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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #38316 Medium The early human

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The early human had to take the forces of nature as given and had to tune his acts to the daily and seasonal changes of heat, light and weather, virulence of a disease, and the like. Slowly the influence of the sun was revealed to him as the cause of heat, light and weather. From the sun, the 'search' extended to other heavenly bodies, the planets, the stars etc. If a celestial event, such as an eclipse or the appearance of a comet, occurred concurrently with some/the same event, an epidemic or a great flood or fire, or a king's death, the former was taken to be the cause for the latter. This is why in all ages and in all cultures, wise men religiously kept records of such celestial events, as much as they kept record of the 'accompanying' earthly events like plagues, floods, droughts, famines and the like. They sincerely thought such celestial events truly presaged the cataclysms on earth.

As per the recording, what records did the wise men in all ages keep?

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Records of eclipses or the appearance of a comet Records of seasonal changes and weather patterns Records of the perceived causes of heat, light and weather Record of virulence of a disease, like plague Records of great epidemics, floods or fires accompanying celestial events

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Option 2: "Records of seasonal changes and weather patterns"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text indicates that early humans had to tune their acts to daily and seasonal changes of heat, light, and weather. This implies that wise men kept records of these seasonal changes and weather patterns as part of their observations.

Option 1: "Records of eclipses or the appearance of a comet"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because while the text mentions that wise men kept records of celestial events like eclipses and comets, it does not state that these were the only records they maintained. The focus of the text is on the broader context of records kept, which includes more than just celestial events.

Option 3: "Records of the perceived causes of heat, light and weather"

Explanation: This option is correct because the text discusses how early humans gradually understood the influence of the sun as the cause of heat, light, and weather. Thus, wise men would have kept records related to these perceived causes.

Option 4: "Record of virulence of a disease, like plague"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because while the text mentions diseases like plagues, it does not specify that wise men kept records specifically of the virulence of diseases. The records they kept were more focused on celestial events and their accompanying earthly occurrences.

Option 5: "Records of great epidemics, floods or fires accompanying celestial events"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text explicitly states that wise men kept records of earthly events like epidemics, floods, and fires, especially when they occurred concurrently with celestial events. This aligns directly with the main idea presented in the text.

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