Read the following passage from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. After days and nights of incredible labor and fatigue, I
succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life;
nay, more, I became myself capable of bestowing
animation upon lifeless matter.
The astonishment which I had at first experienced on this
discovery soon gave place to delight and rapture.
Which common notion from the historical context surrounding Frankenstein
does this excerpt most clearly show?
O A. Enlightenment thinking promoted learning and advanced
education for the betterment of human life.
B. The Romantics de-emphasized the influence of reason, and
instead emphasized human emotion.
C. Scientists were willing to interfere with the natural order that was
ordained by God, becoming god-like in their explorations.
D. Some doctors were unscrupulous, selling false medicinal
remedies and experimenting at the risk of their patients.

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in