Beginning in the 1950s, Navajo Nation legislator Annie Dodge Wauneka continuously worked to promote public health; this ______ blank effort

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Beginning in the 1950s, Navajo Nation legislator Annie Dodge Wauneka continuously worked to promote public health; this blank effort involved traveling throughout the vast Navajo homeland and writing a medical dictionary for speakers of Diné bizaad, the Navajo language.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Accepted Answer

Choice C is the best answer because it most logically completes the text&rsquo;s discussion of Annie Dodge Wauneka&rsquo;s work as a Navajo Nation legislator. As used in this context, &ldquo;persistent&rdquo; means existing continuously. The text states that Wauneka &ldquo;continuously worked to promote public health,&rdquo; traveling extensively and authoring a medical dictionary; this indies that Wauneka&rsquo;s effort was persistent. Choice A is incorrect because describing Wauneka&rsquo;s effort related to public health as &ldquo;impartial,&rdquo; or not partial or biased and treating all things equally, wouldn&rsquo;t make sense in context. The text suggests that Wauneka&rsquo;s continuous work was partial in one way, as she focused specifically on promoting public health throughout the Navajo homeland and to speakers of the Navajo language. Choice B is incorrect because the text emphasizes that Wauneka&rsquo;s effort to promote public health as a Navajo Nation legislator was continuous and extensive, involving wide travels and the authoring of a medical dictionary. Because this work clearly involved care and dediion, it wouldn&rsquo;t make sense to describe it as &ldquo;offhand,&rdquo; or casual and informal. Choice D is incorrect because nothing in the text suggests that Wauneka&rsquo;s effort to promote public health was &ldquo;mandatory,&rdquo; or required by law or rule, even though Wauneka was a Navajo Nation legislator. Rather than suggesting that Wauneka&rsquo;s effort was required for any reason, the text emphasizes the continuous and extensive nature of her work.

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