Which of the following statements accurately reflect the challenges in achieving objective historical narratives as discussed in the context of Clifford Geertz's influence and Paul A. Roth's arguments?
a) Historical accounts are inevitably colored by the historians' own cultural biases and social contexts, making pure objectivity difficult to achieve.
b) Different cultures have their own unique ways of interpreting events, which means that any historical description is inherently culturally determined.
c) Events from the past are reconstructed not as they existed independently, but as they are perceived and categorized by historians, who are influenced by their own culturally situated conceptions.
d) The idea of a "static past world" that can be uncovered through diligent research is challenged, suggesting instead that understanding of past events is inevitably shaped by the historian's culture and time.

1
a only
2
a and b only
3
a, b, and c only
4
a, b, c, and d

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