CLAUDE 17
Which of the following statements would the author of this passage most strongly agree with?
The width and breadth of Japan's cultural fabric
suffered from its seclusionist policies
European decisions made during the 16th and 17th
centuries in dealing with Japan represent an
aberration from the typical pattern of European
decisions
Japanese rulers who responded with ferocity to
European influence bear part of the responsibility for
the caustic European-Japanese relationship that
ensued
With the hindsight of history, Japan likely made the
appropriate decision in extricating itself from
European influence
European religious and cultural values conflicted with
European economic behavior toward Japan

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. i have committed to crossing my legs i hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. my fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter x. the interview room’s other personnel include: the university’s director of composition, its varsity tennis coach, and academy prorector mr. a. delint. c. t. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. the tennis coach jingles pocket-change. based on this excerpt, which detail is implicit? a.  more chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees. b.  hal is sitting in a chair with his ankle on his knee. c.  the director of composition is involved in the interview process. d.  the tennis coach has money in his front pocket.