Question

What is most closely a central idea of the passage below (paragraphs 1-2)?

And it is with a profound sense of humility that I accept the honor - the highest there is - that you have chosen to bestow upon me. I know your choice transcends my person.

Do I have the right to represent the multitudes who have perished? Do I have the right to accept this great honor on their behalf? I do not. No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions. And yet, I sense their presence. I always do - and at this moment more than ever. The presence of my parents, that of my little sister. The presence of my teachers, my friends, my companions....

A. The speaker feels he has no right to accept the Nobel Prize.

B. The speaker is ashamed of the ego boost he is getting from receiving this prestigious award.

C. The speaker is emphasizing that his is only one person’s experience of the Holocaust and he does not speak for other victims.

D. The dead are forgotten because they are voiceless

Answer 1

C. The speaker is emphasizing that his is only one person’s experience of the Holocaust and he does not speak for other victims.