Question

We have shifted –one hopes, irrevocably – from the mechanistic view to a holistic and ecological
view of the world. It is a shift in human perceptions as revolutionary as that introduced by
Copernicus who taught mankind in the sixteenth century that the earth and the other planets
revolved round the sun. For the first time in human history, there is a growing worldwide
consciousness that the earth itself is a living organism – an enormous being of which we are parts. It
has its own metabolic needs and vital processes which need to be respected and preserved. The

earth’s vital signs reveal a patient in declining health. We have begun to realize our ethical
obligations to be good stewards of the planet and responsible trustees of the legacy to the future
generations.


Questions:


1. The narrator is hopeful about the shift from the mechanistic view to a holistic and ecological

view of the world being ______________.

a. permanent c. sensible

b. positive d. conscientious


2. Copernicus’ teaching made the people realize about the _____________.

a. earth’s revolution against the sun

b. sun’s stance limited to the sixteenth century

c. actual movement of the planetary system as it is known in the present

d. proximity of the earth and other planets to the sun


3. Who is the patient?

a. The planets c. The human history

b. The earth d. The future generations


4. It is our ethical obligation to ______________.

a. work as stewards and trustees on the earth

b. consider the earth as a living organism

c. be respectable and good habitants of the earth ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) d

2)d

3)b

4)d

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Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answers are below:

Explanation:

1. d. Conscientious

2. a. Earth's revolution against the sun

3. b. The earth

4. a. work as stewards and trustees on the earth