READING 2 / QUICK QUIZ

Pleasure and Public Standing

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What makes the guest's conduct hedonistic?A. He asks everyone to follow a shared order regardless of his own amusement.B. He enjoys one song while also meeting several unrelated responsibilities.C. He refuses every source of enjoyment as a matter of principle.D. He treats pleasure as the central aim around which he organizes his choices.

2The satisfaction the guest receives when his desire for applause is fulfilled is _____.A. gratificationB. restraintC. apprehensionD. deprivation

3Which response shows the host being indulgent?A. Acknowledge the guest's enthusiasm while maintaining the rotation.B. Ask the guests whether the shared arrangement needs a mutually agreed revision.C. Offer each musician the agreed opportunity to perform.D. Excuse repeated interruptions and grant more turns despite the arrangement made with everyone else.

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