Question

after death, a person’s soul travels to the hall of the dead. there, the dead person’s heart is said to be weighed against a “feather of truth.” if the heart weighed less than the feather, then it was considered a good heart. the person’s soul was taken to osiris, god of the afterlife. if the heart was heavy, though, it was said that a person was evil. that heart would be eaten by a demon that was part crocodile, part lion, and part hippopotamus. even the pharaohs, or kings, were anxious about what happened to them after they died. they wanted to bring their favorite things with them, and they believed that in order for their soul to exist in an afterlife, their bodies must be preserved. thus mummification was invented. they removed the internal organs and placed them in specially decorated urns called canopic jars, dried the body with special salts and oils, and wrapped it with linens. and they did a good job of it: some mummies were still whole when archaeologists opened their tombs 2,000 years later. which of the following is not true about mummification? a it was so effective that mummified bodies are still found whole thousands of years later. b it involved removing organs, covering the body with salts and oils and wrapping it in linen. c it meant that the soul didn’t have to be weighed by osiris after death. d it was intended to preserve the body after death so the soul could continue to exist.

Explanation:

The text states that mummification was to preserve the body for the soul's after - life existence, involved organ removal, salting, oiling, and wrapping, and was effective as some mummies were whole after thousands of years. There is no mention that mummification meant the soul didn't have to be weighed by Osiris. The weighing of the heart against the feather of truth was a separate judgment in the after - life belief system.

Answer:

C. It meant that the soul didn’t have to be weighed by Osiris after death.