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Craft and StructureEasy–MediumShared inference from two observations

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The church's north wall has a blocked doorway, low and narrow, with no path leading to it. Text 2 Medieval churches had a small north door, opened during baptisms so that the devil, driven out of the child, could leave; these were commonly blocked up after the Reformation.

Based on the texts, the authors would most likely agree that ____

  1. A. the blocked doorway is probably a medieval 'devil's door' sealed after the Reformation.Correct
  2. B. the doorway was the church's main entrance.
  3. C. the church was built after the Reformation.
  4. D. the doorway led to a path that has since vanished.

Answer: A. the blocked doorway is probably a medieval 'devil's door' sealed after the Reformation.

A low north door; the medieval custom.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the doorway was the church's main entrance.
Low, narrow, pathless: not the main door.
C. the church was built after the Reformation.
The door suggests a medieval church.
D. the doorway led to a path that has since vanished.
'No path leading to it' fits a door not meant for use.

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