PrepTest 104, Section 3, Question 11
Personal names are generally regarded by European thinkers(443 more words not shown)
The primary function of the(4 more words not shown)
- Apresent reasons why(9 more words not shown)
- Bsupport the claim(12 more words not shown)
- Cargue that the(13 more words not shown)
- Dillustrate ways in(8 more words not shown)
- Edemonstrate that the(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Paragraph 2 makes the Hopi example concrete. Names are given at ritual occasions, refer to the giver's clan, and can combine its animal with a child's characteristic. “Little rabbit” means something: it connects the child and the clan's animal.
What we’re looking for
So the paragraph helps us see the meaning that a bare identifying label would miss. That's the function to look for.
Working the answers
- A
The poetic imagery is developed in the next paragraph. Here we get naming practices and a straightforward example of meaningful content.
- B
The occasions when children receive names aren't necessarily the events their names refer to. Being named at puberty doesn't mean the name describes puberty. B blurs those two things.
- C
Receiving several names isn't itself what challenges the European accounts. The important issue is what those names mean and do, not how many a person receives.
- DCorrect
The naming practices and “little rabbit” example illustrate semantic content—meaning within a name. That develops the opening's criticism that names with additional meanings have been neglected.
- E
The limits of literal translation become central in paragraph 3, with “beautifully ascended.” Paragraph 2's simple translation helps reveal meaning instead of hiding it.
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