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’s always fashionable to pose as the defender of the under-dog, so long as you, personally, remain unaffected. Did the defenders of crime, one wonders, in their desire for fairª²play, consult the victims before they suspended capital punishment? Hardly, you see, they couldn’t, because all the victims were dead.

21. According to the passage, which of the following is the author’s opinion?

A) All criminals should be required to carry cards read : “Fragile : Handle with Care.”

B) Capital  punishment is the only way to deter criminals.

C) Society is to blame.

D) All criminals need hospital treatment.

22. The tone taken by the author towards these defenders of crime in the passage is         .

A) ironicalB) criticalC) agitatedD) controversial

23. “Capital punishment” most probably means         .

  A) life sentenceB) severe punishmentC) fineD) sentence of death

24. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

  A) There has been a marked trend in society towards the humane treatment of less fortunate members.

  B) Everyone in society thinks it reasonable that all criminals should be punished.

C) The author sympathizes with all criminals.