Question

Which details support the viewpoint that serious cycling is not safe for people under the age of twenty-one? Check all that apply.

A. “‘The spinal column is particularly apt to be injured by too early riding.’”


B. “In 1896, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a cautionary article by Dr. William C. Krauss of Buffalo, New York, that reported the curious case of a 37-year-old man with ‘acute dilation of the heart.’”


C. “He went on to warn that the hearts, muscles, and nervous systems of riders also might be adversely affected if they started cycling too early.”


D. “‘It must be distinctly understood that anything in the way of racing or speed competition on cycles must be injurious to any woman.’”


E. “Smith blamed the bicycle for the downfall of women's health, morals, and religious devotion.”

Answer 1

The correct answers are alternatives A and C.

Options A and C are the ones that relate to serious cycling problems for people under the age of twenty-one. In the former, the statement refers to a tendency of young people to develop spinal column injuries. In the latter, the explanation indicates that those who start cycling at early ages might suffer from an abnormal condition of heart, muscles and nervous systems.

Answer 2

A. “‘The spinal column is particularly apt to be injured by too early riding.’”

C. “He went on to warn that the hearts, muscles, and nervous systems of riders also might be adversely affected if they started cycling too early.”

Option B deals with the case of a 37-year-old man, which is older that what the question states. Options D and E deal only with gender, not age.