Question

Read the following text from a nonfiction book. This excerpt is about the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II.
This was a fantastic requirement that was demanded of the Navajo boys: to memorize so much in the urgent timetable of only a few weeks, the hundreds of words and phrases, most of them foreign to their own basic culture. But it was a feat Carl Gorman knew would not be insurmountable. He tried to explain why to the communication officer, who was amazed at the speed with which the Navajo boys were drilling. "You have to understand," Carl Gorman said, "that for us, everything is memory. You see, Lieutenant, it's part of our heritage. We have no written language. Our songs, our prayers, our stories, they're all handed down from grandfather to father to children—and we listen, we hear, we learn to remember everything. It's part of our training."
Based on this excerpt, what can you conclude about the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II?
A. Memory was not as important as written language in Navajo culture.
B. Memory was vital to Navajo culture.
C. Memory was just as important as written language in Navajo culture.

Answer 1

B. Memory was vital to Navajo culture.

The passage states they had no written language and that songs, prayers, and stories were passed down orally—"we listen, we hear, we learn to remember everything"—showing memory was essential.