Multiple choice

Directions: Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.
Separateness is an illusion. That's what we learn through the spiritual practice of connections. Everything is interrelated in time, space, and our very being. Both religion and science reveal this truth: the experiences of the mystics, the teachings of ecology and physics, even the Internet. One definition of spirituality is “the art of making connections.” There are certain givens: The one is made up of many. One thing always leads to another. Everything is related to everything else. You practice connections, then, by consciously tracing the links connecting you with other beings. Any point is a good starting place - your family line, your work, your back yard. Watch for the moments when the separations disappear. And don't be shy about naming mystical experiences as such when you experience them.
The practice of connections reinforces holistic thinking and awareness of how the spiritual, emotional, and mental aspects of our being interpenetrate and nourish each other.
What is the theme of the passage?

  1. Separateness is an illusion as the history of the world is plagued by dueling dualisms of mind and body.

  2. Abstaining from our fix of individualism, one day at a time, would engage us in spiritual practice to connections.

  3. Both religion and science have always argued on the art of making connections.

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let's scrutinize each of the options: (1) The latter part of the sentence is not a cogent explanation to the former part. There is an error in the sentence only, hence this option is ruled out. (2) If separateness is an illusion, then obviously everything would be linked to everything else. If we engage ourselves in such a practice, we could feel being connected. (3) Both Science and religion have revealed that everything is interrelated in time, space and our very being (Refer first paragraph). Thus, this option is contrary to the passage. As option (2) provides a close link to the passage, it is the most appropriate answer. Hence, (2) is the answer.

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