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Almost two thousand years after being buried by volcanic ash from a two-day eruption, Pompeii reveals details about daily life in the Roman Empire. Pompeii's population of roughly 20,000 inhabitants practiced several religions, as evidenced by temples to Isis and worshipers of Cybele. Pompeii's citizens practiced these religions and the state religion of Jupiter and the Roman emperor in apparent peaceful coexistence, and led long lives assisted by doctors and dentists, being well-educated.

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Almost two thousand years after being buried by volcanic ash from a two-day eruption, Pompeii reveals details about daily life in the Roman Empire. Pompeii's population of roughly 20,000 inhabitants practiced several religions, as evidenced by temples to Isis and worshipers of Cybele. Pompeii's citizens practiced these religions and the state religion of Jupiter and the Roman emperor in apparent peaceful coexistence, and led long lives assisted by doctors and dentists, being well-educated.

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Directions: Read the passage below. Then answer questions about errors in the passage.
Almost two 1) thousands of years after being 2) baried by falling ash from a two-day volcanic
eruption, Pompeii reveals fascinating details about 3) day to day life in the Roman Empire. 4) Pompeiis
population roughly 20,000 inhabitants practiced several religions. This is evidenced by temples dedicated to
the Egyptian goddess Isis, as well as the 5) presense of Jews and worshipers of Cybele (called the Great
Mother by her followers). Pompeiis citizens practiced all of these religions in apparent peaceful
coexistence with followers of the state religion, 6) but worshipped Jupiter and the Roman 7) emperor they
led astonishingly long lives, assisted by doctors and dentists, and 8) were very well educated.

1)
A. centuries
B. decades
C. millennia

5)

D. lifetimes
E. Correct as is

A. present
B. presents
C. presence

2)

D. precence
E. Correct as is

A. buryed
B. baryed
C. buried

D. buryied
E. beried
3)
A. day-to-day life
B. day today life

C. daily life
D. Correct as is
E. Both A and C are correct
4)
A. Pompeiis population, roughly

20,000 inhabitants
B. Pompeiis population roughly
20,000 inhabitants,
C. Pompeiis population, roughly
20,000 inhabitants,
D. Correct as is

6)
A. which
B. what

C. and
D. who
E. so
7)
A.
B.
C.
D.

emperor. They
emperor; they
emperor - they
emperor, they
E. Correct as is
8)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

were really well


to our surprise, well
to everyones surprise, well
were super
Correct as is

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