MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 64: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 64

5. The author most likely feels that marriage based on equality of the sexes:

  • A. can be successful, given the right circumstances.
  • B. is untenable because government cannot accept women's equal right to work.
  • C. is typical in the modern home.
  • D. inevitably causes conflict within the family.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

A This is an Inference question.

A: Yes. The author believes external obstacles (i.e., government and social resistance) prevented family roles from changing. In paragraph 5, the author says if those obstacles were removed, we might have seen real change.

B: No. The use of the word "cannot" implies government still holds this view; the attitudes of government today are beyond the scope of this passage. Also, government did not discourage women from working because it "could not accept" women working, but because men's employment was seen as more important.

C: No. This choice contradicts paragraph 2, which refers to the "overwhelming triumph of 'traditional' marriage in the 'modern' home."

D: No. This choice is too extreme. The word "inevitably" is absolute, whereas paragraph 6 says "deviations from traditional roles often wreaked havoc in marriages."

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