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Question #N157

The text provides a brief biography of the author, including details about her life and career. The author’s work is described as challenging the accepted view that women do not participate in hunting, but the author also makes clear that this view is not entirely accurate. It is unclear from the text whether the author is arguing that women participated in hunting more often than previously thought or that women participated in hunting less often than previously thought. Which choice most logically completes the text?

What is the most likely purpose of the text?

A. To argue that the accepted view of women’s participation in hunting is inaccurate.

B. To show that the author’s work has influenced the way scholars think about women’s participation in hunting.

C. To provide a brief biography of the author.

D. To explain how the author’s work challenged the accepted view of women’s participation in hunting.

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Correct Answer is: D

The text focuses on the author's work and how it challenged the accepted view of women's participation in hunting. The author's work is described as providing evidence that contradicts the accepted view, but the text doesn’t go as far as to argue that the author is suggesting that the accepted view is entirely wrong. The author makes clear that the accepted view is inaccurate, but the text doesn’t go into detail about how the author’s work has influenced the way scholars think about women’s participation in hunting.