#17 - Global Reference, Must Be True

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Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (C).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

This explanation is still in progress. Please post any questions below!

[fortunateking]

Why is (C)? What's the key role?

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi, fortunateking

Both passages deal with the nonmonetary value of the shipwrecks. In the first passage, the final paragraph clearly talks about the archeological value of the shipwreck, and the monetary value of the coins is addressed extensively in other parts of the first passage. In the second passage, the idea of commercial exploitation versus cultural heritage plays a key role in principle 2. Both passages recognize the monetary value of the finds, but also the nonmonetary value of the wrecks.

The key role it plays varies between the two passages. In Passage A, the author describes the importance of the joint venture as a way to protect the nonmonetary value of the wreck. By joining a private company, the government can help to preserve the wreck in ways that they could not afford to do on their own. Sharing the monetary value of the coins found allows this joint venture to occur. In Passage B, the author focuses more on the nonmonetary value of a wreck, however, they do recognize the monetary value as they encourage policies to protect the sites from those who would seek to profit from them at the cost of cultural value.

Hope that helps!

[ToddVanV]

Can you provide where exactly passage B describes nonmonetary value, and how? The way I viewed passage B I don't see where the put the significance of the nonmonterary value. Also, can you explain why D is incorrect?

[Jeremy Press]

Hi Todd,

The clearest distinction between monetary and nonmonetary value in passage B is in the movement from provision 1 to provision 2 of the UCH definition.

In provision 1, it says, "Accordingly, activities directed at UCH shall be authorized by the competent authority of the concerned State only when they make a significant contribution to knowledge, protection, and/ or enhancement of UCH." This indicates a value to UCH that is nonmonetary: significant contribution to knowledge, protection, and/or enhancement of UCH. That this value is nonmonetary is made more clear by the immediate movement to provision 2, which says, "The commercial exploitation of UCH for trade, sale, barter, or speculation...is fundamentally incompatible with the protection and proper management of the UCH." The use of terms like "commercial," "trade," "sale," etc. make clear that provision 2 is proscribing monetary exploitation of UCH.

The problem with answer choice D is that passage B doesn't ever refer in a clear way to "government ownership" of UCH. It talks about State involvement with the excavations, when it says "activities directed at UCH shall be authorized by the competent authority of the concerned State." But that doesn't clearly speak to the State actually owning the UCH. It just means the State has a regulatory role to play in the excavation.