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This is an attempt to propose and demonstrate a way to teach reading academic masterpieces, which are otherwise difficult for readers to understand. The proposed ‘Study Question Method’ helps students read through and deeply understand the target academic manuscript. By using this method, we expect students to learn how to read so-called classic texts precisely and critically. The sample piece selected here is ‘THE PROSPECTS OF SCIENTIFIC POLITICS: The Relationship between Social Theory and Political Practice', the second article in “IDEOLOGY and UTOPIA” by Karl Mannheim (1893～1947). Part 1 examines Section 1 of the article, 'Why is there no science of politics?', and consists of study questions and corresponding answers and comments to facilitate students' understandings.