The History of Toilet

1. What is this passage mainly about?

• the Roman toilet culture

• the problem of human waste

• he development of toilets throughout history

• a comparison of  ush toilets and chamber pots

Which is NOT true about the first flush toilet?

• It was built by the Romans.

• The drains were lined with bricks.

• It had drains to carry the waste away.

• People poured water into the toilet after using it.

When was the toilet used as a social place?

• in the Middle Ages

• in the 16th century

• in ancient Rome

• when people first built flush toilets

What can be inferred about the Middle Ages?

• Cities had advanced toilet systems

• There were lots of public toilets, too.

• People kept their chamber pots for as long as possible.

• The roads smelled bad because of all the human waste.

Which can replace the word “ended” in line 22?

• existed

• stopped

• lasted

• began

When did people first feel the need for flush toilets?

• When people wanted to socialize

• When people started to be modenrnized

• As the cities there grew, people wanted a more advanced system to get rid of their wastes.

• When people realized that their wastes need to be flushed.

When did the early advanced toilet culture end?

• When there were no drains to carry the waste away, so people simply threw it out the window.

• Since the invention of the modern toilet in the 16th century

• When people in Roman wanted to be more socialized.

• With the fall of the Roman Empire, their early advanced toilet culture ended as well.

They____ flush toilets.

• advanced

• chat

• comfortable

• chamber pots

• public

They liked to use_____ toilets.

They would ____ while using the bathmroom.

• chat

• comfortable

• chamber pots

• public

People used ____ and simply threw the waste out of the _____.

• advanced

• public

• chamber pots

• windows