mallya12 wrote:
GMATNinja,
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Gnpth3. The passage suggests that which of the following best compares the economic concerns of women with those of men toward the close of the eighteenth Century in colonial Connecticut?
(A) Both men and women had more economic responsibilities at the end of the century than they had had at the beginning of the century.
(B) Women’s economic activities had become less varied by the end of the century; men’s economic activities had become more varied.
(C) Women’s economic activities at the end of the century were similar to their activities at the beginning; men’s economic activities changed considerably.
(D) Women’s economic concerns at the end of the century were primarily familial; men’s economic concerns were primarily political.
(E) Women’s economic concerns at the end of the century were primarily personal; men’s economic needs were primarily familial.
I understand C is right. Confused with A. Please explain why A is wrong?
"Both the absolute numbers and the percentage of adult women participating in civil cases grew steadily throughout the eighteenth century, but the legal activity of men also increased dramatically, and at a much faster rate." I chose A because I thought women participating are increasing.
Take a look at the exact wording of question #3:
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3. The passage suggests that which of the following best compares the economic concerns of women with those of men toward the close of the eighteenth Century in colonial Connecticut?
The question asks about the
"economic concerns" of women and men, which is different than the participation of these groups in civil cases.
Here is what the passage says about the economic concerns of women and men at the end of the eighteenth century:
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Men’s commercial interests and credit networks became increasingly far-flung, owing in part to the ability of creditors to buy and sell promissory notes (legal promises to pay debts). At the same time, women’s networks of credit and debt remained primarily local and personal.
From this, we know that economic activity for men increased with the rise of promissory notes, while economic activity for women remained stable because their networks of credit and debt remained local. This contradicts the idea that "both men and women had more economic responsibilities at the end of the century than they had had at the beginning of the century." For this reason, (A) is out.
I hope that helps!
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