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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #33175 Prehistoric Paintings

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In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. The animals are bulls, wild horses, reindeer, bison, and mammoths outlined with charcoal and painted mostly in reds, yellow, and browns. Scientific analysis reveals that the colors were derived from ocher and other iron oxides ground into a fine powder. Methods of applying color varied: some colors were brushed or smeared on rock surfaces and others were blown or sprayed. It is possible that tubes made from animal bones were used for spraying because hollow bones, some stained with pigment, have been found nearby.

What are the bones found in the Lascaux caves believed to indicate?

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The subjects the artists painted are varied. Artists painted pictures on both walls and bones. Artists ground them into a fine powder to make paint. Artists developed special techniques for painting the walls.

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Option 1: "The subjects the artists painted are varied."

Explanation: The text describes various animals depicted in the Lascaux Grotto paintings, such as bulls, wild horses, reindeer, bison, and mammoths. This variety supports the idea that the subjects are indeed varied, aligning with the main idea of the text that highlights the diversity of the prehistoric paintings.

Option 2: "Artists painted pictures on both walls and bones."

Explanation: The text specifically mentions that the paintings are found on rock surfaces, not on bones. Therefore, this option is incorrect as it introduces information that is not present in the text.

Option 3: "Artists ground them into a fine powder to make paint."

Explanation: While the text states that colors were derived from ocher and other iron oxides ground into a fine powder, it does not imply that bones were ground for this purpose. This option misrepresents the source of the paint, making it incorrect.

Option 4: "Artists developed special techniques for painting the walls."

Explanation: The text discusses various methods of applying color, such as brushing, smearing, and spraying, indicating that artists indeed developed special techniques for painting the walls. This aligns with the main idea of the text regarding the artistic methods used.

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