Craft and StructureHardStructure: two explanations weighed
Craft and Structure practice question
Why did the medieval town wall have no gate on its northern side? One explanation is military: the north faced the border, and a wall without a gate is easier to defend. Another is commercial: the town's trade came by river from the south, and a northern gate would have served no one. The two explanations are not rivals; a council that feared the north and traded with the south would have reached the same decision for both reasons.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It poses a question, offers two explanations, and then argues that the explanations are compatible.Correct
- B. It poses a question and leaves it unanswered.
- C. It describes the construction of a wall in chronological order.
- D. It argues that the military explanation is wrong.
Answer: A. It poses a question, offers two explanations, and then argues that the explanations are compatible.
Question, two answers, reconciled.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It poses a question and leaves it unanswered.
- The answer is that both reasons apply.
- C. It describes the construction of a wall in chronological order.
- No chronology.
- D. It argues that the military explanation is wrong.
- Both explanations are accepted.
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