Question

Read the following lines from "An Arab Shepherd is Searching for His Goat on Mount Zion."

"Searching for a goat or a son has always been in the beginning of a new religion in these mountains"


Which of the following best explains the meaning of these lines?

A. Loss does not discriminate between Arabs and Jews.

B. People can find the seeds of friendship in unexpected places.

C. Sacrifice is a ritual common to both the Arab and Jewish cultures.

D. It often takes the loss of something close to discover something else.

Answer 1

D. It often takes the loss of something close to discover something else.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D, as he is searching for a goat or son (something he does not have, therefore lost), and in that, the misery, he finds other things.  A 'new religion' is often meant as great happiness, as it is considered a self fulfilling thing.  Of course, it is a metaphor for finding something good in a bad place. :)