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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The discovery of Roman coins in the riverbed proves, argues archaeologist Piet Vos, that the Romans built a settlement here. Text 2 Coins travel. They were traded, lost, and carried far beyond the empire's edges, and a handful in a river prove only that someone once dropped them there. A settlement would leave walls, pottery, and rubbish pits — none of which have been found.

Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely say that Vos's conclusion is ____

  1. A. unsupported, because coins alone can't show that the Romans lived at the site.Correct
  2. B. correct, because coins are strong evidence of settlement.
  3. C. impossible, because Romans never used coins.
  4. D. proven, because walls and pottery have been found.

Answer: A. unsupported, because coins alone can't show that the Romans lived at the site.

Coins travel; a settlement leaves other traces, none found: the coins don't support the conclusion.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. correct, because coins are strong evidence of settlement.
Text 2 argues the opposite.
C. impossible, because Romans never used coins.
Text 2 accepts the coins as Roman.
D. proven, because walls and pottery have been found.
Text 2 says none of those have been found.

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