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Unit 8 · Reading Comprehension English · June 2022 (Shift 1)

The word 'demiurge' connotes:

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Correct answer: C. their creative abilities

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A demiurge is a maker of worlds.

Note: Passage I is from Roland Barthes's essay 'Toys' (Mythologies, 1957; tr. Annette Lavers), which is copyrighted and not reproduced. Barthes argues that French toys are miniature adult objects that teach the child the categories of adult life and make him a mere user or owner. Simple wooden blocks let the child build and become a 'demiurge', a creator who 'creates life, not property'.

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