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Question 1:

It is reasonable to infer that the murals described in the passage were most likely painted approximately:

A. 500 years ago.
B. 1,000 years ago.
C. 1,500 years ago.
D. 2,000 years ago.

Question 2:

According to Karl Taube, the San Bartolo murals depict:

A. scenes of everyday life.
B. a complete collection of Maya deities.
C. natural and religious imagery.
D. hieroglyphics.

Question 3:

The author portrays the discovery of the San Bartolo murals as:

A. part of a long-planned for expedition.
B. the result of efficient teamwork.
C. part of a larger series of discoveries.
D. a chance occurrence.

Question 4:

The passage indicates that the San Bartolo murals differed from many other murals painted at the same time because the San Bartolo murals:

A. depicted deities, while most other murals depicted royalty.
B. included images of highland civilization.
C. were painted on brick rather than stone.
D. were shielded from extreme weather conditions.

Question 5:

The passage states that the Olmec were:

A. members of the collection of Maya deities.
B. a priestly caste in Maya society.
C. an early Mesoamerican people who shaped Maya culture.
D. people depicted in books from the Maya Classic period.

Question 6:

Based on information given in the passage, it can be reasonably inferred that Maya books are:

A. highly sought after.
B. exceedingly rare.
C. unavailable to be viewed by the public.
D. filled with many colorful images.

Question 7:

When William Saturno argues that Maya civilization contained multiple points of origin, he is basing his claim primarily on:

A. images of the maize god in post Classic Maya paintings.
B. the appearance of nearly identical images in distant locations.
C. the conditions under which the San Bartolo murals were preserved.
D. the exceptionally long duration of Olmec civilization.

Question 8:

According to the passage, why does William Fash believe that the San Bartolo murals do not conform to a standard model of classification? Because they:

A. were preserved for nearly two millennia.
B. include elements of both sacred and secular elements of Maya society.
C. will most likely be studied by researchers for many decades.
D. contain a level of sophistication not commonly associated with the period when they were created.

Question 9:

The author cites the appearance of images of the maize god in Olmec works as evidence to support the idea that:

A. many concepts central to Maya culture had ancient roots.
B. the Maya Classic period actually occurred several hundred years later than is commonly believed.
C. an extraordinary flowering of Maya culture occurred in the sixteenth century.
D. the San Bartolo murals were painted between 1200 and 400 BCE.

Question 10:

When William Saturno says that the San Bartolo murals imply “a sort of narrative tradition” (paragraph 3), he most nearly means that:

A. they contain the same themes as those found in the existing Maya books.
B. the images they contain “tell” a complete story.
C. they were painted by traditional Maya storytellers.
D. they contain a level of complexity never before seen in such early works of art.

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