PrepTest 134, Section 4, Question 24
During Dostoyevsky's time there were two significant and(437 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(12 more words not shown)
- AThree positions are(7 more words not shown)
- BThree positions are(12 more words not shown)
- CThree positions are(11 more words not shown)
- DThree positions are(13 more words not shown)
- EThree positions are(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We start with two positions, introduce Dostoyevsky's third position, and then spend most of the discussion explaining his views. At first I might call the rest support for him, but more precisely it develops how his thinking differs from the radicals'.
Working the answers
- A
All three are introduced, but they don't all receive detailed treatment. The first position largely drops out after the opening.
- B
The detailed contrast is with the second, radical position. The first position helps frame the discussion, but it isn't compared with Dostoyevsky's at comparable length.
- CCorrect
The three positions appear in the first paragraph. The remaining paragraphs distinguish Dostoyevsky from the radicals on reality, artistic merit, and usefulness.
- D
Explaining his objections isn't the same as demonstrating that his position defeats both alternatives. The author doesn't develop a case against the first position in that way.
- E
Dostoyevsky's criticisms of the radicals are explained, not shown to fail. Nothing establishes that his position is inferior to theirs.
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