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Literary scholar Dr. Samuel Kojo investigated the societal reach of early twentieth-century West African newspapers written in local languages, such as the Yoruba-language weekly *Eko Akete*. Some historians have argued that because literacy rates were low during this period, these publications had a negligible impact on the wider public and were read almost exclusively by a small, bilingual elite. Kojo, however, contends that the newspapers reached a far broader audience than circulation and literacy statistics suggest. He hypothesizes that literate individuals frequently read the newspapers aloud to groups of non-literate community members in public settings. Which choice, if true, would most directly support Kojo's hypothesis?

  1. A
    Circulation records indicate that subscription rates for local-language newspapers in West Africa rose steadily between 1910 and 1930.
  2. Personal journals from local market vendors during the 1920s contain multiple accounts of large audiences gathering around shopfronts to hear the weekly issues of *Eko Akete* read aloud in Yoruba.Cevap
  3. C
    *Eko Akete* regularly published editorials criticizing colonial educational policies and advocating for increased funding for local schools.
  4. D
    Memoirs of elite scholars from this era note that copies of *Eko Akete* were highly prized and kept privately in personal libraries to prevent them from being damaged.

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The option describing personal journals from local market vendors that mention large audiences gathering to hear Eko Akete read aloud in Yoruba.
The correct answer provides direct evidence of the oral transmission of the newspaper to groups of listeners, supporting the hypothesis that the publications reached a wider audience than literacy rates alone would indicate.

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1
Identify the researcher's hypothesis within the passage.
The researcher hypothesizes that local-language newspapers reached a broader, non-literate audience through oral reading circles in public settings.
Establishing the specific claim allows us to determine what evidence is needed to support it.
2
Evaluate the choices to find evidence directly showing oral readings of the newspaper in public spaces.
The correct option reports first-hand accounts of crowds gathering in market squares to hear the newspaper read aloud in Yoruba, which directly demonstrates the hypothesized behavior.
The evidence must link the oral reading of this specific newspaper to a wider, non-literate audience in public spaces.

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