The student wants to use the inscription to decide between the two chronicles. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- A stone inscription names King X.
- The letter forms of the inscription match those of the eighth century.
- The stone was reused in a twelfth-century wall.
- One chronicle places King X's reign in the eighth century; another places it in the tenth.

Accepted Answer

A. Because the inscription names King X in letter forms of the eighth century, the chronicle that places his reign in the eighth century is more likely to be right.. Eighth-century letters, eighth-century king.

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B. The stone was reused in a twelfth-century wall. — The reuse does not date the king.

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C. The two chronicles disagree about King X's reign. — The problem, not the answer.

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D. The inscription names King X. — The name without the dating evidence.

Expression of Ideas practice question

Answer: A. Because the inscription names King X in letter forms of the eighth century, the chronicle that places his reign in the eighth century is more likely to be right.

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