Patterns question

[Nidhi Sar]

Mock question from HFSJ final mock exam:

You are considering implementing some variety of MVC in your Java EE n-tier application. Which are true?

Among the answers given correct is this one:
Both the Front Controller Pattern and Struts could be considered solution for this design goal.

I found this pretty confusing. How can one pattern (FC) be considered a solution for another pattern(MVC). Should this answer be marked correct?

[Christophe Verré]

The Front Controller is part of the MVC. It is the main controller which receives all request and dispatches them to the correct controller. For example, the DispatcherServlet in SpringMVC is the front controller.

[Javin Paul]

Struts is also based on Front Controller pattern where ActionServlet acts as Controller and dispatches request based on URL mapping defined in struts-config.xml

[Dieter Quickfend]

I guess it would be valid, as having a class that can be reliably called a "Controller" implies that there is also a View and a Model, which renders any project with a Front Controller doing what it's supposed to do, automatically MVC, more or less.