Test Your Knowledge

Take this quiz to test your knowledge about Otzi the Ice Man:

1. How old is Otzi?

a. 50 Years Old

b. 630 Years Old

c. 5,300 Years Old

d. 7,200 Years Old

2. Where was Otzi found?

a. Swiss Alps

b. Italian Alps

c. Rocky Mountains

d. Blue Ridge Mountains

3. What is archaeology?

a. The study of past from material remains.

b. The study of modern day people.

c. The study of bones.

d. The study of the present to predict the future.

4. What is the leading theory about how Otzi died?

a. Otzi froze to death on a long trek.

b. Otzi fell off a cliff and died.

c. Otzi died of disease.

d. Otzi was murdered.

5. Otzi was found with the oldest discovered ________.

a. shoe

b. jacket

c. hammer

d. hat

Scroll down to see the answers.

1. (c) Otzi is a 5,300 year old corpse.

2. (b) Otzi's body was technically found in the Italian Alps, though it was very close to the Austrian Alps.

3. (a) Archaeology is the study of the past from material remains.

4. (d) The leading theory about Otzi's death is that he was murdered.

5. (a) Otzi was found with the oldest discovered shoe which was made out of grass.