READING 2 / QUICK QUIZ

Which Traditions Deserve to Continue?

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

1Why is the former chair's alternative described as reactionary?A. It merely responds quickly to a question.B. It seeks a return to an earlier social arrangement that concentrated authority among founders.C. It proposes sharing authority more widely than before.D. It makes no proposal about the society's arrangements.

2By displaying moral superiority and treating his supporters as the only caring members, the former chair sounded _____.A. sanctimoniousB. impartialC. uncertainD. self-effacing

3Which speaker acts as a sophist in the modern sense used in this lesson?A. A speaker cleverly argues that criticism of one rule proves disloyalty to the entire society.B. A speaker checks whether her conclusion follows from her evidence.C. A speaker accurately summarizes two positions before comparing their reasons.D. A speaker identifies a limitation in his own argument.

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