To Keep Brickmaking and Bricklaying Secrets Confined to Their Own

question 1

Multiple Choice

To keep brickmaking and bricklaying secrets confined to their own groups, early masons _____ .

• A) allowed only family members to join the trade
• B) patented their trade secrets
• C) required student to pay for the right to learn the secrets
• D) banded together in organizations called guilds

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