Q13

[acc0520]

Hi, I was unsure between (C) & (D)..and chose (D).
Can you explain which part of (D) is wrong?

Thanks!

[maryadkins]

The quoted text appears in the middle of a discussion about how we can't look at a piece of old art from Africa and say, "This must be from X area because it's in a certain style." (Lines 14-15.) Rather, because of trade (line 12), styles spread. But, the author tells us, there are "centers of style"--the places where the art is made then dispersed widely. (C) captures this phenomenon--art produced in one spot then spreading outward.

(D) is not on point for a couple of reasons. First, these "centers" aren't described as "large geographical areas"--so we don't have a basis for concluding that. (Note that (C) just calls them "locations.") (D) also is wrong because line 20 tells us that the family in the "center of style" is of the same ethnicity. (D) says that there are different ethnic groups/tribes in the same center. And also, contrary to (D), the passage in this section isn't talking about how the objects are so similar, it's difficult for an outsider to distinguish them.

Let me know if this is still unclear!

[acc0520]

Thanks for your explain. But, I think there is comments about geographical..in line 16-19 ; "centers of style" throughout Africa where families, clans, and workshops produce sculpture and
other art that is dispersed over a large, multitribal
geographical area.

what do you say?

[mlbrandow]

"diffused through trade" (11-12) and "dispersed over a large, multitribal geographical area" (18-19) supports this idea that the styles themselves spread from some center--"centers of style."

The other thing I really dislike about (D) here is that it says within these large areas the work is produced by "various tribes." In fact, the author is arguing that often they are produced by a single "family of artists belonging to a single ethnic group." (19-20)

Lastly, (D) mentions that it's "very difficult for outside observers to distinguish from one another."

This is expressed in lines 43-47, but look how far that is from line 16. The question asks us about what is meant by "centers of style" in line 16. The answer to a pointed line question like that is never going to come from 30 lines and two paragraphs away.

[T.J.]

Important distinction to make:
in line 19, it says that the art created by centers of style is dispersed over a large geographical area, not the center itself. In other words, the wide spread of art can be caused by one single center of style, which also resonates what the Konate family did in the following paragraph.

[Dtodaizzle]

I was down to C and D as well, but eliminated C. From the passage, we know that subtle variation in style reflects the different tribes that commissioned the works. However, C doesn't make this connection; it simply states that the subtly-varied works are distributed to ethnically varied tribes. So, this would suggest that masks with the diamond-shaped mouth of the Ko tribe could be delivered to the members of the Nuna.

Thoughts?

[maryadkins]

I don't think I'm following your issue with (C). I suppose it could, out of context, mean that, if you wanted to infer a specific situation from its broad statement. But it also doesn't say that or suggest it. It just says:

-stylistically consistent (line 22 -- "marked uniformity")
-subtly varied (lines 24-25)
-produced and distributed to ethnically varied surrounding areas (lines 18-21)

All supported.