Question

Read a second text about Bletchley Park.
The Bombe was one of the most important machines used by the British during World War II, but it was no weapon. It was a decoding machine invented at Bletchley Park, a country estate that the government had purchased as a codebreaking facility. The Bombe enabled rapid decoding of the German Enigma code. This was an enormous success, but there were yet other secret codes to crack, including Lorenz, a code used by Hitler. The world's first electronic semi-programmable computer, Colossus, was able to decipher this difficult code. Although the Bombe and Colossus paved the way for modern personal computers, the British government ordered the destruction of these machines after the war ended in hopes of preserving their technological secrets.
Select all the details that are included in the text.
A. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park helped shorten World War II
B. The British were committed to maintaining secrecy around codebreaking.
C. The Bombe was responsible for decoding the German Enigma code.
D. The British secretly used a country estate for codebreaking.

Answer 1

B and C.

- B: The text says the government ordered destruction of the machines "in hopes of preserving their technological secrets," which indicates commitment to secrecy.
- C: The text states the Bombe "enabled rapid decoding of the German Enigma code."
- A is not stated (no claim the codebreakers shortened the war). D is not stated (the text doesn’t say the estate was used secretly).