PrepTest 122, Section 3, Question 14
Surviving sources of information about women doctors in(458 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AThere is a(26 more words not shown)
- BSome scholars in(30 more words not shown)
- CAlthough surviving ancient(33 more words not shown)
- DAncient texts indicate(24 more words not shown)
- EScholars who have(24 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the main point: women doctors existed in ancient Greece and Rome, and people treated their professional activity as an ordinary part of life. The scattered references matter because of what they reveal about that acceptance. We want that conclusion, not just a statement that some evidence survives.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
This combines the range of evidence with the conclusion it supports: women doctors and their work were accepted. It captures both the topic and why the writer is discussing it.
- B
This expands the claim to learned women and men generally, with medicine as an example. The focus here is women doctors themselves. The medical references support that specific conclusion, not a broader account of all educated people.
- C
The texts don't pointedly comment on women doctors' existence. The writer emphasizes the lack of direct or special comment. C reverses a feature that helps support the conclusion, and it also leaves the important inferences unspecified.
- D
The medical writings show that women contributed medical knowledge. But their substantial impact on the development of medical science isn't established. More importantly for main point, the final paragraph uses the manner of citation to show ordinary acceptance.
- E
The opening places women doctors before the later milestones. It doesn't identify scholars who misread the evidence or organize the discussion around refuting them.
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