PrepTest 136, Section 3, Question 4
Many critics agree that the primary characteristic of(452 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(10 more words not shown)
- AHis films have(9 more words not shown)
- BHe has not(9 more words not shown)
- CHis films are(6 more words not shown)
- DHis characters are(8 more words not shown)
- EHis work has(5 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We need an inference about Sembène supported by actual details, not by assumptions about what a politically committed filmmaker must have experienced. Think back to the people in his films: a street merchant, a civil servant, and a member of the elite. That range gives us something concrete to work with.
Working the answers
- A
Discussion by critics doesn't establish popularity. We aren't told how many people watch or like the films, either in Africa or elsewhere.
- B
Nothing tells us whether government agencies helped fund or otherwise support his productions. His political views don't settle that question.
- C
The author challenges an emphasis shared by many critics, but doesn't locate those critics in Senegal or establish that the films are widely misunderstood there. Criticizing one interpretation is not evidence for this broader claim about a particular group.
- DCorrect
A street merchant, a civil servant, and an elite figure occupy different social positions. Those examples support a range of social strata. We don't need to know every character or assume that every thief belongs to the same economic class.
- E
Political criticism might make censorship imaginable, but the text reports no government censorship of his work. A plausible story about a filmmaker is still not an inference supported by this account.
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