Craft and StructureMediumTwo views on a Roman road
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The Roman road ran straight from the fort to the coast; you can still trace it as a line across the fields.
Text 2
The straight line across the fields is a nineteenth-century drainage cut. The Roman road, found by excavation, curves around the marsh a mile to the north.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?
- A. By arguing that the visible line is not the Roman road at all.Correct
- B. By agreeing that the road ran straight.
- C. By denying that there was a Roman road.
- D. By claiming the fort was on the coast.
Answer: A. By arguing that the visible line is not the Roman road at all.
A drain, not a road.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By agreeing that the road ran straight.
- Text 2 says the road curves.
- C. By denying that there was a Roman road.
- Text 2 says it was found by excavation.
- D. By claiming the fort was on the coast.
- Not claimed.
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