MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 91: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 91
5. Suppose a set of American national politicians were to renounce their loyalty to existing political parties and create a new party founded on communist ideals. Given the information in the passage, their success at creating political change would most likely depend on:
- A. acceptance of their ideas among a critical mass of the populace.
- B. support among more educated Americans.
- C. a loyal following willing to actively campaign on their behalf.
- D. a clearly delineated party platform.
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
A This is an Inference question.
A: Yes. This choice is supported by paragraph 4, where the author describes how Stravinsky benefited from the new experience of collaboration, and yet found himself "engaged in strenuous disputes."
B: No. "Reluctance" contradicts paragraph 4, which suggests that Stravinsky eagerly took on this new opportunity to collaborate, and "destructive" is too extreme to be supported by the author's mention of "strenuous disputes."
C: No. "Onerous" is unsupported; we have no evidence that Stravinsky found these disputes to be burdensome. Furthermore, "ultimately destructive" is too extreme.
D: No. This choice is half-right/half-wrong. "Fruitful" or productive is supported, but the process was not always "harmonious," as indicated in the matter of "strenuous disputes" mentioned in paragraph 4.