Question

read the excerpt from anthem. those men who survived—those eager to obey, eager to live for one another, since they had nothi vindicate them—those men could neither carry on, nor preserve what they had received. thus did all science, all wisdom perish on earth. thus did men—men with nothing to offer save their great lose the steel towers, the flying ships, the power wires, all the things they had not created and cou keep. what connection does the narrator make between collectivism and human invention? people in a collective society often dismiss the need for human progress and creativity. people who prefer collective thought are unable to contribute new ideas to mankinds progress. societies in which people live for one another tend to cooperate and produce innovative developments. societies that have the greatest number of people need to have more inventions and produce more.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the excerpt and each option:

• The excerpt says men eager to live for one another (collective) couldn't carry on or preserve inventions, leading to loss of science/wisdom.
• Option 1: The excerpt doesn't talk about "dismissing the need" for progress/creativity, but about inability to sustain. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The text shows that those in collective thought (living for one another) couldn't contribute to progress (lost inventions, science perished). This matches the excerpt's message.
• Option 3: The excerpt shows collective societies (living for one another) lost inventions, not that they cooperate to innovate. Eliminate.
• Option 4: The excerpt has no relation to number of people and need for inventions. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. People who prefer collective thought are unable to contribute new ideas to mankind’s progress.