10. Read the following passage and answer the questions What is it to be a gentleman? Is it to have lofty aims, to lead a pure life; to keep your honour pure: to have the esteem of your fellow citizens; and the love of your friends, to bear good fortune meekly, to suffer evil with constancy and through evil or good to maintain truth always? Show me the happy man, whose life exhibits these qualities, and him we will salute as gentleman whatever his rank may be. Show me the prince, who possesses them, and he may be sure of our love and loyalty.
Questions: 1. Give a suitable title to the passage.
2. What is the theme of the passage?
3. What qualities are expected of a gentleman?
Answers
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Answer 1:
The suitable title to the passage will be Traits of Being A Gentleman.
Answer 2:
The theme of the passage is that it underlines the qualities and attributes that are exhibited by a Gentleman. The passage enumerates the basic virtues of character and behavior by a gentleman.
Here in this passage, the author is trying to make the readers familiar with the fact that how to identify a true and legitimate gentleman based on his traits.
Answer 3:
A gentleman is supposed to have following qualities.
• He should have lofty aims and must lead a pure life.
• He should keep his honor pure and must have the esteem of fellow citizens.
• He should be the recipient of love and affection from his friends.
• He should bear the fortune meekly and must be able to suffer evil with the right spirit and maintain goodness of truth.