MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 95: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 95
2. The word political is used in paragraph 2 in order to refer to:
- A. collaboration and artifice.
- B. greed and expediency.
- C. interpersonal relations.
- D. cleverness and guile.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
C This is a Tone/Attitude question.
A: No. Nowhere in the passage does the author say anything critical about the book.
B: No. While the author praises Shapton's book at a few points in the course of the passage, "effusive with praise" is too extreme. Also, the opening and closing ruminations on the relationship of objects to people's lives mean the author is not superficial in her treatment of the subject matter.
C: Yes. This comes closest to capturing the author's tone. She calls the book "ingenious" in paragraph 3, and in paragraph 6 she calls the book's concept and central concept "amusing." The author clearly enjoys the book and has given its ideas some thought (which supports "contemplative") as evidenced by the first and last paragraphs.
D: No. This is overly negative. The author never criticizes or disparages the book. Also, there is no mournfulness about, or lamenting of, anything regarding the book, which invalidates "plaintive."