Question

early beginnings of modern dance in america
by t. herlinger
the american modern dance movement began in the
early 1900s as a sort of rebellion against both formal
ballet and the predictable style of show dancing that was
so popular then. the forerunners of modern dance felt a
need to expand the options available to dancers. they
wanted to use dance to convey to audiences a sense of
\inner and outer reality.\ by the 1920s, \interpretive
dance,\ which was highly expressive and involved much
gesturing, had become popular. the trend had children
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read the following sentence from the passage.
\the battle to gain respectability with modern dance had already been fought.\
what does the quote from the passage imply?
○a. modern dancers would always need to work hard to be respected.
○b. the founders of modern dance had been more innovative than their followers.
○c. the modern dance form depicted social struggles and revolutionary movements.
○d. the new crop of dancers did not have to struggle as hard to be accepted.
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Explanation:

The quote "The battle to gain respectability with modern dance had already been fought" implies that the initial struggle for acceptance (the "battle") was already over. This means that subsequent dancers (the "new crop") would not have to face the same level of struggle as the pioneers. Option A suggests an ongoing need to work hard, which contradicts the past - tense "had already been fought". Option B about innovation is not related to the "battle" for respectability. Option C about depicting social struggles is not indicated by the quote. Option D aligns with the idea that the battle (struggle for acceptance) was over, so new dancers didn't have to struggle as hard.

Answer:

D. The new crop of dancers did not have to struggle as hard to be accepted.