Question

In line 30931, the author's use of the word "accessible" implies that ______.

• A. Public universities would expand course offerings to encompass a range of subjects
• B. The likelihood that people with limited means could attend a university was increasing
• C. Agriculture and mechanics would receive the most federal and state support
• D. President Lincoln supported passage of the Morill Land-Grant Act to expand educaton

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The likelihood that people with limited means could attend a university was increasing

The adjective 'accessible' means something that is readily available. The author uses it in the passage to imply that one of the aims behind establishing pub;ic universities was to make sure that education was open and available to everyone, even people with feeble means. Option B best befits this context. A, C and D are incorrect as the use of 'accessible' does not imply what they state.