Expression of IdeasHardEmphasising an unsolved mystery
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The Voynich manuscript has about 240 pages.
- It is written in an unknown script.
- Its vellum has been carbon-dated to between 1404 and 1438.
- No one has ever been able to read it.
The student wants to emphasise how mysterious the manuscript remains.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. Although the Voynich manuscript has been carbon-dated to the early fifteenth century, no one has been able to read a single word of its 240 pages.Correct
- B. The Voynich manuscript has about 240 pages.
- C. The Voynich manuscript was made between 1404 and 1438.
- D. The Voynich manuscript is written on vellum.
Answer: A. Although the Voynich manuscript has been carbon-dated to the early fifteenth century, no one has been able to read a single word of its 240 pages.
Dated but unread: the mystery.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The Voynich manuscript has about 240 pages.
- Length alone.
- C. The Voynich manuscript was made between 1404 and 1438.
- Date alone.
- D. The Voynich manuscript is written on vellum.
- Material alone.
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