PrepTest 128, Section 1, Question 21
As the twentieth century draws to a close,(461 more words not shown)
The primary purpose of the(3 more words not shown)
- Aargue for the(13 more words not shown)
- Bexplain how the(7 more words not shown)
- Cstress the importance(10 more words not shown)
- Dadvance the claim(9 more words not shown)
- Ereveal the imperialist(5 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Step back from the individual examples. What is the author doing with Greece, Victoria's ceremonies, and the Algerian independence movement? Each supports the claim that current concerns shape accounts of cultural identity. The final contrast with cultures' actual mixture develops that claim rather than turning it into a proposal for a new cultural policy.
Working the answers
- A
Recognizing that cultures already contain outside elements isn't a recommendation to create a global culture.
- B
This shifts the focus to how a desire for uniformity supports imperial attitudes. The argument is broader: present purposes influence cultural identities, including the identities constructed by people resisting colonial rule.
- C
Greater objectivity might be a sensible response, but the author doesn't organize the discussion around a recommendation about how to conduct research.
- DCorrect
The claim appears near the beginning: present anxieties and agendas shape identities constructed from the past. The examples show that happening, and the ending challenges the resulting images of cultural independence and uniformity.
- E
Exposing the motives of nineteenth-century scholarship describes the Greek example. It leaves out the rest of the argument.
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