Question

Read this excerpt from Infinite Jest

I could, if you'd let me, talk and talk. Let's talk about anything. I believe the influence of Kierkegaard on
Camus is underestimated. I believe Dennis Gabor may very well have been the Antichrist. I believe Hobbes is
just Rousseau in a dark mirror. I believe, with Hegel, that transcendence is absorption. I could interface you
guys right under the table,'I say. I'm not just a creâtus, manufactured, conditioned, bred for a function.'
What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?
that the people he is addressing enjoy long conversations
o that the people he is addressing appreciate intellectualism
that the people he is addressing have researched philosophy
that the people he is addressing expect a confrontation

Answer 1

the answer is C.

i took the test

Answer 2

That the people he is addressing have researched philosophy

Step-by-step explanation:

Infinite Jest is a novel written by American writer David Foster Wallace in 1996. It has been categorized as an encyclopedic novel.

In the given excerpt, the narrator mentions the names of many important philosophers: D anish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (the first existentialist philosopher), French-Algerian philosopher Albert Camus (widely known by his book The Myth of Sisyphus), English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy), Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (known for his contributions during the period of Enlightenment), German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (one of the fundamental figures of modern Western philosophy). The only name that sticks out is the name of Dennis Gabor, who was an electrical engineer and physicist, most notable for inventing holography.

Based on all of this, we can conclude that the narrator assumes that the people he is addressing have researched philosophy.