Act Reading Humanities

Make sure to know and make notes on the ___________________ of each passage and each paragraph in the passage.

• main idea

• author

• number of words

• number of paragraphs

_____________________ often contains a double passage.

• Social science

• Humanities

• Prose Fiction

• Natural Science

In the 1930s, why did author Zora Neale Hurston choose Eatonville, Florida, to be the first source for her collection of folklore? Which of the following does the author use as a metaphor for the culture in which she was born?

• College

• Garment

• Southern state

• Spy-glass

• Story

In the 1930s, why did author Zora Neale Hurston choose Eatonville, Florida, to be the first source for her collection of folklore? Based on the first paragraph, it is most reasonable to conclude that while in college the author:

• decided to become a professor of anthropology.

• decided that she did not want to live permanently in Eatonville, Florida.

• felt that her teachers prevented her from studying what she wanted.

• became disenchanted with anthropology.

• understood her own culture in new and different ways.

In the 1930s, why did author Zora Neale Hurston choose Eatonville, Florida, to be the first source for her collection of folklore?

• from people of different geographical backgrounds.

• where her teachers suggested she do so.

• from a place she had never visited.

• in a state far from where she grew up.

• in a state with a large urban population.

In the 1930s, why did author Zora Neale Hurston choose Eatonville, Florida, to be the first source for her collection of folklore?

• is less difficult than it appears.

• is easiest to accomplish in isolated places because people there freely reveal their innermost thoughts.

• can be difficult in isolated places, even though the people there are the best sources.

• is more difficult than publishing what has been collected.

• is the best way to reveal what is important to people.

In the 1930s, why did author Zora Neale Hurston choose Eatonville, Florida, to be the first source for her collection of folklore?

• diversity.

• fabric.

• information.

• money.

• energy.

Which of the following types of ACT Reading passages can be from personal essays or memoirs, as well as on humanities subject areas like the arts, literature, media, or philosophy?

• Prose/Literary Narrative

• Social Science

• Humanities

• Natural Science

What is the primary focus of the Humanities section in the ACT Reading test?

• Analyzing scientific data

• Understanding historical events

• Interpreting literary and cultural texts

• Solving mathematical problems

Which of the following is a common theme in Humanities passages on the ACT Reading test?

• Technological advancements

• Cultural and artistic expression

• Biological processes

• Economic theories