<p>This is page 707 of the Blue Book. Question #8</p>
<p>Both passages emphasize which of the following aspects of Linnaeus' work?
Correct Answer: A. The extent to which it contributed to natural science
Answer I put: B. The way in which it limits present-day science</p>
<p>The passage clearly states how Linnaeus' classification system has limited science for generations to come, and how scientists began to devote themselves exclusively to classification. See here:</p>
<p>Passage 1:
"Yet Linnaeus himself would probably have been the first to admit that classification is..... not the ultimate purpose, of biological inquiry........... this truth was not apparent to his immediate successors, who for the next hundred years were to concern themselves almost exclusively with classification".</p>
<p>Those couple of sentences exhibit the way in which his classification system limits present-day science</p>
<p>Passage 2:
"From Linnaeus on, much of science has been devoted to sorting masses into individual entities and arranging the entities neatly....... the cost.. is to limit certain possibilities of seeing and apprehending."</p>
<p>That's choice B written in plain black and white.</p>
<p>Of course, both passages support answer A as well, but neither of the passages really place a big emphasis on the contributions to natural science.</p>
<p>One explanation I can find for this is the fact that passage 1 doesn't indicate specifically that all of present-day science was affected, while passage 2 does. But still, neither passages' focal point seem to be on his contributions to natural science.</p>
<p>Another question on the same page, question 9:</p>
<p>The author of Passage 1 would most likely respond to the opening of Passage 2 (lines 12-17) by arguing that the author of Passage 2 has</p>
<p>A. demonstrated that Linnaeus should be better known as a scientist than he currently is</p>
<p>I got this answer right… but it was only because the other choices didn’t make sense. Reading back, I don’t see how this answer choice makes sense either. In the opening lines of Passage 2, Linnaeus says he is “a heretic about Linnaeus”, and while he doesn’t “dispute the value of the tool he gave natural science”, he is “wary about the change it has effected on humans’ relationship to the world.” The author of Passage 1 basically supports and appreciates Linnaeus, while pointing out that his classification system has limited his successors’ way of thinking. So, why would Passage 1 argue with Passage 2’s opening lines? They’re agreeing with each other essentially. Even so, nowhere in the opening lines of Passage 2 does it demonstrate how Linnaeus should be better known as a scientist than he currently is.</p>
<p>The lines in question:
“I am a heretic about Linnaeus. I do not dispute the value of the tool he gave natural science, but I am wary about the change it has affected on humans’ relationship to the world.”</p>
<p>One, final question, on page 711, question 22:</p>
<p>As used in line 43, “stresses” most nearly means
Correct answer: A. emphases
Answer I put: D. influences</p>
<p>Line 43:
“It is not also likely, then, that certain space relations, rhythms, and stresses have psychological significance, that some of these patterns are universal and the key to emotional response, that their deviations and modifications can be meaningful to artists in terms of their own life experiences and that these overtones are grasped by spectators without conscious analysis?”</p>
<p>NEVERMIND about question 9.</p>
<p>Can someone please answer his question about number 8.</p>