Tham khảo tài liệu '501 critical reading questions_part11', ngoại ngữ, anh văn giao tiếp phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 501 Critical Reading Questions 35 The objects cannot be bought or sold. They have no value other than their ceremonial importance and the voyages that the traders make to neighboring islands are hazardous time-consuming and expensive. Yet a man s standing in the kula ring is his primary concern. This ceremonial exchange has numerous tangible benefits. It estab- 40 lishes friendly relations through a far-flung chain of islands it provides a means for the utilitarian exchange of necessary goods and it reinforces the power of those individuals who win and maintain the most valuable kula items. Although the kula ring might mystify Western traders this system which has been in operation for hundreds of 45 years is a highly effective means of unifying these distant islanders and creating a common bond among peoples who might otherwise view one another as hostile outsiders. 484. According to Passage 1 potlatch is best defined as a a. ceremony with rigid protocol to which all Pacific Northwest tribes adhere. b. generic term for a gift-giving ceremony celebrated in the Pacific Northwest. c. socialist ritual of the Pacific Northwest. d. lavish feast celebrated in the Pacific Northwest. e. wasteful ritual that was banned in the 1880s. 485. According to Passage 1 the gift-giving central to the potlatch can best be characterized as a. reciprocal. b. wasteful. c. selfless. d. spendthrift. e. commercialized. 486. In Passage 1 the author s attitude toward the potlatch can best be described as a. condescending. b. antagonistic. c. wistful. d. respectful. e. romantic. 257 This is trial version 501 Critical Reading Questions 487. According to Passage 2 the men in a kula ring are a. linked by mutual admiration. b. hostile aggressors. c. greedy. d. motivated by vanity. e. known to one another by reputation. 488. In Passage 2 line 30 the word victims is in quotation marks because the a. word might be unfamiliar to some readers. b. author is implying that the hosts are .
