PrepTest 115, Section 1, Question 14
Donna Haraway's Primate Visions is the most ambitious(431 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(14 more words not shown)
- AThe book is(13 more words not shown)
- BThe book is(9 more words not shown)
- CAlthough far from(9 more words not shown)
- DWhile commendably imaginative,(9 more words not shown)
- EThe book's thesis(7 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The writer is enthusiastic, even if we personally question Haraway's claims. The book is presented as ambitious and innovative. The qualification concerns how readers may respond: accepting it requires giving up familiar assumptions.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
“The most ambitious” and “equally innovative” support the positive assessment. The final paragraph says readers may find parts distracting or bewildering and must shed assumptions to accept the approach. A combines the praise with that expected difficulty.
- B
Extensive research isn't the reason given for the praise. The writer emphasizes unusual ideas, writing, and integration of cultural concerns, not how many sources Haraway consulted or how long her research took.
- C
Far from ground breaking reverses the repeated emphasis on innovation. The discussion also stresses fragmented voices, rather than praising an elegantly unified account.
- D
This turns some readers' possible resistance into the writer's own negative verdict. The writer doesn't conclude that the book is unconvincing.
- E
Half-heartedly argued isn't supported. Challenging familiar assumptions and being difficult to accept don't mean the thesis is defended without commitment.
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