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Historians who study European women of the Renaissance try to measure “independence,” “options,” and other indicators of the degree to which the expression of women’s individuality was either permitted or suppressed. Influenced by Western individualism, these historians define peculiar form of personhood: an innately bounded 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 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 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 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 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, 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 and closed and did not necessarily coincide with the boundaries of the bodily self.
1. The passage suggests that the historian mentioned in the second paragraph would be most likely to agree with which of the following assertions regarding Alessandra Strozzi?
A. Alessandra was able to act more independently than most women of her time because she was a widow. B. Alessandra was aware that her personal motivation was embedded in a social context. C. Alessandra had goals and interests similar to those of many other widows in her society. D. Alessandra is an example of a Renaissance woman who expressed her individuality through independent action. E. Alessandra was exceptional because she was able to effect changes in the social constraints placed upon women in her society.
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?
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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1) D (In her study of the fifteenth-century Florentine widow Alessandra Strozzi, a historian who specializes in European women of the Renaissance attributes individual intention and authorship of actions to her subject.) 2) E (yet much of the historian’s own research reveals that Alessandra acted primarily as a champion of her sons’ interests, taking their goals as her own.)
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1. The passage suggests that the historian mentioned in the second paragraph would be most likely to agree with which of the following assertions regarding Alessandra Strozzi?
A. Alessandra was able to act more independently than most women of her time because she was a widow. B. Alessandra was aware that her personal motivation was embedded in a social context. C. Alessandra had goals and interests similar to those of many other widows in her society. D. Alessandra is an example of a Renaissance woman who expressed her individuality through independent action. "attributes individual intention and authorship of actions to her subject" E. Alessandra was exceptional because she was able to effect changes in the social constraints placed upon women in her society.
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?
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. "This historian 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 sons’ interests, taking their goals as her own." quote]
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1) +1 for D (we can eliminate A, E and C easily as not mention anywhere in the passage) Down to B and D B) The only issue with b is that she was not aware of the fact that her personal motivation ....Hence, D is right answer.
2) +1 for E Inference question, Must be true . A) No talks on appropriate choice of subject in the passage. -OUT B) Historian doesn't adopted the rather they conform the anthropological prespective. C) They don't argue on this. It's just stated as a fact or information. Down to D /E See this :- "This historian 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 sons’ interests, taking their goals as her own"
from here we can easily say that E is the right choice.
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Can anyone confirm the tone of the passage? Is the author trying to be "negative" or "neutral" when he talks about the study conducted by the historian?
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Can anyone confirm the tone of the passage? Is the author trying to be "negative" or "neutral" when he talks about the study conducted by the historian?
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1)"Influenced by Western individualism, these historians define a peculiar form of personhood: an innately bounded 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"". Hence B. 2)"This historian 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 sons’ interests, taking their goals as her own". Hence E. 3)"In her study of the fifteenth-century Florentine widow Alessandra Strozzi, a historian who specializes in European women of the Renaissance attributes individual intention and authorship of actions to her subject". Hence D. 4)"Thus Alessandra conforms more closely to the anthropologist’s notion that personal motivation is embedded in a social context". Hence E.
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