[Video] Q40: The authors of both passages would most likely agree with which of the following statements about women in the eighteenth century?

Explanation for Question 40 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 3

Question 40 says the authors of both passages would most likely agree with which 2 of the following statements about women in the 18th century. 3 So a good strategy for answering a question like this is just to go 4 through the answer choices and try to find evidence of them in each passage. 5 A lot of the times for three of the answer choices, 6 you'll find them in one passage and not the other. 7 And then the correct answer you'll find in both passages. 8 So let's start with answer choice a, it says their natural preferences were the 9 same as those of men. So this is going to go against what is 10 said in passage. One where it states here 11 starting in line 25, 12 is it not apparent that their delicate constitution, 13 their peaceful inclinations in many duties of motherhood, 14 set them apart from the strenuous habits and owners duties and some of them 15 to gentle occupations in the cares of the home. 16 So you can see that, sorry. So basically all that line is saying is 17 that women and men have different are made for different roles. 18 And so their ideas, 19 it goes on to say, has been expressed and revealed by 20 nature itself. So nature divided the functions of the two sexes. 21 So this answer choice egg goes against what is said in 22 passage one. So it can't be correct, 23 right? Because both the authors have to agree on it. 24 If we look at answer choice B, 25 it says they need a good education to be successful in society. 26 So this answer choice is pretty muc...