PrepTest 45, Section 4, Question 9
By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024
Type: Stated
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Explanations
The question asks us to identify something stated explicitly in the passage. In particular, what aspect of the Hippocratic oath that shouldn't be debatable, even to modern critics.
The author says pretty clearly in the second paragraph that the most important and least debatable part of the oath is the commitment to do right by the patient—the part where doctors must seek to heal and not do harm.
That's my prediction, and I'm virtually certain it's going to be the answer.
Let's take a look.
A
No, this is something the author says about the oath, but it's not the bit the author thinks is most essential and least polarizing.
B
No, we don't even touch on this. DRDP! (Didn't read? Don't pick!)
C
No, like B, we didn't talk about patients' ability to pay. DRDP!
D
Bingo. This is the answer. The author argues that physicians' commitment to do right by the patient is the most essential and least arguable part of the Hippocratic oath.
E
Nope. The author discusses this as an aspect of the oath, in particular, one that gets criticized. But this isn't what the author says is the most critical part of the oath.
Passage
The moral precepts embodied in the Hippocratic oath, which p
Question 9
The passage cites which one of the following as a value at t