Question

Four alternative summaries are given the text. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text. In 2001, Theodore Dalrymple made the following statement with reference to the immoral national character of a country. “In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war year. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.”

• A. However difficult it may be to accept, we cannot deny that England has lost the unwavering hold that it exercised over its people in the war years.
• B. The strong-minded individual of the British nation has given way to a weak and vacillating persona, unwilling to accept his condition, according to Theodore Dalrymple.
• C. Psychology has revealed that the original fire that marked out the English has died out and left only pusillanimous people behind
• D. In the post war period, there has been a simultaneous disintegration of the values that characterized both British supremacy and character.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The strong-minded individual of the British nation has given way to a weak and vacillating persona, unwilling to accept his condition, according to Theodore Dalrymple.