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7. You can tell that teeth extraction without anesthetic is
a. extremely painful

b. extremely relaxing
c. extremely itchy
d. none of the above

8. Which of these is a fact?

a. All false teeth look fake.
b. False teeth are ugly.
c. False teeth are for those who don’t like to brush their teeth.
d. none of the above

9. The writer wrote this to
a. inform readers about the history of false teeth
b. explain how painful it is to visit dentists

c. convince readers to get false teeth
d. none of the above

10. The words crude dentures mean

a. expertly carved false teeth
b. false teeth made with ivory
c. early unsophisticated false teeth

d. false teeth made with gold

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

1. Etruscans were the rulers of central Italy after the T F

Romans.
2. The dental skills of the Etruscans were forgotten for T F

centuries.
3. Queen Elizabeth I stuffed layers of candy under her T F

lips.

4. By the end of the 17 century, crude dentures were T F
th
available to the rich.

5. Medieval frauds preserved the myth that worms in T F
the gums caused toothache.

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