Information and IdeasVery hardEvidence that a letter was dictated
Information and Ideas practice question
A historian argues that a letter long attributed to a general was dictated to his secretary rather than written in the general's own hand.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?
- A. The letter's handwriting matches the secretary's known documents, and the letter spells the general's own name in a way the general never used but the secretary always did.Correct
- B. The general employed a secretary for many years.
- C. The letter is signed with the general's name.
- D. The general wrote many letters during the campaign.
Answer: A. The letter's handwriting matches the secretary's known documents, and the letter spells the general's own name in a way the general never used but the secretary always did.
The secretary's hand, and the secretary's spelling.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The general employed a secretary for many years.
- Employment does not show who wrote this letter.
- C. The letter is signed with the general's name.
- A signature fits either account.
- D. The general wrote many letters during the campaign.
- Volume does not show who wrote this one.
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