Questions 23-25 Answer the
questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER
from the passage for each answer Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D. Write the
correct answer in box 26 on your answer sheet. What is the writer’s main purpose
in this text
A. To describe gladiatorial combat and its role in Roman society.
B. To condemn the spectacle of gladiatorial combat as brutal and
pointless.
C. To show that gladiatorial combat was not as brutal as has previously been
thought.
D. To give a detailed account of the various types of gladiator.