The company's steering committee, reluctant to be held to any specific commitments, released a strategic plan that was deliberately ________.
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Correct Answer: Option(s) E
Rationale
Nebulous' means vague or unclear, which aligns with a committee avoiding specific commitments to maintain flexibility. 'Unpopular' suggests dislike, not intent; 'repetitive' implies redundancy; 'stringent' means strict; and 'inflexible' suggests rigidity, none of which fit the deliberate avoidance of commitment as well as 'nebulous'.
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Question 2
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'?
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Correct Answer: Option(s) A
Rationale
Porter's use of date as the organizing principle, including collective works like hymnbooks, shifted focus to texts across eras, enabling a collective and chronological understanding. B is too broad, as the passage doesn't claim most critics' views changed. C is incorrect, as the principle focused on dates, not equality of writers. D is unsupported, as connections to other American texts aren't mentioned. E contradicts the passage, as Porter's work laid foundations for the field.
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Question 3
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
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Correct Answer: Option(s) B
Rationale
The passage implies the hymnbook, as a collectively written work, didn't fit the 1920s' narrow view of literature, which focused on individual authorship and exemplary form. A, C, D, and E are unsupported, as the passage doesn't mention influence, readership, prior fame, or date misrecognition.
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Question 4
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.
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Correct Answer: Option(s) C
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Receptive to' means open to, fitting Yingyang's acknowledgment of health arguments despite prioritizing tradition. 'Wary of' and 'circumspect about' suggest caution, 'disconcerted by' implies unease, 'ardent about' means enthusiastic, and 'amenable to' suggests willingness to change, none of which fit as well.
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Question 5
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.
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Correct Answer: Option(s) C
Rationale
Diminished' means reduced, fitting the loss of opportunities due to factory competition. 'Confounded' means confused, 'curtailed' implies restriction, 'augmented' means increased, 'destroyed' is too extreme, and 'disguised' doesn't fit economically.
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