MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 122: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 122
2. It is reasonable to infer from the passage that D. H. Lawrence:
- A. was more critical of Franklin's writings than of his behavior.
- B. upheld in his own household and writings the accepted conventions of family life.
- C. was envious of Benjamin Franklin's wealth and popularity.
- D. believed that successful religions are usually hypocritical.
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
A This is an Inference question.
A: Yes. Paragraph 2 emphasizes that D. H. Lawrence was not outraged by Franklin's behavior but by the apparent hypocrisy of his publications, which the author describes as described as "priggish" and "commonplace" in paragraph 2.
B: No. We know nothing of Lawrence's own family life.
C: No. Like choice B, this reaches beyond the available information since, although Lawrence was angered by success, there is nothing in the passage to indicate envy.
D: No. This answer may be attractive because it draws on language in paragraph 1. However, Lawrence believed Franklin was hypocritical in his success; we don't know how Lawrence felt about "successful religions" in general.