PrepTest 118, Section 2, Question 10
By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024
Type: Primary Purpose
Difficulty:
Explanations
This question asks us about the primary purpose of the passage.
This is a distillation of the main point. It's going to be something like, "Argue that we need to maintain the vast majority of the Hippocratic oath, despite needing to revisiting parts of it along its edges."
Let's take a look.
A
I like this. In general, our author's advocating for a (medical) code that sticks to its guns. I'm going to eliminate B through E to be totally certain.
B
Not even close. Our author doesn't seek to chastise anyone.
C
No, the author isn't interested in arguing about the origin of the code. They merely touch on the fact that we're not entirely certain about its origins.
D
No, our author isn't making a pros and cons list. They do affirm parts of the oath and acknowledge the need for some parts of it to be revisited, but they aren't primarily concerned with listing what's good and bad about it.
E
Oh man. This is such a trap. I could totally see students picking this answer. But it's wrong. Our author's not primarily concerned with proposing a revision. They're primarily concerned with upholding the vast majority of the code despite critiques against it. Be very careful in how you interpret this answer choice relative to the question being asked.
Passage
The moral precepts embodied in the Hippocratic oath, which p
Question 10
The author's primary purpose in the passage is to