Question 1

Which of these is the most likely inference to draw about why there is no code?

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The secret to the inscription was lost when Minoan culture died out.

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The code was well known until about 100 years ago.

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The code had been stamped on the disk but disappeared as the clay eroded.

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There never was a way to decipher the message.

Question 2

Which detail below best supports the conclusion that the Minoans had a wealthy and prosperous society?

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Archeologists uncovered several palaces indifferent parts of Crete

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Archeologists discovered a bronze ax in a cave in the mountains.

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Archeologists believe that other disks must be hidden in other places on the island.

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Archeologists found a mud-brick box in a storage room.

Question 3

In paragraph 6, Chadwick concludes that the maker intended to produce many documents based on the fact that —

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creating 45 individual stamps takes a lot of time and effort

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other scholars have come up with similar theories

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the stamps were really miniature typewriters

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he has studied Cretan scripts and is an expert in the field

Question 4

What inference about Minoan culture can be drawn from the information in paragraph 8?

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Religion played a very important role in Minoan culture.

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Amateurs have as good a chance of deciphering the code as scholars do.

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Minoan culture was very different from that of other cultures in the Mediterranean

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Spiral inscriptions can be found throughout the ancient Mediterranean world.

Question 5

Based on the information in paragraph 9, the reader can infer that the main way archaeologists decipher an unknown script is by —

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comparing the same symbols on various sources

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finding complete texts

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using a codebook that explains the meaning of the symbols

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dividing the message into sections

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