took 6min including 2:30min for reading.
1. It can be inferred from the passage that proponents of the view mentioned in the first highlighted text believe which of the following about the origin of Algonquian family hunting territories?
(A) They evolved from multifamilial hunting territories.
(B) They are an outgrowth of reciprocal land-use practices.
(C) They are based on certain spiritual beliefs.
(D) They developed as a result of contact with Europeans.(E) They developed as a result of trade with non-Algonquian Indian tribes.
My analysis: Two views are presented for a certain phenomenon in the passage. IMHO first view site contact with European as the main cause.
Question 2
2. The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) provide an explanation for an unexpected phenomenon
(B) suggest that a particular question has yet to be answered
(C) present a new perspective on an issue(D) defend a traditional view from attack
(E) reconcile opposing sides of an argument
My analysis: The author builds up the passage to present 2 views and then the author suggests a new perspective. this passage is built up to finally come down to a new perspective.
Question 3
3. According to the passage, recent fieldwork has revealed which of the following about rights to hunting territories in Algonquian societies?
(A) Rights at the individual level take precedence over those at the family level.
(B) Rights at the multifamilial level take precedence over those at the family level.(C) These rights developed as a result of changes in Algonquian society brought about by contact with Europeans.
(D) These rights developed in response to European challenges to Algonquian private land ownership.
(E) These rights developed in response to recent ecological changes that have negatively affected the availability of game.
My analysis: clearly mentioned in passage :
Quote:
More recent fieldwork, however, has shown that individual and family rights to hunting territories form part of a larger land-use system of multifamilial hunting groups, that rights to hunting territories at this larger community level take precedence over those at the individual or family level,