PrepTest 123, Section 1, Question 26
Although philanthropy—the volunteering of private resources for humanitarian(426 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(7 more words not shown)
- ATwo related positions(10 more words not shown)
- BTwo opposing theories(10 more words not shown)
- CA position is(9 more words not shown)
- DThree examples of(6 more words not shown)
- EA theory is(7 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Make a simple map before looking at the abstract labels. We begin with Victorian philanthropy and hear two criticisms: it was inadequate, and it was self-serving. Then the writer turns on the critics, arguing that their way of judging the past gives an unfair picture. So we're looking for two criticisms followed by a shared response to them.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The two related positions are the claims of inadequacy and self-interest. Both are then challenged for assuming the superiority of later state-managed charity and patronizing the Victorians. That is the common criticism directed at the two positions.
- B
The two criticisms don't oppose each other; both attack Victorian philanthropy for different reasons. The ending challenges them rather than combining them into a new theory.
- C
Victorian philanthropy is a historical practice, not a position asserted at the beginning. This also leaves out the writer's response to the two evaluations.
- D
We hear two criticisms and a reply, not three examples demonstrating the same logical inconsistency.
- E
The first two paragraphs present different criticisms of philanthropy. They aren't two examples offered to support a single theory.
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