Notwithstanding the early twentieth-century writings of Calvin Dill Wi

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Notwithstanding the early twentieth-century writings of Calvin Dill Wilson and John Russell, for years historians paid scant attention to affluent Black Americans in the nineteenth-century South. The "scientific historians" of the William A. Dunning school-Walter Lynwood Fleming, Mildred Thompson, James W. Garner, among others-virtually ignored Black landholders and prosperous Black business people, but this neglect was also true, in part, of a later group of revisionist historians-Carter G. Woodson, Abram Harris, Merah Stuart, and others-who attacked the Dunning school's assumptions. Even during the 1960's and 1970's, when historians' interest in research on the Black experience in the United States was at a peak, historians of the post-Civil War years of the nineteenth century focused on issues of racial exploitation, Black culture and consciousness, and Black political activities, rather than on the financial achievements of affluent Black Americans. In 1977, though, the writings of David Rankin and Gary Mills ignited new interest in this subject, and subsequent studies began asking how Black Americans had acquired substantial amounts of wealth, given the slavery, racism, and political oppression of the nineteenth century. Yet we still have only a vague understanding of Black Americans who managed to become affluent, how much property they accumulated, and how their wealth changed over generations; we know even less about their demographic characteristics in different parts of the nineteenth-century South.    1 
 1. The passage suggests which of the following about the writings of Calvin Dill Wilson and John Russell?

(A) They virtually ignored the history of affluent Black Americans in the nineteenth-century South.
(B) They were rejected by the revisionist school that included Carter G. Woodson, Abram Harris, and Merah Stuart.
(C) They were critical of the assumptions made by the "scientific historians" of the Dunning school.
(D) They laid the foundation for the revival of interest in the 1960's and 1970's in the political activities of Black Americans in the years following the Civil War.
(E) They were atypical of most historical writings before 1977 in that they addressed the history of affluent Black Americans in the nineteenth-century South.

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 2. The primary purpose of the passage is to:

(A) correct a historical misinterpretation
(B) reconcile the views of several groups of historians
(C) chronicle the evolution of a revisionist school of thought
(D) analyze the contributions of certain early twentieth-century scholars
(E) trace the involvement of various scholars in a particular line of historical inquiry

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 3. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

(A) A situation is described, its history is related, and its current status is characterized.
(B) A problem is identified, its causes are explored, and a solution for it is suggested.
(C) A hypothesis is introduced, its premises are tested, and the hypothesis is modified.
(D) Two opposing theories are described, evidence supporting each is discussed, and the theories are reconciled.
(E) Several conflicting approaches are introduced, their arguments are analyzed, and the weaknesses of each approach are pointed out.

SatvikVedala · Answer

1. The passage suggests which of the following about the writings of Calvin Dill Wilson and John Russell?

(A) They virtually ignored the history of affluent Black Americans in the nineteenth-century South.
-  No , passage says  Notwithstanding the early twentieth-century writings of Calvin Dill Wilson and John Russell, for years historians.... so the option says the opposite.
(B) They were rejected by the revisionist school that included Carter G. Woodson, Abram Harris, and Merah Stuart.
-  No , passage says The "scientific historians" of the William A. Dunning school- WLF, MT, J W.G were attacked by later revisionist historians . This has nothing to do with CDW & JR.
(C) They were critical of the assumptions made by the "scientific historians" of the Dunning school.
-  No , we can inder from passage that  Carter G. Woodson, Abram Harris, and Merah Stuart  were critical of the assumptions made by "scientific historians"
(D) They laid the foundation for the revival of interest in the 1960's and 1970's in the political activities of Black Americans in the years following the Civil War.
-  No , these authors belong to the early 20th century as per the passage," Notwithstanding the  early twentieth-century writings  of Calvin Dill Wilson and John Russell".
(E) They were atypical of most historical writings before 1977 in that they addressed the history of affluent Black Americans in the nineteenth-century South.
- Yes , passage suggests that these authors we atypical (not representative) of their time, " Notwithstanding the early twentieth-century writings of Calvin Dill Wilson and John Russell, for years....  . "

2. The primary purpose of the passage is to:

(A) correct a historical misinterpretation -  No , the passage deals with an unexplored part of nineteenth-century South in writings of different authors
(B) reconcile the views of several groups of historians -  No ,  reconciling (restoration) 
(C) chronicle the evolution of a revisionist school of thought -  No , nothing regarding  evolution of a revisionist school of thought  is discussed.
(D) analyze the contributions of certain early twentieth-century scholars -  No , the passage deals with an unexplored part of nineteenth-century South in writings of different authors
(E) trace the involvement of various scholars in a particular line of historical inquiry -  Yes

3. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

(A) A situation is described, its history is related, and its current status is characterized. -  Yes 
(B) A problem is identified,  its causes are explored , and  a solution for it is suggested .
(C)  A hypothesis is introduced ,  its premises are tested , and  the hypothesis is modified .
(D) Two  opposing theories  are described,  evidence  supporting each is discussed, and the theories are  reconciled. 
(E) Several conflicting approaches are introduced, their  arguments are analyzed , and the weaknesses of each approach are pointed out.

TANMOYYY · Answer

3. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

(A) A situation is described, its history is related, and its current status is characterized.
(B) A problem is identified, its causes are explored, and a solution for it is suggested.
(C) A hypothesis is introduced, its premises are tested, and the hypothesis is modified.
(D) Two opposing theories are described, evidence supporting each is discussed, and the theories are reconciled.
(E) Several conflicting approaches are introduced, their arguments are analyzed, and the weaknesses of each approach are pointed out.
why not E? as there are various different approach analyzed and weakness pointed at last.

sayandebhowmick · Answer

This is a gmat prep focus question. Add that tag also.

Bunuel · Answer

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Added the tag. Thank you!

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