1. E
The purpose, or main idea, of this passage is to explain
Braudel's ideas and discuss how they differ from those of
traditional historians. Choices (A) and (D) focus on details, and
(B) and (C) focus on inaccurately stated details.
2. D
Febvre and Bloch are mentioned only in the first paragraph.
There, it's said that they "originated [Braudel's] approach."
Thus, the author implies that the historians preceded, or
anticipated, Braudel in "the idea that history should synthesize
data from social sciences."
3. C
Here, you have to find which detail is not mentioned in the
passage. Choice (A) is mentioned in the first paragraph, (D) and
(E) in the second, and (B) in the third.
4. D
Choice (A) is wrong because there's no indication that the
Annales historians were more interested in other social
sciences than in history. Choice (E) is wrong because, although
it's clear that the Annales historians had a dogma of
their own, there's no indication that they were any more dogmatic
than anyone else.
5. B
Choices (C), (D), and (E) are contradicted by the passage.
Choice (A) is correct, but it's not really a criticism. Choice
(B) is the best answer.
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