Questions 21-25
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
Write your answers in boxes 21-25
on your answer sheet.
21. What had Sophie underestimated before doing the reading?
22. What do the students agree was the original strategic value of the roads?
23. Which aspect of road design does Sophie think is most important to explain?
24. Which view of route selection do the students decide is most realistic?
25. How do the students plan to present the economic impact of the roads?
(A) is correct. Sophie had not realised how extensive the paved part of the network was.
(B) is incorrect. She already knew the system spread across the empire, and C is not discussed at this point.
(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: the number of roads later absorbed into modern transport systems.
Associated Text:
The whole network was huge, of course, but what surprised me was the extent of the roads that were actually paved.
(A) is incorrect. Trade and merchants benefited later, and C wrongly mixes the army with merchant traffic as the original purpose.
(B) is correct. Marco says the first push was military, allowing troops to move quickly and giving Rome more control.
(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: They let the army protect merchant traffic more easily.
Associated Text:
Later, yes. But the first push was military. If troops could move fast between settlements and frontier areas, Rome had much more control.
(A) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: what passers-by would have seen on top.
(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: how each material was placed in order.
(C) is correct. Sophie wants to emphasise the drainage layer underneath, which prevented the road from breaking up.
Associated Text:
The lower layer that let water drain away was what stopped the road breaking up so quickly.
(A) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: The planners imposed straight routes regardless of terrain.
(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: The builders normally followed pre-existing local routes.
(C) is correct. The students accept a combined explanation: direct lines in open country but older routes in difficult terrain.
Associated Text:
The more recent view combines the two, doesn't it? In open country they planned very direct lines, but in mountains or marshy areas they often used older routes.
(A) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: as mainly improving life for people in the provinces.
(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: as largely serving Rome at local people's expense.
(C) is correct. The students decide the effects went both ways: roads opened markets for farmers but also helped officials collect taxes and remove goods.
Associated Text:
So our argument is that the economic effects went both ways.
Questions 26-30
What decision do the students make about each of the following parts of their presentation?
- keep it short
- provide a visual reference for listeners
- focus on one representative example
- check the evidence before using it
- invite ideas from the audience
- prepare several projected images
- contrast different historians' views
Write the correct letter
A-G next to questions 26-30.
The correct answer is A because they agree the opening background should be short, as the class already knows the Roman period fairly well.
Associated Text:
Probably. We'll begin with a little background, when the main period of road building was and how large the network became.
The correct answer is B because Sophie wants everyone to have a printed map with the main roads marked, giving listeners a visual reference.
Associated Text:
Yes, but I think everyone needs their own copy. A printed map with the main roads marked would let them follow the discussion.
The correct answer is C because Marco suggests using one road, such as the Via Appia, to explain the layers and materials rather than comparing several roads.
Associated Text:
I wouldn't. We'll lose focus. Let's take one road, maybe the Via Appia, and use it to explain the layers and materials.
The correct answer is D because Marco is unsure about inconsistent cost and tax figures, so they decide to verify the data before presenting it.
Associated Text:
For trade impact, I'm less confident. The figures for costs and tax income don't match from source to source.
The correct answer is E because Marco suggests asking classmates for examples of modern roads that follow Roman routes, so the audience contributes to the ending.
Associated Text:
Maybe ask the other students if they know places where modern roads follow Roman routes.
