Question
This question has two parts.
Part 1: Which claim does the author argue in the passage?
Responses
A
The ship’s activities were unimportant compared to events that were happening in the world.
The ship’s activities were unimportant compared to events that were happening in the world.
B
The ship had luxury to spare but hadn’t properly planned for how to save everyone on board.
The ship had luxury to spare but hadn’t properly planned for how to save everyone on board.
C
The steel compartments and collision bulkhead were not strong enough to prevent water damage.
The steel compartments and collision bulkhead were not strong enough to prevent water damage.
D
Any man who took a spot in a lifeboat lacked the courage and chivalry that the times demanded.
Any man who took a spot in a lifeboat lacked the courage and chivalry that the times demanded.
Part 2: Which textual evidence BEST supports your answer in Part 1?
Responses
A
“How unimportant the ordinary activities of mankind seem – the outcomes of politics, the noisy competition between candidates, the bargaining of investors in the stock market.” (25)
“How unimportant the ordinary activities of mankind seem – the outcomes of politics, the noisy competition between candidates, the bargaining of investors in the stock market.” (25)
B
“The ship that sank two miles below the sea’s calm surface represented all that science and art could contribute to ocean travel and to the comfort and enjoyment of voyagers.” (27)
“The ship that sank two miles below the sea’s calm surface represented all that science and art could contribute to ocean travel and to the comfort and enjoyment of voyagers.” (27)
C
“Whatever the richness of the furnishings, the magnificence of the carvings and the paintings, and the abundance of the space provided for the promenade, it seems incredible that no preparation was made for the rescue of at least 2,000 of the floating population of the Titanic.” (35)
“Whatever the richness of the furnishings, the magnificence of the carvings and the paintings, and the abundance of the space provided for the promenade, it seems incredible that no preparation was made for the rescue of at least 2,000 of the floating population of the Titanic.” (35)
D
“Let there be an end to boasting about the superiority of man to the laws and forces of nature. Let mankind be calmed, not in grieving, but in improving the conditions that brought about the saddest episode in the history of ships at sea . . .” (37)
“Let there be an end to boasting about the superiority of man to the laws and forces of nature. Let mankind be calmed, not in grieving, but in improving the conditions that brought about the saddest episode in the history of ships at sea . . .” (37)
Part 1: Which claim does the author argue in the passage?
Responses
A
The ship’s activities were unimportant compared to events that were happening in the world.
The ship’s activities were unimportant compared to events that were happening in the world.
B
The ship had luxury to spare but hadn’t properly planned for how to save everyone on board.
The ship had luxury to spare but hadn’t properly planned for how to save everyone on board.
C
The steel compartments and collision bulkhead were not strong enough to prevent water damage.
The steel compartments and collision bulkhead were not strong enough to prevent water damage.
D
Any man who took a spot in a lifeboat lacked the courage and chivalry that the times demanded.
Any man who took a spot in a lifeboat lacked the courage and chivalry that the times demanded.
Part 2: Which textual evidence BEST supports your answer in Part 1?
Responses
A
“How unimportant the ordinary activities of mankind seem – the outcomes of politics, the noisy competition between candidates, the bargaining of investors in the stock market.” (25)
“How unimportant the ordinary activities of mankind seem – the outcomes of politics, the noisy competition between candidates, the bargaining of investors in the stock market.” (25)
B
“The ship that sank two miles below the sea’s calm surface represented all that science and art could contribute to ocean travel and to the comfort and enjoyment of voyagers.” (27)
“The ship that sank two miles below the sea’s calm surface represented all that science and art could contribute to ocean travel and to the comfort and enjoyment of voyagers.” (27)
C
“Whatever the richness of the furnishings, the magnificence of the carvings and the paintings, and the abundance of the space provided for the promenade, it seems incredible that no preparation was made for the rescue of at least 2,000 of the floating population of the Titanic.” (35)
“Whatever the richness of the furnishings, the magnificence of the carvings and the paintings, and the abundance of the space provided for the promenade, it seems incredible that no preparation was made for the rescue of at least 2,000 of the floating population of the Titanic.” (35)
D
“Let there be an end to boasting about the superiority of man to the laws and forces of nature. Let mankind be calmed, not in grieving, but in improving the conditions that brought about the saddest episode in the history of ships at sea . . .” (37)
“Let there be an end to boasting about the superiority of man to the laws and forces of nature. Let mankind be calmed, not in grieving, but in improving the conditions that brought about the saddest episode in the history of ships at sea . . .” (37)
Answers
GPT-4o mini
### Part 1: Which claim does the author argue in the passage?
**B**
The ship had luxury to spare but hadn’t properly planned for how to save everyone on board.
### Part 2: Which textual evidence BEST supports your answer in Part 1?
**C**
“Whatever the richness of the furnishings, the magnificence of the carvings and the paintings, and the abundance of the space provided for the promenade, it seems incredible that no preparation was made for the rescue of at least 2,000 of the floating population of the Titanic.” (35)
**B**
The ship had luxury to spare but hadn’t properly planned for how to save everyone on board.
### Part 2: Which textual evidence BEST supports your answer in Part 1?
**C**
“Whatever the richness of the furnishings, the magnificence of the carvings and the paintings, and the abundance of the space provided for the promenade, it seems incredible that no preparation was made for the rescue of at least 2,000 of the floating population of the Titanic.” (35)