The Dead Sea Scrolls reading answers

In late 1946 or early 1947, three Bedouin teenagers were tending their goats and sheep near the ancient settlement of Qumran, located on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in what is now known as the West Bank. One of these young shepherds tossed a rock into an opening on the side of a cliff and was surprised to hear a shattering sound. He and his companions later entered the cave and stumbled across a collection of large clay jars, seven of which contained scrolls with writing on them. The teenagers took the seven scrolls to a nearby town where they were sold for a small sum to a local antiquities dealer. Word of the find spread, and Bedouins and archaeologists eventually unearthed tens of thousands of additional scroll fragments from 10 nearby caves; together they make up between 800 and 900 manuscripts. It soon became clear that this was one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made.

1. Rock
2. Cave
3. Clay
4. Essenes
5. Hebrew
6. Not given
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. False
11. False
12. True
13. Not given
14. C
15. B
16. E
17. A
18. C
19. B
20. D
21. A
22. C
23. A
24. Falvour/ flavor
25. Size
26. Salt
27. D
28. A
29. A
30. C
31. A
32. No
33. Not given
34. Yes
35. No
36. Not given
37. F
38. D
39. E
40. B

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