Give me freedom or give me death,”
So the singer shouts
But when everyone always does whatever he wants,
Songs of joy turn to pouts
The sage lends wisdom that the petal needs the flower
We should remove all doubts.
“Unity,law,and order—we all must obey,”
Steams the water of the kettle
“The good of all we must consider,”
But this leads to tyranny as the steams settle.
The sage talks more about the many and the one
“Just remember, the flower also needs the petal.”
1. According to the poem, whose rights are higher?
A. The rights of the individual
B. The rights of a group as a whole
C. Individual and group rights are equal.
D. The poem doesnt say anything about rights.
2. What does the phrase,“Steams the water of the kettle”,mean?
A. People are talking in this manner.
B. A pot of water is boiling.
C. People are angry like steam.
D. Water vapor is rising.
3. What does the poem say about everyone always doing what
they want?
A. It says that this is a good thing.
B. It says this will lead to laziness.
C. It says that this is a bad thing.
D. It says this will lead to prosperity.
4. According to the poem, how does the many need the one?
A. The same way the one needs the many
B. Only the many needs the one,and the one doesnt need the
many.
C. Only the one needs the many, and the many doesnt need
the one.
D. The one and the many refer to the same thing.
5. What does the poem consider about unity, law, and order?
A. They are always good.
B. They can be good as long as there is also liberty.
C. They are never good.
D. They are hard to obey.
6. Who is the sage?
A. A magician
B. A worker
C. The person who steams
D. The one with the answers