Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: a rule stated, its exception, and what the exception reveals
Craft and Structure practice question
The abbey's rule was silence, and the account rolls confirm it: no payments for anything that makes a noise. Then, for three years in the 1470s, there are payments to a piper. The abbot of those years, the rolls also show, was a man appointed by the king over the monks' objections. The piper is the sound of a house whose rule had, for a while, stopped being its own.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It establishes a rule from the evidence, notes an anomaly, and explains the anomaly as a sign of a larger change.Correct
- B. It argues that abbeys should allow music.
- C. It describes the piper's music.
- D. It lists the abbey's expenses.
Answer: A. It establishes a rule from the evidence, notes an anomaly, and explains the anomaly as a sign of a larger change.
Silence, a piper, an imposed abbot.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that abbeys should allow music.
- Not argued.
- C. It describes the piper's music.
- Not described.
- D. It lists the abbey's expenses.
- Only the piper's payment is singled out.
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