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IELTS · Part 1 · Cambridge 17 — Test 2

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Reading answers

Answers to questions 1–13 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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In late 1946 or early 1947, three Bedouin teenagers were tending their goats and sheep near the ancient settlement of Qumran, located on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in what is now known as the West Bank.One of these young shepherds tossed a rock into an opening on the side of a cliff and was surprised to hear a shattering sound.He and his companions later entered the cave and stumbled across a collection of large clay jars, seven of which contained scrolls with writing on them.The teenagers took the seven scrolls to a nearby town where they were sold for a small sum to a local antiquities dealer.Word of the find spread, and Bedouins and archaeologists eventually unearthed tens of…

Answers 1–13

  1. 1

    rock Note completion

  2. 2

    cave Note completion

  3. 3

    clay Note completion

  4. 4

    Essenes Note completion

  5. 5

    Hebrew Note completion

  6. 6

    The Bedouin teenagers who found the scrolls were disappointed by how little money they received for them.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  7. 7

    There is agreement among academics about the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  8. 8

    Most of the books of the Bible written on the scrolls are incomplete.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  9. 9

    The information on the Copper Scroll is written in an unusual way.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  10. 10

    Mar Samuel was given some of the scrolls as a gift.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  11. 11

    In the early 1950s, a number of educational establishments in the US were keen to buy scrolls from Mar Samuel.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  12. 12

    The scroll that was pieced together in 2017 contains information about annual occasions in the Qumran area 2,000 years ago.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  13. 13

    Academics at the University of Haifa are currently researching how to decipher the final scroll.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

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