In studying the autobiographies of Native Americans, most scholars have focused on as-told-to life histories that were solicited, translated, recorded, and edited by non-Native American collaboratorsβthat emerged from . βββββββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββββββ βββ
Traditional approach to Native American autobiographies Β·Focused on histories translated, recorded, edited, by non-NA people
Other influences on autobiographical narrative Β·Tribal participation in expression, European shaping of NA autobiography
Tribes contributed to some autobriographical expressions (like painting of a tepee). And, Europeans who recorded NA autobiographies may have shaped the narrative based on own cultural perspective.
Passage Style
Single position
18.
The author of the passage ββββββ ββ ββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββ
Question Type
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Structure
The author mentions βself, life, and writingβ as examples of things Native Americans and Europeans had different assumptions about.
This best captures the purpose of the phrase. Native Americans and Europeans had different ideas about βself, life, and writing,β and this is why Native American autobiographies are different from European-style autobiographies.
b
define a word ββββ βββ β βββββββββ βββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββ βββββββββ ββββ ββ βββ βββ ββββββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββ
The author never compares early Native American understanding with modern Native American understanding.
c
illustrate how words βββ βββββββ β ββββββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββββ ββββββββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ
The author never suggests that βself, life, and writingβ changed in meaning over time.
d
posit a fundamental ββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββ β βββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ
The author never proposes that βself, life, and writingβ have similar origins in European and Native American cultures.
e
explain how the βββββββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββ βββββ
The author never describes how the assumptions underlying European-style autobiography arose.
Difficulty
90% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is somewhat easier than other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%130
142
75%153
Analysis
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Structure
Humanities
Single position
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
90%
167
b
3%
161
c
1%
160
d
2%
157
e
4%
161
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