4. According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others? B)F D)Shop assistants P Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following passage. al ways the sense of immediacy and enthusiasm. He was a constant experimenter with life, with ideas, and with forms of writing. For the same reason, his works seldom have the qualities of finish of formal beauty which distinguish the masterpieces of Dante and Virgil. He came to love the beauties of classicism, but these were never an essential part of his make-up. Instead the urgency of the moment, the spirit of the thing, guided his pen. As a result, nearly all his words have serious flaws of structure. or other kinds In the large sense, Goethe represents the fullest development of the romanticist. It has been argued that he should not be so designated because he so clearly matured and outgrew the king of romanticism exhibited by Wordsworth, Shelley, and Keats. Shelley and Keats died young; Wordsworth lived narrowly and abandoned his early attitudes. In contrast, Goethe lived abundantly and developed his faith in the spirit, his understanding of nature and human nature, and his reliance on feelings as man,'s essential motivating force. The result was an all encompassing vision of reality and a philosophy of life broader and deeper than the partial visions and attitudes of other romanticists. Yet the spirit of youthfulness, the impatience with close reasoning or"logic-chopping ", and the continued faith in nature remained his to the end, together oulsiveness and a disregard of artistic or logical propriety which savor ongly of romantic individualism. Since so many twentieth-century thoughts and attitudes are similarly based on the stimulus of the romantic Movement, Goethe stands as particularly the poet of the modern man as Dante stood for medieval man and as Shakespeare for the man of the Renaissant 1. A characteristic of romanticism not mentioned in this passage A)interest in nature B)disregard of form C)modernity of ideas D)youthful attitude 2. Good medieval writin A)careful planning B)lack of beauty C)use of Latin D) avoidance of ideas 3. According to this passage, Goethe A)stimulated many modern ideas B) disliked Dante and virgil C)should be called a classicist D)was illogical 4. It can be inferred from the passage that classicism has which of the following characteristics? L Reliance on the emotions Il. Emphasis on formal beauty Ill. Careful planning of artistic structures A)Il only B)Ill only C)I and Ill D)II and ll4. According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others? A) Lawyers. B) Farmers C) Clerks. D) Shop assistants. Passage Three Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following passage. Unlike the carefully weighed and planned compositions of Dante, Goethe's writings have always the sense of immediacy and enthusiasm. He was a constant experimenter with life, with ideas, and with forms of writing. For the same reason, his works seldom have the qualities of finish of formal beauty which distinguish the masterpieces of Dante and Virgil. He came to love the beauties of classicism, but these were never an essential part of his make-up. Instead the urgency of the moment, the spirit of the thing, guided his pen. As a result, nearly all his words have serious flaws of structure, or other kinds. In the large sense, Goethe represents the fullest development of the romanticist. It has been argued that he should not be so designated because he so clearly matured and outgrew the king of romanticism exhibited by Wordsworth, Shelley, and Keats. Shelley and Keats died young; Wordsworth lived narrowly and abandoned his early attitudes. In contrast, Goethe lived abundantly and developed his faith in the spirit, his understanding of nature and human nature, and his reliance on feelings as man's essential motivating force. The result was an all encompassing vision of reality and a philosophy of life broader and deeper than the partial visions and attitudes of other romanticists. Yet the spirit of youthfulness, the impatience with close reasoning or "logic-chopping", and the continued faith in nature remained his to the end, together with an occasional impulsiveness and a disregard of artistic or logical propriety which savor strongly of romantic individualism. Since so many twentieth-century thoughts and attitudes are similarly based on the stimulus of the Romantic Movement, Goethe stands as particularly the poet of the modern man as Dante stood for medieval man and as Shakespeare for the man of the Renaissance. 1. A characteristic of romanticism not mentioned in this passage is ___________. A) interest in nature B) disregard of form C) modernity of ideas D)youthful attitude 2. Good medieval writing was characterized by _____________. A) careful planning B) lack of beauty C) use of Latin D) avoidance of ideas 3. According to this passage, Goethe_____________. A) stimulated many modern ideas B) disliked Dante and Virgil C) should be called a classicist D) was illogical 4. It can be inferred from the passage that classicism has which of the following characteristics? I. Reliance on the emotions. II. Emphasis on formal beauty. III. Careful planning of artistic structures A) II only B) III only C) I and III D) II and II