RC Question 17 Explanation
DISCUSSION: The third paragraph gives examples of Native American objects which could be seen as autobiographical. These examples reinforce the idea that Native Americans did make autobiographies.
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- What traditional interpretations of the artifacts? None are given.
- What theory is being undermined? We’re not told if the scholars have any theory, and the passage isn’t arguing against anybody else.
- CORRECT. The argument is that Native Americans did do autobiographies.
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- There’s no contrast. The third paragraph says “also”, so it’s saying the tattoos and teepee paint are similar modes of expression, not contrasting ones.
- Not even close. A paragraph matching this answer would list several times or places that a given autobiographical feature happened. Enumerate means to count or list things.
Example: We saw some of the autobiographical tattoos among tribes in Kentucky, and also in California, and also in Alaska, and also in New York State.
Hi Graeme,
Thanks for your explanations – they’ve been quite helpful. But I think you are referring to answer choice E of question 18 above… answer choice E of questions 17 is “to enumerate specific instances in which a phenomenon recurred”.
Best,
Mike
Oops! Both D and E were for 19. I fixed it and wrote explanations for question 18. Thanks for catching that.