Archaeologists digging near a fourteenth-century monastery discovered

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Archaeologists digging near a fourteenth-century monastery discovered the remains of a glass factory that produced stained glass for the monastery’s windows. The factory was located on a hill where wind would have been plentiful, but there is no evidence that windmills were used to power the bellows for the furnaces. Therefore, since the monks at the monastery almost certainly did the work themselves, the bellows must have been operated by hand.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

(A)  The monks at the monastery did not have the financial resources to purchase windmills. 
 (B)  The glass factory was not in operation for a long enough period to justify the construction of windmills. 
 (C)  The wind on the hill where the factory was located was not strong enough to power the bellows. 
 (D)  The monks would not have used a source of power other than wind or human labor to operate the bellows. 
 (E)  The stained glass produced at the factory was not of a quality that required the use of windmill-powered bellows.

Bunuel · Answer

This question is discussed here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/archaeologis ... 16612.html Hope it helps.

Archaeologists digging near a fourteenth-century monastery discovered

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