Page 98 - DENG201_ENGLISH_II

English - II

Notes 2. When does study give us delight?
Ans. When we are lonely, without any company, at such time books provide good
entertainment.
3. Who is completely guided by the rules, mentioned in a book?
Ans. It is the whim of a scholar to be wholly guided by the rules of the books.
4. With which does the author compare the natural abilities?
Ans. Bacon compares the natural abilities with the natural plants which should be pruned
from time to time.
5. What is the outlook of craftymen towards study?
Ans. Crafty men condemn studies. They have no taste for reading good books. They hide
their ignorance under the cover of their hatred or disliking for studies.
6. Bacon has written of few books to be ‘tasted and digested’. What do you mean by the
phrase ‘tasted and digested’?
Ans. There are few books which contain in them very ennobling subject matter. Those books
should not be read hurriedly. Just as the nutritive food should be eaten slowly so that it
will be properly digested and provide good nutrition to the body. A serious and good
book read in this manner becomes the part and parcel of human mind.
7. How is mathematics beneficent to human being?
Ans. The study of mathematics inculcates in young people the power of concentration. They
learn to pick up a subtle outlook towards life.
8. Why are the philosophers called the cymini sectores?
Ans. The philosophers have been called cymini sectores because this expression literally means
hair-splitting which figuratively means to go to the minutest detail while studying a
thing. Philosophers are used to analyse the things minutely hence they are suitably called
cymini sectores.
9. What should a person do if he reads little?
Ans. If somebody reads little, it means he is in want of knowledge. Such a man need to be so
cunning to seem to know those things which he actually does not know.
10. What sort of books should be read by the deputy?
Ans. The books which have less important arguments in them should be read by the deputy.
A great man is supposed to read only the extracts, prepared by the deputy.
II. Multiple Choice Questions
1. The reading of books is meant for
(i) delight. (ii) ornament. (iii) ability. (iv) all the above.
2. Only learned can
(i) provide general counsels. (ii) manage the plans.
(iii) manage affairs of life. (iv) all the above.
3. Distilled books are like
(i) distilled water, flashy things. (ii) tasty food.
(iii) safe drinking water. (iv)none of the above.
4. If a person writes little he should have
(i) a present wit. (ii) a power to pretend.
(iii) a great memory. (iv) none of the above.
5. The word ‘humour’ here means
(i) mood. (ii) hobby. (iii) wish. (iv) whim.

92 LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY