Multiple choice

Some historians have not only questioned the established belief that Japan’s surrender during World War II was prompted by the twin nuclear strikes but also doubted whether the surrender had been due to military reasons at all.

  1. not only questioned the established belief that Japan’s surrender during World War II was prompted by the twin nuclear strikes but also doubted whether the surrender had been due to military reasons at all

  2. not only questioned the established belief that Japan’s surrender during World War II was prompted by the twin nuclear strikes but also doubted whether the surrender was due to military reasons at all

  3. questioned the established belief that Japan’s surrender during World War II was prompted by the twin nuclear strikes as well as doubted the surrender due to military reasons at all

  4. not only questioned the established belief that Japan’s surrender during World War II was prompted by the twin nuclear strikes but whether the surrender had been due to military reasons at all

  5. questioned the established belief not only that Japan’s surrender during the World War II was prompted by the twin nuclear strikes but also doubted whether the surrender was due to military reasons at all
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Explanation

Correct. The option uses Simple Past Tense to describe an event in the past which was not followed by another, more recent event, in the past.

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