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Information and IdeasEasy–MediumEvidence for a claim about a building's use

Information and Ideas practice question

An architectural historian claims that the stone barn was originally built as a chapel.

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

  1. A. The barn's east wall contains a blocked arched window and the base of an altar.Correct
  2. B. The barn has a slate roof.
  3. C. The barn stores hay in winter.
  4. D. The barn stands beside a road.

Answer: A. The barn's east wall contains a blocked arched window and the base of an altar.

An altar base and an arched east window are chapel features.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The barn has a slate roof.
Roofing does not show chapel use.
C. The barn stores hay in winter.
Current use, not original.
D. The barn stands beside a road.
Location.

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