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11 Oct 2022, 06:36
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You don't need to find anywhere in the passage that legislation is passed, Vatsal7794. You need to find somewhere that says Mackenzie King did NOT put forward legislation making abortion legal (as per answer choice (E)). So, here it is:
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12 Oct 2022, 03:52
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2. It can be inferred from the passage that former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
A. Was opposed to abortion and put forward legislation making it illegal
B. Was opposed to abortion but did not put forward legislation making it illegal
C. Was in favor of abortion and put forward legislation making it legal
D. Was in favor of abortion but did not put forward legislation making it legal
E. Did not put forward legislation making abortion legal
This is what is given to us:
Other leaders would never have undertaken to deal with such taboo issues as divorce, abortion and homosexuality– matters likely to infuriate conservative Canada from coast to coast. Even the powerful Mackenzie King dared not touch any of the three, though Trudeau tackled them together in an omnibus bill as Minister of Justice under Lester B. Pearson.
It doesn't tell us what Mackenzie King thought about the three topics. It tells us that he did not address them. That means he did not put forward any legislation regarding them. Then in follows that he did not put forward any legislation making abortion legal.
Hence, we can infer (E) from the passage.
12 Oct 2022, 04:01
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3. The author of the passage mentions Trudeau’s accomplishments in sports primarily in order to
A. Explain the source of Trudeau’s physical stamina
B. Illustrate that he had earned the adoration of the Canadian public
C. Contrast it to his personal brand of ‘do it my way’ politics
D. Provide one reason why he was able to single-handedly push through legislation that should normally have shocked conservative Canada
E. Provide one reason why he was able to single-handedly thwart legislation that should normally have shocked conservative Canada
Note that the second paragraph starts with:
Trudeau’s unique background prepared him for the role of authoritarian leader he would assume later in life.
and ends with:
The public’s adoration made it possible for him to practice his personal brand of ‘do it my way’ politics, initiating profound and long-lasting changes to his country.
The rest of the second paragraph describes his background and the reason he was adored. Sports is also mentioned as a part of his background. The adoration made it possible for him to practice the kind of politics he did.
Hence (D) is correct.
The only option which may have been confusing is option (B). But his sports is not an illustration (show) of the adoration of Canadian public. Sports was one of the reasons for the adoration which was the reason for his firebrand politics.
An illustration of the adoration would be for example, how people flocked to watch when he performed his dare devilry.
