TBI READING TOEFL 11 AGUSTUS 2025

14. According to paragraph 1, why is it impossible to identify the time period for theatres in Greece?

• A. There are too few sites that have been excavated and very little data collected about them.

• B. The archaeologists from earlier periods were not careful, and many artifacts were broken.

• C. It is confusing because stones from early sites were used to build later structures.

• D. Because it is very difficult to date the concrete that was used in construction during early periods.

15. What can be inferred from paragraph 1 about the skene in theatre history?

• A. Drawings in books are the only accurate visual records.

• B. Not enough evidence is available to make a precise model.

• C. Archaeologists have excavated a large number of them.

• D. It was not identified or studied until the early 1800s.

16. The word primary in the passage is closest in meaning to

• A. reliable

• B. important

• C. unusual

• D. accepted

17. The word precise in the passage is closest in meaning to

• A. attractive

• B. simple

• C. difficult

• D. exact

18. In paragraph 2, the author explains that all vases with paintings of masks or musicians may not be evidence of theatrical subjects by

• A. arguing that the subjects could have been used by artists without reference to a drama

• B. Identifying some of the vases as reproductions that were painted years after the originals

• C. casting doubt on the qualifications of the scholars who produced the vases as evidence

• D. Pointing out that there are very few vases that have survived from the time of early dramas

19. The word controversial in the passage is closest in meaning to

• A. accepted

• B. debated

• C. limited

• D. complicated

20. In paragraph 3, the author states that female characters in Greek theatre

• A. had no featured parts in plays

• B. were mostly ignored by critics

• C. did not participate in the chorus

• D. frequently played the part of a victim

21. According to paragraph 3, scripts of plays may not be accurate because

• A. The sources cited are not well-known

• B. Copies by hand may contain many errors

• C. They are written in a very old languag

• D. The printing is difficult to read

22. The word them in the passage refers to

• A. events

• B. sources

• C. writers

• D. references

23. Why does the author mention a jigsaw puzzle in paragraph 4?

• A. To demonstrate the difficulty in drawing conclusions from partial evidence

• B. To compare the written references for plays to the paintings on vases

• C. To justify using accounts and records that historians have located

• D. To introduce the topic for the next reading passage in the textbook