During the past three years, the staff members of the Smithsonian Institution's Fami

ly Folklore Project have interviewed hundreds of persons about their family folklore. To prepare for these interviews we drew upon our academic backgrounds in folklore and American studies, and upon our personal backgrounds as members of families. In addition, we reviewed the major instruction guides in genealogy, oral history, family history, and folklore fieldwork. Although these publications were all helpful in some way, no single book was completely adequate since family folklore combines aspects of all the above disciplines. Over time we have developed guidelines and questions that have proven successful for us; we hope that the following suggestions will be helpful to anyone who wishes to collect the folklore of his or her own family.

1. What would be the topic of the paragraph that would follow this one？（）

A. How to gather family folklore

B. History of the Smithsonian Institution

C. A description of genealogy

D. Useful books on family folklore

2. What can be inferred about the researchers who conducted the interviews？（）

A. They were mathematicians and physicists.

B. They were historians and sociologists.

C. They had children.

D. They wrote books.

3. The purpose of this passage is to（）

A. motivate

B. berate

C. instruct

D. cajole

4. The assumption of this passage is that（）

A. anyone can successfully interview people about their family folklore without prior training.

B. American history is inherent in the family folklore of Americans.

C. American history and folklore of Americans have no connections.

D. no guidelines are needed in the interviews.

5. According to the passage, which kind of instructional guide was NOT consulted as a source？（）

A. Clinical sociology

B. Genealogy guides

C. Oral history

D. Folklore fieldwork