Exercices de raisonnement

1 "A good captain does not need to be a genius, nor to possess extraordinary qualities: on the contrary, the highest and noblest sides of man, such as love, poetry, tenderness, investigative and philosophical doubt, must leave him completely indifferent. He must be stubborn, convinced of the importance of his task, which is indispensable, otherwise he would lack patience, keep himself free of all affection, have no pity, never reflect, never ask himself what is just and unjust... only then will he be perfect." Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace. According to this extract, a good captain :

2. If everyone else accepted the lie imposed by the Party - if all the reports told the same story - the lie would go down in history and become the truth". He who has control of the past," said the Party's slogan, "has control of the future. He who has control of the present has control of the past." George Orwell, 1984 In this extract, what is meant is:

3. "Do you wish me good morning, or do you find that it is a good day, whether I like it or not, or that you are feeling good this morning, or that it is a day to be good?" J. Tolkien, Bilbo the Hobbit In this extract, what is meant is:

4. "The future sinks into the past as soon as it ceases to be future. The present does not exist. To want to eternalise it was to eternalise nothingness". René Barjavel, Le voyageur imprudent. According to this extract:

5. "I will not know fear, for fear kills the spirit. Fear is the little death that leads to total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will allow it to pass over me, through me. And when it has passed, I will turn my inner eye 1 its way. And where it has gone, there will be nothing, only me. Nothing but me." Frank Herbert, Dune. According to this extract: