RC Drill Set 3, Question 12
Marc Bloch's scholarship epitomizes the work of the(442 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(10 more words not shown)
- AThe work of(12 more words not shown)
- BThe legacy of(22 more words not shown)
- CThe Royal Touch(24 more words not shown)
- DThe Annales scholars(12 more words not shown)
- EBloch's treatment of(17 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We ended with lordship shaping thought, prayer, and love. My first thought is that another example of an institution's influence might follow.
What we’re looking for
But that isn't the only possible continuation. We should also keep the larger thread in view: these examples demonstrate Bloch's contributions to the Annales approach. Which next sentence follows that discussion without reversing or abandoning it?
Working the answers
- ACorrect
This steps back from the last example to Bloch's broader influence on social historians. The text has already called his books works with an enduring readership and substantial impact (paragraph 2), so continuing with their legacy is a natural move. It fits the whole discussion even though it doesn't continue the particular lordship example I first had in mind.
- B
Positivism was a brief contrast used to explain the Annales method. A new history of positivism shifts away from the main subject.
- C
Calling The Royal Touch merely antiquarian today conflicts with the description of its continuing freshness and influence. The first half sounds relevant, but the second half changes the assessment.
- D
Mentalité and agricultural practices are central to the examples just discussed. Claiming little interest in them contradicts that account.
- E
No work on Louis IX's political maneuvers has been introduced. Declaring it his crowning achievement would add an unsupported new assessment rather than develop the account we've read.
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