PrepTest 125, Section 3, Question 6
Most of what has been written about Thurgood(466 more words not shown)
Based on the passage, it(17 more words not shown)
- AIn light of(25 more words not shown)
- BThe most controversial(18 more words not shown)
- CLawyers representing private(9 more words not shown)
- DIn response to(26 more words not shown)
- EMarshall's techniques lend(13 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We have several facts about Marshall's methods and influence, but this broad question doesn't give us a specific claim to predict. For each choice, check the whole statement. A familiar first half doesn't support a new claim added at the end.
Working the answers
- A
His strategic innovations have received too little attention, but we aren't told that his Supreme Court accomplishments have been undervalued too.
- B
No method is ranked as both the most controversial and the most successful. The account mentions criticism and effectiveness without making those comparisons.
- C
We aren't told whether lawyers representing private interests had previously used sociological evidence. Calling Marshall innovative doesn't settle every earlier use in another setting.
- D
The number of public interest firms grew; they weren't first invented in response to his successes. The opening even says the NAACP wasn't the first organization driven by a political and social agenda. Going from some firms to many isn't going from none to one.
- ECorrect
The final paragraph describes his techniques serving consumer advocacy and conservative causes, and notes the “divergent political objectives.” Methods developed for one campaign can therefore serve purposes beyond what their originator might have intended.
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