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07 Nov 2025, 00:50
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Before the advent of writing each of the isolated clans of the Comaquogue tribe had master storytellers whose function was to orally transmit the clan's tradition from one generation to the next. When writing was developed within certain clans of the tribe, their master storytellers disappeared within a few generations. This stands to reason, since the availability of written records obviated the need for masterful oral communicators to keep the tradition of literate clans alive. What has puzzled anthropologists, however, is the total lack of masterful storytellers in modern illiterate Comaquogue clans.
Which of the following, if true, best helps to explain the puzzling situation mentioned above?
(A) Modern illiterate Comaquogue clan members display personality characteristics that resemble their ancestors more closely than they resemble the characteristics of modern literate Comaquogue clan members.
(B) Modern illiterate Comaquogue clans participate in more ritual gatherings than most modern literate Comaquogue clans do, but they participate in fewer ritual gatherings than did their common ancestors.
(C) Modern illiterate Comaquogue clans are recently descended from long-time literate clans that failed to pass on the skills of reading and writing due to a devastating 75-year war.
(D) The celebrations of modern illiterate Comaquogue clans involve a great deal of singing and dancing, and children are taught clan songs and dances from a very young age.
(E) The traditions of modern illiterate Comaquogue clans are an amalgamation of the cumulative experiences of previous generations plus innovations to the heritage added by the current generation of clan members.
Which of the following, if true, best helps to explain the puzzling situation mentioned above?
(A) Modern illiterate Comaquogue clan members display personality characteristics that resemble their ancestors more closely than they resemble the characteristics of modern literate Comaquogue clan members.
(B) Modern illiterate Comaquogue clans participate in more ritual gatherings than most modern literate Comaquogue clans do, but they participate in fewer ritual gatherings than did their common ancestors.
(C) Modern illiterate Comaquogue clans are recently descended from long-time literate clans that failed to pass on the skills of reading and writing due to a devastating 75-year war.
(D) The celebrations of modern illiterate Comaquogue clans involve a great deal of singing and dancing, and children are taught clan songs and dances from a very young age.
(E) The traditions of modern illiterate Comaquogue clans are an amalgamation of the cumulative experiences of previous generations plus innovations to the heritage added by the current generation of clan members.
08 Nov 2025, 09:17
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Hi,
Lets break it down:
Identify the paradox: We need a reason that explains why despite the availability of written records being passed down, there is a total lack of masterful storytellers in modern illiterate clans.
A), B), D) dont help explain the paradox. Even if these exist, we dont know how this impacts passing down of modern storytelling skills.
E) I would argue further deepens the paradox rather than resolving it. If its an amalgamation of previous and current experiences - that implies that these skills should have been passed on but they werent
C) helps correctly address the paradox because it gives us a possible reason for the gap.
Hope this helps!
Lets break it down:
Identify the paradox: We need a reason that explains why despite the availability of written records being passed down, there is a total lack of masterful storytellers in modern illiterate clans.
A), B), D) dont help explain the paradox. Even if these exist, we dont know how this impacts passing down of modern storytelling skills.
E) I would argue further deepens the paradox rather than resolving it. If its an amalgamation of previous and current experiences - that implies that these skills should have been passed on but they werent
C) helps correctly address the paradox because it gives us a possible reason for the gap.
Hope this helps!
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