Question

but equally important is sagacity, which the chemist louis pasteur famously called “the prepared mind.”
in the sentence above, sagacity has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• transparency
• compassion
• perceptiveness
• resilience

Explanation:

"Sagacity" means keen perception and good judgment. "Transparency" refers to clarity or openness. "Compassion" is sympathy and concern for others. "Resilience" is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties. "Perceptiveness" is the quality of being able to notice and understand things quickly, which is closest in meaning to "sagacity".

Answer:

C. perceptiveness