1. The author E. L. Doctorow is best known for mixing

It is
stressed in the passage that modern research
forces one to consider ............
A)
why animals behave di
ff
erently under di
ff
erent
circumstances 
B)
the possibility of intelligence in animals 
C)
the means by which animal behaviour can be
improved 
D)
how animals can be made to acquire new skills 
E)
animals to be the equal of man in intelligence 
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9. Since early times, it has been assumed that the
actions of animals are unconscious. Behaviour, in this
view, stems almost exclusively from instinct. If
animals behave in ways that seem pretty clever, they
do so without thinking about it. Animals may know
things, the argument goes, but that they know that
they know. Current research reports suggest a
startling depth of intelligence among animals.
Although no one can yet 'prove' the existence of
animal consciousness, the data o
ff
ered make a
compelling case for at least considering it.