1.The author of the passage would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements about the documents mentioned in the first sentence of the passage?
A. They contain misleading information about the kinds of productive activities Aztec women engaged in.
It doesnt question the evidence or the activites done by Aztec women. It questions the interpretation.B. They overlook certain crucial activities performed by women in Aztec society.
There is full knowledge about what work the women didC. They provide useful information about the way that Aztec society viewed women.
NopeD. They are of limited value because they were heavily influenced by the bias of those who recorded them.
There is mention about a bias based on "western" sensibilities but we dont know for sure if the recorders were western or notE. They contain information that is likely to be misinterpreted by modern-day readers.
Yes. There is a fear of misinterpretation by in modern days2. According to the passage, Aztec women's cloth production enabled Aztec society to do which of the following?
A Expand women's role in agriculture
NopeB Organize the flow of goods and services
Yes. The last paragraph explicitly states thisC Develop self-contained communities
Nope. They also tradedD Hire agricultural laborers from outside the society
NopeE Establish a higher standard of living than neighboring cultures
Nope. Cloth was used as a status symbol within the community3. Which of the following best describes the function of the third paragraph of the passage?
A. It attempts to reconcile conflicting views presented in the previous paragraphs.
No reconciling. It gives out examples of how important the women-made cloth wasB. It presents evidence intended to undermine the argument presented in the second paragraph.
Evidence is used to support the 2nd paragraph, not undermine 2nd paragraphC. It provides examples that support the position taken in the first sentence of the second paragraph.
YesD. It describes the contents of the documents mentioned in the first paragraph.
No contents. Just examples.E. It suggests that a distinction noted in the first paragraph is valid.
Nope4. The passage is primarily concerned with
A. using modern understanding of cultural bias to challenge ethnohistoric documents
The passage is too narrow in scope to have such a profound effect. Wrong.B. evaluating competing descriptions of women's roles in Aztec society
It doesnt present competing description but is taking a description and evaluating it in a different lightC. comparing the influence of gender on women's roles in Aztec society and in modern society
There is no mention of influence of genderD. remedying a potential misconception about the significance of women's roles in Aztec society
The misconception was that women's role was limited to home and not very important. In fact the opposite was true and the argument brings this to light.E. applying new evidence in a reevaluation of ethnohistoric documents
The passage never calls the documents or evidence into question. Its just the evaluation of evidence that is being questioned.
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