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36. One can understand from the passage that the
35. - 37. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız. mass production of soap ----.
A) caused its quality to decrease compared to
Legends claim that the first soap was discovered handmade versions
when animal fat from sacrifices mixed with ash near
riverbanks, creating a substance that cleansed B) eliminated the use of natural ingredients like
textiles. Chemists later explained this reaction as olive oil and herbs
saponification, where fats combine with alkaline C) was restricted only to medical purposes rather
substances to form soap molecules. In this reaction, than households
one end of the molecule attaches to grease, while
the other interacts with water, allowing dirt to be D) marked a turning point in making hygiene
washed away. While the exact date and origins of accessible to more people
soap use remain uncertain, archaeological records E) ended the traditional use of saponification in
suggest that the Babylonians, and later the Romans, soap-making
produced and used soap, though it was often harsh
on the skin. Its simple recipes gradually evolved
from crude lye-based mixtures to bars enriched with
olive oil and herbs. By the Industrial Revolution,
factories mass-produced soap. Over the course
of history, soap has proved to be more than a
household item by reducing infections and helping
cities grow healthier. What had once been an
accidental discovery now serves a crucial function
in medicine, hygiene, and public health.

35. According to the passage, which of the following 37. What is the main purpose of the passage?
is true about the early use of soap?
A) To explain the scientific process of how soap is
A) Soap was invented by the Romans during the produced and its chemical properties
Industrial Revolution.
B) To describe the evolution of soap from its
B) The Babylonians used soap, but it was typically uncertain origins to its modern role in society
rough for the skin.
C) To highlight the role of industrialisation in
C) Soap was immediately recognised in the field of shaping factories and mass production
medicine.
D) To argue that soap was more important in
D) Archaeological records prove that soap was ancient times than in the Industrial period
invented by chemists.
E) To show the difference between early soaps and
E) Soap was widely enriched with olive oil from the soaps in modern times
very beginning.

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