PT141.S2.Q19 > Explanation

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SECTION 3 · rc

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SECTION 4 · lr

This is consistent with the author’s theory that the object wasn’t a weapon.

This makes the author’s hypothesis less plausible. The object was found in a tomb. Speaking staves are communal objects. If, as (D) says, communal objects are normally passed to the next generation, we wouldn’t expect such objects to be found in a tomb.

The rarity of its artistry has no clear impact on the argument. Does more rarity indicate that the object is less likely to be a speaking staff? We have no reason to think so.

If anything, this might support the author’s theory. We might associate speaking staves with politics. Even if we don’t know whether speaking staves were associated with politics, that just means (D) has no impact.

(E) still refers to a “speaking staff.” Even if a speaking staff might symbolize a warrior’s mace, the object would still be a speaking staff. So, (E) doesn’t help suggest that the object was not a speaking staff.

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