Light is the power to dispel darkness. You have this power to move back the darkness in yourself and in others–with the birth of light created when one mind illuminates another, when one heart kindles another, when one man strengthens another. And its flame also enlarges within you as you pass on! Throughout the history, ... Children of Darkness have tried to smother this passage of light from man to man Throughout the history, Dictators, large and small, have tried- ... to darken, ...to diminish, ...and to separate men by force! But... always in the end, ... they fail! For always somewhere in the world the Light remains! ... ready to burn its brightest where it is dark. ... a Light that began when God created the world!

1. The major aim of the poet is to ….
A. describe the contrasting power of light and darkness
B. establish that the good will always triumph over evil
C. explain the source of light
D. recount the gloomy and tragic events in the past

2. Based on the details mentioned in the poem, what would most likely will happen to the
children of darkness?
A. Although they seem weaker, they will linger.
B. They will perish and be overpowered.
C. There will come a time when they succeed.
D. They will rule over to prove their worth.

3. The light described in this poem refers to ….
A. the power of the people to overthrow tyrant
B. the divine light that became the source of life
C. one’s intellectual capacity that can enlighten the lost and confused
D. unmasking of the injustice and corruption of dictators

4. What does the author wish to convey to his readers?
A. inform his readers about the power struggle between light and darkness
B. compel his readers to believe on what they can do to end the darkness
C. warn his readers about the looming darkness
D. inspire his readers to make the right choice