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Question

Semmelweis Saved Lives:
Wash Your Hands"
by Dr. Howard Markel
Since the early 1900's, however, physicians and historians have heaped up high praise for Semmelweis's work and expressed sympathy for his emotional troubles and premature death. Today, in every school of medicine and public health, his name is uttered with great reverence whenever the critical topic of hand washing is taught.
Sadly, in real time, he was derided as eccentric at best and, at worst, as an angry, unstable man who ought to be drummed out of the profession.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which choice best describes the text structure that is mainly used in this passage?
(1 point)
The passage uses a
compare/contrast structure to discuss how Semmelweis was viewed in different times.
The passage uses a cause/effect structure to explain what led individuals to express sympathy for Semmelweis.
The passage uses a
claims/counterclaims/evidence
• structure to argue that Semmelweis's ideas were important.
The passage uses a
problem/solution structure to
• describe how modern schools improved Semmelweis's reputation.

Answer 1

The choice that best describes the text structure used in the passage is:

The passage uses a compare/contrast structure to discuss how Semmelweis was viewed in different times.

The text contrasts the current reverence for Semmelweis in medical and public health education with the negative perceptions he faced during his lifetime.