Question

Read the two passages from Of the Wisdom of the Ancients. Passage 1: The fable relates to the cradle and infancy of nature, and pierces deep. This Love I understand to be the appetite or instinct of primal matter; or to speak more plainly, the natural motion of the atom; which is indeed the original and unique force that constitutes and fashions all things out of matter. Passage 2: Let us now consider his attributes. He is described with great elegance as a little child, and a child for ever; for things compounded are larger and are affected by age; whereas the primary seeds of things, or atoms, are minute and remain in perpetual infancy. How do the two passages work together to develop Bacon’s argument?

Answer 1

The correct answer would be A.

Answer 2

I would say that passage 1 explains his central idea, while passage 2 supports it.
If you take a look at the first passage, you will see that Bacon presents his ideas in it - he is talking about nature, primal matter, the atom. The second passage serves to provide more information about the first one - here, he is talking about the characteristics of nature and atoms.