Text 1

Aphra Behn is a British author whose novel, The Blazing World, is considered one of the earliest science fiction novels in the English language. At the time that Behn wrote her novel, few women contributed to the growing genre of fiction, and fewer still were explorers. Behn was inspired by the global exploration taking place during her lifetime. Speaking about her novel, she argued that the strongest motivation for creating The Blazing World was so that she could explore and reign over a world, something that she could not do in real life due to rigid roles for women.

Text 2

Near the end of the 19th century, Jerome J. Murif set out to ride across the continent of Australia on a bicycle. Writing about his experience, Murif explained that he set out to find a world to conquer, by which he meant to do something that no one else had ever done. He admits that he was not driven by scientific curiosity, but by the desire to experience something wholly unique. At the end of his journey, Murif was celebrated for expanding knowledge of Australia and its inland areas.

Based on the texts, how might Behn (Text 1) respond to the adventure that Murif (Text 2) undertook and its reception by peers?
Responses

A By celebrating his tenacity to identify a method of exploration that was feasible for him to complete.By celebrating his tenacity to identify a method of exploration that was feasible for him to complete.

B By suggesting that Murif would have been better served by inventing a world than exploring the one around him.By suggesting that Murif would have been better served by inventing a world than exploring the one around him.

C By arguing that there is no purpose in exploration that does not benefit one’s country.By arguing that there is no purpose in exploration that does not benefit one’s country.

D By discouraging Murif and those who admire him from exploring on their own.