SSAT Reading Question 140: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 140
11. The author refers to modern day Istanbul as
- A. the Ottoman Empire
- B. the location of St. Thomas hospital
- C. Nightingale's first nursing assignment
- D. an area near which Nightingale worked
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
D
The passage states, "During the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale and a team of 38 volunteer nurses—whom she had trained herself—were sent to the Ottoman Empire, near modern day Istanbul."