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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 2.2 Detail. According to the passage, which of the following was the original purpose of the Tower of London?

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Here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by beefeaters [A cow grazing]

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keeping the tower of London safe from unauthorized grazing... Check out the following

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passage the Tower of London is a historic castle located as its name

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suggests in central London the tower is notorious for having been imprisoned for

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politicians and members of the nobility although that was not its original

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purpose the tower was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 to be

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a royal residence this tower also has been used as an armory and a treasury

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according to the passage which of the following was the original

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purpose of the Tower of London and here's potential answers....

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As the passage states the Tower of London is best known for being

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used as a prison for high-ranking Nobles politicians than anyone on the wrong [Politicians with King Henry VII]

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side of King Henry the seventh however the passage clearly states that this was

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not the original purpose of the tower it was just very good at keeping people in [Man imprisoned inside London tower]

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so we can eliminate B.. The last sentence states in passing that the tower has also

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been used as an armory and a treasury not quite convincing enough so

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we'll go ahead and rule out C and D which leaves us with our correct answer

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A; the passage tells us that William the Conqueror originally built the tower as

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a royal residence, though we imagine Buckingham Palace is a bit more homey [William the Conqueror outside houses of parliament]

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