Discussion
One of the legacies of the Roman legions was discipline. In the legions, military law prevailed and discipline was brutal. Discipline on the battlefield kept units obedient, intact and fighting, even when the odds and conditions were against them.
Which one of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage?
Answer: A
The best summary is Thorough regimentation was the main reason for the efficiency of the Roman legions even in adverse circumstances.
The passage makes one point: discipline, harsh as it was, kept units obedient, intact and fighting even when the odds were against them. 'Thorough regimentation' captures the discipline, 'efficiency' captures obedient and fighting units, and 'even in adverse circumstances' captures 'when the odds and conditions were against them'.
The passage calls the discipline brutal but does not say the men were treated as animals. It calls discipline a legacy of the legions, not an inheritance from their seniors. And it says discipline kept them fighting against the odds, not that the discipline caused those odds, which reverses cause and effect.
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