1. The author asserts that the historians discussed in the passage haveQuote:
True, by emphasizing these struggles, such historians have broadened the conventional view of nineteenth-century feminism,
Hence, option (E) should be the answer as it is directly mentioned in the passage.
2. The author of the passage asserts that some twentieth-century feminists have influenced some historians view of theInfluenced by the view of some twentieth-century feminists that women’s position within the family is one of the central factors determining women’s social position, some historians have
underestimated the significance of the woman suffrage movementThus, option (A) is the answer as the historians' view of the significance of the woman suffrage movement was influenced.
3. The author of the passage suggests that which of the following was true of nineteenth-century feminists?(A) contains extra information which is not given in the passage. (B) is incorrect because some historians asserted that domestic feminism or moral reform movement was more radical than the suffrage movement.
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in part because suffragists were demanding power that was not based on the institution of the family, women’s traditional sphere
(C) is correct because women were demanding power by seeking out social roles which lie outside the family sphere. (D) and (E) are incorrect as they are not mentioned at all.
4. The author implies that which of the following is true of the historians discussed in the passage?
(A) They argue that nineteenth-century feminism was not as significant a social force as twentieth-century feminism has been.
Need more information to conclude this as twentieth century feminism is not being talked about here.(B) They rely too greatly on the perceptions of the actual participants in the events they study.
It's the opposite. Perceptions of the actual participants should be considered by the historians.(C) Their assessment of the relative success of nineteenth-century domestic feminism does not adequately take into account the effects of antifeminist rhetoric.
Again, antifeminists were not talked about in the passage.(D) Their assessment of the significance of nineteenth-century suffragism differs considerably from that of nineteenth-century feminists.
Correct. Historians underestimated its significance while the nineteenth-century feminists recognized that seeking enfranchisement was very important in the protest. So, the suffrage movement was very significant according to them.(E) They devote too much attention to nineteenth-century suffragism at the expense of more radical movements that emerged shortly after the turn of the century.
Incorrect. They instead did a disservice to suffragism by talking about more radical movements like moral reform