Question 1 of 5 Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link The company's steering committee, reluctant to be held to any specific commitments, released a strategic plan that was deliberately ________. A. unpopular B. repetitive C. stringent D. inflexible E. nebulous Submit Answer
Question 2 of 5 Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link In the 1920s, narrowing views about what counted as literature, combined with younger Black writers' self-presentation as trailblazers, contributed to the perception of African American literature as an emerging phenomenon: one reviewer even assumed that the 1929 reprint of Charles W. Chesnutt's 1899 The Conjure Woman was a new work. Against such misreadings, librarian Dorothy Porter began expanding the enumeration of early African American texts. To do so, she reframed authorship to include collectively written documents, like the African Union Church's hymnbook, and made date, rather than exemplary form, her organizing principle. Porter's bibliography shifted scholars' focus from singular geniuses to the philosophical terms that animated diverse Black-authored texts in particular eras, thus laying foundations for the later field of African American literary studies. Which of the following can be inferred about the 'organizing principle'? A. It facilitated a collective and chronological understanding of Black-authored texts. B. It eventually altered the way most literary critics understood the nature of authorship. C. It was innovative in that it treated younger writers and established writers as literary equals. D. It highlighted connections between Black-authored texts and texts by other American authors. E. It was not entirely compatible with the principles underlying the later field of African American literary studies. Submit Answer
Question 3 of 5 Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link In the 1920s, narrowing views about what counted as literature, combined with younger Black writers' self-presentation as trailblazers, contributed to the perception of African American literature as an emerging phenomenon: one reviewer even assumed that the 1929 reprint of Charles W. Chesnutt's 1899 The Conjure Woman was a new work. Against such misreadings, librarian Dorothy Porter began expanding the enumeration of early African American texts. To do so, she reframed authorship to include collectively written documents, like the African Union Church's hymnbook, and made date, rather than exemplary form, her organizing principle. Porter's bibliography shifted scholars' focus from singular geniuses to the philosophical terms that animated diverse Black-authored texts in particular eras, thus laying foundations for the later field of African American literary studies. The passage suggests that 'the African Union Church's hymn book' was A. a strong but unacknowledged influence on subsequent works by Black authors. B. did not conform to the prevailing critical criteria to be classified as literature in the 1920s. C. was read more widely in the 1920s than it had been in the decade of its publication. D. was a well-known example of early African American literature before Porter's work on the field. E. did not have its correct date of publication recognized until Porter's bibliography was released. Submit Answer
Question 4 of 5 Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link While Buddhist master Yingyang (1861-1940) considered Chinese traditions and Buddhist scriptures sufficient justification for promulgating vegetarianism, he was ________ arguments from a health perspective, acknowledging various ailments associated with meat consumption. A. wary of B. circumspect about C. receptive to D. disconcerted by E. ardent about F. amenable to Submit Answer
Question 5 of 5 Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link In mid-nineteenth-century Paris, some independent women survived economically by running small dressmaking businesses, though the displacement of custom-made clothing by factory-made garments ________ these needleworkers' economic opportunities. A. confounded B. curtailed C. diminished D. augmented E. destroyed F. disguised Submit Answer