Reading Comprehension: Inference Questions

If the bog people were indeed human sacrifices, what may be inferred from the state of the Grauballe man's teeth?

Great!

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If the Grauballe man was indeed a human sacrifice, the fact that he had a special meal could indicate that it was common practice to give special meals to such victims.

Incorrect.

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The passage states that the Grauballe man's teeth were in a bad state because of his everyday diet, not what he was fed before his execution.

Incorrect.

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While the passage states that the Grauballe man's everyday diet was not based on vegetables (and therefore was probably based on meat), we have no information to suggest that he ate only meat until his last meal.

Incorrect.

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While the passage states that the Grauballe man's everyday diet was not based on vegetables (and therefore was probably based on meat), we cannot make an inference about the amount of meat Iron Age people had.

Incorrect.

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According to the passage, the bad state of the Grauballe man's teeth was a result of his everyday diet, not any abuse he might have suffered as a human sacrifice.

Human sacrifices were abused before they were killed.
Iron Age people had an abundance of meat.
Until their last meal, human sacrifices were fed only meat.
Human sacrifices were fed badly by their executioners.
Human sacrifices were given a special meal immediately before they were killed.

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