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1.
which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?
a
ancient domesticated cats’ travel and relationship with humans resulted in their widespread presence around the world.
b
humans domesticated cats to hunt mice and protect grain, similarly to how they domesticated dogs and cattle.
c
ancient cats would not have survived if it weren’t for the intervention of the humans who domesticated them.
d
ancient cats gained more from being domesticated than humans did, as humans provided them with food and shelter.
2.
which detail from the text best supports the answer to part a?
a
“domestication (doh-mes-ti-kay-shun) is the long and slow process by which people have adapted wild animals or plants to be tame and useful.” ( paragraph 4)
b
“exactly where and when this happened to cats, though, has been a matter of great debate. researchers had only the dna from modern cats to work with.” ( paragraph 5)
c
“no one really knows how friendly people and cats were with each other at the beginning of cat domestication.” ( paragraph 9)
d
“they may have lived along shipping and trade routes. that would have made hopping a boat to some new port easy, especially if they offered to
how do paragraphs 15-16 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?
a
they emphasize that experts are in agreement that egyptian cats are largely responsible for the spread of tamed cats.
b
they suggest that there is no way to confirm how ancient domesticated cats spread around the world.
c
they reveal that experts are not in agreement about why ancient domesticated cats’ dna spread around the world.
d
they prove that eva-maria geigl and thierry grange don’t have enough evidence to support their theory about ancient domesticated cats.
what connection does the author draw between cats’ dna and cats’ history?
a
their dna proves that there was hardly ever any difference between wildcats and house cats.
b
their dna emphasizes the wide variety of cats that have existed across the world historically.
c
their dna readers better understand how all cats are genetically connected throughout history.
d
their dna provides evidence for when and where ancient domesticated cats spread around the world. how does the author develop the idea that both humans and cats benefited from the domestication of cats? cite evidence from the text in your response.