SAT Question 7572131d: Answer & Explanation

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Elizabeth Catlett’s sculpture Recognition (1970) shows two African American figures with rounded, indistinct features.
• The figures reach out to each other in a pose that symbolizes a close, supportive relationship.
• Her sculpture Students Aspire (1978) shows two African American figures with sharply defined features.
• The figures hold an equal sign above their heads with one hand and embrace each other with the other hand.
• This pose symbolizes their support for each other in the pursuit of equality.

Difficulty:Medium

The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the two sculptures. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Catlett’s Students Aspire depicts two figures supporting each other in the pursuit of equality.

Recognition and Students Aspire both show African American figures in poses that symbolize supportive relationships.

Catlett completed Recognition in 1970 and Students Aspire in 1978.

The figures in Recognition have features that are rounded and indistinct, while the figures in Students Aspire have sharply defined features.

SAT Question 7572131d: Rhetorical Synthesis answer and explanation

Explanation

Why the other choices are wrong