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Set 5: Cross-Text Connections

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

Text 1 The narrative of the Space Race focuses on the competition between the US and the USSR, culminating in the Apollo 11 moon landing. It is a story of national triumph and technological supremacy. Text 2 This perspective often overlooks the Nazi origins of the technology. Wernher von Braun, the architect of the Saturn V rocket, was a former SS officer who developed the V-2 missile using slave labor. The path to the stars was paved with moral compromise.

How does Text 2 complicate the 'triumph' described in Text 1?

A. It reveals the uncomfortable moral lineage of the technology, linking the achievement to war crimes.✓ Correct
B. It says the moon landing was fake.
C. It claims the USSR won.
D. It argues rockets don't work.

Detailed Explanation

Text 1: Triumph/Supremacy. Text 2: Nazi origins/Slave labor/Moral compromise. Complication: Moral cost of achievement.

Key Evidence:

• "Nazi origins"

• "slave labor"

• "paved with moral compromise"

Why others are wrong: B (Architect of Saturn V.), C (Apollo 11 mentioned.), D (Used slave labor to build them.).

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