A) A solemn oath

B) A traditional formula

C) A cautionary recommendation

D) A candid confession

E) A skeptical apology

A) indulge in superficial pleasures

B) play different roles for different people

C) dismiss the value of friendship

D) avoid difficult challenges

E) disengage from moral responsibility

A) "emotions and beliefs" (sentence 1)

B) "all that is great and lofty" (sentence 4)

C) "noble effort" (sentence 4)

D) "intellectual aloofness" (sentence 5)

E) "the stern strife of living" (sentence 6)

A) tendency to avoid conflict

B) choice regarding his attitude toward involvement

C) fundamental altruism that influences his actions

D) desire to become better than he is

E) valid reason to hold himself apart from others

A) a description of people followed by a narrative of their actions

B) an introduction of a phenomenon followed by an enumeration of its causes

C) the presentation of an argument followed by a rebuttal

D) the consideration of pro and con within a single course of action

E) the juxtaposition of two contrasting personality types