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- 1. Multiple Choice
Select any of the following statements that are not true.
The recipe tablets are stored at Yale University.
The recipes on the tablets were recorded in ancient Assyrian and written in cuneiform.
Lamb was a common ingredient in the ancient recipes and it still is common in Middle Eastern cooking today.
There are similarities between ancient Mesopotamian cooking techniques and modern Middle-Eastern cooking practices.
The recipes were somewhat difficult for researchers to follow exactly.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Place a check next to any statement that is accurate.
The clay tablets in the article are approximately 2,000 to 3,000 years old.
Cuneiform was the name of the language in which the recipes were recorded.
Cuneiform was the name of the form of writing in which the recipes were recorded.
Akkadia is the name of the one of the present-day countries that is located in the area that was known as Mesopotamia.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Select any of the following words that are not a synonym for the verb inscribe.
carve
design
etch
sketch
draft
- 4. Multiple Choice
Select any of the following statements that are true.
Chefs cooked for the upper and lower classes in Mesopotamia.
Sheep fat was likely the main ingredient in the ancient recipe that is provided in the article.
Chefs were known for their abilities to turn grilled meats into cooking masterpieces.
The clay tablets that are described in the article are over 75 years old.
All of the words that were written on the clay tablets were able to be translated.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following words is the best synonym for CRUST as it is used in this article?
dough
class
group
pastry
- 6. Multiple Choice
Select any of the statements that are factual.
The ancient lamb stew recipe yielded a delicious dish.
The collection of recipe tablets are housed at Yale University.
Middle Eastern dishes today taste far better than the lamb stew that researchers cooked using the recipe on the tablets.
Persian shallots are a necessity when trying to replicate or follow the ancient recipe.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Select any statements that are true.
The ancient tablets are in near-perfect condition. There are no fragments missing from the tablets.
The fact that the tablets were written in Akkadian made translating the tablets a challenge for researchers, because they do not fully understand the language.
The taste of the ancient stew that researchers made is very similar to a modern day stew that is made presently in Iraq.
Guesstimate means to make a logical estimate based on what researchers feel makes sense.
Simmer means to cook something for a very brief period of time.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Select the statement that is false.
The last step in the recipe is to simmer the stew.
Whole onions are added to the water to create the broth.
Researchers from Harvard followed the recipes on the ancient tablets.
The first step in cooking the stew is to heat the water.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Select any of the statements that reflect an opinion.
Let the pot simmer for 4,000 years.
A researcher had a hunch that the inscriptions on the tablets were actually recipes.
The soup was delicious.
Good recipes are timeless, meaning the exist and are used during a set time period.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which statement from the passage best exemplifies the meaning of the word "timeless" as it is used in the first paragraph?
The four clay tablets aren't recent discoveries.
Some historians call the clay tablets the oldest cookbooks in the world.
Some cuneiform chunks had broken off long ago, making the recipe difficult to follow.
If something is delicious, it'll doubtlessly remain in the culture forever.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Select the option that lists all cooking steps in the proper order
Add all ingredients, heat water, simmer, season with salt
Heat water, add all ingredients, season with salt
Season water, add ingredients, simmer
Heat water, add all ingredients, season with salt, simmer
- 12. Multiple Choice
Read the following statement and select any accurate answers: "Experts believe it was probably served as medicine to people with colds, like chicken soup is nowadays".
This statement contains a simile.
This statement contains a comparison.
This statement was an inference made by researchers.
This statement refers to the lamb stew that researchers made following the recipe.
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