PrepTest 45, Section 4, Question 14
By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024
Type: Main Point
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Explanations
The question wants us to give this essay a title. I kind of love these questions. We get to be creative, but also accurate. Win-win.
I want an answer choice that says something like, "Hippocratic Oath: Tweaks or Overhaul?"
That would capture the notion that the author agrees there's some worthwhile debate going on, but would also let their argument answer the question posed in the title.
Let's see.
A
Nah, no chance. This is too focused on the ancients. We touch on them, but only a little.
B
No, this is too heavy-handed against the critics. The author disagrees with them in principle, but I don't read any resentment into that disagreement.
C
Not a chance. This is totally off mark. We don't discuss gene splicing (didn't read, don't pick!), and the author definitely thinks the code matters, even if the origins aren't super crucial to why it's important in modernity. Next.
D
No, this might be the title of something one of the critics would write, but not our author.
E
Yeah, absolutely going to be the answer. "Prescription" suggests a recommendation, which the author makes. And "Facelift or Major Surgery" captures the debate between small tweaks and wholesale changes.
Passage
The moral precepts embodied in the Hippocratic oath, which p
Question 14
Which one of the following would be most suitable as a title