According to the passage, Wagner asserts which one of the following about the roles of architect and engineer?

Shiyi-Zhang January 29, 2019

Could someone explain this question to me? Thanks!

Ravi February 13, 2019

@Shiyi-Zhang,

Happy to help.

The question says, "According to the passage, Wagner asserts which one
of the following about the roles of architect and engineer?"

This question wants us to select the answer choice that accurately
captures the statement Wagner makes about the roles of architect and
engineer. We'll likely be choosing an answer that has explicit support
from the text, so let's take a look at the part of the passage where
Wagner is discussing the roles of architect and engineer.

In the passage, Wagner discusses the roles of architect and engineer
in the third paragraph, where he states that "the architect must learn
as a rule to be an engineer" (lines 37 to 38). Then, the author of the
passage delves more into detail about this view, mentioning that
Wagner claimed that the architect has to develop the skills that an
engineer has (lines 33 to 34).

In looking at the answer choices, (E) says, "The architect should
acquire the knowledge of technical matters typically held by the
engineer."

We have explicit support for this answer choice in lines 33 and 34
since Wagner says that the architect needs to develop the skills that
an engineer has.

Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any more questions!