PrepTest 118, Section 2, Question 12
By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024
Type: Stated
Difficulty:
Explanations
The question asks which answer choice isn't mentioned as a criticism of the Hippocratic oath. Should be easy to spot.
As a form of prediction, let's list the ones we know are mentioned:
Critics think its outdated—incompatible with modernity. They think it makes doctors take an "authoritarian" posture that minimizes privacy and autonomy. They also think it slows down the doctor's role in medical capitalism. Last up, they criticize the things it leaves out—sort of a "the founding fathers couldn't have predicted assault rifles" criticism.
Pretty sure that covers it. Should be easy to find the right answer.
Let's take a look.
A
This is wrong. The author mentions this criticism explicitly in the first paragraph.
B
Yep, this is the answer. While the author does mention this explicitly, it is not one of the criticisms levied against the oath by modern critics.
C
This is wrong. We definitely read about how the oath isn't keeping up with modern issues.
D
This is wrong, too. This is simply a rephrasing of the "authoritarian" criticism the critics made.
E
This is also wrong. The author mentions that critics think the oath "frustrates" the role doctors play in the medical industrial complex.
Passage
The moral precepts embodied in the Hippocratic oath, which p
Question 12
Each of the following is mentioned in the passage as a criti