When Jamaican-born social activist Marcus Garvey came to the United States in 1916, he arrived at precisely the right historical moment. What made the moment right was the return of African American soldiers from the First World War in 1918, which created an ideal constituency for someone with Garvey's message of unity, pride, and improved conditions for African American communities.

Hoping to participate in the traditional American ethos of individual success, many African American people entered the armed forces with enthusiasm, only to find themselves segregated from white troops and subjected to numerous indignities. They returned to a United States that was as segregated as it had been before the war. Considering similar experiences, anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace has argued that when a perceptible gap arises between a culture's expectations and the reality of that culture, the resulting tension can inspire a revitalization movement: an organized, conscious effort to construct a culture that fulfills long-standing expectations.

Some scholars have argued that Garvey created the consciousness from which he built, in the 1920s, the largest revitalization movement in African American history. But such an argument only tends to obscure the consciousness of identity, strength, and sense of history that already existed in the African American community. Garvey did not create this consciousness; rather, he gave this consciousness its political expression.


It can be inferred from the passage that the "scholars" mentioned in the highlighted text believe which of the following to be true?


Revitalization resulted from the political activism of returning African American soldiers following the First World War.

Marcus Garvey had to change a number of prevailing attitudes in order for his mass movement to find a foothold in the United States.

The prevailing sensibility of the African American community provided the foundation of Marcus Garvey's political appeal.

Marcus Garvey hoped to revitalize consciousness of cultural and historical identity in the African American community.

The goal of the mass movement that Marcus Garvey helped bring into being was to build on the pride and unity among African Americans.

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题目分析:


文章推断题:通过文章可以推断,高亮的学者会同意以下哪点?

原文:一些学者同意,Garvey创造了一个consciousness, 1920年代他从这个consciousness中又创造了非裔美国人历史上最大的复兴运动。


选项分析:

A选项:第一次世界大战后回国的非裔美国人的政治激进主义造就了复兴运动:高亮的学者认为是MG的consciousness造成了复兴运动,而不是非裔美国人的政治激进主义造就了复兴运动。

B选项:正确。MG不得不改变一些流行的观点,为了给他的运动找到一个立足点:这些学者认为MG创造了新的consciousness,那么他一定是改变了一些东西才能创造新的。

C选项:非裔美国人的流行的敏感性给MG的政治呼吁提供了基础:这些学者认为MG的consciousness给非裔美国人的复兴运动提供基础,而不是非裔美国人自己的sensibility给MG提供政治基础。

D选项:MG希望在非裔美国人群体中复兴文化和历史认同的意识:这些学者认为MG是要创造一个新的consciousness,而不是复兴以前已经存在的。

E选项:MG帮忙兴起的运动的目标是在非裔美国人中建立自尊心和团结:这些学者认为MG是先创造consciousness,然后再兴起运动,即consciousness是运动的前提。并不是说创造这些consciousness是运动的目标。

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