Read the excerpt from “Death by Black Hole.” Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, published in 1916, provides the insight to understand the bizarre structure of space and time in a high-gravity environment. Later research by the American physicist John A. Wheeler, and others, helped to formulate a vocabulary as well as the mathematical tools to describe and predict what a black hole will do to its surroundings. Read the excerpt from “Man Listening to Disc.” And I bow deeply to Thelonious Monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. These excerpts are similar because both texts
Answer
A
show a connection between math and music.
B
credit people who have inspired the authors.
C
make predictions about the future of mankind.
D
reference musicians the narrators admire.
Explanation
Both excerpts recognize people whose work or ideas the narrators value. The black-hole excerpt credits Einstein, Wheeler, and other physicists with developing ways to understand black holes, while the music excerpt warmly praises Thelonious Monk for his inventive solution. Thus, both credit people who have inspired or influenced the authors; only the second excerpt refers to a musician.
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