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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA) is directed by Mari Carmen Ramírez.
- Ramírez oversaw an initiative to create an online archive of historical documents related to the history of Latin American and Latino visual art.
- The ICAA digitized over 10,000 documents, including the writings of Latin American and Latino artists and critics.
- The creation of the archive didn’t require historical documents to be removed from their countries of origin.
- Scholars now have more access to these documents.
The student wants to explain an advantage of the ICAA’s archive being digital. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Among the historical documents in the ICAA’s archive are the writings of Latin American and Latino artists and critics.
The ICAA’s director, Mari Carmen Ramírez, oversaw the creation of an online archive of historical documents related to Latin American and Latino visual art.
Over 10,000 documents related to the history of Latin American and Latino visual art are part of the ICAA archive.
By offering online versions of historical documents, the ICAA’s archive provides more access to these materials without removing them from their countries of origin.
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: The International Center for the
Hard-difficulty · SAT Reading & Writing · Rhetorical Synthesis — Selecting a claim supported by multiple findings. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice B is the best answer. The sentence explains an advantage of the ICAA’s archive being digital, noting that the archive provides more access to historical documents since they don’t have to be removed from their countries of origin.
Choice A is incorrect. The sentence emphasizes the number of documents in the ICAA archive; it doesn’t explain an advantage of the archive being digital. Choice C is incorrect. The sentence notes the types of historical documents the ICAA’s archive contains; it doesn’t explain an advantage of the archive being digital. Choice D is incorrect. The sentence identifies who oversaw the creation of the ICAA’s online archive; it doesn’t explain an advantage of the archive being digital.
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