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Chess Piece
Group
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Which chess piece
belongs in this group, and why?
Elephant
Fool
Legionnaire
Messenger
Officer
belongs in this group, and why?
Elephant
Fool
Legionnaire
Messenger
Officer
Answer
The Bishop.These are all names the Bishop has been known as in different times and cultures. The Bishop was traditionally a war Elephant, however in the middle ages the Elephant was barely heard of in England. The most important person, besides the monarch, was the Bishop.
Other countries had their own figures;
France = the fool;
Italy = Legionnaire;
Germany = Messenger;
and Austria = Officer.
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