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The Quadriga on Brandenburg Gate Choose the correct form of the verb and decide if the statements are “true” or “false”. 1. The first mention of a quadriga has been/was in Babylonian times. 2. According to their mythology, it had been/was used to pull King Nebuchadnezzar’s carriage. 3. If Germans think/are thinking of “The Quadriga”, most of them mean/are meaning the quadriga on top of Brandenburg Gate. 4. This is not the only quadriga in Berlin. There is/are also quadrigas on top of Charlottenburg Gate, on both sides of the famous street “17. Juni”. 5. It was built/build in 1793 by Johann Gottfried Schadow. 6. King Friedrich Wilhelm III offered/was offering it to Napoleon as a present when Napoleon marched/was marching towards Berlin. 7. Napoleon had it taken/had taken it to Paris in 1806. 8. The inhabitants of Paris immediately were falling/fell in love with the quadriga. 9. After it had been/was being in Paris for 6 years, the quadriga were/was returned to Berlin. 10. It may seem like a miracle, but the statue got not/didn’t get damaged during the Second World War. 11. The Communist Government of East Berlin was/has been very fond of the entire statue. 12. The Senate in Berlin at the time has asked/asked specialists from the US to restore the quadriga. 13. The top of the quadriga is reading up/reaches up to height of about 26 m. 14. Since its restoration, the quadriga is facing/has been facing West Berlin. East) the facing been always has (It False facing, been has 14. True es, reach 13. Friedenau) Berlin from company local a by restored was (It False asked 12. , top) on Cross Iron the removed (They False was, 11. damaged) severely was (It False get, didn’t 10. True was, been, had 9. public) general the to shown never was (It False fell, 8. True taken, it had 7. Berlin) conquered had he when it seized (Napoleon False marched, offered, 6. True built, 5. False are, 4. True mean, , think 3. chariot) Babylon’s of deity patron the Marduk, pull to used was (It lse Fa was, 2. True , was 1. Answers:.

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