<p>4 is pretty obviously D. The question is not referring to the chiefs the Europeans appointed for trades and business, but those that are in esteemed status in their respective tribes. The passage says it’s a symbol of power rather than respect, so the tribe council is a stronger entity. </p>
<p>5 is a level 5 problem- the hardest in the set. By POE, we can easily get to a decision between either E or C. The problem with C is “practical suggestions by nonspecialists” which is a reference to the Huron traders. No where does the passage state the Hurons were nonspecialists in their process of ordered anarchy. E is right because the traders such La Hontan observed the Huron’s way of life and based on those experiences formed a abstract concept of anarchy. The confusion with E derives from the fact it doesn’t state that Proudhon was in contact with the Hurons, but we can infer he build upon the theory from the writings of the European traders.</p>
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<li>But a new point of view doesn’t mean “expectation of a foreign country”.</li>
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<li>A is wrong because the author says “even as I marveled”- meaning we want a choice that doesn’t have to do with awe. The same reasoning applies to B, but also because nothing is stated or inferred about “new ideas of art”. E is wrong because the author’s is not surprised about American Art being more self-indulgent…you can’t get that from the line references. So we know it’s a choice of a negative connotation.</li>
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<p>C vs D. The author expresses a pretty cold and critical tone through the line references. She isn’t feeling insignificant- if anything, the American Voice within her is symbolic of tinted pride. D is right. She is critical of the creation of the grand Louvre as a testament to the absolutism that dominated the French Culture before the French Revolution. That much can’t be gleaned from the passage itself, but it’s obvious she’s referring to a historical context of the building. </p>
<p>I’m sorry- this is a hard one to explain. But by process of elimination, only D makes sense. You have to make sure you read each word, for if you had missed the “even as I marveled”, you’d have been confused by the author’s intentions.</p>
<p>“The passage says it’s a symbol of power rather than respect, so the tribe council is a stronger entity.” <– my mistake, flip that around. A symbol of respect than power</p>
<p>I’m still not convinced. IMHO, this inference is more viable than the inference required for A. Anyways, I can understand that they are both inferences and there is no explicit answer here, so I’ll attribute this to the nature of the SAT (being old). :D</p>
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<p>Let’s look back at the original passage:</p>
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<p>The use of coolly implies a sense of nonchalant-ness. Am I wrong here?</p>
<p>Even if it was nonchalance, the only answer choice that works- that describes the historical connotation, is choice D. I think you’re over thinking it.</p>
<p>And yes- the tribal heads and the chiefs are not necessarily the same people.</p>
<p>And lose yourself when you were talking about the question involving the word ‘coolly’, coolly means icy, not cool like we use it. Like, “I coolly ignored the beggar’s begging”. Used in the question, it means rational and objective.</p>
<p>Note the word composed, a synonym for rational. You’re using the wrong connotation of unconcerned, it does not mean nonchalant in this sense. It means emotionally unattached. Take this sentence: “without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on an enemy as coolly as a butcher”.</p>
<p>Anyway I got the question right, why are you arguing lol</p>