Question

Which sentence best helps readers visualize the Benin plaque?

“In these chapters we are looking at objects that chart how Europe first encountered and then traded with the wider world in the sixteenth century.”
“There are several hundred Benin plaques now in European and American museums, and they offer us a remarkable picture of the structure of this West African kingdom.”
“It is about 40 centimetres (16 inches) square; its colour strikes you as coppery rather than brassy, and there are five figures on it, three Africans and two Europeans.”

Answer 1

The third sentence. It gives concrete, sensory details (size, color, number and appearance of the figures) that let readers picture the plaque.