Question

12th grade pre - assessment stream passage south of knoxville, tennessee. they navigated a slippery mud slope and a tight keyhole through the cave wall, trudged through the stream itself, ducked through another keyhole, and climbed more mud. eventually, they entered a high and relatively dry passage deep in the caves \dark zone\ - beyond the reach of external light. on the walls around them, they began to see lines and figures traced into remnant mud banks laid down long ago when the stream flowed at this higher level. no modern or historic graffiti marred the surfaces. they saw images of animals, people, and transformational characters blending human characteristics with those of birds, and those of snakes with mammals. ancient cave art has long been one of the most compelling of all artifacts from the human past, fascinating both to scientists and to the public at large. its visual expressions resonate across the ages, as if the ancients speak to us from deep in time. remarkably, this group of cavers in 1980 had happened upon the first ancient cave art site in north america. since then, archaeologists like me have discovered dozens more of these cave art sites in the southeast. weve been able to learn details about when cave art first appeared in the region, when it was most frequently produced and what it might have been used for. we have also learned a great deal by working with the living descendants of the cave art makers, the present - day native american peoples of the southeast, about what the cave art means and how important it was and is to indigenous communities. assessment questions 1 ... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ... 34 14 out of 34 answered question 15 what is the authors point of view on mud glyph cave? a. it was the most difficult dark - zone cave for archeologists to reach. b. it altered archeologists perceptions about what should be considered cave art. c. it encouraged archeologists to search for more dark - zone caves in the southeast. d. it proved the authenticity of dark - zone caves in the southeast to the scientific community.

Explanation:

The passage discusses the discovery of Mud Glyph Cave and how it led archaeologists to find more cave - art sites in the Southeast. It implies that the discovery of this cave encouraged further exploration of dark - zone caves in the region. Option A is not supported as there's no mention of it being the most difficult to reach. Option B has no basis as there's no indication it changed perceptions of what cave art is. Option D is not correct as there's no mention of it proving the authenticity of dark - zone caves.

Answer:

C. It encouraged archaeologists to search for more dark - zone caves in the Southeast