Here are my answers.
1. Which of the following best describes the content of the passage?
(A) A
chronology of the development of different methods for mapping Native Americans
(B) A discussion of
how the mapmaking techniques of Native Americans differed from those of Europeans(C) An argument concerning the
present-day uses to which historical maps of Native American lands are put(D) An argument concerning the nature of information contained in maps of Native American lands
Correct. Its made clear by the author that Native American input into the construction of maps of Native American lands are heavily influenced by what NON-Natives feel is appropriate. The contributions of the Native Americans themselves is seldom included.
(E) A
proposal for improving the accuracy of maps of Native American lands
2. The passage mentions each of the following as a factor affecting current maps of Native American lands EXCEPT
(A) United States government policy X
(B) non-Native Americans’ perspective on Native Americans X
(C) origins of the information utilized to produce the maps X
(D) changes in ways that tribal lands are used Correct
(E) the reason for producing the maps X
3. The passage suggests which of the following about most existing maps of Native American lands?
(A) They do not record the
migrations of Native American tribes.
(B) They have been
preserved primarily because of their connection with treaties involving land transfers.(C) They tend to reflect archaeological evidence that has become
outdated.(D)They tend to be
less accurate when they are based on oral reports than when they are based on written documents. (no comparison is made b/w oral reports and documents)
(E) They are not based primarily on the mapmakers’ first-hand observations of Native American lands. Correct (reconstructions)
4. All of the following are examples of the type of evidence used in creating “Most existing maps” (line 7-8) EXCEPT
(A) a nineteenth-century government report on population distribution of a particular tribe X
(B) taped conversations with people who lived on Native America tribal lands in the early twentieth century X
(C) aerial photographs of geological features of lands inhabited by Native Americans Correct
(D) findings from a recently excavated site once inhabited by a certain Native American people X
(E) a journal kept by a non-Native American explorer who traveled in Native American territory in the early nineteenth century X
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