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Question : 16

If someone else's opinion makes us angry, it means that

a) we are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for becoming angry

b) there may be good reasons for his opinion but we are not consciously aware of them 

c) our own opinion is not based on good reason and we know this subconsciously

d) we are not consciously aware of any reason for our own opinion

Question : 17

"Your own contrary conviction" refers to

a) the fact that you feel pity rather than anger

b) the opinion that two and two are four and that Iceland is a long way from the Equator

c) the opinion that two and two are five and that Iceland is on the Equator

d) the fact that you know so little about arithmetic or geography

Question : 18

Conviction means

a) persuasion

b) disbelief

c) strong belief

d) ignorance

Question : 19

The writer says if someone maintains that two and two are five you feel pity because you

a) have sympathy

b) don't agree with him

c) want to help the person

d) feel sorry for his ignorance

Question : 20

The second sentence in the passage

a) builds up the argument of the first sentence by restating it from the opposite point of view

b) makes the main point which has only been introduced by the first sentence

c) simply adds, a further point to the argument already stated in the first sentence

d) illustrates the point made in the first sentence