PrepTest 122, Section 3, Question 17
Surviving sources of information about women doctors in(458 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(12 more words not shown)
- ASo it is(27 more words not shown)
- BThat there were(18 more words not shown)
- CAlthough the content(28 more words not shown)
- DThese texts indicate(30 more words not shown)
- ENevertheless, these writers'(29 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Appended means added at the end. Where have we just left off? Medical writers cite women and men in the same matter-of-fact way, without special biographical comment. A natural next sentence would explain what that treatment suggests, keeping the main point about ordinary acceptance in view.
Working the answers
- A
The references don't provide a fairly complete account of these women's lives. The last sentence emphasizes the lack of biographical information, so this would introduce an unsupported result.
- BCorrect
This draws out the implication of the final paragraph and connects it with Plato's earlier example. Both kinds of reference treat women doctors as something familiar, rather than something requiring special explanation.
- C
The later references reinforce the point illustrated through Plato. They don't supply a reason to reevaluate his example, and the writer doesn't characterize each excerpt as having limited informative value.
- D
The evidence has already been used to establish women as practitioners, including the tributes to their medical work. This would introduce uncertainty about a conclusion the discussion supports.
- E
The earlier fragments don't give a conflicting picture. Their treatment of women doctors fits the evenhanded citations discussed at the end, so there is no conflict for this qualification to resolve.
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