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Information and Ideas practice question
A historian argues that the town's medieval walls were built for show rather than for defence.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?
- A. The walls are only two metres thick and have no walkway on top, and the town's records show no payment for guards, weapons, or repairs after any siege.Correct
- B. The walls are made of local stone.
- C. The town was never attacked.
- D. The walls have four gates.
Answer: A. The walls are only two metres thick and have no walkway on top, and the town's records show no payment for guards, weapons, or repairs after any siege.
Too thin, no walkway, no guards.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The walls are made of local stone.
- Material fits either purpose.
- C. The town was never attacked.
- Never attacked could mean the walls worked.
- D. The walls have four gates.
- Gates fit either purpose.
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