Question

Dogmatic behavior, in this passage, has been associated with primitives and children. Which of the following best describes the reason why the author compares primitives with children?

• A. Primitives are people who are not educated, and hence can be compared with children, who have not yet been through school.
• B. Primitives are people who, though not modern, are as innocent as children.
• C. Primitives are people without a critical attitude, just as children are.
• D. Primitives are people in the early stages of human evolution; similarly, children are in the early stages of their lives.
• E. Primitives are people who are not civilized enough, just as children are not.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Primitives are people without a critical attitude, just as children are.

Option: (c)

The author has talked of primitives and children and their comparison in the second paragraph of the passage. The comparison between the primitives and children has been done in the context of dogmatic behavior which, in turn, is related to critical attitude and not education, innocence, evolution or civilization. Dogmatic attitude precedes critical attitude i.e. in absence of critical attitude, we are certain to find dogmatic attitude. Thus, the most appropriate reason for comparison between a child and primitives is lack of critical attitude in both. Thus option (c) is the correct answer choice.