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Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.
Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.
Passage 1
That half the human race is excluded by the other
half from any participation in government; that they
are native by birth but foreign by law in the very land
where they were born; and that they are
(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence or
representation: are all political phenomena
apparently impossible to explain on abstract
principle. But on another level of ideas, the question
changes and may be easily resolved. The purpose of
(10) all these institutions must be the happiness of the
greatest number. Everything that leads us farther
from this purpose is in error; everything that brings
us closer is truth. If the exclusion from public
employments decreed against women leads to a
(15) greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,
then this becomes a law that all Societies have been
compelled to acknowledge and sanction.
Any other ambition would be a reversal of our
primary destinies; and it will never be in women’s
(20) interest to change the assignment they have received.
It seems to us incontestable that our common
happiness, above all that of women, requires that
they never aspire to the exercise of political rights
and functions. Here we must seek their interests in
(25) the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that their
delicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, and
the many duties of motherhood, set them apart from
strenuous habits and onerous duties, and summon
them to gentle occupations and the cares of the
(30) home? And is it not evident that the great conserving
principle of Societies, which makes the division of
powers a source of harmony, has been expressed and
revealed by nature itself, when it divided the
functions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a
(35) manner? This is sufficient; we need not invoke
principles that are inapplicable to the question. Let us
not make rivals of life’s companions. You must, you
truly must allow the persistence of a union that no
interest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand
(40) that the good of all demands this of you.
That half the human race is excluded by the other
half from any participation in government; that they
are native by birth but foreign by law in the very land
where they were born; and that they are
(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence or
representation: are all political phenomena
apparently impossible to explain on abstract
principle. But on another level of ideas, the question
changes and may be easily resolved. The purpose of
(10) all these institutions must be the happiness of the
greatest number. Everything that leads us farther
from this purpose is in error; everything that brings
us closer is truth. If the exclusion from public
employments decreed against women leads to a
(15) greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,
then this becomes a law that all Societies have been
compelled to acknowledge and sanction.
Any other ambition would be a reversal of our
primary destinies; and it will never be in women’s
(20) interest to change the assignment they have received.
It seems to us incontestable that our common
happiness, above all that of women, requires that
they never aspire to the exercise of political rights
and functions. Here we must seek their interests in
(25) the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that their
delicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, and
the many duties of motherhood, set them apart from
strenuous habits and onerous duties, and summon
them to gentle occupations and the cares of the
(30) home? And is it not evident that the great conserving
principle of Societies, which makes the division of
powers a source of harmony, has been expressed and
revealed by nature itself, when it divided the
functions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a
(35) manner? This is sufficient; we need not invoke
principles that are inapplicable to the question. Let us
not make rivals of life’s companions. You must, you
truly must allow the persistence of a union that no
interest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand
(40) that the good of all demands this of you.
Passage 2
Contending for the rights of woman, my main
argument is built on this simple principle, that if she
be not prepared by education to become the
companion of man, she will stop the progress of
(45) knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common to
all, or it will be inefficacious with respect to its
influence on general practice. And how can woman
be expected to co-operate unless she know why she
ought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her
(50) reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in what
manner it is connected with her real good? If
children are to be educated to understand the true
principle of patriotism, their mother must be a
patriot; and the love of mankind, from which an
(55) orderly train of virtues spring, can only be produced
by considering the moral and civil interest of
mankind; but the education and situation of woman,
at present, shuts her out from such investigations....
Consider, sir, dispassionately, these
(60) observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed to
open before you when you observed, “that to see one
half of the human race excluded by the other from all
participation of government, was a political
phenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it
(65) was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does your
constitution rest? If the abstract rights of man will
bear discussion and explanation, those of woman, by
a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same
test: though a different opinion prevails in this
(70) country, built on the very arguments which you use
to justify the oppression of woman—prescription.
Consider—I address you as a legislator—
whether, when men contend for their freedom, and
to be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their
(75) own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust to
subjugate women, even though you firmly believe
that you are acting in the manner best calculated to
promote their happiness? Who made man the
exclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift
(80) of reason?
In this style, argue tyrants of every
denomination, from the weak king to the weak
father of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;
yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be
(85) useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you force
all women, by denying them civil and political rights,
to remain immured in their families groping in
the dark?
Contending for the rights of woman, my main
argument is built on this simple principle, that if she
be not prepared by education to become the
companion of man, she will stop the progress of
(45) knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common to
all, or it will be inefficacious with respect to its
influence on general practice. And how can woman
be expected to co-operate unless she know why she
ought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her
(50) reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in what
manner it is connected with her real good? If
children are to be educated to understand the true
principle of patriotism, their mother must be a
patriot; and the love of mankind, from which an
(55) orderly train of virtues spring, can only be produced
by considering the moral and civil interest of
mankind; but the education and situation of woman,
at present, shuts her out from such investigations....
Consider, sir, dispassionately, these
(60) observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed to
open before you when you observed, “that to see one
half of the human race excluded by the other from all
participation of government, was a political
phenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it
(65) was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does your
constitution rest? If the abstract rights of man will
bear discussion and explanation, those of woman, by
a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same
test: though a different opinion prevails in this
(70) country, built on the very arguments which you use
to justify the oppression of woman—prescription.
Consider—I address you as a legislator—
whether, when men contend for their freedom, and
to be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their
(75) own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust to
subjugate women, even though you firmly believe
that you are acting in the manner best calculated to
promote their happiness? Who made man the
exclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift
(80) of reason?
In this style, argue tyrants of every
denomination, from the weak king to the weak
father of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;
yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be
(85) useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you force
all women, by denying them civil and political rights,
to remain immured in their families groping in
the dark?
Q. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
- a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)
- b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)
- c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)
- d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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Choice C is the best answer. In lines 25-30, the authors of Passage 1 provide evidence that women should run households and raise children because these roles do not require “strenuous habits and onerous duties.” Choices A, B, and D do not provide the best evidence that running a household and raising children entail very few activities that are difficult or unpleasant; rather, these lines offer general information about the differences between the sexes.
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Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? for SAT 2024 is part of SAT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared according to the SAT exam syllabus. Information about Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? covers all topics & solutions for SAT 2024 Exam. Find important definitions, questions, meanings, examples, exercises and tests below for Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?.
Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? for SAT 2024 is part of SAT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared according to the SAT exam syllabus. Information about Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? covers all topics & solutions for SAT 2024 Exam. Find important definitions, questions, meanings, examples, exercises and tests below for Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?.
Solutions for Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? in English & in Hindi are available as part of our courses for SAT.
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Here you can find the meaning of Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? defined & explained in the simplest way possible. Besides giving the explanation of
Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? theory, EduRev gives you an
ample number of questions to practice Question based on the following passages.Passage 1 is adapted from Talleyrand et al., Report on Public Instruction. Originally published in 1791. Passage 2 is adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Originally published in 1792. Talleyrand was a French diplomat; the Report was a plan for national education. Wollstonecraft, a British novelist and political writer, wrote Vindication in response to Talleyrand.Passage 1That half the human race is excluded by the otherhalf from any participation in government; that theyare native by birth but foreign by law in the very landwhere they were born; and that they are(5) property-owners yet have no direct influence orrepresentation: are all political phenomenaapparently impossible to explain on abstractprinciple. But on another level of ideas, the questionchanges and may be easily resolved. The purpose of(10)all these institutions must be the happiness of thegreatest number. Everything that leads us fartherfrom this purpose is in error; everything that bringsus closer is truth. If the exclusion from publicemployments decreed against women leads to a(15)greater sum of mutual happiness for the two sexes,then this becomes a law that all Societies have beencompelled to acknowledge and sanction.Any other ambition would be a reversal of ourprimary destinies; and it will never be in women’s(20)interest to change the assignment they have received.It seems to us incontestable that our commonhappiness, above all that of women, requires thatthey never aspire to the exercise of political rightsand functions. Here we must seek their interests in(25)the wishes of nature. Is it not apparent, that theirdelicate constitutions, their peaceful inclinations, andthe many duties of motherhood, set them apart fromstrenuous habits and onerous duties, and summonthem to gentle occupations and the cares of the(30)home? And is it not evident that the great conservingprinciple of Societies, which makes the division ofpowers a source of harmony, has been expressed andrevealed by nature itself, when it divided thefunctions of the two sexes in so obviously distinct a(35)manner? This is sufficient; we need not invokeprinciples that are inapplicable to the question. Let usnot make rivals of life’s companions. You must, youtruly must allow the persistence of a union that nointerest, no rivalry, can possibly undo. Understand(40)that the good of all demands this of you.Passage 2Contending for the rights of woman, my mainargument is built on this simple principle, that if shebe not prepared by education to become thecompanion of man, she will stop the progress of(45)knowledge and virtue; for truth must be common toall, or it will be inefficacious with respect to itsinfluence on general practice. And how can womanbe expected to co-operate unless she know why sheought to be virtuous? unless freedom strengthen her(50)reason till she comprehend her duty, and see in whatmanner it is connected with her real good? Ifchildren are to be educated to understand the trueprinciple of patriotism, their mother must be apatriot; and the love of mankind, from which an(55)orderly train of virtues spring, can only be producedby considering the moral and civil interest ofmankind; but the education and situation of woman,at present, shuts her out from such investigations....Consider, sir, dispassionately, these(60)observations—for a glimpse of this truth seemed toopen before you when you observed, “that to see onehalf of the human race excluded by the other from allparticipation of government, was a politicalphenomenon that, according to abstract principles, it(65)was impossible to explain.” If so, on what does yourconstitution rest? If the abstract rights of man willbear discussion and explanation, those of woman, bya parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the sametest: though a different opinion prevails in this(70)country, built on the very arguments which you useto justify the oppression of woman—prescription.Consider—I address you as a legislator—whether, when men contend for their freedom, andto be allowed to judge for themselves respecting their(75)own happiness, it be not inconsistent and unjust tosubjugate women, even though you firmly believethat you are acting in the manner best calculated topromote their happiness? Who made man theexclusive judge, if woman partake with him the gift(80)of reason?In this style, argue tyrants of everydenomination, from the weak king to the weakfather of a family; they are all eager to crush reason;yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be(85)useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you forceall women, by denying them civil and political rights,to remain immured in their families groping inthe dark?Q.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?a)Lines 4-6 (“they are... representation”)b)Lines 13-17 (“If the... sanction”)c)Lines 25-30 (“Is it... home”)d)Lines 30-35 (“And... manner”)Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? tests, examples and also practice SAT tests.
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