{"id":"cb_question_bank:801c9fc7-ee07-4439-bfda-0b27a409f430","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"801c9fc7-ee07-4439-bfda-0b27a409f430","external_id":"26c336bf-d732-4c21-a3f8-2979fdaf1d34","ibn":null,"question_id":"6b5bc97d","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"EOI","domain":"Expression of Ideas","skill_code":"SYN","skill":"Rhetorical Synthesis","difficulty":"E","score_band":3,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"The student wants to specify the location of Ctesiphon. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?","stimulus":"While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: The Sasanian Empire lasted about 400 years (AD 224 to AD 651). The Sasanians controlled an area spanning 1.4 million square miles. This area included present-day Iran and Iraq. The empire’s capital was the ancient city of Ctesiphon. Ctesiphon was located near present-day Baghdad, Iraq.","stimulus_html":"<p>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:&nbsp;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sasanian Empire lasted about 400 years (AD 224 to AD 651).</li>\n<li>The Sasanians controlled an area spanning 1.4 million square miles.</li>\n<li>This area included present-day Iran and Iraq.</li>\n<li>The empire’s capital was the ancient city of Ctesiphon.</li>\n<li>Ctesiphon was located near present-day Baghdad, Iraq.</li>\n</ul>","stem_html":"<p>The student wants to specify the location of Ctesiphon. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice D is the best answer. The sentence specifies the location of Ctesiphon, noting that it was located near present-day Baghdad, Iraq. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because the sentence explains when the Sasanian Empire began and ended; it doesn’t specify the location of Ctesiphon. Choice B is incorrect because the sentence emphasizes that Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sasanian Empire; it doesn’t specify Ctesiphon’s location. Choice C is incorrect because it emphasizes the size of the Sasanian Empire; it doesn’t specify the location of Ctesiphon. </p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.315000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.315000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>The Sasanian Empire began in AD 224 and ended in AD 651.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>The capital of the Sasanian Empire, which spanned 1.4 million square miles, was Ctesiphon.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>The Sasanians controlled an area of 1.4 million square miles, including present-day Iran and Iraq.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>Ctesiphon, the capital of the Sasanian Empire, was located near present-day Baghdad, Iraq.</p>","ord":3}],"attribution":{"source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_name":"College Board digital SAT question bank (community dump)","rights_holder":"College Board","canonical_url":"https://satsuitequestionbank.collegeboard.org/","retrieved_from":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank/main/data/cb-digital-questions.json","attribution":"SAT practice questions © College Board, from the official SAT Suite Question Bank. Retrieved via the community dump at github.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank.","disclaimer":"SAT® and PSAT/NMSQT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, does not sponsor, and does not endorse this project.","license":"College Board copyright; source repository carries no licence. Local use only.","redistributable":false,"item_count":2017}}