PrepTest 147, Section 2, Question 19
It is generally accepted that woodland clearings were(434 more words not shown)
In the third paragraph, the(9 more words not shown)
- Arender doubtful the(9 more words not shown)
- Bexemplify the kind(10 more words not shown)
- Cgive credit to(12 more words not shown)
- Dlay the groundwork(9 more words not shown)
- Epoint out the(10 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Tuan contributes the idea that fear of the wilderness has influenced people beyond modern urban society. The author then applies that insight: perhaps fear motivated Mesolithic paths, and activity near those paths produced clearings. Tuan supplies a starting point for the author's explanation, not the complete explanation itself.
Working the answers
- A
Tuan's claim does not directly challenge the evidence for food procurement. People could fear the woods and hunt animals. Its immediate job is to help build the alternative, not to show the accepted model is false.
- B
The author uses Tuan's idea rather than presenting it as a target of criticism. It is not an example of the resource-procurement argument being challenged.
- C
This gives Tuan too much credit. His cited claim concerns fear of wilderness; the author develops the hypothesis connecting that fear to paths and clearings. The phrase “If we apply this insight” marks the transition.
- DCorrect
Tuan's account lays the groundwork. It makes fear relevant to earlier societies, giving the author a basis for proposing fear-driven paths and the resulting concentration of activity.
- E
No separate view from Tuan about clearings is presented for comparison. We get his idea about fear and the author's application of it, not two matching clearing theories.
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