6. Visions and Ideals

Who are described as the saviors of the world in the text?

• Scientists

• Dreamers

• Politicians

• Warriors

According to the text, what sustains the visible world?

• Money

• Power

• The invisible

• Technology

What is the role of composers, sculptors, and poets according to the text?

• They are entertainers

• They are architects of heaven

• They are critics of society

• They are historians

What did Columbus cherish according to the text?

• A vision of peace

• A vision of another world

• A vision of wealth

• A vision of power

What does the text suggest about cherishing visions and ideals?

• They are unimportant

• They should be ignored

• They should be cherished

• They are dangerous

What is the relationship between desire and achievement according to the text?

• Desire is to achieve; to aspire is to obtain.

• To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve.

• Desire and aspiration are unrelated.

• Aspiration leads to dissatisfaction.

What metaphor is used to describe the potential within dreams?

• The oak in the acorn and the bird in the egg.

• The river in the mountain and the sun in the sky.

• The flower in the seed and the fish in the sea.

• The tree in the forest and the star in the night.

According to the text, what can dreams be considered as?

• Illusions of the mind.

• Seedlings of realities.

• Shadows of the past.

• Echoes of desires.

What does the text suggest about circumstances and ideals?

• Circumstances are more important than ideals.

• Ideals cannot change circumstances.

• Perceiving an ideal can change circumstances.

• Ideals are irrelevant to circumstances.

What does the youth in the passage eventually become?

• A master of certain forces of the mind

• A famous artist

• A renowned scientist

• A successful businessman