PrepTest 153, Section 1, Question 25
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)
Passage B indicates that which(20 more words not shown)
- AThey were representatives(3 more words not shown)
- BThey preserved the(5 more words not shown)
- CThey often enjoyed(5 more words not shown)
- DThey served a(10 more words not shown)
- ETheir art was(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We noticed the relevant contrast while reading B. A says griots often enjoyed great status. B identifies griots as the lowest subcaste in fifteenth-century Wolof society. Which claim from A fails to fit this particular group?
What we’re looking for
Don't turn low rank into an absence of cultural importance. B still gives these griots a substantial role in preserving and communicating communal values.
Working the answers
- A
Their songs recount inherited histories and invoke longstanding public values. B doesn't undermine the description of griots as representatives of tradition.
- B
B calls them guardians of norms and culture. That fits cultural preservation despite their low rank.
- CCorrect
The lowest caste position contrasts directly with the great status A describes. A's word “often” leaves room for variation, but B clearly shows that high status was not the position of these Wolof griots.
- D
Recounting histories and preserving cultural knowledge fits the library comparison. B doesn't describe them as incapable of serving that function; their low status doesn't eliminate it.
- E
Their performances depend on understanding communal values and presenting patrons as meeting those standards. The final sentence makes that dependence explicit. B therefore supports, rather than contradicts, the importance of communal values to their art.
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