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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #38404 Medium Consensus
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Persons do not become a society by living in physical proximity, any more than a man ceases to be socially influenced by being so many feet or miles removed from others. A book or a letter may institute a more intimate association between human beings separated thousands of miles from each other than exists between dwellers under the same roof. Individuals do not even compose a social group because they all work for a common end. The parts of a machine work with a maximum of cooperativeness for a common result, but they do not form a community. If, however, they were all cognizant of the common end and all interested in it so that they regulated their specific activity in view of it, then they would form a community. But this would involve communication. Each would have to know what the other was about and would have to have some way of keeping the other informed as to his own purpose and progress. Consensus demands communication.

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Option 3: "Individuals become a community, not by living under the same roof, not by sharing the same goals, but by constant communication and keeping each other in the know what they are up to."

Explanation: This option accurately reflects the main idea of the text, which states that mere physical proximity or shared goals do not constitute a community. Instead, it emphasizes that constant communication is essential for individuals to form a community. The phrase 'keeping each other in the know' aligns with the text's assertion that consensus requires communication, making this option the correct choice.

Option 1: "Communication is the gel that joins individuals living at great distances and sharing different goals, into a well meaning community. Communities can always keep in touch through books and letters."

Explanation: This option incorrectly suggests that individuals can form a community through different goals and merely keeping in touch via books and letters. The text emphasizes that communication is essential for forming a community, but it does not imply that differing goals can lead to a cohesive community. The phrase 'gel that joins' is misleading as it implies a unifying factor that is not supported by the text.

Option 2: "Neither the physical proximity, nor the uniformity of goals turns individuals into a community, unless there is cogent communication and consensus among them for achievement of the shared goal."

Explanation: While this option correctly identifies that physical proximity and uniformity of goals do not create a community, it inaccurately implies that a shared goal is necessary for community formation. The text states that individuals can work towards a common end without forming a community unless there is communication. Thus, the focus on 'shared goal' is too narrow and does not align with the text's broader argument.

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