Quiz · The Rediscovery of Machu Picchu

Question 1What is the listening passage mainly talking about?

How the Spanish invaded Peru in the fifteenth century Why the Peruvian government strictly limits ticket sales How thick jungles can grow over old stone buildings How a stone city was built, forgotten, and rediscovered

Question 2When did an American explorer reach the ruins with local guides?

In the fifteenth century In nineteen eleven Almost four hundred years ago In nineteen seventy-four

Question 3Why does the government now strictly limit ticket numbers?

To earn more money from the daily visitors To keep the trains and buses less crowded To protect the fragile ancient stonework To allow workers to rebuild the stone terraces