Why Is Teaching a Child Superstition as Truth a Terrible

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why is teaching a child superstition as truth a terrible thing? For the same reason as was suggested by Hypatia of Alexandria, namely because the young mind accepts and believes them, and the person ________.

• A) then lives by those superstitions throughout life
• B) then mistrusts the authority figures who teach superstitions
• C) then is guided by the authority figures who teach superstitions
• D) only through paid and perhaps tragedy can be relieved of them years later
• E) only through joy and perhaps great effort can pass them on to future generations

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Definitions:

Alternation of Generations

A lifecycle in certain plants and algae that alternates between a sexual phase (gametophyte) and an asexual phase (sporophyte).

Gametophytes

Gametophytes are the sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae, producing gametes for fertilization.

Mitosis

A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores.