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Perceptions of the time period (and also compares the perceptions of this time period to those of people in the decades following the American Revolution).
Option E is incorrect because this isn’t the main point of the passage; the author doesn’t discuss repeated mistakes. Option D is the best choice. The passage starts by saying that people in the U.S.
Perceive the colonial period as a “quaint prolog” to U.S. history and is “shrouded in nostalgia.” The rest of the passage focuses on why U.S. citizens perceive colonial history in that way.
2. The author implies that which of the following is the most direct result of transforming colonial history into sentimental stories?
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A. It gives a much-needed nostalgic tone to an era otherwise lacking in emotion.
B. It makes knowledge of colonial history more accessible to people of all ages.
C. It fills in gaps where no actual historical data are available.
D. It denigrates the work of those who study colonial history.
E. It detracts from the historical significance of the colonial era.
Kunci: E
Pembahasan:
Option A is incorrect because the author doesn’t suggest that the colonial period’s actual history lacks emotion. We don’t have enough information from the passage to make this inference.
Option B is incorrect because the author doesn’t suggest this; the author doesn’t talk about age groups at all, so we don’t know the author’s view on whether the “sentimental stories” of the colonial period might be more accessible to younger people, for example.
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Option C is incorrect because it conflicts with what the author suggests. The author says that there is a lot of historical data available about the historical figures people have turned into myths:
“we have transformed John Smith and Pocahontas, the Pilgrim Fathers, and Squanto (historical figures about whom we know a great deal) into fanciful and fabulous characters.” The author doesn’t mention any gaps in historical data.
Option D is incorrect because this choice is too strong to be the likely result of transforming colonial history into myth. To “denigrate” means to belittle or to say bad things.
