My personal answer solutions (Please feel free to correct me!)
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) question the published conclusions of a scholar concerning the history of the Iroquois nation--> "Writing of the Iroquois nation, Smith has argued..." "Smith fails to recognize..."
(B) establish the relationship between an earlier scholar’s work and new anthropological research
--> Nothing is said about a new anthropolocial research; rather it seems to be the author´s opinion / finding
(C) summarize scholarly controversy concerning an incident from Iroquois history
--> Similar to (B)
(D) trace two generations of scholarly opinion concerning Iroquois social institutions
--> Similar to (B) and (C)
(E) differentiate between Iroquois political practices and Iroquois religious practices
--> He does not differentiate between practices themselves, but rather who had
control over political affair / religious practices
2. It can be inferred that the author of the passage regards Smith’s argument as(A) provocative and potentially useful, but flawed by poor organization
--> He does not imply that it is provocative, nor names a reason for his flaws
(B) eloquently presented, but needlessly inflammatory
--> Similar to (A)
(C) accurate in some of its particulars, but inaccurate with regard to an important point--> Most fitting answer
(D) historically sound, but overly detailed and redundant
--> Nothing is mentioned about details or redundancy
(E) persuasive in its time, but now largely outdated
--> Smith´s findings are not outdated; according to the author they are in general incorrect or not completely accurate
3. The author of the passage implies that which of the following occurred after the Iroquois were resettled on reservations early in the nineteenth century?"...that this
division of power between the tribal chiefs and shamans was not actually rooted in Iroquois tradition..."
Here you have to be careful, because the author´s folowing sentences are about the time
prior to the resettlement.
So let´s have a look at what is said in the first passage:
"According to Smith, this division was maintained until the late nineteenth century, when the dissolution of the chief’s council and the consequent diminishment of the chief’s political power
fostered their increasing involvement in religious affairs."
(A) Chiefs became more involved in their tribe’s religious affairs.--> Most fitting answer
(B) The authority of the chief’s council over the affairs of individual tribes increased.
"...dissolution of the chief’s council and the consequent diminishment of the chief’s political power"
(C) The political influence of the Iroquois shamans was diminished.
--> They never had policital influence: "whereas the sole jurisdiction over religious affairs resided with the shamans"; nothing is said about their diminishment of political power
(D) Individual tribes coalesced into the Iroquois tribal league.
--> No information about that
(E) The longhouse because a political rather than a religious institution.
-->
Weird answer choice, seems gramatically incorrect? Sajjad19944. Which of the following best expresses an opinion presented by the author of the passage?"...fails to recognize that this
division of power between the tribal chiefs and shamans
was not actually rooted in Iroquois tradition; rather, it resulted from the Iroquois resettlement on reservations early in the nineteenth century."
"...the chief’s council controlled
only the broad policy of the tribal league; individual tribes had institution’s most important, the longhouse to govern their own affairs. In the longhouse, the
tribe’s chief influenced both political and religious affairs."
(A) Smith has overstated the importance of the political role played by Iroquois tribal chiefs in the nineteenth century.
--> "chief´s council controlled only" is about the time PRIOR to the resettlement, so before the 19th century
(B) Smith has overlooked the fact that the Iroquois rarely allowed their shamans to exercise political authority.
--> The main focus is not on the shamans.
(C) Smith has failed to explain why the chief’s council was dissolved late in the nineteenth century.
--> Not the focus
(D) Smith has failed to acknowledge the role prior to the nineteenth century of the Iroquois tribal chiefs in religious affairs.--> Most fitting answer, because "the tribe’s chief influenced
both political
and religious affairs.
(E) Smith has failed to recognize that the very structure of Iroquois social institutions reflects religious beliefs.
--> Not a fitting answer
Sajjad1994"...individual tribes
had institution’s most important, the longhouse to govern their own affairs."
This syntax of this sentence seems a bit odd to me, but maybe it´s just my fault.