Question

fellow american.
i address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country.
the issues are global, and so interlocked that to consider the problems of one sector oblivious to those of another is to court disaster for the whole. while asia is commonly referred to as the gateway to europe, it is no less true that europe is the gateway to asia, and the broad influence of the one cannot fail to have its impact on the other. there are those who claim our strength is inadequate to protect on both fronts, that we cannot divide our effort. i can think of no greater expression of defeatism.
if a potential enemy can divide his strength on two fronts, it is for us to counter his effort. the communist threat is a global one.
its successful advance in one sector threatens the destruction of every other sector. you can not appease or otherwise surrender to
25 sandino suarez, milagros read this sentence from the passage. “the issues are global, and so interlocked that to consider the problems of one sector oblivious to those of another is to court disaster for the whole.” (paragraph 7)
the word “oblivious” comes from a latin word meaning “forgetful.” based on this information, what is the meaning of the word oblivious in paragraph 7?
a favorable
b lost
c minor
d unconcerned

Explanation:

The Latin - origin "forgetful" implies a lack of awareness or concern. In the context of the passage, considering one - sector's problems without caring about others is what "oblivious" means here. So "unconcerned" is the closest in meaning.

Answer:

D. unconcerned