Jamboree and GMAT Club Contest: Igbo children generally stay with

Any use of bride wealth that would compensate the loss of a young and productive member of bride’s family should be the correct answer here.

A. Put it in an interest bearing account so that the family has a regular income in the form of interest. - correct
The intent of "bride wealth" is to help the parents of bride financially because 'Bride wealth' is a way to compensate the loss of a young and productive member.
hence putting the money into the interest bearing account will bring the regular income for bride's parents. Because, before marriage bride, who is the productive member is in house and brings income.

B. Use it to get a young wife for a member of the bride’s family. - wrong
not necessarily there would be a member in the bride’s family who needs a wife. in that case there would be no "bride wealth".

C. Use it to buy gifts for the bride. - wrong
family of the groom would buy things for the bride after marriage according to needs.

D. Use it for the conduct of the marriage. - wrong
'bride wealth' is a practice not compulsion. - out of scope

E. Keep it for an emergency. - wrong
Emergency may come multiple times. there are insurance as well. how do we relate this as the compensation for the loss of young member of family of bride.

Igbo children generally stay with their parents until marriage, after which both husband and wife live together but apart from both their families. The Igbo people follow the 'bride wealth' system. In contrast to dowry, which is a practice prevalent in most other societies, 'bride wealth' is money and gifts given by the groom’s family to the bride’s family. 'Bride wealth' is considered a way of compensating the bride’s family for the loss of a young and productive member.

Which of the following is a use, which when 'bride wealth' is put to, will make the compensation true to its intent, in the case of the Igbo people?

A. Put it in an interest bearing account so that the family has a regular income in the form of interest.
B. Use it to get a young wife for a member of the bride’s family.
C. Use it to buy gifts for the bride.
D. Use it for the conduct of the marriage.
E. Keep it for an emergency.

Analysis: The main point to remember is: 'bride wealth' sh be used so that the compensation would be true to its 'intent'.
intent: a way of compensating the bride’s family for the loss of a young and productive member.
The best use of the 'bride wealth' is in such an investment that the bride's family may not feel the loss of that productive member.

POE:
A. This fits the requirement. Correct.
B. This is attractive but is not warranted as the bride's family may not have a soon-to-be-groom.
C. Intent is to compensate the loss of the family. Not correct.
D. We do not know who normally pays the bills for the wedding. What if the groom's family is the one who pays? Not correct.
E. Intent is to compensate the loss of a productive member not to be prepared for emergency. Incorrect.

My answer: A.

The question asks which of the following is a use, which when 'bride wealth' is put to, will make the compensation true to its intent, in the case of the Igbo people?

Premise : In Igbo society, "'bride wealth' is money and gifts given by the groom’s family to the bride’s family".

The intended purpose : "a way of compensating the bride’s family for the loss of a young and productive member".
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Now let's look for the answer choices.

A. Put it in an interest bearing account so that the family has a regular income in the form of interest.
To protect the bride’s family for the loss of a young and productive member, interest bearing account will be a good option to maintain regular income for bride's family.

B. Use it to get a young wife for a member of the bride’s family.
The young wife will not contribute to the bride's family rather she & her husband will form a separate family as Igbo people live together apart from their families after marriage.

C. Use it to buy gifts for the bride.
Buying gift for the bride will not serve the purpose of compensating a productive member of bride's family.

D. Use it for the conduct of the marriage.
Passage doesn't mention anything about the cost of conducting marriage.
Intended purpose of compensating a productive member is not met up.


E. Keep it for an emergency.
It will not work for on-going basis. It will not properly compensate the bride’s family for the loss of a young and productive member.

So answer is (A)

Igbo children generally stay with their parents until marriage, after which both husband and wife live together but apart from both their families. The Igbo people follow the 'bride wealth' system. In contrast to dowry, which is a practice prevalent in most other societies, 'bride wealth' is money and gifts given by the groom’s family to the bride’s family. 'Bride wealth' is considered a way of compensating the bride’s family for the loss of a young and productive member.

Which of the following is a use, which when 'bride wealth' is put to, will make the compensation true to its intent, in the case of the Igbo people?

A. Put it in an interest bearing account so that the family has a regular income in the form of interest.
B. Use it to get a young wife for a member of the bride’s family.
C. Use it to buy gifts for the bride.
D. Use it for the conduct of the marriage.
E. Keep it for an emergency.

I Think I marked the wrong one.
After marking the Answer as B, I reread the question and realised my Mistake.
The answer should be A.

The Fight is between A and B only I guess.

C- Buying gifts for the bride will not make the compensation true to its intent. as we can see in bold Blue the money is considered a way of compensation for loss of productive and young member.

D- If money is used for marriage- its whole intent is gone

E- There no premise about emergency or something- So out of scope

Now Between A and B

B talks about to use it to get young wife for member- It may help as it replaces the family girl- she is young and productive but the premise says After marriage the Husband Wife stays away from parents- True Intent not fulfilled

A- This makes the compensation true to its intent- True Intent means the compensation to Bride's family for young and productive member and this choice is best among all.

Igbo children generally stay with their parents until marriage, after which both husband and wife live together but apart from both their families. The Igbo people follow the 'bride wealth' system. In contrast to dowry, which is a practice prevalent in most other societies, 'bride wealth' is money and gifts given by the groom’s family to the bride’s family. 'Bride wealth' is considered a way of compensating the bride’s family for the loss of a young and productive member.

Which of the following is a use, which when 'bride wealth' is put to, will make the compensation true to its intent, in the case of the Igbo people?

The stimulus says that the "bride wealth" is considered a way to compensating the bride's family for the loss of a young and productive member. So if the wealth is used accordingly to its intent, it should provide income or something to the bride's family just as the bride would have done if she did not get married.

A. Put it in an interest bearing account so that the family has a regular income in the form of interest.
This is the correct answer.. Since the interest will play the role of compensation that young, productive member (the bride) could contribute to her family in the future, using the wealth in this way is true to its intent.

B. Use it to get a young wife for a member of the bride’s family.
If one member of the bride's family marries a wife, they will live apart from both the families. So that young wife will not be able to contribute to the family => Incorrect

C. Use it to buy gifts for the bride.
Incorrect. Using the wealth in this way, the bride's family will have nothing.

D. Use it for the conduct of the marriage.
Incorrect. The bride's family will get nothing in the future, too.

E. Keep it for an emergency.
Incorrect. If the bride's family keeps the wealth for an emergency, it could not contribute income to the family as the bride could do if she haven't gotten marriage.

Point to note is - 'Bride wealth' is considered a way of compensating the bride’s family for the loss of a young and productive member.
So the compensation should be something that would provide a source of income to bride's family, that the bride would have earned if she was not married. Option A does that exactly and provides a source of income to bride's family.

A. Put it in an interest bearing account so that the family has a regular income in the form of interest - Correct choice. Explanation above.
B. Use it to get a young wife for a member of the bride’s family. - This does not provide compensation to bride's family or a source of income to bride's family for the loss of a earning member! So not correct answer.
C. Use it to buy gifts for the bride. - Buying gifts for bride doesn't compensate the bride's family or provide a source of income to bride's family.
D. Use it for the conduct of the marriage. - Money for conducting marriage might be a temporary income but not a source of permanent income for the loss of a earning member.
E. Keep it for an emergency. - This might be a tempting choice. But it s not a source of a regular income for bride s family and can be eliminated.

So answer is choice A.

the passage of this question is from a reading, but I cannot recall what the reading is.
the question is a self-made question, but I believe the pattern is important.
A ineed is the answer b/c of "compensate for productive member"
mikemcgarry, do you know the original form of this question?

Dear chesstitans,

I'm happy to respond.

This question resembles an official question on GMAT about as much as a hamster resembles a race horse. This is a complete joke. The topic is not GMAT-worthy, and the wording of the question, including the phrase "compensate for productive member," is sloppy and open to myriad interpretations. This is a unmitigated disaster. If someone was trying to create a GMAT CR practice question, that person has failed in the most spectacular way imaginable.

My friend, the very best thing you could do for your GMAT preparedness is to blot this question out of your head and pretend that it doesn't exist.

Here's a high quality GMAT CR practice question:
Mountain County and Sunrise

Does all this make sense?
Mike
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Hi, how can we assume that bride is productive in a sense that she is a earning member. they may define productive in sense of house chores

'Bride wealth' is considered a way of compensating the bride’s family for the loss of a young and productive member.
This means the daughter could've been the breadwinner of the house, given the age and productivity. Thus, they need to compensate for this reason.

Which of the following is a use, which when 'bride wealth' is put to, will make the compensation true to its intent, in the case of the Igbo people?

A. Put it in an interest bearing account so that the family has a regular income in the form of interest. - This would imply a flow of regular income (like pension) that would help them compensate for the missing income anticipated.
B. Use it to get a young wife for a member of the bride’s family. - Might not have a male bachelor. Might not help.
C. Use it to buy gifts for the bride. - This will not compensate for the loss of a productive member of the house.
D. Use it for the conduct of the marriage. - This will not compensate for the loss of a productive member of the house.
E. Keep it for an emergency. - This is not related to the loss that could be compensated by the loss of a bride's member

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