PrepTest 139, Section 2, Question 18
Most scholars of Mexican American history mark César(461 more words not shown)
Based on the passage, it(14 more words not shown)
- Athe influences that(6 more words not shown)
- Bthe motives of(8 more words not shown)
- Cthe significance of(10 more words not shown)
- Dthe extent of(8 more words not shown)
- Ethe role of(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The word “rightly” tells us that the author agrees with Broyles-González's criticism of giving Valdez all the credit. Her account traces a connection to carpas, and the author then describes the workers' links to that tradition and the resulting combination of influences.
What we’re looking for
Their shared view is that carpas mattered to the development of actos. Keep the direction of influence and the particular subject of their agreement straight.
Working the answers
- A
This reverses the relationship we're given. We learn how carpas influenced actos, not what earlier influences shaped carpas themselves. Agreeing that a tradition influenced something else doesn't establish a view about that tradition's own origins.
- B
Both criticize exaggerated credit, but neither explains the historians' motives. They could agree that the account is wrong without agreeing about why historians produced it. Motives adds an unsupported subject.
- CCorrect
Broyles-González traces the connection, and the author affirms that the participants likely adapted the carpas tradition. Both regard it as significant to the development of actos.
- D
The significance of carpas is not the same question as how familiar Valdez personally was with them. Neither account establishes the extent of his acquaintance with the form.
- E
The author discusses the European tradition in explaining Valdez's contribution. We aren't given Broyles-González's view of that influence, so we cannot establish agreement on it.
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