PrepTest 153, Section 1, Question 22
Passage A is adapted from a book by(494 more words not shown)
Passage A(300 more words not shown)
Passage B(202 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(7 more words not shown)
- Ato explain how(7 more words not shown)
- Bto reveal the(17 more words not shown)
- Cto compare two(4 more words not shown)
- Dto explore the(15 more words not shown)
- Eto criticize a(5 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
What does each account connect? A links the blues musician's disconnection from traditional institutions with music about personal heartache and hardship. B links the griot's low caste position and patron relationships with public praise songs that uphold community values.
What we’re looking for
So our shared purpose is to explore how musicians' positions in society relate to the music they make. We need that connection in both accounts, not merely a topic or method appearing in one.
Working the answers
- A
A compares the griot's function with libraries and archives, but that isn't the principal task of both accounts. B describes caste position, patron relationships, and persuasive performances. It doesn't explain a process in which music replaces official institutions.
- B
B's low-status yet influential griots may initially seem surprising. But A isn't principally explaining a paradox about artists perpetuating a culture's values. It contrasts cultural continuity with the loss of those connections. This doesn't capture the common purpose.
- C
A compares blues musicians and griots. B focuses on griots within one society; it doesn't compare two musical traditions. A purpose shared by both must fit B too.
- DCorrect
A connects social dislocation with the personal expression of blues, while B connects the griot's place in the caste and patron systems with public praise and cultural preservation. This captures the relationship each account explores, even though the social positions and musical roles differ.
- E
A disputes a comparison between two types of performers. B isn't criticizing someone else's characterization of Wolof culture. It explains the griots' place and work within that culture.
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