VMware Reading Comprehension Questions and Answers Quiz-1

The enjoyment of physical possession of things would seem to 

be one of the prerogatives of wealth which have been little 

impaired. Presumably, nothing has happened to keep the man who 

can afford them from enjoying his Rembrandt and his homegrown 

orchids. But enjoyment of things has always been associated with

 the third prerogative of wealth which is distinct it confers. 

In a world where nearly everyone was poor, the distinction was 

very great. It was the natural consequence of rarity. In England 

it is widely agreed, the ducal families are not uniformly superior.

 There is a roughly normal incidence of intelligence and stupidity,

good taste and bad taste, morality, immorality. But very few people 

are dukes and duchesses, although the latter has become rather 

more frequent with the modern easing of divorce laws. As a result, 

even though they may be intrinsically unexceptional they are 

regarded with some awe. So it has long has been with the rich. 

Were dukes numerous their position would deteriorate? As the rich 

have become more numerous, they have inevitably become a debased 

currency.



The distinction conferred by wealth

The enjoyment of physical possession of things would seem 

to be one of the prerogatives of wealth which have been little 

impaired. Presumably, nothing has happened to keep the man who 

can afford them from enjoying his Rembrandt and his homegrown 

orchids. But enjoyment of things has always been associated with 

the third prerogative of wealth which is distinct it confers. 

In a world where nearly everyone was poor, the distinction was 

very great. It was the natural consequence of rarity. In England 

it is widely agreed, the ducal families are not uniformly superior.

There is a roughly normal incidence of intelligence and stupidity, 

good taste and bad taste, morality, immorality. But very few people 

are dukes and duchesses, although the latter has become rather more 

frequent with the modern easing of divorce laws. As a result, even 

though they may be intrinsically unexceptional they are regarded with

some awe. So it has long has been with the rich. Were dukes numerous 

their position would deteriorate? As the rich have become more 

numerous, they have inevitably become a debased currency.



The enjoyment of the physical possession of things

The enjoyment of physical possession of things would seem to be

one of the prerogatives of wealth which have been little impaired.

 Presumably, nothing has happened to keep the man who can afford

them from enjoying his Rembrandt and his homegrown orchids. 

But enjoyment of things has always been associated with the 

third prerogative of wealth which is distinct it confers. In a 

world where nearly everyone was poor, the distinction was very 

great. It was the natural consequence of rarity. In England it 

is widely agreed, the ducal families are not uniformly superior. 

There is a roughly normal incidence of intelligence and stupidity, 

good taste and bad taste, morality, immorality. But very few people

 are dukes and duchesses, although the latter has become rather

 more frequent with the modern easing of divorce laws. As a result,

even though they may be intrinsically unexceptional they are regarded

with some awe. So it has long has been with the rich. Were dukes 

numerous their position would deteriorate? As the rich have become 

more numerous, they have inevitably become a debased currency.



Ducal families in England?

The enjoyment of physical possession of things would seem to 

be one of the prerogatives of wealth which have been little 

impaired. Presumably, nothing has happened to keep the man 

who can afford them from enjoying his Rembrandt and his 

homegrown orchids. But enjoyment of things has always been 

associated with the third prerogative of wealth which is distinct

it confers. In a world where nearly everyone was poor, the 

distinction was very great. It was the natural consequence of

rarity. In England it is widely agreed, the ducal families are 

not uniformly superior. There is a roughly normal incidence of 

intelligence and stupidity, good taste and bad taste, morality, 

immorality. But very few people are dukes and duchesses, although

the latter has become rather more frequent with the modern easing 

of divorce laws. As a result, even though they may be intrinsically

unexceptional they are regarded with some awe. So it has long has 

been with the rich. Were dukes numerous their position would 

deteriorate? As the rich have become more numerous, they have 

inevitably become a debased currency.



There are more duchesses now because?

The enjoyment of physical possession of things would seem to 

be one of the prerogatives of wealth which have been little 

impaired. Presumably, nothing has happened to keep the man who 

can afford them from enjoying his Rembrandt and his homegrown 

orchids. But enjoyment of things has always been associated 

with the third prerogative of wealth which is distinct it confers.

In a world where nearly everyone was poor, the distinction was 

very great. It was the natural consequence of rarity. In England 

it is widely agreed, the ducal families are not uniformly superior.

There is a roughly normal incidence of intelligence and stupidity, 

good taste and bad taste, morality, immorality. But very few people 

are dukes and duchesses, although the latter has become rather more

 frequent with the modern easing of divorce laws. As a result, 

even though they may be intrinsically unexceptional they are regarded

with some awe. So it has long has been with the rich. Were dukes

numerous their position would deteriorate? As the rich have become

more numerous, they have inevitably become a debased currency.



Among the ducal families?

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man

in the consciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power 

and national pride, a man may float and jeer at it. when 

.organised national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial

self-seeking begin to display their ugly deformities in all their

nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his salvation

is not in political organisations and extended trade relations, 

not in any mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a 

deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness

in love, in the realisation of God in man



In this passage, the phrase "God in man" implies?

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man

in the consciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power and

national pride, a man may float and jeer at it. when organised

national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self-seeking

begin to display their ugly deformities in all their nakedness, 

then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is not in

political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any

mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper .

transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness in love,

in the realisation of God in man



According to the author, "salvation" of human beings lies in the?

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man

in the consciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power 

and national pride, a man may flout and jeer at it. when 

organised national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial

self-seeking to begin to display their ugly deformities in all 

their nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his 

salvation is not in political organisations and extended trade 

relations, not in any mechanical re-arrangement of social system

but in a deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of 

consciousness in love, in the realisation of God in man



The author uses the expression 'ugly deformities' to show his 

indignation at?

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man 

in the consciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power and 

national pride, a man may float and jeer at it. when organised 

national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self-seeking

to begin to display their ugly deformities in all their nakedness

then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is not in 

political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any 

mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper

 transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness in love,

in the realisation of God in man



In the phrase "the birth of Man in the consciousness of men",

AMn stands for?

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man 

in the consciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power and 

national pride, a man may float and jeer at it. when organised 

national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self-seeking

to begin to display their ugly deformities in all their nakedness,

then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is not in

political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any 

mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper 

transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness in love,

in the realisation of God in man



People jeer at the 'birth of Man' in the human consciousness 

when they?