From Romania to Germany, from Tallinn to Belgrade, ... ...

Which one of the following does the author imply may have contributed to the difficulties involved in creating a new democratic order in eastern Europe?

  I.  The people who existed under the totalitarian structure have not had the experience of “negotiating the empty space of freedom.”
  II.   Mistaking the order in which political, economic, and social restructuring would occur.
  III.  Excessive self-interest among the new political activists.


(A) I only
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*This question is included in Nova Reading B: Types of Questions and Passages Exercise