Reading Comprehension

What kinds of property rights apply to Algonquian family hunting territories, and how did they come to be? The dominant view in recent decades has been that family hunting territories, like other forms of private landownership, were not found among Algonquians (a group of North American Indian tribes) before contact with Europeans but are the result of changes in Algonquian society brought about by the European-Algonquian fur trade, in combination with other factors such as ecological changes and consequent shifts in wildlife harvesting patterns. Another view claims that Algonquian family hunting territories predate contact with Europeans and are forms of private landownership by individuals and families. More recent fieldwork, however, has shown that individual and family rights to hunting territories form part of a larger land-use system of muitifamilial hunting groups, that rights to hunting territories at this larger community level take precedence over those at the individual or family level, and that this system reflects a concept of spiritual and social reciprocity that conflicts with European concepts of private property. In short, there are now strong reasons to think that it was erroneous to claim that Algonquian family hunting territories ever were, or were becoming, a kind of private property system.


1. It can be inferred from the passage that proponents of the view mentioned in 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.

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

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.

4. According to the passage, proponents of the view mentioned in the first highlighted portion of text and proponents of the view mentioned in the second highlighted portion of text both believe which of the following about Algonquian family hunting territories?

(A) They are a form of private landownership.
(B) They are a form of community, rather than individual, landownership.
(C) They were a form of private landownership prior to contact with Europeans.
(D) They became a form of private landownership due to contact with Europeans.
(E) They have replaced reciprocal practices relating to land use in Algonquian society.

the first question is not clear(which view it refers to) - please edit.
answers for the rest:
1)D
2)C
3)B
4)A

rohu27 wrote:the first question is not clear(which view it refers to) - please edit.
answers for the rest:
2)C
3)B
4)D

Hi Rohu, please watch Q-1 carefully, i have already mentioned watch the HIGHLIGHTED TEXT in the passage...and in the passage i already highlighted the words VIEW in red color

atulmangal wrote:

rohu27 wrote:the first question is not clear(which view it refers to) - please edit.
answers for the rest:
2)C
3)B
4)A

Hi Rohu, please watch Q-1 carefully, i have already mentioned watch the HIGHLIGHTED TEXT in the passage...and in the passage i already highlighted the words VIEW in red color

i did see tht atul, but both the views were highlighted and they are 2 diff ones. im taking the first one into account. for which the answer shud be D.
nd i have edited my answer for 4) it was a typo.

rohu27 wrote:

atulmangal wrote:

rohu27 wrote:the first question is not clear(which view it refers to) - please edit.
answers for the rest:
2)C
3)B
4)A

Hi Rohu, please watch Q-1 carefully, i have already mentioned watch the HIGHLIGHTED TEXT in the passage...and in the passage i already highlighted the words VIEW in red color

i did see tht atul, but both the views were highlighted and they are 2 diff ones. im taking the first one into account. for which the answer shud be D.
nd i have edited my answer for 4) it was a typo.

Hi initially i thought that question asks us to make a common inference based on both the HIGHLIGHTED VIEWS because i rechecked the question and both VIEWS are highlighted in the passage but as the OA given for this question is actually Op D i think only the first VIEW should be highlighted. Thanks

What's the OA? Why is 4 A? I think it's B since it says"it was erroneous to claim that Algonquian family hunting territories ever were, or were becoming, a kind of private property system.".Also can you pls. explain why the answer of second question is C?

OA

1) D
2) C
3) B
4) A

Can you please explain 2 and 4???

IMO DCBA 5:57sec

Explanation for 2:
(A) provide an explanation for an unexpected phenomenon - there is no unexpected phenomenon
(B) suggest that a particular question has yet to be answered - the Ques. HAS BEEN answered
(C) present a new perspective on an issue - new perspective that contracdicts 2 views in presented - CORRECT
(D)defend a traditional view from attack - there is no defense and moreover there is NO traditional view, we have DOMINANT view
(E)reconcile opposing sides of an argument - there is NO RECONCILATION

Explanation for 4:

(A) They are a form of private landownership. - mentioned by BOTH VIEWS
(B) They are a form of community, rather than individual, landownership. - suggested by RECENT FIELDWORK ONLY
(C) They were a form of private landownership prior to contact with Europeans. - ONLY 2nd view suggests this
(D) They became a form of private landownership due to contact with Europeans. - ONLY 1st view suggests this
(E) They have replaced reciprocal practices relating to land use in Algonquian society - Not mentioned