LSAT 103 – Section 3 – Question 01

LSAT 103 - Section 3 - Question 01

September 1998

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PT103 S3 Q01
+LR
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
A
1%
156
B
98%
167
C
1%
157
D
0%
E
0%
120
129
138
 +Easiest 148.537 +SubsectionMedium

From the tenth century until around the year 1500, there were Norse settlers living in Greenland. During that time, average yearly temperatures fell slightly worldwide, and some people claim that this temperature drop wiped out the Norse settlements by rendering Greenland too cold for human habitation. But this explanation cannot be correct, because Inuit settlers from North America, who were living in Greenland during the time the Norse settlers were there, continued to thrive long after 1500.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
How did the Inuit settlers in Greenland survive the temperature drop that occurred around 1500, while the Norse settlers were killed?

Objective
The right answer will be a hypothesis that explains a key difference between the Norse settlements and the Inuit settlements. That difference will provide insight into why the former group disappeared and the latter survived following the temperature drop that occurred around 1500 in Greenland.

A
The drop in average yearly temperature was smaller in Greenland than it was in the world as a whole.
This does not explain why the Inuit and Norse settlements were affected differently by the temperature drop in Greenland.
B
The Norse settlers’ diet, unlike that of the Inuit, was based primarily on livestock and crops that were unable to survive the temperature drop.
(B) offers a key difference that helps explain the phenomenon. Because the Norse settlers lost their food sources due to the temperature drop while the Inuit did not, it’s understandable why the Norse settlers were unable to survive the cold.
C
There were settlements in North America during the fifteenth century that were most likely founded by Norse settlers who had come from Greenland.
(C) does not offer information that is relevant to explaining the phenomenon described in the stimulus.
D
The Inuit and the Norse settlements were typically established in coastal areas.
(D) offers a similarity between the Norse and Inuit settlements. The correct answer will offer a difference that explains why the latter group survived the temperature drop while the former group did not.
E
The Norse community in Norway continued to thrive long after 1500.
The stimulus is concerned with Greenland, not Norway.

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