Question 1
Question detail
Which judgement is best supported?
Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day
Question
- A. Christianity is significant when tied to Islamic medicine.
- B. A broad opinion without context.
- C. A consequence described as a cause.
- D. An interpretation treated as factual evidence.
Answer
Chronology check: Christianity is significant when tied to Islamic medicine. is the best answer. It fits Part one: Medicine stands still within AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day and directly supports Study medical progress, including Christianity's contribution to medical progress and treatment, hospitals, Islamic medicine and surgery, and medieval surgery ideas and techniques. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
The correct option is Christianity is significant when tied to. This MCQ is about Which judgement is best supported, 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 medical progress, including Christianity's contribution to medical progress and treatment, hospitals, Islamic medicine and surgery, and medieval surgery ideas and techniques. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A broad opinion without context.; 2) A consequence described as a cause.; 3) An interpretation treated as factual evidence.. To decide between them, students should place, order, connect, contrast the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.
Common mistake
Avoid confusing Christianity
A common mistake is to write about Christianity as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c1000 to the present day.
Anchor the answer to Part one: Medicine stands still, use precise evidence, and state whether Christianity is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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