Philosophy/Religion Show Paragraph Numbers This passage is adapted from Leo Tolstoy's "Attitude of the Men of Present Day to War' in The Kingdom of God is Within You first published in 1894 and translated here by Constance Garnett. A man may stop doing what he sees as wrong, but he cannot stop considering wrong what is wrong In the same way.humans may stop doing what they see as wrong, but they also experience a clearer and clearer recognition of what is wrong over time. It would therefore seem inevitable that Christian men would abandon the pagan form of society that they condemn, and build a new society on their Christian principles. But the law of inertia is a strong force in men and nations. By this law,men try not to recognize the truth, but to persuade themselves that the life they are leading, which is what they like and are used to, is perfectly consistent with truth. Slavery went against all the moral principles of Plato and Aristotle, yet neither of them saw that because to renounce slavery would have meant the break up of the life they were living. We see the same thing in our modern world. The majority, if not all, of the sophisticated men of our day try unconsciously to maintain the old way of life, which justifies their position, and to hide from themselves and others its drawbacks. All modern literature is striking in this respect. What wealth of ideas, what art, but what a lack of serious matter, what fear of any specific thought or expression! There is nothing simple and clear, nothing going straight to the problem of life. But that is not all; besides this, our literature is full of nastiness and brutality, of arguments which would lead men back to the principles not only of the pagan, but even of the animal life, which we have left behind us five thousand 21. According to the author, many men of his time tend to A) want to build a new society based on Christian principles. B) hypocritically refuse to free slaves in Athens and Rome. C) ignore the opinion of the individual who is asked to fight in war. D) use their talents to lead society out of barbarism. 22. Which lines in the passage best support the answer to the previous question? OA) Paragraph 1,Sentence 3 ("It would principles?) B) Paragraph 3, Sentence 2 I'We see world") C) Paragraph 6, Sentence 5 ("And strange barbarism") D) Paragraph 9, Sentence I I"Men look it") 23. The author considers modern literature to be A) complex and significant B) superficial and vulgar. C) violent and direct. D) artistic and fearless 24. The author suggests that the social order of his day A) is built exclusively on the truth of Christian principles. B) will descend into savagery if it is not militarily prepared. OC) is inconsistent with the Christian vision for life. D) will achieve world peace through international diplomary.

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Philosophy/Religion Show Paragraph Numbers This passage is adapted from Leo Tolstoy's "Attitude of the Men of Present Day to War' in The Kingdom of God is Within You first published in 1894 and translated here by Constance Garnett. A man may stop doing what he sees as wrong, but he cannot stop considering wrong what is wrong In the same way.humans may stop doing what they see as wrong, but they also experience a clearer and clearer recognition of what is wrong over time. It would therefore seem inevitable that Christian men would abandon the pagan form of society that they condemn, and build a new society on their Christian principles. But the law of inertia is a strong force in men and nations. By this law,men try not to recognize the truth, but to persuade themselves that the life they are leading, which is what they like and are used to, is perfectly consistent with truth. Slavery went against all the moral principles of Plato and Aristotle, yet neither of them saw that because to renounce slavery would have meant the break up of the life they were living. We see the same thing in our modern world. The majority, if not all, of the sophisticated men of our day try unconsciously to maintain the old way of life, which justifies their position, and to hide from themselves and others its drawbacks. All modern literature is striking in this respect. What wealth of ideas, what art, but what a lack of serious matter, what fear of any specific thought or expression! There is nothing simple and clear, nothing going straight to the problem of life. But that is not all; besides this, our literature is full of nastiness and brutality, of arguments which would lead men back to the principles not only of the pagan, but even of the animal life, which we have left behind us five thousand 21. According to the author, many men of his time tend to A) want to build a new society based on Christian principles. B) hypocritically refuse to free slaves in Athens and Rome. C) ignore the opinion of the individual who is asked to fight in war. D) use their talents to lead society out of barbarism. 22. Which lines in the passage best support the answer to the previous question? OA) Paragraph 1,Sentence 3 ("It would principles?) B) Paragraph 3, Sentence 2 I'We see world") C) Paragraph 6, Sentence 5 ("And strange barbarism") D) Paragraph 9, Sentence I I"Men look it") 23. The author considers modern literature to be A) complex and significant B) superficial and vulgar. C) violent and direct. D) artistic and fearless 24. The author suggests that the social order of his day A) is built exclusively on the truth of Christian principles. B) will descend into savagery if it is not militarily prepared. OC) is inconsistent with the Christian vision for life. D) will achieve world peace through international diplomary.

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21. A) want to build a new society based on Christian principles.22. B) Paragraph 3, Sentence 2 ("We see __ world")23. B) superficial and vulgar.24. C) is inconsistent with the Christian vision for life.

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## Step 1The first question asks about the author's opinion on the behavior of many men of his time. The author suggests that these men tend to maintain the old way of life, which is not consistent with their Christian principles. This is evident in the sentence, "The majority, if not all, of the sophisticated men of our day try unconsciously to maintain the old way of life, which justifies their position, and to hide from themselves and others its drawbacks."## Step 2The second question asks for the lines in the passage that best support the answer to the previous question. The sentence "The majority, if not all, of the sophisticated men of our day try unconsciously to maintain the old way of life, which justifies their position, and to hide from themselves and others its drawbacks." supports the answer to the previous question.## Step 3The third question asks about the author's opinion on modern literature. The author criticizes modern literature for its lack of serious matter and its fear of any specific thought or expression. This is evident in the sentence, "What wealth of ideas, what art, but what a lack of serious matter, what fear of any specific thought or expression!"## Step 4The fourth question asks about the author's opinion on the social order of his day. The author suggests that the social order of his day is inconsistent with the Christian vision for life. This is evident in the sentence, "But the law of inertia is a strong force in men and nations. By this law, men try not to recognize the truth, but to persuade themselves that the life they are leading, which is what they like and are used to, is perfectly consistent with truth."

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