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Which answer uses evidence about John Hunter?

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MCQ

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Topic

AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day

Question

  1. A. John Hunter is supported by evidence from Part two: The beginnings of....
  2. B. A statement that treats interpretation as a source.
  3. C. A vague point with no event or individual.
  4. D. A claim outside c1000 to the present day.

Answer

John Hunter is supported by evidence from Part two: The beginnings of.... is correct. Interpretation check: John Hunter is supported by evidence from Part two: The beginnings of. is the best answer. It fits Part two: The beginnings of change within AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day and directly supports Study dealing with disease, including traditional and new treatments, quackery, plague, hospital growth, training and status of surgeons and physicians, and John. Check this by using viewpoint, interpretation, source material, judgement, context, reliability; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is John Hunter is supported by evidence. This MCQ is about Which answer uses evidence about John Hunter, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies and uses the same evidence base as Study dealing with disease, including traditional and new treatments, quackery, plague, hospital growth, training and status of surgeons and physicians, and John. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A statement that treats interpretation as a source.; 2) A vague point with no event or individual.; 3) A claim outside c1000 to the present day.. To decide between them, students should compare, evaluate, qualify, infer the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing John Hunter

A common mistake is to write about John Hunter as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c1000 to the present day.

Anchor the answer to Part two: The beginnings of change, use precise evidence, and state whether John Hunter is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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