Question

Which of the following best describes the man's way of knowing and responding to his surroundings? Question 13 options: He is oblivious to his surroundings and takes them for granted in their abundance. He inappropriately compares the natural world to the urban world through metaphors. He calculates his position in the natural world using only man-made measurements. He relies on instinct and intuition to survive in a harsh environment unfit for man.

Answer 1

Answer is (c) (third option).

By process of elimination one can determine that

• Taking his surroundings by granted can not be the answer since the question asks the way of knowing and responding to them.
• Metaphors that compare the natural and the urban world are deffinetely not a way of knowing, but a cultural product or craft (meaning poetry/literature).
• And, finally, relying on instinct and intuition is not what man (as an species) does, but rather..

...uses language, always based on man's position in the world, to determine distance, location, measure and so forth.