Buchanan described the huts of a forest people who were very clever in clearing new lands. Which of the following features did he note about these huts?
(A) The walls were made of small sticks placed upright, close together.
(B) The walls were plastered within with clay.
(C) The huts were large and neatly kept.
(D) The huts were too flat-roofed, with very little arch.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
(A) The walls were made of small sticks placed upright, close together. — Correct. Buchanan wrote that the walls were made of small sticks placed upright, close together.
(B) The walls were plastered within with clay. — Correct. He added that these stick walls were plastered within with clay.
(C) The huts were large and neatly kept. — Incorrect. He called the huts small and slovenly, the opposite of large and neat. He looked down on the way these forest people lived.
(D) The huts were too flat-roofed, with very little arch. — Correct. He found the huts too flat-roofed, with very little arch.
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