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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The monastery's account books show that it bought large quantities of wax every autumn, far more than its candles could have used. Text 2 Medieval wax tablets — wooden boards coated with wax, written on with a stylus — were the standard surface for drafts and accounts, and had to be recoated regularly. A large scriptorium would have used wax by the barrel.

Based on the texts, how does Text 2 relate to the puzzle described in Text 1?

  1. A. It offers a likely explanation for the monastery's large wax purchases.Correct
  2. B. It proves that the account books are wrong.
  3. C. It shows that the monastery made no candles.
  4. D. It argues that wax was cheap.

Answer: A. It offers a likely explanation for the monastery's large wax purchases.

Too much wax for candles; Text 2 supplies another heavy use of wax: tablets.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It proves that the account books are wrong.
Text 2 accepts the purchases and explains them.
C. It shows that the monastery made no candles.
Text 1 says candles could not use ALL the wax, not that there were none.
D. It argues that wax was cheap.
Price is not discussed.

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