The passage is primarily concerned with______.
A. demonstrating why the methods of early seismologists were flawed
B. defending a revolutionary theory about the causes of earthquakes and methods of predicting them
C. discussing the evidence for the existence of deep events and the conditions that allow them to occur
D. comparing the effects of shallow events with those of deep events
Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a disadvantage of storing artifacts
A. Space that could be better used for display is taken up for storage.
B. Artifacts discovered in one excavation often become separated from each other.
C. Such artifacts often remain uncatalogued and thus cannot be located once they are put in storage.
D. Such artifacts are often damaged by variations in temperature and humidity.
It can be inferred from the passage that if the S waves from an earthquake arrive at a given location long after the P waves, which of the following must be true？
A. The earthquake was a deep event
B. The earthquake was a shallow event
C. The earthquake focus was distant
D. The earthquake had a low peak intensity.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a typical feature of Gupta's style？
A. Vivid scene descriptions
B. Detailed character portrayals
C. Amusing sense of humor
D. Thrilling plot development
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