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39. It is stated in the passage that if the Baghdad
38. - 40. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız. Battery was intentionally made to generate
electricity, ----.

In the 1930s, archaeologists near Baghdad A) it would prove ancient people had no
discovered an unusual clay jar containing a copper understanding of nature
cylinder and an iron rod. Dated to around 250 BCE,
the object is now known as the ‘Baghdad battery’. B) scientists would need to redesign it to make it
When filled with an acidic liquid such as vinegar functional again
or lemon juice, it can produce a minor electric C) its exact function could be confirmed by historical
charge. This has led to speculation that ancient sources in the area
people may have used it for electroplating metals
or some kind of early medical treatment. However, D) the acidic liquids would no longer be required to
there is no written record explaining its use, and activate it
some experts argue that the battery-like function E) it would change our understanding of the history
was a coincidence. Others believe it may have had of electricity
a symbolic or ceremonial purpose rather than a
technological one. Still, the discovery challenges our
assumptions about ancient knowledge. If the object
was indeed used to generate electricity, it would
mean that people in the ancient world understood
basic electrical principles over 1,800 years before
modern science formally discovered them.

38. According to the passage, the Baghdad battery 40. It can be inferred from the passage that scholars
----. ----.
A) was created to treat some diseases by using A) stopped studying the object due to lack of
lemon and vinegar resources
B) is the oldest written record of electricity in ancient B) are unsure about the true purpose of the
texts Baghdad battery
C) might have accidentally had a function similar to C) believe the battery was powered by solar energy
a battery in ancient times

D) was used only for symbolic purposes in religious D) have all accepted the object as the first known
and funerary ceremonies battery

E) contains materials that are too advanced to be E) use ancient records to support the electroplating
ancient theory

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