Question ID:PT56 S2 Q24  Passage:Over 40,000 lead seals from the early Byzantine Empire remain today. Apart from the rare cases where the seal authenticated a document of special importance, most seals had served their purpose when the document was opened. Lead was not expensive, but it was not free: most lead seals would have been recast once they had served their purpose. Thus the number of early Byzantine documents sealed in such a fashion must have been many times the number of remaining lead seals. Stem:Which one of the following statements, if true, most strengthens the argument? Correct Answer Choice:AChoice A:Most of the lead seals produced during the early Byzantine Empire were affixed to documents that were then opened during that period. Choice B:Most of the lead seals produced during the early Byzantine Empire were affixed to documents that have since been destroyed. Choice C:The amount of lead available for seals in the early Byzantine Empire was much greater than the amount of lead that remains in the seals today. Choice D:During the time of the early Byzantine Empire there were at most 40,000 documents of enough importance to prevent the removing and recycling of the seal. Choice E:During the time of the early Byzantine Empire there were fewer than 40,000 seals affixed to documents at any given time.