MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 25: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 25
4. Which of the following events, if it occurred, would most support the author's description of the changes happening in Russian society and politics in the 1870s?
- A. Old Believers and animists united to oppose registration and were granted independent civil status in 1835.
- B. A peasant attended university in 1880 and was then elected chairman of the zemstvo.
- C. A man in early 20th century Russia had a life different from his father's.
- D. The progress of the so-called Great Reform era was reversed upon Nicholas II's ascent to the throne.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
B This is a Strengthen question.
A: No. This would likely undermine the author's description of events; the passage indicates in paragraph 4 that Nicholas I was opposed to extending civil recognition to these groups.
B: Yes. If a peasant had access to higher education and was then able to rise to a position of power in local government, it supports the claim in paragraph 5 that eventually measures were taken to promote a "more inclusive, less particularistic civil order."
C: No. This is consistent with Koropachinskii's description of Russian life in paragraph 1, but the question asks you to support the author's description, not Koropachinskii's.
D: No. Ultimately, this choice is irrelevant to the author's description. The passage never argues or suggests that the changes were temporary. Furthermore, the passage never discusses the reign of Nicholas II, only that of Nicholas I.