The highlighted quotation from Schoep serves in part to A. suggest that the debate surrounding the Palaces' function has been misguided B. caution against a particular understanding of the Palaces' function C. articulate a hypothesis about the Palaces' function that the author goes on to critique D. explain why the Palaces were probably not used as residences by a royal elite E. support a claim by the author that the term "Palace" should no longer be used