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ACT Practice Test-test

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Historian Emily Wong has identified a critical issue in studying the traditional medicinal practices of the Maya civilization: the available records, predominantly written by Spanish colonizers, often misinterpret or dismiss the significance of these practices. Wong argues that integrating Maya oral traditions and findings from recent ethnobotanical research in Central America can provide a more accurate and thorough understanding of Maya medicinal knowledge. Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

It details the shortcomings of certain historical sources, then argues that research should avoid those sources altogether.

It describes a problem that arises in research on a particular topic, then sketches a historian’s approach to addressing that problem.

It lists the advantages of a particular research method, then acknowledges a historian’s criticism of that method.

It characterizes a particular topic as especially challenging to research, then suggests a related topic for historians to pursue instead.

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