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Zorluk: OrtaLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

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

Established in 1498, the Kofar Mata dye pits in Kano, Nigeria, represent one of the oldest surviving traditional indigo dyeing centers in West Africa. The facility utilizes natural indigo leaves harvested from local Indigofera plants, which are fermented in deep subterranean pits along with ash, potassium, and local pit mud to create the characteristic deep blue dye. Unlike modern synthetic dye processing, the traditional fermentation method requires up to a month of maturation before cotton fabrics can be immersed. In recent decades, however, the site has faced severe economic challenges due to the influx of cheap, imported synthetic textiles. Despite these financial pressures, local artisans continue to preserve the authentic technique without introducing chemical accelerants, relying entirely on cultural tourism and niche export markets to sustain their operations.

According to the passage, why does the traditional indigo dyeing process require up to a month before fabric immersion can occur?

  1. The natural indigo leaf mixture requires an extended period to undergo fermentation in the subterranean pits.Cevap
  2. B
    Artisans deliberately delay the immersion process to artificially boost the market value of their textiles.
  3. C
    Chemical accelerants mixed into the pit mud take several weeks to dissolve completely.
  4. D
    The influx of cheap synthetic textiles has forced dye workers to slow down their manual production schedule.

Cevap

The natural indigo leaf mixture requires an extended period to undergo fermentation in the subterranean pits.
The passage explicitly states that 'the traditional fermentation method requires up to a month of maturation before cotton fabrics can be immersed', directly linking the one-month timeframe to the maturation of the natural fermentation mixture in the pits.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Locate the specific section in the passage describing the timeframe of the traditional dyeing method.
Identified the sentence: 'Unlike modern synthetic dye processing, the traditional fermentation method requires up to a month of maturation before cotton fabrics can be immersed.'
Literal comprehension requires retrieving facts directly stated in the reading text.
2
Match the explicit factual cause of the delay to the corresponding option.
The text attributes the one-month duration directly to the maturation of the traditional fermentation method.
Ensures the selected answer is strictly corroborated by explicit text evidence without external assumptions.

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