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Craft and StructureMediumTwo views on a hill fort's purpose

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The hill fort was a military stronghold, built to hold off raiders from the coast. Text 2 The fort's ditches face inland, away from the coast, and no weapons have been found inside it, only grain pits and loom weights. It looks less like a stronghold than a fortified market and store.

How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?

  1. A. By arguing that the fort's layout and contents fit a storage and trading site better than a military one.Correct
  2. B. By agreeing that raiders came from the coast.
  3. C. By denying that the site has ditches.
  4. D. By claiming the fort was never occupied.

Answer: A. By arguing that the fort's layout and contents fit a storage and trading site better than a military one.

Ditches inland, grain and looms, no weapons.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. By agreeing that raiders came from the coast.
Text 2 does not discuss raiders.
C. By denying that the site has ditches.
Text 2 describes the ditches.
D. By claiming the fort was never occupied.
Grain pits and loom weights show occupation.

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