Section: Verbal

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Read the passage by clicking the link above and answer the following question.

Which of the following is implied by the statement that the writers of the Harlem Renaissance "were not so much revolting against the system as they were protesting its inefficient operation" (lines 41-44)?

1. Black writers played only a minor part in protesting the injustices of the period.
2. Black writers in general were not opposed to the system as such.
3. In order for the system to operate efficiently, blacks must seize the reins of power in America.
4. Black writers were too caught up in aesthetic philosophy to identify the true nature of the conflict.
5. Left to itself, the system was sure to operate efficiently.

The fact that the writers were more involved with fighting problems in the system than with attacking the system itself suggests that fundamentally they were not opposed to the democratic system of government.