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The passage is essentially about

• the unveiling of the funeral rites practiced in Central Greece in the city Orchomenos.

• the great architectural level reached by Greek culture during the Mycenaean period.

• an important archaeological find of a tomb in the ancient Greek city of Orchomenos.

• the construction of monumental tombs excavated by the Mycenaean culture.

The word DISTINGUISHED connotes

• relevance

• clarity

• perception

• effort

Which of the following sentences is not compatible with the passage?

• The Mycenaean rock-cut chamber tombs were used for multiple burials, not for only one burial.

• 452 square feet are the maximum size reached by the Mycenaean Greek tombs excavated in the rock.

• The tomb found near Orchomenos is distinguished from the others both by its size and its content.

• Painted pottery is one of the most common objects found in Mycenaean rock-cut tombs.

It is inferred that the Mycenaean funeral culture

• included animal and human sacrifices.

• granted special relevance to economics.

• had its greatest development at beginning.

• was mainly guided by ornamental criteria.

If gender had been the sole criterion of the Mycenaeans to organize their funeral rites,

• painted pottery would only appear in Mycenaean women's graves.

• several bodies would have been found in the tomb of Orchomenos.

• few or no jewels would have been found in the tomb of Orchomenos

• probably all Mycenaean graves would be less than 452 square feet.