Question ID - 84869 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.                                                                         PASSAGE John had never thought much about the origin of wealth or inequalities in life. It was his firm belief that if this world was not good, the next would be good, and this faith sustained him. He was not like some others whom he knew, who would sell their souls to the devil. He always thought of God before doing anything. He lived the life of an honest man. He had not married but did not desire another man’s wife. He believed that women weakened men as was described in the story of Samson and Delilah.
To sell one’s soul to the devil means
(a)	suppressing one’s conscience.	(b)	giving up goodness in exchange for evil.
(c)	giving up one’s honesty for the sake of monetary benefits.	(d)	to sell oneself to earn livelihood.
John thought that women weakened men because
(a)	he thought that women were evil.	(b)	he believed that a woman was a fancy devil.
(c)	he thought that a woman was a fancy devil.	(d)	he was convinced that what the story of Samson and Delilah illustrates is correct.
It was John’s belief that
(a)	one can be happy only by remaining a bachelor.	(b)	the world is a happy place.
(c)	there is no other world.	(d)	one must lead an honest life.
By not desiring another man’s wife John showed that
(a)	he wanted to get married.	(b)	he was a man of principles.
(c)	he felt sorry for other men.	(d)	he had no desire for another’s wealth
From the above passage we understand that John was
(a)	not highly educated.	(b)	a man of simple faith.
(c)	a deeply pessimistic man.	(d)	a scholar of scriptures.