Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practice Question 54: Answer and Explanation
Question: 54
Humorism held medical discovery back for centuries at a time when the pure sciences ___________________________ it established a systemic insularity in the field that cut medicine off from discoveries in biology, chemistry, and physics, and generated a remarkably long-lived illusion of comprehensiveness that categorically rejected revision and innovation.
The writer would like to emphasize how humorism prevented medical discovery from advancing. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?
- A. were conducting medical research;
- B. were shifting from the foreground to the background;
- C. considered questions of knowledge and learning;
- D. were preparing for a renaissance;
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
(D) A renaissance is a "rebirth." So, choice (D) properly emphasizes the fact that the theory of humors held back society, especially given the advances in science alluded to immediately after this. Choice (A) does not logically lead into the context that follows. Choices (B) and (C) are vague.
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