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    (D) surreptitiously: obsession

    (E) haltingly: reluctance

    Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to mystify us, and it does not deny ambiguity by branding as evil whatever differs from good. Great comic artists assume that truth may bear all lights, and thus they seek to accentuate contradictions in social action, not gloss over or transcend them by appeals to extrasocial symbols of divine ends, cosmic purpose, or laws of nature. The moment of transcen- dence in great comic art is a social moment, born out of the conviction that we are human, even though we try to be gods. The comic community to which artists address themselves is a community of reasoning, loving, joyful, compassionate beings, who are willing to assume the human risks of acting rationally. With- out invoking gods or demons, great comic art arouses courage in reason, courage which grows out of trust in what human beings can do as humans.

    17. The passage suggests that great comic art can be characterized as optimistic about the ability of humans to

    (A) rid themselves of pride

    (B) transcend the human condition

    (C) differentiate clearly between good and evil

    (D) avoid social conflicts (E) act rationally

    18. It can be inferred from the passage that the author admires great comic artists primarily for their

    (A) ability to understand the frequently subtle differences between good and evil

    (B) ability to reconcile the contradictions in human behavior

    (C) ability to distinguish between  rational and irrational behavior

    (D) insistence on confronting the truth about the human condition

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