answers
- 1.All bodies in Iron Age Denmark were cremated except those that were the result of a human sacrifice
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The body of Tollund Man was carefully taken to his final resting place.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The body of Tollund Man was carelessly thrown into the peat bog
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.It is most likely and heavily proven that Tollund Man was hung as a punishment for a crime
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.It is believed for forensic examiners that the eyes and mouth of Tollund Man were closed upon death.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Early Europeans believed that gods and goddesses could be communicated through bogs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The conents of Tollund Man's stomach show that he died in late Autumn to early Summer which was a common time for human sacrifices.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Cornelius Tacitus was a famous writer who wrote stories told by travelers and tradsemen
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The recounts of Tacitus were written 200 years after the death of Tollund Man which therefore lessens the reliability.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The recounts written by Tacitus show bias as they were rold by travelers who considered the northen settlers to be wild savages and tribes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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