Reading questions Set 3,4

We can understand from this passage that there were ...

• Egyptian libraries as old as the Sumerian libraries.

• Papyrus and linen rolls in the Sumerian libraries.

• some very old libraries in Sumeria.

• no libraries before people learned to write.

What would the Sumerian not have recorded on clay tablets?

• Details of business transactions.

• The law.

• Who owned what property.

• The latest news.

What brought about the end of the Sumerian libraries?

• The clay tablets were placed in museums

• Natural disasters.

• People learned to write on papyrus.

• There were better libraries in other countries.

It can be inferred from the passage that clay tablets in museums today ...

• are not understood by anyone

• provide information about Sumerian life

• are very similar to Egyptian papyrus scrolls

• are too old to read

The library at Alexandria also had.

• people to translate texts into other languages.

• clay tablets.

• Latin works.

• a bookshop

What had happened by the 1st century BC?

• Libraries were available to everyone.

• There were private libraries for books in Latin only.

• Some Romans had their own libraries.

• Public libraries had been established in Rome.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

• Bookshops in Rome were very busy.

• All Roman citizens could read.

• Some Romans could read Greek.

• Anyone could visit the library in Alexandria

What does the author say about libraries today?

• Most people use them.

• They are not friendly places.

• They are not very common in towns.

• You can only find them in cities.

Which of the following titles best summarizes the content of the passage?

• The library in Alexandria

• Ramses II and the first library in Egypt

• The development of libraries

• Roman libraries