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Zorluk: Çok zorLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully and answer the question that follows:

In 1928, during tin mining operations in the village of Nok near Jaba in Kaduna State, miners accidentally unearthed a terracotta head. This artifact was initially used by a miner as a scarecrow on his yam farm for seven years before it caught the attention of Lieutenant-Colonel Dent Young in 1935. Young recognized its cultural significance and deposited the sculpture in the museum in Jos. However, systematic archaeological excavations only began in 1943 following the arrival of Bernard Fagg, a British archaeologist appointed as an administrative officer. Fagg established the Jos Museum in 1952 to preserve these ancient sculptures, which carbon-dating later confirmed were created between 1500 BC and AD 500 by an advanced iron-smelting civilization.

According to the passage, what immediate function did the first discovered Nok terracotta head serve following its recovery in 1928?

  1. It was utilized as a scarecrow on a yam farm.Cevap
  2. B
    It was deposited directly into the museum in Jos by the miners.
  3. C
    It was subjected to immediate carbon-dating by Lieutenant-Colonel Dent Young.
  4. D
    It was systematically excavated under the supervision of Bernard Fagg.

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The first discovered Nok terracotta head served as a scarecrow on a yam farm.
The passage explicitly states that after the terracotta head was accidentally unearthed in 1928, it was initially used by a miner as a scarecrow on his yam farm for seven years before being noticed by Dent Young.

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1
Locate the chronological reference to the 1928 discovery in the passage.
Identified the opening sentence stating that in 1928 miners accidentally unearthed a terracotta head.
Literal comprehension requires retrieving explicit facts linked to the specific period queried.
2
Examine the statement detailing the immediate aftermath of the 1928 discovery.
Found that the artifact 'was initially used by a miner as a scarecrow on his yam farm for seven years'.
This directly confirms the immediate function of the terracotta head prior to its acquisition by Lieutenant-Colonel Dent Young in 1935.

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Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
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