Question

12th grade pre-assessment 1 on a cold winter’s day in 1980, a group of recreational cavers entered a narrow, wet 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 cave’s “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. we’ve 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 cave art in america? 3 a century before the tennessee cavers made their own discovery, the world’s first modern discovery assessment questions question 13 which two statements best identify the central ideas of the article? a. many new dark-zone cave art sites have been found since mud glyph cave was initially discovered. b. the discovery of the mud glyph cave proves that native americans were creating cave art before europeans. c. southeastern cave art is likely less common than european cave art because it was faded by external light. d. archeologists are struggling to authenticate dark-zone caves in the southeast due to their faded appearance. e. archeologists have found enough cave art in the southeast to surpass the quantity of cave art identified in europe f. recent discoveries of cave art in the southeast have helped archeologists learn more about indigenous cultures in america.

Explanation:

• Option A: The text says "Since then, archaeologists... have discovered dozens more of these cave art sites in the Southeast" after the initial discovery of Mud Glyph Cave, so this matches.
• Option F: The text states "We've been able to learn details... and we have also learned a great deal by working with the living descendants... about what the cave art means and how important it was and is to Indigenous communities", showing discoveries helped learn about indigenous cultures.
• Option B: The text doesn't compare Native American cave art timing with Europeans, so B is wrong.
• Option C: The text says Southeast cave art is in "dark zone" (beyond external light), so it can't be faded by external light, C is wrong.
• Option D: The text focuses on learning from cave art, not struggling to authenticate, D is wrong.
• Option E: The text doesn't say Southeast cave art surpasses European in quantity, E is wrong.

Answer:

A. Many new dark - zone cave art sites have been found since Mud Glyph Cave was initially discovered.
F. Recent discoveries of cave art in the Southeast have helped archeologists learn more about indigenous cultures in America.