Part A

Question

The author in the passage discusses various ways that food should be considered an important component of understanding our modern human nature and society. Which of the following states one of the ways the author believes food should be considered a more crucial element of human history?

Answer choices for the above question

The study of food in different cultures is an important part of anthropological studies.

Foodways are found throughout many cultures in myths, legends, and religious studies.

Great chefs should be regarded with the same deference as the greatest artists in history.

Studying foodways throughout history will bring to light the contributions made by those who helped shape food culture.
Part B
Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in Part A?

Answer choices for the above question

“Cultures have always taken pride in their cuisines and delighted in the cleverness of the men and women who produced the treasures of the table.” (paragraph 2)

“The men and women who can produce a brilliant pie or gently braise a refined, delicate dish of fiddlehead ferns to simmered perfection ought to be celebrated with equal honor as their brothers and sisters working in less comestible media: after all, both are art forms.” (paragraph 5)

“Even the greatest of chefs are seldom heard of outside narrow communities of food lovers and culinary historians, with only a few gaining even temporary fame.” (paragraph 6)

“By following the slender paths of food through history, readers may come to admire the contributions made to humanity by men and women throughout time, who identified, gathered, raised, domesticated, farmed, harvested, processed, and cooked the foods that maintained our ancestors, and who served as mentors to the next generation, passing on their knowledge.” (paragraph 7)

Answer 1

Part A
The statement that best reflects one of the ways the author believes food should be considered a more crucial element of human history is:

"Studying foodways throughout history will bring to light the contributions made by those who helped shape food culture."

Part B
The sentence from the passage that best supports the answer in Part A is:

"By following the slender paths of food through history, readers may come to admire the contributions made to humanity by men and women throughout time, who identified, gathered, raised, domesticated, farmed, harvested, processed, and cooked the foods that maintained our ancestors, and who served as mentors to the next generation, passing on their knowledge." (paragraph 7)