SAT Question f2f6009b: Answer & Explanation

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

• Little is known about the life of Wong Fei-hung (1847–1925).
• He was born near Foshan, China, and gained local recognition as a physician and Hung Ga (also known as Hung Gar) Kung Fu master.
• He achieved many incredible martial arts feats—some confirmed and some rumored.
• He has become an internationally known folk hero thanks to his depiction in over a hundred films, television shows, and other media.
• In the 1991 film Once Upon a Time in China, actor Jet Li portrays Wong Fei-hung using superhuman kung fu abilities to save his community.

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Difficulty:Medium

The student wants to emphasize the effect media had on building Wong Fei-hung’s legacy. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Thanks to his depiction in over a hundred pieces of media, Wong Fei-hung was locally known as a successful physician and Hung Ga Kung Fu master.

Though he was known locally during his lifetime, Wong Fei-hung’s later depiction in television, film, and other media has turned him into an internationally known folk hero.

Various media have depicted Wong Fei-hung, the successful physician and kung fu master who became an internationally known folk hero.

Wong Fei-hung’s abilities as a kung fu master are depicted in many media, including the 1991 film Once Upon a Time in China.

SAT Question f2f6009b: Rhetorical Synthesis answer and explanation

Explanation

Why the other choices are wrong