Command of Evidence: Textual

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

Historian Dr. Volkov claims that printed pamphlets played a major role in spreading revolutionary ideas in late 18th-century Europe, reaching not only educated elites but also literate workers and small farmers.

Which finding, if true, would most strongly support Dr. Volkov's claim?

  • A

    Surviving subscription records show pamphlets were purchased in large numbers by tradespeople and rural literate households.

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  • B

    Many pamphlets included engravings or illustrations.

  • C

    Pamphlets were typically shorter than books published at the time.

  • D

    Some pamphlets were printed in Latin for scholarly audiences.

Explanation

A directly demonstrates that pamphlets reached non-elite literate populations, supporting Volkov's claim about scope. B undermines the claim. C and D are tangential.

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