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Any explanation... ? ------------------------------ RC ---------------------------------- Historians who study European women of the Renaissance try to measure “independence,” “options,” and Line other indicators of the degree to which (5) the expression of women’s individuality was either permitted or suppressed. Influenced by Western individualism, these historians define a peculiar form of personhood: an innately bounded (10) unit, autonomous and standing apart from both nature and society. An anthropologist, however, would contend that a person can be conceived in ways other than as an “individual.” In many (15) societies a person’s identity is not intrinsically unique and self-contained but instead is defined within a complex web of social relationships. In her study of the fifteenth-century (20) Florentine widow Alessandra Strozzi, a historian who specializes in European women of the Renaissance attributes individual intention and authorship of actions to her subject. This historian (25) assumes that Alessandra had goals and interests different from those of her sons, yet much of the historian’s own research reveals that Alessandra acted primarily as a champion of her (30) sons’ interests, taking their goals as her own. Thus Alessandra conforms more closely to the anthropologist’s notion that personal motivation is embedded in a social context. Indeed, (35) one could argue that Alessandra did not distinguish her personhood from that of her sons. In Renaissance Europe the boundaries of the conceptual self were not always firm (40) and closed and did not necessarily coincide with the boundaries of the bodily self.
1. In the first paragraph, the author of the passage mentions a contention that would be made by an anthropologist most likely in order to A. present a theory that will be undermined in the discussion of a historian’s study later in the passage B. offer a perspective on the concept of personhood that can usefully be applied to the study of women in Renaissance Europe C. undermine the view that the individuality of European women of the Renaissance was largely suppressed D. argue that anthropologists have applied the Western concept of individualism in their research E. lay the groundwork for the conclusion that Alessandra’s is a unique case among European women of the Renaissance whose lives have been studied by historians ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. It can be inferred that the author of the passage believes which of the following about the study of Alessandra Strozzi done by the historian mentioned in the second paragraph (lines 19-42)? A. Alessandra was atypical of her time and was therefore an inappropriate choice for the subject of the historian’s research. B. In order to bolster her thesis, the historian adopted the anthropological perspective on personhood. C. The historian argues that the boundaries of the conceptual self were not always firm and closed in Renaissance Europe. D. In her study, the historian reverts to a traditional approach that is out of step with the work of other historians of Renaissance Europe. E. The interpretation of Alessandra’s actions that the historian puts forward is not supported by much of the historian’s research.
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Any explanation... ? ------------------------------ RC ---------------------------------- Historians who study European women of the Renaissance try to measure “independence,” “options,” and Line other indicators of the degree to which (5) the expression of women’s individuality was either permitted or suppressed. Influenced by Western individualism, these historians define a peculiar form of personhood: an innately bounded (10) unit, autonomous and standing apart from both nature and society. An anthropologist, however, would contend that a person can be conceived in ways other than as an “individual.” In many (15) societies a person’s identity is not intrinsically unique and self-contained but instead is defined within a complex web of social relationships. In her study of the fifteenth-century (20) Florentine widow Alessandra Strozzi, a historian who specializes in European women of the Renaissance attributes individual intention and authorship of actions to her subject. This historian (25) assumes that Alessandra had goals and interests different from those of her sons, yet much of the historian’s own research reveals that Alessandra acted primarily as a champion of her (30) sons’ interests, taking their goals as her own. Thus Alessandra conforms more closely to the anthropologist’s notion that personal motivation is embedded in a social context. Indeed, (35) one could argue that Alessandra did not distinguish her personhood from that of her sons. In Renaissance Europe the boundaries of the conceptual self were not always firm (40) and closed and did not necessarily coincide with the boundaries of the bodily self.
1. In the first paragraph, the author of the passage mentions a contention that would be made by an anthropologist most likely in order to A. present a theory that will be undermined in the discussion of a historian’s study later in the passage B. offer a perspective on the concept of personhood that can usefully be applied to the study of women in Renaissance Europe C. undermine the view that the individuality of European women of the Renaissance was largely suppressed D. argue that anthropologists have applied the Western concept of individualism in their research E. lay the groundwork for the conclusion that Alessandra’s is a unique case among European women of the Renaissance whose lives have been studied by historians ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. It can be inferred that the author of the passage believes which of the following about the study of Alessandra Strozzi done by the historian mentioned in the second paragraph (lines 19-42)? A. Alessandra was atypical of her time and was therefore an inappropriate choice for the subject of the historian’s research. B. In order to bolster her thesis, the historian adopted the anthropological perspective on personhood. C. The historian argues that the boundaries of the conceptual self were not always firm and closed in Renaissance Europe. D. In her study, the historian reverts to a traditional approach that is out of step with the work of other historians of Renaissance Europe. E. The interpretation of Alessandra’s actions that the historian puts forward is not supported by much of the historian’s research.
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