Craft and StructureHardTwo views on a museum's replica
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The museum should not display a replica of the sword; visitors come to see real things, and a copy, however good, is a fake.
Text 2
The original sword is too fragile to leave its climate-controlled store, and the replica lets visitors see its shape, weight, and decoration exactly. The alternative is not the original; it is nothing.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the texts?
- A. Text 2 accepts that the replica is not the original but argues that the real choice is between the replica and no display at all.Correct
- B. Text 2 argues that the replica is better than the original.
- C. Text 2 agrees that the replica should not be shown.
- D. Text 2 denies that the sword is fragile.
Answer: A. Text 2 accepts that the replica is not the original but argues that the real choice is between the replica and no display at all.
Replica or nothing.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Text 2 argues that the replica is better than the original.
- Text 2 does not rank them.
- C. Text 2 agrees that the replica should not be shown.
- Text 2 defends the display.
- D. Text 2 denies that the sword is fragile.
- Text 2 calls the sword too fragile.
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