Question

According to the given passage the author would he LEAST likely to approve of which among the following?

• A. Analyzing the influence of political events on the personal ideology of Black writers
• B. Attempting a critical study which applies sociopolitical criteria to the autobiographies of Black authors
• C. A literary study of Black poetry that appraises the merits of poems according to the political acceptability of their themes
• D. Studying the growth of a distinct Black literary tradition within the context of Black history

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

A literary study of Black poetry that appraises the merits of poems according to the political acceptability of their themes

The given passage does not discuss about literary study of Black poetry. Therefore option (c) is the correct choice. Other points as given in option (a), (b) and (c) are discussed. Again the point is clear from the lines "Roger Rosenblatt's book 'Black Fiction, manages.... expounding on Black History" and "The recent work of Addison Gayle's passes a judgement on the value of Black fiction by clear political standards, rating each work according to the ideas of Black identity, which it propounds." From these statements we can gather that rating by political standards (as done by Addison Gayle) is objectionable to the author.