Reflections on Natural History

What rhetorical devices was used in this sentence in paragraph 4 “One incident of violence can undo a thousand act of kindness”

• Anaphora

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

(Paragraph 6) Why the author mentioned “Why imagine that specific genes for aggression, dominance, or spite have any importance when we know that the brain’s enormous flexibility permits us to be aggressive or peaceful, dominant or submissive, spiteful or generous?” What can you notice about the author's beliefs?

• The author agrees with a genetic explanation for behaviour

• The author does not agree with a genetic explanation for behavior

• The author does not know what is about the genetic explanation of behavior

• The author knows what is the genetic explanation for the behavior, but not sure about it

What is the purpose of paragraph 3?

• To compare the human nature

• To support and provide reasoning of the counter-argument paragraph 2

• To create contradicting point to paragraph 2

• To provide examples

According to the passage, why is it easy for people to forget the predominant of kindness over aggression?

• Because acts of aggression have a more lasting impact on memory

• Because people tend to focus on negative incidence more than positive ones

• Because kindness is inherently, fragile, and easily erased by violence

• Because humans are biologically inclined to remember violent acts

What is the benefit of using enumeration in this sentence? “ We stepped aside to let someone pads, smile at a child, chat aimlessly with an acquaintance, or even with a stranger”

• Give reader clear message of how act of kindness is like

• Increases intensity by repetition

• Good clue of what next sentence would be like

• It’s a part of something to stand in for a whole

What is “Ivory-tower” sometimes refers to?

• Society

• Books

• Library

• University

Which word is not a synonym of intrinsic?

• Innate

• Natural

• Essential

• Acquired

According to Stephen Jay Gould, what is a significant factor in shaping human behavior and consciousness?

• Genetic determinism

• Aggressive tendencies

• Flexibility of the human brain

• Anarchic social structures

What is the correct word for this sentence? "Maintaining a work life balance is the ___ to a healthy life."

• Nastiness

• Sustained

• Devolve

• Overtures

(Paragraph 7) What does the author mean by “Our biological nature does not stand in the way of social reform.”

• Social reforms won’t change anything because biology determines our behavior

• Biological and social reform are both the need of humans

• People who don’t want social reform cannot biology as an excuse

• Social reform contains biological change