What is the relationship between science and magic? The two were once

RC#4 long passage
Paraphrase:

Para 1: 16th century - researchers’ curiosity in mystic activities (magic), and introduction of John Dee, in the world of science and magic, for his interest in mystical activity with angels and spirits

Para 2: John Dee learning, expertise and character, and his mystical activity with angels and spirits, his attempted to discover the location of buried treasure from his early age.
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Para 3: John Dee’s financial life, and his tribute to magical activities world, which modern term for this is science

1. The author mentioned the age of the late 16th century, most probably to
A. Highlight that late 16th century was a time of great disturbance
Wrong: Yes, it was the time of upheaval, but it’s not the reason, as only this stand along information leads to no direction.

B. Point out the time in which science and magic were closely related
Wrong: this time is not mentioned in the passage, as one can view in paragraph 1

C. Highlight, the era of some prominent researchers
Wrong: this time frame information is not mentioned in the passage

D. Call attention to events that might lead John Dee to his interest in magic
Correct: Just after mention, of late 16th century, John Dee’s introduction is given in the passage, which perfectly fits the intended meaning.

E. Identify the age at which new stars and comets start appearing in the sky along with some other events
Wrong: This is a trap! As this information is mentioned in same sentence, but point to look into is. It all begun well before the 16th Century, and it was getting redefined, as mentioned in passage in line “cosmology was being redefined, the new world was colonized, new stars and comets appeared in the sky, and the search for knowledge took many forms”

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Prominent researchers such as Tycho Brahe, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Johannes Kepler were more interested in mystical activities than orthodox scientific pursuits
Wrong: Easy elimination, the key word here for rejection is “dabbed”, mentioned in passage.

B. Although John Dee tried multiple times, but he failed to connect with the spirits
Wrong: as mentioned in passage, John Dee spent most of his life trying to connect the sprits, but it won’t be correct to true, how many times did he tried to connect and failed with the spirits

C. Dee has expert authority in the fields such as navigation, cartography, and cryptography.
Wrong: John Dee expertise was with navigation and cartography, He was also learned in cryptography, astronomy, and optics' nascent science.

D. Dee was wrongly accused of interfering with the devilish forces.
Wrong: he was stalked by the accusation,

E. Dee spent the majority of his life in attempts and experiments to contact with the mystical forces
Correct: as mentioned by Benjamin Woolley & Mr. Woolley, Study found in Cambridge under graduation universities, and

3. The passage answers to all of the following questions EXCEPT
A. How science and magic are related – Mentioned in paragraph 1
B. Why the time of late 16th century was disrupting – Mentioned in paragraph 1
C. How Dee flourished the magic and scientific methods - Not Mentioned
D. Why John Dee established a library – Mentioned in paragraph 2
E. Why Dee used Edward Kelley for his mysterious purpose – Mentioned in paragraph 2

4. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Science and Magic were once closely related but are not anymore
Wrong: No clear information mentioned in passage.

B. Dee started conducting magic experiments in his youth
Correct: passage infers John Dee, mentioned in paragraph 2, during his educational days.

C. Tycho Brahe and Nicolaus Copernicus were the prominent researchers of 16th century
Wrong: Easy elimination, as they were one of the prominent researchers

D. Because of his aptitude, Dee was appointed as a valued royal counsellor
Wrong: it was because of his knowledge

E. The methods used in magic are more sophisticated than are methods of scientific experiments
Wrong: No clear information mentioned in passage.

5. The primary purpose of the passage is:
A. Identify the relationship between science and magic
with the help of a 16th-century case study of John Dee
Correct: as concluded in last line in passage “The word "magic," in other words, is a term that includes understanding the world and exploiting that understanding. The modern term for this is science”

B. Highlight the impact of dwindling 16th century on science and magic,
with the help of a case study of John Dee
Wrong: it is mentioned in paragraph 1, about the disturbance of 16th century, but it did not with any impact of dwindling

C. Summarize the mystical activities of John Dee in the late 16th century
Wrong: No such activities are mentioned in detail in the passage.

D. Compile the events related to the 16th-century science and magic
Wrong: No such activities are mentioned in detail in the passage

E. Construct a comprehensive understanding of the difference between science and magic
Wrong:No such details are mentioned in the passage

Hey 100mitra!
i really appreciate your explanation for the above questions, but im still confused regarding the second and the fourth questions do you think you can explain it in a more elaborative please.
thanks in advance.

Can you specify the answer choices of above said questions you are looking to eliminate?

Am I correct ? Q2 - Option D. Dee was wrongly accused of interfering with the devilish forces. This option is incorrect because he wasn't wrongly accused as it was something which he did really do.

Q4 - Option A, Science and Magic were once closely related but are not anymore
Start of the passage states science and magic were once closely related and the last lines of the passage convey that science is modern term for magic, meaning its not closely related but the same thing. So we can contend for A right ?

Am I correct ? Q2 - Option D. Dee was wrongly accused of interfering with the devilish forces. This option is incorrect because he wasn't wrongly accused as it was something which he did really do.

Absolutely Correct!

Q4 - Option A, Science and Magic were once closely related but are not anymore
Start of the passage states science and magic were once closely related and the last lines of the passage convey that science is modern term for magic, meaning its not closely related but the same thing. So we can contend for an A right?

And the last lines say the same again that science and magic are still related. That is why (A) cannot be inferred.

No, last line says science and magic are same thing which differs from being related. I mean we can't say that H2O and water are related because its same thing.

1. The author mentioned the age of the late 16th century, most probably to

A. Highlight that late 16th century was a time of great disturbance
"upheaval" work was used in the paragraph, but it was a description for the "16th century", not the main intention of the author.
B. Point out the time in which science and magic were closely related
C. Highlight, the era of some prominent researchers
D. Call attention to events that might lead John Dee to his interest in magic
--> Right. The second paragraph is about Dee too, so Dee is the main charactor that the author wants to focus on.
E. Identify the age at which new stars and comets start appearing in the sky along with some other events


2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Prominent researchers such as Tycho Brahe, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Johannes Kepler were more interested in mystical activities than orthodox scientific pursuits
"Johannes Kepler dabbled in astrology and other mystical activities alongside their more orthodox scientific pursuits."
It means that "mystical activitie = orthodox scientific pursuits", not "mystical activitie > orthodox scientific pursuit"
B. Although John Dee tried multiple times, but he failed to connect with the spirits
No information about "failed to connect with the spirits"
C. Dee has expert authority in the fields such as navigation, cartography, and cryptography.
"His wide-ranging expertise meant he was regarded as an authority on matters ranging from calendar reform to navigation and cartography" --> he is an expert in navigation, catography.
But "He was also learned in cryptography" --> he is not an expert in cryptography
D. Dee was wrongly accused of interfering with the devilish forces.
E. Dee spent the majority of his life in attempts and experiments to contact with the mystical forces.
--> Correct. For much of his life, Dee conducted seances or "actions" in which he communicated with the spirit world through a medium, or "skryer," who spoke on their behalf.


3. The passage answers to all of the following questions EXCEPT

A. How science and magic are related
What is the relationship between science and magic? The two were once closely linked
B. Why the time of late 16th century was disrupting
cosmology was being redefined, the new world was colonized, new stars and comets appeared in the sky, and the search for knowledge took many forms
C. How Dee flourished the magic and scientific methods
--> Right
D. Why John Dee established a library
Dee's thirst for knowledge drove him to assemble one of the finest libraries
E. Why Dee used Edward Kelley for his mysterious purpose
Dee's most gifted skryer was a mysterious young man called Edward Kelley, through whom Dee variously attempted to discover the location of buried treasure.

4. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Science and Magic were once closely related but are not anymore
No information about "not anymore"
B. Dee started conducting magic experiments in his youth
--> Correct. Dee was stalked by the accusation that he was meddling with diabolical forces from his undergraduate days at Cambridge.
C. Tycho Brahe and Nicolaus Copernicus were prominent researchers of the 16th century
They are "eminent researchers" (=prominent research), but not sure they are in the 16th century or not.
D. Because of his aptitude, Dee was appointed as a valued royal counselor
Wrong. "His wide-ranging expertise meant he was regarded as an authority on matters"
E. The methods used in magic are more sophisticated than are methods of scientific experiments
No information about "more sophisticated"

I'm having issues understanding why Q1 = "Call attention to events that might lead John Dee to his interest in magic." In the passage (see underlined parts below), is the timing not that: 1st) Mid-16th Century, John Dee is already conducting his magic/activities & then 2) late 16th century, was the time of upheaval. If John Dee's activities/magic came first, how would mentioning late 16th century occurrences be the events leading to his interest if he was already interested/doing these things? Am I misunderstanding it?



What is the relationship between science and magic? The two were once closely linked: eminent researchers such as Tycho Brahe, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Johannes Kepler dabbled in astrology and other mystical activities alongside their more orthodox scientific pursuits. The late 16th century was a time of upheaval—cosmology was being redefined, the new world was colonized, new stars and comets appeared in the sky, and the search for knowledge took many forms. The mystical activities of John Dee— a mathematician, philosopher, and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I—could be seen from the mid of 16th century, argues Benjamin Woolley. Dee's seances with angels and spirits were one of the many ways he tried to fathom the secrets of the universe.

This question is testing the function of the sentence. As you can see in the paragraph above. The first two sentences perfect enclosed first message 'Q&A of the relationship between magic and science.' The sentence 'The late 16th xxx' starts a new message. It introduces a series of events that are related to John's events. So the intention to write this sentence is to introduce the activity of John.