PrepTest 132, Section 1, Question 16
Passage A Because dental caries (decay) is strongly(485 more words not shown)
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Passage B(273 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(20 more words not shown)
- AWhile the Ban(19 more words not shown)
- BWhile the Ban(17 more words not shown)
- CWhile the Ban(21 more words not shown)
- DWhile the Ban(21 more words not shown)
- EWhile the Ban(19 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The people in A's last paragraph gathered the foods we're told about. Ban Chiang's inhabitants cultivated rice and yams as part of their diet. That's the difference I'd look for: growing food versus gathering it, not simply eating carbohydrates versus avoiding them.
Working the answers
- A
The nonagricultural populations did consume foods that could cause substantial decay. That's why A introduces them as exceptions. They weren't avoiding the relevant foods.
- BCorrect
Ban Chiang ate cultivated foods, while A's final examples concern nonagricultural populations collecting wild foods. Both could consume carbohydrates; how they obtained the foods differs.
- C
We aren't told that carbohydrates made up most of Ban Chiang's diet. Eating some rice and yams doesn't establish a primarily carbohydrate diet, particularly when B emphasizes variety.
- D
Neither account establishes this contrast in very high tooth wear. Tooth decay and tooth wear also aren't interchangeable measurements.
- E
A explicitly describes “highly processed stone-ground flour” made from gathered acorns. Processing needn't mean a modern factory. The claim that A's populations did not eat processed foods is directly at odds with that example.
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