The passage is primarily concerned with

The primary purpose of the passage

According to the passage, which of the following most accurately describes a point of disagreement between Schmalhausen and Lysenko?

Which historical detail, if true, is most directly relevant to the development of Schmalhausen's prescient theory, as that development is described by the author of the passage?

In the author’s opinion, an act of humility in comedy is most analogous to

The author suggests that the tragic hero’s “original destiny never quite fades out of the tragedy” (see lines 29–30) primarily to

The author contrasts an honest person and a criminal (see lines 19–21) primarily to

Which of the following comparisons of the tragic with the ironic hero is best supported by information contained in the passage?

The author objects to the theory that all tragedy exhibits the workings of external fate primarily because

The author states that the theories discussed in the passage “represent extreme views” (see line 6) because their conclusions are