Question

The author of Passage 1 mentions Isaac Newton (lines 37-40) in order to

• A. emphasize the rapid rate of technological innovation
• B. acknowledge the impact of a profound thinker
• C. criticize the inflexibility of Newtons contemporaries
• D. speculate about Newtons influence on current research
• E. highlight the value of scientific curiosity

Answer 1

The correct option is A emphasize the rapid rate of technological innovation

Passage 1 states that the seventeenth century scientist Issac Newton would be astounded to see the current global communication systems. By saying this the author of the first passage means to emphasize the rapid rate of growth of technological innovations. Thus A is the correct answer.