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by veenu08 » Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:22 am
Archaeologists have recently found in various grave sites in the mexican state of veracruz , small ceramic animals with attached wheels . At first this find might seem to discredit the belief that the wheel and its uses were unknown in pre-columbian culture .On reflection ,however, it would seem that discovery actually bears out this belief . To be familiar with these toys and yet not to apply the principle of the wheel to daily tasks such as carting,trasportation and pottery-making must indicate a lack of understanding of the wheel and potential benefits.
Which of the following best expresses the argument made in the passage above?
A. If the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, had understood the principle of the wheel, they would not have attached wheels to ceramic animals.
B. If the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, had understood the principle of the wheel, they would not have adapted it to everyday use
C. If the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, had understood the principle of the wheel, they would not have adapted the idea of the wheel from the wheeled ceramic figures
D. Pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, must have known of the wheel and its use because they attached wheels to ceramic animals.
E.Since the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz did not know of the wheel or its uses, the ceramic animals found in the grave sites must be the remains of later cultures.

[spoiler]OA: C
Can someone explain D[/spoiler]
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by theunheardmelody » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:30 am
Makes sense for the OA to be C and not E.

E cannot be the answer because the Passage assumes that other cultures are not involved so this is really out os scope.

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by Gaurav 2013-fall » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:49 pm
experts please shed some light on this.

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by jkaustubh » Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:25 am
Archaeologists have recently found in various grave sites in the Mexican state of Veracruz, small ceramic animals with attached wheels. At first this find might seem to discredit the belief that the wheel and its uses were unknown in pre-Columbian culture. On reflection, however, it would seem that discovery actually bears out this belief. To be familiar with these toys and yet not to apply the principle of the wheel to daily tasks such as carting, transportation and pottery-making must indicate a lack of understanding of the wheel and potential benefits.

Which of the following best expresses the argument made in the passage above?

A. If the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, had understood the principle of the wheel, they would not have attached wheels to ceramic animals. - this is not necessarily true
B. If the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, had understood the principle of the wheel, they would not have adapted it to everyday use. - had the pre-Columbian people be aware about the principle of wheel, they should have adapted it to everyday use
C. If the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, had understood the principle of the wheel, they would not have adapted the idea of the wheel from the wheeled ceramic figures. - this is correct, if the pre-Columbian people knew the principle of wheel, then they would not have required the wheeled ceramic animal to apply the idea of wheel
D. Pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, must have known of the wheel and its use because they attached wheels to ceramic animals. - the extract does not mean this
E. Since the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz did not know of the wheel or its uses, the ceramic animals found in the grave sites must be the remains of later cultures. - totally out of scope
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by hazelnut01 » Sun May 07, 2017 6:35 am
veenu08 wrote:Archaeologists have recently found in various grave sites in the mexican state of veracruz , small ceramic animals with attached wheels . At first this find might seem to discredit the belief that the wheel and its uses were unknown in pre-columbian culture .On reflection ,however, it would seem that discovery actually bears out this belief . To be familiar with these toys and yet not to apply the principle of the wheel to daily tasks such as carting,trasportation and pottery-making must indicate a lack of understanding of the wheel and potential benefits.
Which of the following best expresses the argument made in the passage above?

A. If the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, had understood the principle of the wheel, they would not have attached wheels to ceramic animals.
B. If the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, had understood the principle of the wheel, they would not have adapted it to everyday use
C. If the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, had understood the principle of the wheel, they would not have adapted the idea of the wheel from the wheeled ceramic figures
D. Pre-Columbian people of Veracruz, must have known of the wheel and its use because they attached wheels to ceramic animals.
E.Since the pre-Columbian people of Veracruz did not know of the wheel or its uses, the ceramic animals found in the grave sites must be the remains of later cultures.

[spoiler]OA: C
Can someone explain D[/spoiler]
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by elias.latour.apex » Tue May 09, 2017 4:05 am
The Kaplan problem seems to have been inspired by this official problem:

Archaeologists have found wheeled ceramic toys made by the Toltec, twelfth-century inhabitants of what is now Veracruz. Although there is no archaeological evidence that the Toltec used wheels for anything but toys, some anthropologists hypothesize that wheeled utility vehicles were used to carry materials needed for the monumental structures the Toltec produced.

Which of the following, if true, would most help the anthropologists explain the lack of evidence noted above?

(A) The Toltec sometimes incorporated into their toys representations of utensils or other devices that served some practical purpose.
(B) Any wheeled utility vehicles used by the Toltec could have been made entirely of wood, and unlike ceramic, wood decays rapidly in the humid climate of Veracruz.
(C) Carvings in monument walls suggest that the Toltec's wheeled ceramic toys somtimes had ritual uses in addition to being used by both children and adults as decorations and playthings.
(D) Wheeled utility vehicles were used during the twelfth century in many areas of the world, but during this time wheeled toys were not very common in areas outside Veracruz.
(E) Some of the wheeled ceramic toys were found near the remains of monumental stuctures.
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