PrepTest 118, Section 2, Question 12
The moral precepts embodied in the Hippocratic oath,(437 more words not shown)
Each of the following is(12 more words not shown)
- AThe oath encourages(6 more words not shown)
- BThe version of(15 more words not shown)
- CThe oath fails(14 more words not shown)
- DThe oath's absolutism(7 more words not shown)
- EThe oath's emphasis(13 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We need the criticism that wasn't mentioned. Recall the list: rigidity, authoritarian treatment of patients, conflict with market-based health care, omitted modern issues, and doubts about origins. Four answers should match that list. Our personal agreement with a criticism doesn't matter; the question asks whether it was reported.
Working the answers
- A
This was mentioned. The critics say the oath encourages an “authoritarian stance,” so A isn't the exception.
- BCorrect
Doubts about who originally formulated the oath are different from a complaint that today's version isn't identical to the ancient version. The critics' historical objection concerns origin and authorship, not a failure to preserve identical wording.
- C
This is the tempting alternative to B. If we look only at the discussion of Greece, the support is easy to miss. Look instead at the complaint about omissions: the oath fails to mention important modern concerns, including experiments on humans (paragraph 1). That supports the criticism about failing to address modern dilemmas, even though the wording differs.
- D
This was mentioned: critics contrast the oath's fixed moral rules with more flexible modern ethics.
- E
This was mentioned, too. Critics say its focus on individual patients impedes competitive market forces. Whether we find that argument persuasive is a separate issue.
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