In an example of applied anthropology's contribution to improving education, this chapter describes a study of Puerto Rican seventh graders in a Midwestern U. S. urban school (Hill-Burnett, 1978). What did anthropologists discover in this study?

A. Puerto Rican students came from a background that placed less value on education than did that of white students.
B. Puerto Ricans do not benefit from bilingual education.
C. The Puerto Rican students' education was being affected by their teachers' misconceptions.
D. The Puerto Rican subjects benefited from the English-as-a-foreign-language program.
E. The parents of Puerto Rican students did not value achievement

The Puerto Rican students education was affected by their teacher's misconception.

Explanation:

The anthropologist discovered that the Puerto Rico students education was affected by the way the teacher thought of the students.

the answer is d.index

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."