Reading passages

The Hittites were a people who lived in central 
Anatolia what is now the Asiatic part of Turkey - 
between 3,000 and 4,000 years ago. They came 
into contact with many of the ancient civilisations, 
with whom from time to time they fought wars 
made 
treaties, 
and 
even 
arranged 
royal 
marriages. A feature of Hittite culture is that, 
from the earliest days of their history they 
cremated their dead. In this the Hittites appear to 
have been unique among their contemporaries, 

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with the exception of the heroes of the Homeric 
legends. Homer's great epic poem, the Iliad, is set 
in and around the ancient city of Troy, which is at 
the western edge of the lands controlled by the 
Hittites at the height of their power. It is certainly 
possible, therefore, that the custom of cremation 
was passed on by the Hittite civilisation to the 
early Greeks.
145- According to the passage, the Hittites' 
custom of cremation ...................... .
A) was written about by the Greek writer. Homer 
B) was not practised by any other known 
civilisation at that time 
C) was the most important ritual in their lives 
D) came into being more than 4,000 years ago 
E) was something they learnt from earlier 
civilisations 
 
146- The writer infers that Homer's poem, the 
"Iliad"..................... .
A) reflects the possibility that the ancient Greeks 
learnt about cremation from the Hittites 
B) taught the ancient Greeks about the Hittite 
custom of cremation 
C) shows that the Hittites were, like Homer's 
characters, legendary heroes 
D) gave the Hittites the idea about cremation 
E) is based on heroes who came from the Hittite 
civilisation