PrepTest 127, Section 4, Question 21
Passage A There is no universally accepted definition(474 more words not shown)
Passage A(231 more words not shown)
Passage B(251 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(18 more words not shown)
- AA definition that(18 more words not shown)
- BA minority group's(21 more words not shown)
- CProvisions in international(12 more words not shown)
- DGovernments should recognize(12 more words not shown)
- EA group that(19 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
What common concern underlies both discussions? Each treats the Roma's difficulty obtaining a suitable minority classification as a problem worth addressing. A explains why the categories fit poorly; B argues against excluding them through citizenship. We need a principle supported by that shared concern, without importing a new policy recommendation.
Working the answers
- A
Calling vague definitions troublesome doesn't mean they cannot be used in international-law documents. A discusses terms that already appear in those agreements despite their vagueness.
- BCorrect
Both discussions treat the Roma's lack of suitable recognition as a difficulty, rather than a harmless dispute about labels. B goes further and calls a condition that permits their exclusion unfair. That supports the modest claim that failing to recognize a minority can work against the group's interests; we don't need to invent a particular benefit or legal protection to make the connection.
- C
Neither author rejects legal provisions simply because they apply only to minorities. Their concern is how minority status is defined and applied.
- D
B mentions the Roma's legal and court systems as evidence of a distinctive culture. It doesn't argue that governments must recognize those systems, and A doesn't discuss them.
- E
Crossing borders isn't offered as a reason to grant citizenship in two countries. The authors are discussing minority classification, which is different from a claim to dual citizenship.
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