Heritage and Multicultural American Identities — Test
Question 21 • TPS EdX English Language Arts 11
Read the excerpt from "How the Internet and Other Technologies Came About." Tanks and submarines were easily simulated, since looking through goggles wasn’t very much different from looking through a pair of binoculars or a periscope. Since the first head-mounted display was built for the Pentagon in 1968, primitive versions of virtual reality have since proliferated to video arcades around the country. Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that certain video games resulted from issues related to national security?
Answer
A
There has been a marked increase in war-themed games since the military developed conflict-based simulators.
B
There has been a marked increase in new forms of entertainment since the military’s budget was increased.
C
There has been a marked increase in the development of new forms of entertainment since cuts to military spending have occurred.
D
There has been a marked increase in virtual reality games since the military developed conflict-based simulators.
Explanation
The excerpt connects military technology to video-game entertainment: a head-mounted display was built for the Pentagon, and primitive versions of virtual reality later appeared in video arcades. This best supports the inference that military conflict simulators helped lead to virtual reality games, making “a marked increase in virtual reality games since the military developed conflict-based simulators” the best choice.
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