PrepTest 125, Section 1, Question 16
Aida Overton Walker (1880–1914), one of the most(470 more words not shown)
The passage asserts which one(6 more words not shown)
- AIt was largely(9 more words not shown)
- BIt was mainly(17 more words not shown)
- CIts performance as(13 more words not shown)
- DIts West African(10 more words not shown)
- EIt was one(13 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
This asks for a stated fact about the dance. We know about its origins, its developing audience, and Walker's later role. Keep those distinct: helping popularize something doesn't mean introducing it to everyone for the first time.
Working the answers
- A
European American stage performers were already parodying the cakewalk as part of its history. Walker's later success doesn't establish that it had previously been largely unknown outside African American culture.
- B
We're given no count of professional performers and no claim that only a handful performed it professionally.
- C
Nothing says parody became uncommon because of Walker. Emphasizing grace or authenticity doesn't establish that the satiric performances faded away.
- D
Popularizing the dance isn't the same as making its origin story widely known. We aren't told Walker spread knowledge of its West African roots.
- ECorrect
The second paragraph expressly calls it an early cultural practice shared across racial boundaries in North America. This is the stated historical significance we're looking for.
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