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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10965)
The correct answer choice is (E)
This Specific Reference/Purpose question asks us to identify the meaning of the word “immediacy” in line 39. Such questions almost always require a more thorough understanding of the context in which the quoted reference appears, and their answers should always be prephrased. In this instance, the author describes the actos as having “palpable immediacy,” because they were based on actors’ personal experiences.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice can be eliminated relatively quickly, because “immediacy” is used in a figurative, not a literal, sense. There is no mention of the physical distance between the performers and their audience.
Answer choice (B): The actos are not described as performances where participants address their lines directly to the audience. This answer choice cannot be proven with the information contained in the passage.
Answer choice (C): This answer choice may seem attractive, because the actos were based on the participants’ own personal experiences (37-39). However, this does not prove that they were easy to perform: the author makes no mention of the relative difficulty of performing an acto.
Answer choice (D): The relationship between the director and performers of the Teatro Campesino is never discussed.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice. In the sentence immediately preceding the one mentioning the word “immediacy,” the author describes the artistic purpose and function of the acto (lines 33-37). In the same vein, the author highlights the intimate connection between the actos and the participants’ own personal experiences, suggesting that the acto was a “vivid” representation of that experience.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10965)
The correct answer choice is (E)
This Specific Reference/Purpose question asks us to identify the meaning of the word “immediacy” in line 39. Such questions almost always require a more thorough understanding of the context in which the quoted reference appears, and their answers should always be prephrased. In this instance, the author describes the actos as having “palpable immediacy,” because they were based on actors’ personal experiences.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice can be eliminated relatively quickly, because “immediacy” is used in a figurative, not a literal, sense. There is no mention of the physical distance between the performers and their audience.
Answer choice (B): The actos are not described as performances where participants address their lines directly to the audience. This answer choice cannot be proven with the information contained in the passage.
Answer choice (C): This answer choice may seem attractive, because the actos were based on the participants’ own personal experiences (37-39). However, this does not prove that they were easy to perform: the author makes no mention of the relative difficulty of performing an acto.
Answer choice (D): The relationship between the director and performers of the Teatro Campesino is never discussed.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice. In the sentence immediately preceding the one mentioning the word “immediacy,” the author describes the artistic purpose and function of the acto (lines 33-37). In the same vein, the author highlights the intimate connection between the actos and the participants’ own personal experiences, suggesting that the acto was a “vivid” representation of that experience.