Soal Latihan dan Jawaban Reading Comprehension 91

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Perhaps the most striking quality of satiric literature is its freshness, its originality of

perspective. Satire rarely offers original ideas. Instead it presents the familiar in a new

form. Satirists do not offer the world new philosophies. What they do is look at

familiar conditions from a perspective that makes these conditions seem foolish,

(5)      harmful or affected. Satire jars us out of complacence into a pleasantly shocked

realization that many of the values we unquestioningly accept are false. Don Quixote

makes chivalry seem absurd, Brave New World ridicules the pretensions of science, A

Modest proposal dramatizes starvation by advocating cannibalism. None of these ideas

is original. Chivalry was suspect before Cervantes, humanists objected to the claims of

(10)    pure science before Aldous Huxley and people were aware of famine before Swift. It

was not the originality of the idea that made these satires popular. It was the manner of

expression the satiric method that made them interesting and entertaining. Satires are

read because they are aesthetically satisfying works of art, not because they are morally

wholesome or ethically instructive. They are stimulating and refreshing because with

(15)    commonsense briskness they brush away illusions and secondhand opinions. With

spontaneous irreverence, satire rearranges perspectives, scrambles familiar objects into

incongruous juxtaposition and speaks in a personal idiom instead of abstract platitude.

Satire exists because there is need for it. It has lived because readers appreciate a

refreshing stimulus, an irreverent reminder that they lived in a world of platitudinous

(20)    thinking, cheap moralizing, and foolish philosophy. Satire serves to prod people into an

awareness of truth though rarely to any action on behalf of truth. Satire tends to

remind people that much of what they see, hear, and read in popular media is

sanctimonious, sentimental, and only partially true. Life resembles in only a slight

degree the popular image of it. Soldiers rarely hold the ideals that movies attribute to

(25)    them, nor do ordinary citizens devote their lives to unselfish service of humanity.

Intelligent people know these things but tend to forget them when they do not hear

them expressed.

Reading Comprehension 91

Question 1

What does the passage mainly discuss?

	New philosophies emerging from satiric literature
	Popular topics of satire
	Reasons for the popularity of satire.
	Difficulties of writing satiric literature.

Question 2

The word "realization" in line 6 is closest in meaning to

	confusion
	awareness
	surprise
	certainly

Question 3

Why does the author mention Don Quirote, Brave New World and A Modest Proposal in lines 6-8?

	They are famous examples of satiric literature
	They are appropriate for readers of all ages.
	They are books with similar stories.
	They present commonsense solutions to problems.

Question 4

The word "aesthetically" in line 13 is closest in meaning to

	exceptionally
	dependably
	artistically
	realistically

Question 5

Which of the following can be found in satire literature?

	Odd combinations of objects and ideas
	Wholesome characters who are unselfish.
	Newly emerging philosophies
	Abstract discussion of moral and ethnics

Question 6

According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to be

	exposed to original philosophies when they are formulated
	informed about new scientific developments
	told how they can be of service to their communities.
	reminded that popular ideas are often inaccurate

Question 7

The word "refreshing" in line 19 is closest in meaning to

	meaningful
	unusual
	ridiculous
	popular

Question 8

The word "they" in line 22 refers to

	people
	media
	ideals
	movies

Question 9

The word "devote" in line 25 is closest in meaning to

	distinguish
	feel affection
	prefer
	dedicate

Question 10

As a result of reading satiric literature, readers will be most likely to

	accept conventional points of view
	become better informed about current affairs
	teach themselves to write fiction
	reexamine their opinions and values

Question 11

The various purposes of satire include all of the following EXCEPT

	introducing readers to unfamiliar situations
	exposing false values.
	brushing away illusions
	reminding readers of the truth

Question 12

Why does the author mention "service of humanity" in line 25?

	Popular media often distort such stories.
	It is an ideal that is rarely achieved.
	People need to be reminded to take action
	Readers appreciate knowing about it

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