> assess reading comprehension only, not general knowledge.

It looks like an LSAT question. Exactly the opposite of a knowledge question. These reading comprehension questions are designed to test whether you can - without any specific knowledge of the domain area - figure out what a piece of text claims, without injecting your own knowledge or assumptions. It's an ill fit for teaching a subject matter, though can be useful for reading and argumentation (especially in lawyer-like jobs, hence LSAT).