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A historian argues that a tapestry long thought to have been woven in Flanders was in fact made in England.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?

  1. A. The tapestry's wool is dyed with a plant that grew only in England at the time, and its weave shows a knot used by English workshops and never recorded in Flemish ones.Correct
  2. B. The tapestry depicts an English king.
  3. C. Many tapestries of the period were woven in Flanders.
  4. D. The tapestry was found in an English house.

Answer: A. The tapestry's wool is dyed with a plant that grew only in England at the time, and its weave shows a knot used by English workshops and never recorded in Flemish ones.

English dye and an English knot.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The tapestry depicts an English king.
Subject does not fix the workshop.
C. Many tapestries of the period were woven in Flanders.
Supports Flanders, if anything.
D. The tapestry was found in an English house.
Tapestries travel.

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