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READING COMPREHENSION THEME 5

32. - 34. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız.

Mount Nemrut is an amazing place in south-eastern 33. Which of the following can be understood from the
Türkiye, and it stands tall at 2,134 metres with a real passage regarding the statues at Mount Nemrut?
surprise at the top. When you reach there, you see
giant statues that were built in the 1 century BCE. King A) The heads of the statues were carefully
st
Antiochus I of Commagene ordered the construction removed during construction.
of these statues because he wanted something grand B) The statues were actually built to represent
to honour himself, his ancestors, and other prominent Roman conquerors.
individuals from the kingdom’s history. Therefore, the C) The statues were originally taller when they
statues include images of him, two lions, two eagles, were first installed.
and many different figures, but their heads fell off over
time due to natural causes. The massive stone heads D) The stone tablet with a lion symbol portrayed
are each around 8–10 metres in height. There is also a historical battle scene.
a large stone panel with a lion and some stars and E) King Antiochus I had more statues that were
planets. Some scholars believe it is a chart of the sky put up in his honour.
from July 7, 62 BCE. Today, visitors can look at these
ancient wonders and imagine the magnificence of
Commagene’s past.

32. One can understand from the passage that 34. What is the author’s attitude towards the
----. statues at Mount Nemrut?
A) King Antiochus I was the first ruler of A) Appreciative
Commagene B) Disapproving
B) people finished constructing the statues in just C) Indifferent
10 years
D) Empathetic
C) most of the figures were located in north-eastern
E) Concerned
Türkiye
D) all the statues at Mount Nemrut are in perfect
condition
E) the statues were put up more than 2,000
years ago

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