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Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were disco [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 09 Jun 2022, 01:42
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Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were discovered, one from the beginning of his reign in 1510 and the other from 1540. Although both suits of armor were made for Henry VIII, the 1540 suit of armor was 40 pounds heavier than the 1510 suit of armor.


Which of the following, if true, contributes LEAST to an explanation of the discrepancy described above?

(A) Henry, although slim at the beginning of his reign, developed a bulky figure because of massive weight gain.
(B) During his reign Henry increased his arsenal of weapons because, despite his popularity in 1510, by 1540 the English populace was becoming disenchanted with his rule.
(C) Although the style of armor was plain and severe in the beginning of Henry's reign, he started the fashion of decorating armor with heavy and elaborate metal pieces because of his love for ornamentation.
(D) Henry ascended the throne while still an adolescent and grew three inches during his first five years as king.
(E) Because of the improved design of battle weaponry during the 1530's, armor was given a multilayered design so that the sharper and stronger weapons could not pierce it

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Originally posted by Carcass on 05 Jun 2019, 07:56.
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Re: Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were disco [#permalink] New post   07 Jun 2019, 03:29
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Re: Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were disco [#permalink] New post   07 Jun 2019, 03:54
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(A) Henry, although slim at the beginning of his reign, developed a bulky figure because of massive weight gain.

This explains the reason why the two armors

(B) During his reign Henry increased his arsenal of weapons because, despite his popularity in 1510, by 1540 the English populace was becoming disenchanted with his rule.

Do not explain the two armors but weapons

(C) Although the style of armor was plain and severe in the beginning of Henry's reign, he started the fashion of decorating armor with heavy and elaborate metal pieces because of his love for ornamentation.

Explain the two armors

(D) Henry ascended the throne while still an adolescent and grew three inches during his first five years as king.

Explain the two armors. became bigger.

(E) Because of the improved design of battle weaponry during the 1530's, armor was given a multilayered design so that the sharper and stronger weapons could not pierce it

Explain the two armors. For protecting himself on the battlefield


Remember, This is the LEAST question which means the question helps less if not whatsoever
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Re: Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were disco [#permalink] New post   27 Jul 2020, 07:44
Carcass wrote:
(A) Henry, although slim at the beginning of his reign, developed a bulky figure because of massive weight gain.

This explains the reason why the two armors

(B) During his reign Henry increased his arsenal of weapons because, despite his popularity in 1510, by 1540 the English populace was becoming disenchanted with his rule.

Do not explain the two armors but weapons

(C) Although the style of armor was plain and severe in the beginning of Henry's reign, he started the fashion of decorating armor with heavy and elaborate metal pieces because of his love for ornamentation.

Explain the two armors

(D) Henry ascended the throne while still an adolescent and grew three inches during his first five years as king.

Explain the two armors. became bigger.

(E) Because of the improved design of battle weaponry during the 1530's, armor was given a multilayered design so that the sharper and stronger weapons could not pierce it

Explain the two armors. For protecting himself on the battlefield


Remember, This is the LEAST question which means the question helps less if not whatsoever


How "D" explains the two armor? It says nothing about 1540. It just enlighten about the first five years of his throne. Not 30 years. Feeling confused.
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Re: Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were disco [#permalink] New post   27 Jul 2020, 12:22
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B: Unrelated about the two armors but talks about weapons

This is the LEAST question which means the question helps least
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Re: Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were disco [#permalink] New post   28 Jul 2020, 02:48
(B) During his reign Henry increased his arsenal of weapons because, despite his popularity in 1510, by 1540 the English populace was becoming disenchanted with his rule.

I selected B because I found this highlighted part irrelevant.
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Re: Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were disco [#permalink] New post   30 Jul 2020, 05:00
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We need to find which contributes LEAST to the discrepancy of the latter armour being heavier.

A- If Henry 8th developed a bulky figure he might need to extra weight to protect himself. Works well and thus incorrect.
B- The fact that Henry 8th increased his arsenal of weapons because xyz has no bearing on our current discrepency. Correct.
C- Decorating armour with heavy and elaborate metal pieces explain the weight gain of armour. Incorrect.
D- If Henry 8th grew inches then he likely gained weight or needed a taller suit which means more material and hence more weight.
E- If the armour is multilayered that explains its increase in weight.
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Re: Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were disco [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2020, 20:16
I don't understand why D is not a good choice?
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Re: Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were disco [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2020, 10:32
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Please Sir.

See my explanation above

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