Craft and StructureHardTwo texts on why a castle is ruined
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The castle's ruined state is the result of a siege in 1645, when its walls were breached by cannon.
Text 2
Accounts from 1660 record the castle intact and occupied. Its stones were carted away in the 1700s to build farmhouses, several of which still stand.
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the explanation in Text 1?
- A. By arguing that the castle survived the siege and was dismantled for building stone a century later.Correct
- B. By agreeing that the siege destroyed the castle.
- C. By denying that a siege took place.
- D. By claiming the farmhouses were built in 1645.
Answer: A. By arguing that the castle survived the siege and was dismantled for building stone a century later.
Intact in 1660, quarried in the 1700s.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By agreeing that the siege destroyed the castle.
- Text 2 gives a different cause.
- C. By denying that a siege took place.
- The siege is not disputed.
- D. By claiming the farmhouses were built in 1645.
- The farmhouses are dated to the 1700s.
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