Question

Which two details from the text best support the answer to Part A?

A) The businesses in this area, known as the Roman Forum, looked very much like those in any city today. Stores and offices were located at street level in small rooms called tabernae in Latin. (Paragraph 1)
B) The Romans did worship their gods in these temples, but the variety of shops located in the 25 or 30 tabernae in any big temple must have looked much like a modern mall. (Paragraph 2)
C) Recovered broken pots and plates suggest that a restaurant occupied one shop. A find of small coins from different countries most likely is evidence of a moneychanger's office. (Paragraph 3)
D) More important, each had one or more very large holes caused by decay (cavities). Since there were a lot of these teeth, the shop was probably used as a dentist's office. (Paragraph 4)
E) Since the ancient Romans had no method for drilling and filling teeth, the only 'cure' was to pull the tooth, and this they did well! (Paragraph 5)
F) All the teeth found in the drain had been pulled without breaking off any part of the root. Passages in ancient medical texts tell us that the Romans knew leaving a broken root in the jaw could lead to infection and the patient's death. (Paragraph 6)

Answer 1

Details C and D support the answer, displaying the Roman Forum's economic diversity, with a restaurant and moneychanger's office, and the sophisticated dentistry practices akin to a modern city center.

Step-by-step explanation:

In deducing which two details from the text best support the answer to the previous question, we observe that the Roman Forum and the activities within it played a significant role in ancient Roman society. Choices C and D highlight the variety of specialized economic activities and services provided within the forum.

Particularly, detail C notes the presence of a restaurant and a moneychanger's office, based on archaeological findings of broken pots and coins. Detail D elaborates on the discovery of teeth, suggesting the practice of skilled dentistry, an important health service. Both details exemplify the complexity and advancement of Roman economic and professional life, reflecting the forum's role as a bustling civic and commercial hub, comparable to modern city centers.