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06 Jun 2023, 07:30
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Question 1
A
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Difficulty:
35%
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Question 2
E
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45%
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55% (01:12) correct 45%
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Question 3
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79% (00:50) correct 21%
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Question 4
E
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Question 5
C
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Adapted from “The Celebration of Intellect” by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1861)
I cannot consent to wander from the duties of this day into the fracas of politics. The brute noise of cannon has, I know, a most poetic echo in these days when it is an instrument of freedom and the primal sentiments of humanity. Yet it is but representative and a far-off means and servant; but here in the college we are in the presence of the constituency and the principle itself. Here is, or should be, the majesty of reason and the creative cause, and it were a compounding of all gradation and reverence to suffer the flash of swords and the boyish strife of passion and the feebleness of military strength to intrude on this sanctity and omnipotence of Intellectual Law.
Against the heroism of soldiers I set the heroism of scholars, which consists in ignoring the other. You shall not put up in your Academy the statue of Caesar or Pompey, of Nelson or Wellington, of Washington or Napoleon, of Garibaldi, but of Archimedes, of Milton, of Newton.
For either science or literature is a hypocrisy, or it is not. If it be, then resign your charter to the Legislature, turn your college into barracks and warehouses, and divert the funds of your founders into the stock of a rope-walk or a candle-factory, a tan-yard or some other undoubted conveniency for the surrounding population. But if the intellectual interest be, as I hold, no hypocrisy, but the only reality, then it behooves us to enthrone it, obey it, and give it possession of us and ours; to give, among other possessions, the college into its hand casting down every idol, every pretender, every hoary lie, every dignified blunder that has crept into its administration.
I cannot consent to wander from the duties of this day into the fracas of politics. The brute noise of cannon has, I know, a most poetic echo in these days when it is an instrument of freedom and the primal sentiments of humanity. Yet it is but representative and a far-off means and servant; but here in the college we are in the presence of the constituency and the principle itself. Here is, or should be, the majesty of reason and the creative cause, and it were a compounding of all gradation and reverence to suffer the flash of swords and the boyish strife of passion and the feebleness of military strength to intrude on this sanctity and omnipotence of Intellectual Law.
Against the heroism of soldiers I set the heroism of scholars, which consists in ignoring the other. You shall not put up in your Academy the statue of Caesar or Pompey, of Nelson or Wellington, of Washington or Napoleon, of Garibaldi, but of Archimedes, of Milton, of Newton.
For either science or literature is a hypocrisy, or it is not. If it be, then resign your charter to the Legislature, turn your college into barracks and warehouses, and divert the funds of your founders into the stock of a rope-walk or a candle-factory, a tan-yard or some other undoubted conveniency for the surrounding population. But if the intellectual interest be, as I hold, no hypocrisy, but the only reality, then it behooves us to enthrone it, obey it, and give it possession of us and ours; to give, among other possessions, the college into its hand casting down every idol, every pretender, every hoary lie, every dignified blunder that has crept into its administration.
1. According to the passage, if the claims of science and literature are not to be taken seriously, what would be the best description of the actions that should be taken?
A. The university should be closed and its resources used for more practical matters.
B. The students should begin to work at practical things while undertaking their studies.
C. The money left to the university by the founders should be given to the poor.
D. The books of the university should be burned and the ashes used for gardening soil.
E. The blunders of the past should be enthroned as great accomplishments.
A. The university should be closed and its resources used for more practical matters.
B. The students should begin to work at practical things while undertaking their studies.
C. The money left to the university by the founders should be given to the poor.
D. The books of the university should be burned and the ashes used for gardening soil.
E. The blunders of the past should be enthroned as great accomplishments.
2. How is the highlighted expression “poetic echo” used as an image in the passage?
A. It gives an evocative example of the loud sounds made by canon fire.
B. It sets the stage for the argument the author will make against militarism.
C. It reminds the reader of the importance of poetry in contrast to militarism.
D. It entices the reader and listener to go on to further considerations of the matter.
E. It captures the sound of canon fire while applying it to the emotions aroused by it and other such actions of wartime.
A. It gives an evocative example of the loud sounds made by canon fire.
B. It sets the stage for the argument the author will make against militarism.
C. It reminds the reader of the importance of poetry in contrast to militarism.
D. It entices the reader and listener to go on to further considerations of the matter.
E. It captures the sound of canon fire while applying it to the emotions aroused by it and other such actions of wartime.
3. What is a summary of the author’s argument in this passage?
A. The intellectual life has a rightful place in society and has its duties to undertake.
B. Most people pay attention to the conveniences afforded by practical matters.
C. The barbarism of modernity is mostly due to the militarism of the international states.
D. Militarism should be abolished from all civic life.
E. The great generals of history are nothing compared to the poets.
A. The intellectual life has a rightful place in society and has its duties to undertake.
B. Most people pay attention to the conveniences afforded by practical matters.
C. The barbarism of modernity is mostly due to the militarism of the international states.
D. Militarism should be abolished from all civic life.
E. The great generals of history are nothing compared to the poets.
4. What is accomplished by the highlighted expression about the “feebleness of military strength”?
A. The strength of militarism is questioned in light of its many failings.
B. An implication is made regarding the feebleness of the American army in Emerson's day.
C. Militarism is condemned entirely.
D. It criticizes the limited and ineffectual nature of military power.
E. The apparent strength of military might is relativized.
A. The strength of militarism is questioned in light of its many failings.
B. An implication is made regarding the feebleness of the American army in Emerson's day.
C. Militarism is condemned entirely.
D. It criticizes the limited and ineffectual nature of military power.
E. The apparent strength of military might is relativized.
5. What is being compared and contrasted in the first paragraph of this essay?
A. The loud blasts of war and the quiet of the humanist's study
B. The idiocy of children and the calm wisdom of sages
C. The world of military concerns and that of intellectual undertakings
D. The great wars of history and the great intellectual achievements of the past
E. The brute noise of cannon and the presence of the constituency
A. The loud blasts of war and the quiet of the humanist's study
B. The idiocy of children and the calm wisdom of sages
C. The world of military concerns and that of intellectual undertakings
D. The great wars of history and the great intellectual achievements of the past
E. The brute noise of cannon and the presence of the constituency
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10 Jun 2023, 06:29
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pls give brief explanation of ques 4 and 5
12 Jun 2023, 10:28
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Explanation
4. What is accomplished by the highlighted expression about the “feebleness of military strength”?
Explanation
The passage discusses the contrast between the noise and power of cannons in warfare and the intellectual environment of a college. The author acknowledges the poetic echo of the brute noise of cannons, recognizing their role as instruments of freedom and primal sentiments. However, the author argues that in the college, where reason and intellectual law are present, the intrusion of military strength and the flash of swords would be a compounding of gradation and reverence. This implies that military strength, despite its apparent strength and noise, is feeble or limited in comparison to the majesty of reason and the creative cause.
By referring to the feebleness of military strength, the passage emphasizes the relative insignificance of military power in the context of intellectual pursuits. It suggests that while military might may appear strong and powerful, it pales in comparison to the importance and significance of intellectual pursuits, such as science and literature. Therefore, the correct answer is E. The apparent strength of military might is relativized.
Answer: E
Explanation
The passage discusses the contrast between the noise and power of cannons in warfare and the intellectual environment of a college. The author acknowledges the poetic echo of the brute noise of cannons, recognizing their role as instruments of freedom and primal sentiments. However, the author argues that in the college, where reason and intellectual law are present, the intrusion of military strength and the flash of swords would be a compounding of gradation and reverence. This implies that military strength, despite its apparent strength and noise, is feeble or limited in comparison to the majesty of reason and the creative cause.
By referring to the feebleness of military strength, the passage emphasizes the relative insignificance of military power in the context of intellectual pursuits. It suggests that while military might may appear strong and powerful, it pales in comparison to the importance and significance of intellectual pursuits, such as science and literature. Therefore, the correct answer is E. The apparent strength of military might is relativized.
Answer: E
