{"id":10633,"date":"2024-04-15T03:34:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=10633"},"modified":"2024-04-15T03:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:34:57","slug":"s1-our-ancestors-thought-that-anything-which-moved-itself-was-alive-p-the-philosopher-descartes-thought-that-both-men-and-animals-were-machines-q-but-a-machine-such-as-a-motorcar-or-a-steamship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/s1-our-ancestors-thought-that-anything-which-moved-itself-was-alive-p-the-philosopher-descartes-thought-that-both-men-and-animals-were-machines-q-but-a-machine-such-as-a-motorcar-or-a-steamship\/","title":{"rendered":"S1: Our ancestors thought that anything which moved itself was alive. P : The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines. Q : But a machine such as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked &#8220;Is man a machine?&#8221; R : And before the days of machinery that was a good definition. S : He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls. S6: Therefore some scientists think that life is just a very complicated mechanism. The Proper sequence should be: A. PRSQ B. RPQS C. PSQR D. RQPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;PRSQ&#8221; option2=&#8221;RPQS&#8221; option3=&#8221;PSQR&#8221; option4=&#8221;RQPS&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is C. PSQR<\/p>\n<p>The first sentence, S1, introduces the topic of the passage, which is the definition of life. The second sentence, P, provides background information on the philosopher Descartes, who thought that both men and animals were machines. The third sentence, Q, raises the question of whether man is a machine, which was a question that people began to ask as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made. The fourth sentence, R, provides a definition of life that was used before the days of machinery. The fifth sentence, S, provides more information on Descartes&#8217;s view of the human machine, and the sixth sentence, S6, concludes the passage by stating that some scientists think that life is just a very complicated mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because they do not present the information in a logical order. Option A, PRSQ, starts with the question of whether man is a machine, but this question is not answered until sentence Q. Option B, RPQS, starts with Descartes&#8217;s view of the human machine, but this view is not fully explained until sentence S. 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P : The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines. Q : But a machine such as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked &quot;Is man a machine?&quot; R : And before the days of machinery that was a good definition. S : He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls. S6: Therefore some scientists think that life is just a very complicated mechanism. The Proper sequence should be: A. PRSQ B. RPQS C. PSQR D. 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