PrepTest 118, Section 2, Question 8
The moral precepts embodied in the Hippocratic oath,(437 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(12 more words not shown)
- AA general principle(20 more words not shown)
- BA set of(14 more words not shown)
- CThe history of(24 more words not shown)
- DA general principle(19 more words not shown)
- EThe tradition surrounding(22 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The simplest outline is criticism, then defense. We begin with the oath's traditional standing, hear several objections, and then get the writer's reasons for keeping its core. Check the order and what actually happens to those objections.
Working the answers
- A
The writer allows peripheral adaptations, but doesn't present a newly modified principle in response to the listed criticisms. The central move is to defend the oath's continuing value, not rewrite its fundamental principle.
- B
The replies aren't dismissed. The writer gives those replies as reasons the criticisms don't justify abandoning the oath.
- C
We don't get a history of the oath followed by an endorsement of the criticisms and a revised code. Historical doubts are one objection, and the writer dismisses their relevance.
- D
This puts the defense before the criticisms. We hear the criticisms first and the defense afterward.
- ECorrect
The opening describes the oath's traditional status, the rest of the first paragraph reports criticisms, and the second paragraph defends its core value. That matches our outline without adding a rewritten code.
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