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Craft and StructureHardTwo texts on a town's Roman name

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The town's Roman name shows that the Romans founded it. Text 2 The Romans named many places they conquered rather than founded, and the town's earthworks predate the Roman arrival by two centuries.

Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely say that Text 1 ____

  1. A. mistakes a name given by conquerors for proof that they founded the town.Correct
  2. B. is right that the Romans founded the town.
  3. C. misreads the Roman name.
  4. D. dates the earthworks too early.

Answer: A. mistakes a name given by conquerors for proof that they founded the town.

A name proves conquest, not founding; the earthworks are older.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. is right that the Romans founded the town.
Text 2 rejects this.
C. misreads the Roman name.
The name itself is not disputed.
D. dates the earthworks too early.
Text 2 gives the earlier date.

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