Question

read the excerpt from the dark game
as a result of the cut cables, germany lost its most secure long - distance communications system. the germans now had to rely on radio transmissions from their powerful wireless station at nauen, a few miles from berlin. which was exactly what the british military knew they would have to do. and once the germans began sending wireless messages, mi8, the british code breakers, began plucking them from the air. of course, all german correspondence was sent in a complicated cipher system, so that was when the hard work began for the code breakers of mi8
which piece of textual evidence best supports the inference that the germans could not lay new cables in the waters of the english channel?
the germans now had to rely on radio transmissions from their powerful wireless station at nauen, a few miles from berlin.
which was exactly what the british military knew they would have to do.
and once the germans began sending wireless messages, mi8, the british code breakers, began plucking them from the air.
of course, all german correspondence was sent in a complicated cipher system, so that was when the hard work began for the code breakers of mib

Explanation:

To determine the best textual evidence, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: States Germans relied on radio from Nauen. If they could lay new cables, they wouldn't need to rely on radio. This shows they couldn't lay new cables (since their cable system was cut and they switched to radio).
• Option 2: Only tells what British military knew, not about Germans' cable-laying ability.
• Option 3: Focuses on British code - breakers, not on Germans' cable situation.
• Option 4: Discusses German cipher system, not cable - laying.

Answer:

The Germans now had to rely on radio transmissions from their powerful wireless station at Nauen, a few miles from Berlin.