Answer:
B. harmed more patients with infections than they helped with surgery.
Explanation:
Before Joseph Lister was inspired by Pasteur's germ theory to perform sterile operations, doctors harmed more patients with infections than they helped with surgery.
This was because doctors didn't do enough to prevent the spread of bacteria through surgical equipment and in the end they ended up causing more problems for their patients than the help they gave.
Prior to Joseph Lister's sterilisation which was influenced by Pasteur's germ theory, surgeons were unhygienic and didn't wash their hands or change their clothing before surgery which made infections after surgery widespread.
The answer is A - negative capability. It is not a satire, because that means it is a mockery or ridicule of some sorts. It is not ambiguity either, because that means it doesn't have an obvious meaning, it isn't clear. "Hypocrisy" basically means pretending that you are something you are not. Thus, this leaves us with the only option - negative capability.
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Answer: The mayor commemorates and gives praise to those who were killed while building the bridge.
Explanation:
The option that best summarizes the central idea of this excerpt is option B "The mayor commemorates and gives praise to those who were killed while building the bridge".
This can be seen in the excerpt when the Mayor of the city of Brooklyn said they should recall with kindness the work of the people who contributed to the building of the bridge but had died.
Therefore, the correct option is B.
