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Directions: In the following questions read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. John had never thought much about the origin of wealth or inequalities in life. It was his firm belief that if this world was not good, the next would be good, and this faith sustained him. He was not like some others whom he knew, who would sell their souls to the devil. He always thought of God before doing anything. He lived the life of an honest man. He had not married but did not desire another man's wife. He believed that women weakened men as was described in the story of Samson and Delilah.

"To sell one's soul to the devil" means

A) suppressing one's conscience

B) giving up goodness in exchange for evil'

C) giving up one's honesty for the sake of monetary benefits.

D) to sell oneself to earn livelihood