Reading Comprehension Passage 21 MCQ Test With Answers - THE AGE OF

OSIRIS

1. THE AGE OF OSIRIS 2. History shows us that

Osiris, one of the principal deities of the ancient A) seasoned and aged institutions have no chance of
Egyptian religion, was ritually torn to pieces and then
reborn every year, symbolizing the rhythm of life survival in a changing world.
along the banks of the Nile. Like Osiris, we, too, may B) the older a social institution is, the more
be going through a transformation -- the latest of a transformational it becomes.
series that have marked human history, not
C) social change brings a lot of turmoil and misery to
excluding the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the
Industrial Revolution. everyone.
D) new institutions block up the development of old
As history amply demonstrates, during such
institutions.
transformations the institutions that constitute the
framework of a dying society degenerate and fall, E) all degenerate societies must fall sooner or later.
which is no less than a precondition for the 3. Conservatism is
construction of the novel institutions of a new society.
Old institutions, no doubt, block up the development A) trying to keep an outmoded institution alive in a
of the new society. They must, therefore, die out
sooner or later to give way to the institutions of a changing world.
new age. Many scholars agree that such a B) achieving the stated institutional aims.
transformation is also taking place in our day and C) to fight against threatened institutions.
age.
D) a reaction against the so-called neo-conservative
Institutions, of course, resist dissolution. It is often movement.
the case that the achievement of a stated E) essential if we mean to have peace and order in
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institutional goal becomes secondary to a need to

our lives.
keep the institution itself alive. We witness
threatened institutions fighting back: The outbreak of 4. Choose the correct interpretation:
Islamic reaction; the rise of the so-called neo-
conservative movement; and the unexpected A) There is an unceasing cycle of events in which the
surfacing of the Christian missionary movement in
same institutions just wane and wax.
several countries are cases in point.
B) The fact that history repeats itself endlessly is
As a consequence, there appears to be an infinite easily seen.
pendulum of cycles operating, in which institutions
C) According to some modern historians, the study of
wane and wax, leading some observers to conclude
that history does nothing but repeat itself endlessly. history in itself is quite useless.
Yet, upon closer observation we see that the D) Pendulums, whether they go back all the way or
pendulum never goes back all the way. not, are historically important indicators.
Arnold BROWN, "The Age of Osiris", The Futurist. E) Whether we believe it or not, history never repeats
itself in an identical set of events or circumstances.
Ancient Egyptians
5. A suitable subtitle for the passage would be:
A) showed no respect for Osiris.
A) Ancient Egyptian Religion
B) were torn to pieces by their deities.
B) What Is History?
C) symbolized the river Nile, too.
C) The World in Transition
D) had a polytheistic religion.
D) Conservative Reactions in Our Time
E) did not mind going through transformations.
E) A Pendulum Of Cycles

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OSIRIS

Answer Key:

1: D 4: E
2: A 5: C
3: A

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