LSAT 128 | Section 1 | Reading Comprehension: Q17

RC Question 17 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The author’s use of the word “traditional” in …

DISCUSSION: The author says “traditional” jamborees. The context of the paragraph is that these Indian “traditions” were constructed to include England in order to project their power and give a sense of legitimacy. So these jamborees aren’t actually traditional.

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1. They were never neglected. These jamborees were not authentic.
2. It says Queen Victoria’s inclusion was a matter of recent edict. So there’s no historic use.
3. This is an OK answer, but not the best one. The jamborees were used as an example to show dominance, but the point was to demonstrate how this dominance/inclusion in “traditions” was falsely constructed. So this is too general.
4. CORRECT. Exactly. These jamborees aren’t actually traditional, they were used to construct a fake sense of historical legitimacy for England.
5. There’s no indication of this.