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The 1999 version of "The Mummy," starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Arnold Vosloo, is a modern take on the classic Hollywood mummy horror story. Take the quiz and find out how much mummy you can take!
Imhotep is a higher-up in Ancient Egypt. Why is he so important to the Pharaoh?
he's the High Priest
For the Egyptians, their religion is part of their noble class. Being the High Priest, Imhotep was one of the most powerful men in Egypt at the time. Bigtime!
he's the Treasurer
he's the Military Commander
he's the Prime Minister
Remember the vows! What does Imhotep do that gets him on the Pharaoh's bad side?
He is stealing from the treasury
He is plotting to overthrow the Pharaoh
He has an affair with Anck-Su-Namun
Imhotep probably really does love Anck-Su-Namun, but remember, she belongs to his boss. To put it bluntly, you shouldn't have inter-office romance. Naughty naughty!
He does not really believe in their religion
After Anck-Su-Namun is busted with smudged makeup, thanks to Imhotep, what does the couple decide to do?
They curse the Pharaoh with deep sleep.
They put the Pharaoh in prison.
They kill the Pharaoh.
In what has to be an overreaction that may or may not have been a good idea, the couple decide to kill the Pharaoh. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you!
They run to another city in Egypt.
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Why was Anck-Su-Namun levelheaded about sticking a dagger into her belly?
Imhotep knew it was for the better
Anck-Su-Namun knew they would both be hunted anyway
Imhotep knows how to bring back the dead
Imhotep, aside from being the High Priest, is also known as the keeper of the dead. It's no surprise that he knows some magic spells to bring back the dead. No wonder!
Anck-Su-Namun knew that her death would absolve Imhotep
The Royal Guard catches up with Imhotep, and Anck-Su-Namun stays dead. His people are killed. But what do they have in store for him?
bad mummification
cutting into pieces
left to wander the desert
eternal life and suffering
As the narrator said: They did the Hom-Dai, where he was made immortal, mummified alive AND had flesh-eating beetles dumped inside his coffin with him. Obviously, the ancient Egyptians were very creative about punishment.
Although Imhotep is cursed through the ages, what is the upside?
he is a person of mass destruction
It's a bit puzzling, but the upside of the Hom-Dai curse is that you turn into a flesh-eating monster with amazing area-affecting powers. On the other hand, you're suffering for eternity.
he will be forgiven at the end of time
he will become a monster
he will be reborn someday
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Why does the ritual have to be done in Hamunaptra?
It's far away from the Pharaoh's city
It is fitting, in Imhotep's mind
It's the holy place meant for the dead
Hamunaptra is the city of the dead, where pharaohs and the wealthy are buried. Because of this, it is the place where resurrection could be done. Dead sure of it!
It s the last place the Royal Guard would look
Why is the Book of the Dead ironic?
it can control the dead
it can make the living die horribly
it can raise the dead
The Book of the Dead is needed to raise the dead, although it may only really work in Hamunaptra. Still, it's chilling to think of what raising the dead requires. Boo!
it can control the living
What prevents Rick O'Connell, our hero, from being shot by firing squad early in the film?
he is lucky no bullet hit
the bad guys got spooked
It's not explained exactly what spooked the horse-riders. The only big clue we have is that Rick's back was against a statue of the god of death, Anubis. The horses may have been spooked by Imhotep wanting to eat them from underneath.
the bad guys decide not to kill him
the bad guys are called back to their main group
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Who are those black horse-riders who were watching Rick escape?
another group from the enemy army
mercenaries
descendants of the Royal Guard
The black riders are the Medjai, descendants of the Royal Guard that cursed and buried Imhotep in Hamunaptra. Maybe they should have thought about this whole curse thing before doing it…
bandits
Why is Evy Carnahan seen by Dr. Terrence Bey as a one-woman plague?
she is book-dumb
she doesn’t work well with others
she hates him
she wrecked the library
When we are introduced to Evelyn Carnahan, she manages to topple all the library shelves in an accident started by a ladder. Evelyn, or Evy, was played by Rachel Weisz.
Even if Evy Carnahan is a one-woman walking catastrophe, why does Dr. Terrence Bey put up with her?
she can read and write Ancient Egyptian
she knows how to order the books
she is a good researcher
her parents were good patrons
Evy's parents were, as Dr. Bey said, fine patrons of the library and museum. It's not very flattering, but she really is skilled, in fact.
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What does Evy stumble upon in the artifacts of the museum?
the Mask of Imhotep
special papers
her brother Jonathan
When Evy first goes into the museum, her brother Jonathan scares her by shocking her with a "moving" mummy. They love each other, but she's not that amused.
Anck-Su-Namun's corpse
Why is Evy so high-strung at the early point in the movie?
she had too much Turkish coffee
she is scared of the artifacts
she needs field experience
Although Evy is book-smart, colleges or universities won't accept her into the course she wants because she has no field experience. Being a museum and library assistant isn’t enough.
she hates mummies
Jonathan actually came bearing gifts. What is it this time?
a skull
an ancient necklace
a small box
It's a small box that has an ancient map in it, and it seems to be from the time of our unlucky Pharaoh, Seti the First. Cue scary music!
a mummified hand
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Just what is that mysterious box, really?
a box that turns into a weapon
a box full of plague virus particles
the key to Imhotep's coffin
If you remember the intro, you'll realize that it's the key to Imhotep's coffin. It's a clever way to disguise the launch key for an ancient super weapon of sorts.
it holds a mini-mummy
What does Dr. Bey claim to know about Hamunaptra?
it's a myth told to tourists
According to Dr. Bey, when Evy first tells him about the map, Hamunaptra is a myth told to tourists for fun and fantasy. Even then, exaggeration was a thing for tourism.
it's the true City of the Dead
it's a folk tale
it's a fraud
Why is the "myth" of Hamunaptra so compelling — especially to Jonathan?
it is protected by a cursed Mummy
it can produce more artifacts that are historic
it houses the wealth of Ancient Egypt
Jonathan is an opposite for Evy. He's in it for the treasures to be discovered, not necessarily the knowledge. You can already tell that he'll be part of the trouble.
it is so far undiscovered
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Just like all treasure troves, what is the "safety switch" of Hamunaptra, according to the "tourist tales"?
the gold is poisoned
it will fade into the night
it will sink into the desert sand
It's straight out of the old adventure movies. All it takes is a little switch to be activated, and the whole city will sink into the desert sand, treasure and all. Bye-bye bling-bling!
it will explode
Oh, for goodness' sake! What happens to the map as Dr. Bey is reading it?
it turns into dust
a nearby lamp burns off important parts
It seems that Dr. Bey is one to talk about Evy being clumsy. He manages to accidentally burn an important part of the map… right?
it becomes a bird
it fades into a blank parchment
How does Rick escape from prison?
used a guard's rifle
promised the guard a percentage of the treasure
While Evy did try to bribe the prison chief, in the end she had to tell the truth to let Rick escape from prison. Of course, percentage cuts were involved. The treasure of Hamunaptra is a LOT of gold.
told the guards about Hamunaptra
Evy stripped for the guards
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Looks like Rick was having a hard time with that hanging. How bad was it?
Rick knew how to hold his breath
Rick was lucky the noose didn’t tighten
Brendan Fraser nearly died
It seems that the hanging scene in the prison was a bit too realistic. Brendan Fraser nearly bought the farm while shooting that scene. Insurance!
Rick had a big neck, it was fine
What is the real reason Rick's garrison was all the way in Hamunaptra?
They were part of an invasion.
They were lost.
They had heard the stories too.
As Rick puts it, his garrison was in Hamunaptra because they believed in the treasure stories also. And they crossed through hostile countries to get there.
They were mapping the place.
What is Evy's actual reason for going to Hamunaptra?
She wants to see the sights.
She wants some of that treasure, too.
She wants to find the Book of Amun-Ra.
Evy's interest is in the Book of Amun-Ra, which supposedly holds a lot of information on the rituals of the ancients. Uh-oh.
She wants to prove that Hamunaptra existed.
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Which memorable person does Rick meet on the boat?
Beni, the coward
Rick met Beni, the soldier who left him to die in Hamunaptra. It wasn't a great reunion, as he threw Beni overboard.
Imhotep
Anck-Su-Namun
Ardeth Bey
After the attack on the boat, what was the one big good thing that happened to Team Rick?
They swam to the right side of the river.
Beni tried to annoy Rick by saying his team had all the horses. On the other hand, Rick had the better advantage: they were on the right side of the river. It looks like Beni and his team will take the long way around. Ha!
They still had all the weapons.
They had some money left.
They had the map.
What was the trick with the mirrors?
it can burn through people
it activates the curse
it helps light up the underground area
It looks like the Ancient Egyptians knew their lighting techniques. And Evy's book-smarts came in handy, since she knew what they were for. Atta girl!
it lets people see far areas
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How does Gad, the prison warden, meet his end?
squashed by boulders
suffocates
burned by his own torch
death by flesh-eating beetles
Gad is killed by one of the traps of Hamunaptra. What he thinks are silver and gold beetle jewelry have actual flesh-eating beetles in them. And he is the main course. Burp!
As the Americans uncover an ancient book, what other detail about the book makes Team Rick have the "advantage" again?
it's useless without the right pages
it needs the box-key to unlock it
It seems that the map box and key for Imhotep's coffin is also the key to open the book. The Ancient Egyptians were smart, but that was definitely not thinking ahead.
the pages have all been eaten away
it needs a flesh-eating scarab
What happens as Evy reads the inscriptions from the Book of the Dead?
Flesh-eating bugs start waking up
Everything goes dark
Mummy Imhotep wakes up
As Evy speaks the lines from the book, of course Imhotep wakes up. Think of the book as launch codes for a magical nuke… in the form of an undead mummy. Run!
A desert storm brews
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Who is the surprise leader of the Medjai?
Beni
Dr. Terrence Bey
Dr. Terrence Bey, the museum curator — and Evy's boss — is one of the leaders of the Medjai, who are tasked to watch over the City of the Dead. It looks like the map catching fire was no accident.
Rick
Jonathan
Why does Imhotep have a thing for Evy?
He still has human urges
He is impressed with her intelligence
He needs a new life
He needs a sacrifice for his lover
In order for him to resurrect Anck-Su-Namun, Imhotep needs a full sacrifice. In this case, he figures that he needs Evy for it. Yikes!
The plagues that the Mummy Imhotep has as his area powers look very familiar. What are they based on?
Common natural disasters
The Biblical Plagues
The moment that the Biblical plague of water turned into blood happened, Rick knew that Imhotep was near, and had probably leveled up in power. But didn't that happen in Moses' story first? Hmmm...
Elemental spells
Genie spells
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Poor Anck-Su-Namun. She was still an incomplete mummy when she died again. How did it happen?
killed by mummy guards
As Jonathan gained control of the mummy guards, he saw Evy losing her battle with Anck-Su-Namun. You don’t mess with a girl in front of her brother. Jonathan ordered them to kill Anck-Su-Namun. Strike!
pushed back into the icky waters
burned to a crisp
thrown into a pit
In the end, Imhotep couldn't escape his curse. How was he stopped?
Made mortal and then gut-stabbed
As Evy spoke the spell from the Book of Amun-Ra, it made Imhotep mortal again — and Rick had first dibs on him, with a sword through the belly. To make matters worse, he backed into the creepy black pool. Yup. Mummy can’t get a break at that point. Boo ya!
Powers turned against him
Turned back into an inanimate mummy
Locked in his coffin again
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