Question

The passage is primarily concerned with __________

• A. Contrasting the benefits of one methodology with the benefits of another.
• B. Describing the historical origins and inherent drawbacks of a particular methodology.
• C. Discussing the appeal of a particular methodology and some concerns about its use.
• D. Showing that some historians' adoption of a particular methodology has led to criticism of recent historical scholarship.
• E. Analyzing the influence of current feminist views on women's interpretations of their experience.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Discussing the appeal of a particular methodology and some concerns about its use.

The passage concerns itself mostly with discussing the methodology of women's oral narrative and other issues surrounding it. The passage does not contrast this methodology with any other nor draws on its history. It also does not discuss any historian's adoption of this method having led to criticism of a historical scholarship nor does it analyse the influence of current feminist view's on women's interpretations of their experience. Thus, option C is the answer.