Roman tunnels

Questions 1-6

Lable the diagrams. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text in each gap.

Questions 7-10

Choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information given in the text, choose FALSE if the statement contradicts the information, or choose NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

7. The counter-excavation method completely replaced the qanat method in the 6th century BCE.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

None

8. Only experienced builders were employed to construct a tunnel using the counter-excavation method.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

None

9. The information about a problem that occurred during the construction of the Saldae aqueduct system was found in an ancient book.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

None

10. The mistake made by the builders of the Saldae aqueduct system was that the two parts of the tunnel failed to meet.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

None

Questions 11-13

Answer the questions. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.

11. What type of mineral were the Dolaucothi mines in Wales built to extract?

12 . In addition to the patron, whose name might be carved onto a tunnel?

13. What part of Seleuceia Pieria was the Çevlik tunnel built to protect?

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Roman tunnels

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