LSAT 112 – Section 1 – Question 23

LSAT 112 - Section 1 - Question 23

December 2001

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PT112 S1 Q23
+LR
Except +Exc
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
16%
157
B
9%
155
C
15%
158
D
27%
157
E
33%
165
158
167
176
 +Hardest 147.196 +SubsectionMedium

It is clear that humans during the Upper Paleolithic period used lamps for light in caves. Though lamps can be dated to the entire Upper Paleolithic, the distribution of known lamps from the period is skewed, with the greatest number being associated with the late Upper Paleolithic period, when the Magdalenian culture was dominant.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why is the later portion of the Upper Paleolithic period, when the Magdalenian culture was dominant, associated with a much higher number of lamps than earlier in the Upper Paleolithic period?

Objective
This is an EXCEPT question. The four wrong answers should tells us about a difference between the late Upper Paleolithic and the earlier parts of the Upper Paleolithic that could lead to a greater number of lamps being associated with the late period.

A
Artifacts from early in the Upper Paleolithic period are harder to identify than those that originated later in the period.
This suggests we might be less able to identify artifacts from the earlier period as lamps, which could explain why the late period is associated with a greater number of lamps.
B
More archaeological sites have been discovered from the Magdalenian culture than from earlier cultures.
If we’ve found more sites from the Magdalenian culture than from earlier cultures, this suggests the greater number of lamps from the late Upper Paleolithic may be due to finding more sites (and hence, more artifacts) from this period than from earlier periods.
C
More efficient lamp-making techniques were developed by the Magdalenian culture than by earlier cultures.
If the Magdalenians had more efficient lamp-making techniques than earlier cultures, that suggests they could make more lamps within a given time, which could explain why the late Upper Paleolithic is associated with more lamps.
D
Fire pits were much more common in caves early in the Upper Paleolithic period than they were later in that period.
If fire pits were more common in the earlier Upper Paleolithic, that could suggest less of a need for lamps, which could explain why the earlier period is associated with fewer lamps than is the later period.
E
More kinds of lamps were produced by the Magdalenian culture than by earlier cultures.
More kinds of lamps simply means a greater variety of lamps. But it doesn’t explain why there’s a greater number of lamps associated with the late Upper Paleolithic. We wouldn’t expect a culture with 5 different styles of lamps to have more lamps than a culture with only 1 style.

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