Question

1. part b: which detail from the text best supports the answer to part a?

○ a. \their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business.\
○ b. \they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning, by study\
○ c. \crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use\
○ d. \some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments\

Explanation:

To solve this, we first need to know the answer to Part A (which is about the main idea of the text, likely related to the value or role of studies). Let's analyze each option:

• Option A: Talks about the uses of studies (delight, ornament, ability) which would support a main idea about the purposes of studying.
• Option B: Compares studies to pruning natural plants, focusing on how studies and nature interact, not directly supporting a main idea about the value/role of studies in a general sense.
• Option C: Discusses how different people (crafty, simple, wise) view studies, which is about perspectives, not the main value of studies.
• Option D: Talks about reading books by deputy, which is a minor point about how to read, not the main idea about studies.

Assuming Part A was about the uses/purposes of studies, Option A best supports it as it lists the chief uses of studies (delight, ornament, ability).

To determine the correct option, we analyze each choice. Option A details the uses of studies (delight, ornament, ability), which aligns with a main idea about the purposes/value of studies (likely Part A's answer). Other options focus on different aspects (nature - study interaction, people's views, reading by deputy) not directly supporting a main idea about study purposes.

Answer:

A. "Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business."