PrepTest 116, Section 1, Question 27
Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific, engineering, and medical(465 more words not shown)
The author of the passage(17 more words not shown)
- Aexplain why institutions(14 more words not shown)
- Bdraw a contrast(17 more words not shown)
- Cdefend the intellectual(13 more words not shown)
- Ddescribe the previous(13 more words not shown)
- Edemonstrate that some(10 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
If Yale restricts a researcher's commercial opportunities and Harvard accommodates them, that researcher might move. That's the practical concern raised by the quotation—not a claim about either school's actual rules.
What we’re looking for
The next sentence says there is therefore a need to consider the policies' flexibility. The quote explains why this comparison matters to institutions.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Universities have a reason to respond to faculty's commercial needs: otherwise, they risk losing valuable researchers. The quotation sets up the need to consider which ownership policies provide appropriate flexibility.
- B
The following discussion compares university policies. It doesn't develop a detailed contrast between academia and business.
- C
The quote warns of a practical consequence for universities. It doesn't defend faculty ownership as a right. The common-law issue comes later and serves a different role.
- D
We aren't told that this study inspired Chew's research. It helps the writer explain why the topic matters, which isn't the same as describing how Chew chose her project.
- E
The quoted warning concerns moving to more responsive institutions. Its purpose is to explain why universities should consider faculty needs, not establish that commercial firms would be better employers.
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