LSAT 139 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q17

RC Question 17 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Váldez is mainly described in paragraph two. You could either skim that paragraph before starting, or just look at the answers.

I felt paragraph two was too big to skim, so I just read the answers. But I roughly remembered what was in paragraph 2, and was able to easily eliminate topics not discussed there, such as carpas, César Chávez, and European theatre.

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1. The passage said that carpas influenced actos, by having provided the farmworkers with theatre exposure. The passage never said that carpas personally influenced Váldez.
2. The passage only mentions that Váldez asked Chávez about making theatre (lines 10-11). Chávez is never mentioned again after that.
3. Not necessarily. Lines 58-59 show that Váldez used his European theatre training in making actos. He must have thought it relevant.
4. CORRECT. Paragraph two implies this. Lines 17-25 describe how Váldez used regular farm workers as his actors.
5. The passage never mentioned aesthetics.