LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A theory that suggested apes had turned into men and this proved transmutation, or the changing of one species into another species
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An idea that concerned adaptation but not actual evolution, a theory that came later, after Darwin’s death
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The understanding that all species descended from common ancestors and this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence results in selective breeding
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A theory originally developed as a kind of criminology and a way of telling one race from another
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Victorian Age was the culmination of changes in the political, social, scientific, theological and cultural spheres throughout Europe. Darwin’s newly elaborated evolutionary idea was the pivot for social Darwinism, a theory based on the gradual movement of the species toward greater self-awareness and strength.
Detailed explanation-2: -Darwin proposed that species can change over time, that new species come from pre-existing species, and that all species share a common ancestor. In this model, each species has its own unique set of heritable (genetic) differences from the common ancestor, which have accumulated gradually over very long time periods.
Detailed explanation-3: -As the Victorian era placed emphasis on the idea of progress, the concept of evolution gained acceptance in the society at large. In essence, Darwin provided a powerful insight into what propelled evolution and proposed the idea of natural selection, where nature chose the traits that would adapt for survival.
Detailed explanation-4: -The theory of natural selection was explored by 19th-century naturalist Charles Darwin. Natural selection explains how genetic traits of a species may change over time. This may lead to speciation, the formation of a distinct new species.