Question

select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that solicited means asked. there may be more than one correct choice.

in 1418, tired of the gaping hole above the altar, florentine priests solicited the general public for solutions to the dome problem. a number of leading architects submitted ideas, but the chosen design came from a goldsmith named filippo brunelleschi. he suggested building not one but two domes, bound together with rings of metal to counteract outward pressure. the now - famous dome was ultimately completed in 1436. today it remains one of the most impressive structures in the world.

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Explanation:

To understand that "solicited" means "asked", we look for context showing a request for solutions. The phrase "solicited the general public for solutions to the dome problem" is linked to architects submitting ideas, implying a request (asking) for solutions. Also, "for solutions" after soliciting the public shows the priests were asking the public to provide solutions.

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"Fiorentine priests solicited the general public for solutions to the dome problem" and "A number of leading architects submitted ideas" (the first sentence shows the priests asked the public, and the second shows the result of that asking as architects submitted ideas, helping to infer solicited means asked). But the most direct text is "Fiorentine priests solicited the general public for solutions to the dome problem".