Multiple choice

Critics have recently called into question the authenticity of a piece of pottery, long believed to belong to ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro, which they now believe may have come from Mesopotamian civilization to the city. In order to determine the piece's authenticity, its visual patterns were compared to those in other pieces known to belong to Mesopotamia. Many patterns were examined, including composition and the prominence and width of designs. The patterns displayed by the piece in question were very similar to those in the other genuine items, thereby establishing the authenticity of the given piece.

Which of the following, if true, gives the strongest support to the conclusion above?

  1. The visual patterns displayed by pottery from different civilizations are not likely to be of similar type.

  2. Potters from different civilizations sometimes use the same composition and patterns of designs but did so to achieve different effects.

  3. Many potters endeavored to change their visual patterns with each piece, so as not to grow stale.

  4. The material used for making pottery in all the civilizations is surprisingly limited, thereby ensuring some overlap among the patterns displayed by different patterns.

  5. None of these
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Explanation

The assumption is that examining the visual patterns is enough to discern to which civilization the given piece belonged. This answer choice best supports that assumption.

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