Answer Choices
Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be defined in important ways by that individual’s sex, while Mill believes that an individual’s abilities should be the determining factor.
Tocqueville believes that an individual’s economic class should determine that individual’s position, while Mill believes that class is not a legitimate consideration.
Tocqueville believes that an individual’s temperament should determine that individual’s position, while Mill believes that temperament should not be a factor in an individual’s position.
Tocqueville believes that an individual’s position should be determined by what is most beneficial to society, while Mill believes it should be determined by what an individual finds most rewarding.
Explanation for Question 40 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 7
Question 40 asks, which choice best describes the ways that the prop, 2 that the two authors conceive of the individual's proper position in society. 3 So we're going to look back at the passage, 4 both authors, pretty explicitly state their ideas on this subject. 5 So we'll look at what they have to say and then determine which answer 6 conveys those two positions correctly. 7 So in the first passage written by Tocqueville, 8 he says, they admit that as nature has appointed such wide differences between the 9 physical and moral constitution of men and women, 10 her manifest design was to give a distinct employment to their various faculties. 11 So this is basically upholding the idea that gender roles are necessary to take 12 advantage of the different strengths of each respective gender, 13 and then answer choice or not answer choice. 14 What am I saying? Passage two written by mil says each individual approved his 15 or her capacities. And the only way in which capacities can be proved by 16 trial and the world will have the benefit of the best faculties of all 17 its inhabitants. So passage two is taking the position that you 18 shouldn't like assign specific roles or occupations or jobs to specific 19 sexes, and just let everyone like showcase their abilities and 20 their strengths and have that be how they determine their place in society. 21 So let's look at the answer choices here. 22 So answer choice a says, Tocqueville believes that an individual's position should b...