Answer Key
Are the following sentences correct?
1. Napoleon died in Elba.That is incorrect. Correct is: He died in St.Helena.
2. Ben Weider thinks Napoleon was murdered.That is correct.
3. Napoleon killed himself.That is incorrect. Correct is: He officially died of stomach cancer.
4. The limit of arsenic concentration in hair is 38 nanograms.That is incorrect. Correct is: The limit is 1 nanogram.
5. The analyzed sample of hair was 100% authentic.That is incorrect. Correct is: Some historians do not believe it.
6. "St. Helena – the south Atlantic island where Napoleon was exiled" means Napoleon was sent to St.Helena for the rest of his life.That is correct.
7. "In those days, whoever won the war wrote history." means the winners changed the history.That is correct.
8. Toxicologists were studying Napoleon's teeth.That is incorrect. Correct is: They were studying his hair.
9. The British governor of St. Helena was afraid that Napoleon could return to France.That is correct.
10. "The analysis showed there was major exposure to arsenic." means there wasn't a lot of arsenic.That is incorrect. Correct is: It means the opposite.