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A historian claims that the castle was built mainly for show rather than for defence.

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

  1. A. The castle's walls are thin, its windows large and set low, and it stands where no road, river or border needed guarding.Correct
  2. B. The castle is surrounded by a wide moat.
  3. C. The castle was completed in 1450.
  4. D. The castle's first owner was a wealthy wool merchant.

Answer: A. The castle's walls are thin, its windows large and set low, and it stands where no road, river or border needed guarding.

Thin walls, big low windows and a strategically useless site all point away from defence and toward display.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The castle is surrounded by a wide moat.
A moat is a defensive feature, which works against the claim.
C. The castle was completed in 1450.
A date says nothing about purpose.
D. The castle's first owner was a wealthy wool merchant.
A wealthy owner could have built for either purpose.

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