Question

A student listens to an editorial response on the TV news in which the speaker charges that a city politician is acting like Macbeth. The student immediately knows by the reference to Macbeth that the city politician is trying to usurp power, according to the speaker. The student is able to make that connection because ​she has had courses in British history. ​of her powers of memorization. ​of her critical thinking skills. ​she is culturally literate.

Answer 1

Answer:

she is culturally literate.

Explanation:

In this context, culturally literate means educated, learned and knowledgeable as regards arts and other expressions of human performance. As a result of that, the student has probably read and is familiar with Macbeth's features as a fictional character. Therefore, he or she is able to identify the politician with Macbeth's act of corruption.