Question

Darwin (Passage $1$) and Meek (Passage $2$) serve as examples of.

• A. Writers who had the courage to voice unpopular viewpoints
• B. Researchers who conducted important studies on animal behavior
• C. People who maliciously publicized misleading information about dogs
• D. Individuals whose writings reflect an idealized view of dog behavior
• E. Scientists who were authorities on the issue of animal intelligence

Answer 1

The correct option is D Individuals whose writings reflect an idealized view of dog behavior

Both Darwin and Meek comment on dogs and have been quoted by the authors of passage 1 and 2. However, both of their comment deem dogs with highly idealized attributes: Darwin says that "They [dogs] certainly possess some power of self command" and Meek says "...I seem to have made them show supercanine intelligence". Thus D is the best answer to the given question.