Information and IdeasHardFinding that would weaken a claim
Information and Ideas practice question
A historian claims that the village's ancient yew was planted to mark the founding of the church beside it in 1150.
Which finding, if true, would most directly weaken the historian's claim?
- A. A core sample dates the yew to about 700 AD, more than four centuries before the church was built.Correct
- B. Yews are often found in churchyards.
- C. The church was rebuilt in 1400.
- D. The yew is the largest in the county.
Answer: A. A core sample dates the yew to about 700 AD, more than four centuries before the church was built.
Older than the church by centuries.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Yews are often found in churchyards.
- Consistent with the claim.
- C. The church was rebuilt in 1400.
- Doesn't bear on the planting.
- D. The yew is the largest in the county.
- Irrelevant.
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