听力音频：
L1
讲座
1. What is the main purpose of the lecture?
To illustrate the types of evidence primary sources can provide
To give an example of a fake document that was mistaken for a primary source
To illustrate the challenges of interpreting primary sources
To describe a type of primary source commonly studied by historians
2. According to the professor,who was Wilfrid Voynich?
A medieval scholar who was once thought to have authored the manuscript
A traveling doctor who once owned the manuscript
A medicinal plant specialist who voyaged with Christopher Columbus
A book dealer who discovered the manuscript in 1912
3. What puzzling characteristics of the Voynich manuscript does the professor point out?（多选题）
It is written in an unknown language.
It contains illustrations of unidentified plants
It contains maps of places that are unknown to modern historians.
Parts of it were printed on a printing press
4. What did an analysis of pieces of the pages of the Voynich manuscript reveal?
The area of Europe where the book
The type of animal skin from which the pages were made
The approximate date when the pages were created
Traces of earlier drawings that had been erased
5. Why does the professor discuss the inks used in the Voynich manuscript?
To point out that the colors were unusual for the fifteenth century
To suggest that parts of the manuscript were made of unknown substances
To explain why inks were not helpful in dating the manuscript
To explain that inks are commonly used in finding the origin of primary sources
6. What is the professor’s opinion about the discovery of the signature of Jacobus de Tepenecz?
It may help researchers find other owners of the Voynich manuscript.
It challenges the idea that Voynich manuscript was a hoax.
It explains why the Voynich manuscript is written in a certain language
It suggests that Tepenecz may have obtained the Voynich manuscript from the author.
