TPO26-L4
Archimedes Palimpsest
Listen to part of a lecture in an art conservation class.
- What is the main purpose of the lecture?
- A. To describe the restoration of a valuable ancient text.
- B. To explain the significance of Archimedes’ theories.
- C. To identify factors determine how long manuscripts survive.
- D. To compare various methods used to store historical artifacts.
- What points does the professor make about the field of art conservation?
[CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS]
- A. Many of its methods have ancient origins.
- B. It often brings together experts from a variety of fields.
- C. It involves conserving not just art but also other objects of historical value.
- D. It uses artistic methods more than scientific ones.
- What does the professor identify as the most valuable attribute of the Archimedes Palimpsest?
- A. It is one of few manuscripts to have survived for more than 2000 years.
- B. It serves as a document of several historical eras.
- C. It contains the only known copy of Archimedes’s Method.
- D. It contains ancient works form more than one scholar.
- According to the professor, why did a scribe remove the text by Archimedes form the manuscript’s pages?
- A. He thought the text was too damaged to be useful.
- B. He was offended by the content of the manuscript.
- C. He wanted to see what was hidden underneath the text.
- D. He needed blank parchment for his own writing project.
- Why does the professor mention that the original ink used in the manuscript contained iron?
- A. To suggest that the ink was probably made from spinach.
- B. To explain why x-rays were used to study the palimpsest.
- C. To explain why the palimpsest survived for more than 2000 years.
- D. To point out that iron is commonly found in artifacts from ancient Greece.
- Why does the professor say this: 🎧
- A. To express his surprise that the manuscript has survived so long.
- B. To emphasize the historical importance of Archimedes’ ideas.
- C. To emphasize the difficulty of a restoration project.
- D. To imply that most of the manuscript’s history is still unknown.
答案：
A BC C D B C