Question

Critical Reading Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. In which quotation is Clarke making an analogy, or a comparison, in "We'll Never Conquer Space"?

A. "Space can be mapped and crossed and occupied."

B. "Saturn or Jupiter [will play] the same role … [as] Africa or Asia today."

C. "Every technical device is always developed to its limit."

D. "Man will never conquer space."

Answer 1

"Saturn or Jupiter [will play] the same role … [as] Africa or Asia today."

Answer 2

The correct answer is B: "Saturn or Jupiter [will play] the same role...[as] Africa or Asia today." In this statement, Clark is comparing the relationship between Saturn or Jupiter to the relationship between Africa or Asia--giving the reader the idea that both sets of entities perform similar roles.