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What is the primary reason the author feels the award was given to them?
What is the primary reason the author feels the award was given to them?
- In recognition of their life's work (correct)
- For financial gain
- To honor their age
- For personal glory
Why does the author mention dedicating the money part of the award?
Why does the author mention dedicating the money part of the award?
- To hoard it for themselves
- To share it with others (correct)
- To demonstrate their financial success
- For personal enrichment
What is the tragedy faced by society today?
What is the tragedy faced by society today?
- A general and universal physical fear (correct)
- A crisis in intellectual pursuits
- An excess of spiritual problems
- A lack of material wealth
What kind of writing does the text imply is worth pursuing?
What kind of writing does the text imply is worth pursuing?
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What has the young writer of today allegedly forgotten according to the text?
What has the young writer of today allegedly forgotten according to the text?
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What is the poet's duty?
What is the poet's duty?
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What does the text suggest happens if a writer fails to teach himself the importance of certain values?
What does the text suggest happens if a writer fails to teach himself the importance of certain values?
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What does the text suggest is the difference between writing about lust and writing about love?
What does the text suggest is the difference between writing about lust and writing about love?
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What is emphasized as the reason for man's immortality in the text?
What is emphasized as the reason for man's immortality in the text?
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What does the text suggest will help man prevail and endure?
What does the text suggest will help man prevail and endure?
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