Question 3.
All of the following can be inferred from the reviewer's discussion of "The Nutmeg's Curse", EXCEPT:
A
academic discourses have always served the function of raising awareness about environmental preservation.
B
environmental preservation policy makers can learn a lot from non-European and/or pre-colonial societies.
C
the contemporary dominant perception of nature and the environment was put in place by processes of colonialism.
D
the history of climate change is deeply intertwined with the history of colonialism.
Question Explanation
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Option A is the exact opposite of what the passage states. The passage explains how European colonialists influenced the prevalent way of looking at Earth as a 'resource' to exploit. Though there have been challenges to this way of thinking, the passage says, 'the invaders and their myriad backers in the fields of economics, politics, anthropology, philosophy, literature, technology, physics, chemistry, biology have dominated global intellectual discourse.' Option A cannot be inferred; this is the correct answer choice.
All other options relate to key ideas that can be inferred from the passage..
Hence, the answer is 'academic discourses have always served the function of raising awareness about environmental preservation.'
Choice A is the correct answer.
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