PrepTest 159, Section 4, Question 1
In France in the early 1790s, the French(430 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- ABecause of the(24 more words not shown)
- BOf the arguments(18 more words not shown)
- CBecause neither Condorcet(15 more words not shown)
- DWhile both advocated(37 more words not shown)
- EWhile both advocated(24 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We already predicted the central contrast: both support women's equality, but Condorcet expects it to follow from universal rights, while Gouges calls for women to take direct political action. The answer should preserve their common goal and their disagreement about the path to it.
Working the answers
- A
The final sentence says their views weren't widely accepted, but it doesn't attribute that response to difficulty evaluating conflicting ideas. Most of the account explains the two positions, not the public's trouble understanding them.
- B
This reverses the point. The author emphasizes a real difference between their recommended approaches, rather than showing that an apparent opposition disappears on closer inspection.
- C
The lack of specific legislative proposals is attributed to Condorcet, not established as a shared feature of both thinkers. Nor does the ending say that this was why their views weren't widely accepted. The proposed causal explanation isn't given.
- DCorrect
This captures both halves of our prediction: a shared commitment to women's rights and a contrast between expecting equality without explicit political action and demanding a direct political struggle.
- E
Gouges doesn't limit the opportunity to win rights to the period when revolution is actively raging. The disagreement concerns the need for political action, not a deadline after which equality would become impossible.
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