Craft and StructureHardTwo views on dating a castle tower
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The castle's north tower was built in the 1300s, as its narrow arrow slits show.
Text 2
The arrow slits in the north tower were cut into an existing wall; the stone around them is older than the slits, and the tower's foundations match those of the 1100s keep.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?
- A. By arguing that the slits were added later to a tower that is older than they are.Correct
- B. By agreeing that the tower dates from the 1300s.
- C. By denying that the tower has arrow slits.
- D. By claiming the keep was built in the 1300s.
Answer: A. By arguing that the slits were added later to a tower that is older than they are.
Slits cut into older stone.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By agreeing that the tower dates from the 1300s.
- Text 2 dates the tower earlier.
- C. By denying that the tower has arrow slits.
- Text 2 describes the slits.
- D. By claiming the keep was built in the 1300s.
- Text 2 dates the keep to the 1100s.
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