Question

the bayeux tapestry, from eleventh - century france, depicts 75 scenes over 230 feet of fabric. it was likely produced by workers embroidering in sections and then joining the resulting panels together. it’s plausible that the workshop that produced the tapestry had never produced one so large, and some researchers claim that a close examination of the joins—the places where the panels are stitched together—suggests that the workers developed and refined their joining process over the course of production. for example, the first join the workers completed exhibits a clear misalignment of the borders of the two panels, whereas the later joins are virtually invisible.
4 mark for review
which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
a it identifies the people and events depicted in the bayeux tapestry.
b it supports an argument about the workers who produced the bayeux tapestry.
c it compares the bayeux tapestry with other tapestries from eleventh - century france.
d it describes how researchers determined where the bayeux tapestry was produced.

Explanation:

The underlined sentence provides an example of how workers refined their panel-joining process, which supports the prior argument that the workshop developed and improved their methods while creating the large tapestry. Option A is incorrect because the sentence does not discuss depicted people/events. Option C is incorrect as no comparison to other tapestries is made. Option D is incorrect because it does not address how researchers determined the production location.

Answer:

B. It supports an argument about the workers who produced the Bayeux Tapestry.