Categorizations colored by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are “good” and others are “bad”, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life – from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promise and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surgery, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such as flying fighter planes in a war, and uses the legal and penal system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts.
11. The reason why people might not be able to stay alive in a world without emotion is that ____.
a. they would not be able to tell the texture of objects
b. they would not know what was beneficial and what was harmful to them
c. they would not be happy with a life without love
d. they would do things that hurt each other’s feelings
12. According to the passage, people’s learning activities are possible because they ______.
a. believe that emotions are fundamental for them to stay alive
b. benefit from providing help and support to one another
c. enjoy being rewarded for doing the right thing
d. know what is vital to the progress of society
13. It can be inferred from the passage that the economic foundation of society is dependent on ____.
a. the ability to make money  b. the will to work for pleasure
c. the capacity to enjoy incentives  d. the categorizations of our emotional experiences.
14. Emotions are significant for man’s survival and adaptation because _____.
a. they provide the means by which people view the size or shape of object
b. they are the basis for the social feeling of agreement by which society is maintained
c. they encourage people to perform dangerous achievement
d. they generate more love than hate among people
15. The emotional aspects of an object are important than its physical aspects in that they _____.
a. help society exploit its members for profit
b. encourage us to perform important tasks
c. help to perfect the legal and penal system
d. help us adapt our behavior to the world surrounding us
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