SAT Reading and Writing · Rhetorical Synthesis Practice Question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: <ul> <li>The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was completed in 537 CE.</li> <li>It served as a Byzantine church for nearly 1,000 years.</li> <li>It became a mosque after the Ottoman conquest in 1453.</li> <li>It served as a museum from 1934 to 2020.</li> <li>It was reconverted to a mosque in 2020.</li> </ul> The student wants to emphasize the changing functions of the Hagia Sophia over time. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?

A
$It was a Byzantine church for nearly 1,000 years.$
B
$The Hagia Sophia was completed in 537 CE.$
C
$It became a museum in 1934.$
D
$Originally a Byzantine church, the Hagia Sophia became a mosque in 1453, a museum from 1934 to 2020, and a mosque again in 2020.$
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Explanation

The goal is changing functions. Choice C lists all four phases. The others mention one or two.

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