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Question ID:PT52 S4 Q4 Passage:Many critics agree that the primary characteristic of Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène's work is its sociopolitical commitment. Sembène was trained in Moscow in the cinematic methods of socialist realism, and he asserts that his films are not meant to entertain his compatriots, but ... | PT52 S4 Q4 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q5 Passage:Many critics agree that the primary characteristic of Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène's work is its sociopolitical commitment. Sembène was trained in Moscow in the cinematic methods of socialist realism, and he asserts that his films are not meant to entertain his compatriots, but ... | PT52 S4 Q5 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q6 Passage:Many critics agree that the primary characteristic of Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène's work is its sociopolitical commitment. Sembène was trained in Moscow in the cinematic methods of socialist realism, and he asserts that his films are not meant to entertain his compatriots, but ... | PT52 S4 Q6 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q7 Passage:Passage AReaders, like writers, need to search for answers. Part of the joy of reading is in being surprised, but academic historians leave little to the imagination. The perniciousness of the historiographic approach became fully evident to me when I started teaching. Historians require ... | PT52 S4 Q7 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q8 Passage:Passage AReaders, like writers, need to search for answers. Part of the joy of reading is in being surprised, but academic historians leave little to the imagination. The perniciousness of the historiographic approach became fully evident to me when I started teaching. Historians require ... | PT52 S4 Q8 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q9 Passage:Passage AReaders, like writers, need to search for answers. Part of the joy of reading is in being surprised, but academic historians leave little to the imagination. The perniciousness of the historiographic approach became fully evident to me when I started teaching. Historians require ... | PT52 S4 Q9 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q10 Passage:Passage AReaders, like writers, need to search for answers. Part of the joy of reading is in being surprised, but academic historians leave little to the imagination. The perniciousness of the historiographic approach became fully evident to me when I started teaching. Historians require... | PT52 S4 Q10 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q11 Passage:Passage AReaders, like writers, need to search for answers. Part of the joy of reading is in being surprised, but academic historians leave little to the imagination. The perniciousness of the historiographic approach became fully evident to me when I started teaching. Historians require... | PT52 S4 Q11 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q12 Passage:Passage AReaders, like writers, need to search for answers. Part of the joy of reading is in being surprised, but academic historians leave little to the imagination. The perniciousness of the historiographic approach became fully evident to me when I started teaching. Historians require... | PT52 S4 Q12 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q13 Passage:Traditional theories of animal behavior assert that animal conflict within a species is highly ritualized and does not vary from contest to contest. This species-specific model assumes that repetitive use of the same visual and vocal displays and an absence of escalated fighting evolved ... | PT52 S4 Q13 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q14 Passage:Traditional theories of animal behavior assert that animal conflict within a species is highly ritualized and does not vary from contest to contest. This species-specific model assumes that repetitive use of the same visual and vocal displays and an absence of escalated fighting evolved ... | PT52 S4 Q14 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q15 Passage:Traditional theories of animal behavior assert that animal conflict within a species is highly ritualized and does not vary from contest to contest. This species-specific model assumes that repetitive use of the same visual and vocal displays and an absence of escalated fighting evolved ... | PT52 S4 Q15 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q16 Passage:Traditional theories of animal behavior assert that animal conflict within a species is highly ritualized and does not vary from contest to contest. This species-specific model assumes that repetitive use of the same visual and vocal displays and an absence of escalated fighting evolved ... | PT52 S4 Q16 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q17 Passage:Traditional theories of animal behavior assert that animal conflict within a species is highly ritualized and does not vary from contest to contest. This species-specific model assumes that repetitive use of the same visual and vocal displays and an absence of escalated fighting evolved ... | PT52 S4 Q17 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q18 Passage:Traditional theories of animal behavior assert that animal conflict within a species is highly ritualized and does not vary from contest to contest. This species-specific model assumes that repetitive use of the same visual and vocal displays and an absence of escalated fighting evolved ... | PT52 S4 Q18 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q19 Passage:Traditional theories of animal behavior assert that animal conflict within a species is highly ritualized and does not vary from contest to contest. This species-specific model assumes that repetitive use of the same visual and vocal displays and an absence of escalated fighting evolved ... | PT52 S4 Q19 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q20 Passage:Most people acknowledge that not all governments have a moral right to govern and that there are sometimes morally legitimate reasons for disobeying the law, as when a particular law prescribes behavior that is clearly immoral. It is also commonly supposed that such cases are special exc... | PT52 S4 Q20 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q21 Passage:Most people acknowledge that not all governments have a moral right to govern and that there are sometimes morally legitimate reasons for disobeying the law, as when a particular law prescribes behavior that is clearly immoral. It is also commonly supposed that such cases are special exc... | PT52 S4 Q21 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q22 Passage:Most people acknowledge that not all governments have a moral right to govern and that there are sometimes morally legitimate reasons for disobeying the law, as when a particular law prescribes behavior that is clearly immoral. It is also commonly supposed that such cases are special exc... | PT52 S4 Q22 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q23 Passage:Most people acknowledge that not all governments have a moral right to govern and that there are sometimes morally legitimate reasons for disobeying the law, as when a particular law prescribes behavior that is clearly immoral. It is also commonly supposed that such cases are special exc... | PT52 S4 Q23 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q24 Passage:Most people acknowledge that not all governments have a moral right to govern and that there are sometimes morally legitimate reasons for disobeying the law, as when a particular law prescribes behavior that is clearly immoral. It is also commonly supposed that such cases are special exc... | PT52 S4 Q24 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q25 Passage:Most people acknowledge that not all governments have a moral right to govern and that there are sometimes morally legitimate reasons for disobeying the law, as when a particular law prescribes behavior that is clearly immoral. It is also commonly supposed that such cases are special exc... | PT52 S4 Q25 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q26 Passage:Most people acknowledge that not all governments have a moral right to govern and that there are sometimes morally legitimate reasons for disobeying the law, as when a particular law prescribes behavior that is clearly immoral. It is also commonly supposed that such cases are special exc... | PT52 S4 Q26 |
Question ID:PT52 S4 Q27 Passage:Most people acknowledge that not all governments have a moral right to govern and that there are sometimes morally legitimate reasons for disobeying the law, as when a particular law prescribes behavior that is clearly immoral. It is also commonly supposed that such cases are special exc... | PT52 S4 Q27 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q1 Passage:Editorial: Almost every year the Smithfield River floods the coastal fishing community of Redhook, which annually spends $3 million on the cleanup. Some residents have proposed damming the river, which would cost $5 million but would prevent the flooding. However, their position is misgu... | PT51 S1 Q1 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q2 Passage:We already knew from thorough investigation that immediately prior to the accident, either the driver of the first vehicle changed lanes without signaling or the driver of the second vehicle was driving with excessive speed. Either of these actions would make a driver liable for the resul... | PT51 S1 Q2 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q3 Passage:In some places, iceberg lilies are the mainstay of grizzly bears' summer diets. The bears forage meadows for the lilies, uprooting them and eating their bulbs. Although the bears annually destroy a large percentage of the lilies, scientists have determined that the bears' feeding habits a... | PT51 S1 Q3 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q4 Passage:Advertisement: Seventy-five percent of dermatologists surveyed prefer Dermactin to all other brands of skin cream. Why? We consulted dermatologists during the development of Dermactin to ensure that you have the best skin cream on the market. So if you need a skin cream, use Dermactin. S... | PT51 S1 Q4 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q5 Passage:Landscape architect: If the screen between these two areas is to be a hedge, that hedge must be of either hemlocks or Leyland cypress trees. However, Leyland cypress trees cannot be grown this far north. So if the screen is to be a hedge, it will be a hemlock hedge. Stem:In which one o... | PT51 S1 Q5 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q6 Passage:Deirdre: Many philosophers have argued that the goal of every individual is to achieve happiness‚ that is, the satisfaction derived from fully living up to one's potential. They have also claimed that happiness is elusive and can be achieved only after years of sustained effort. But thes... | PT51 S1 Q6 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q7 Passage:Global ecological problems reduce to the problem of balancing supply and demand. Supply is strictly confined by the earth's limitations. Demand, however, is essentially unlimited, as there are no limits on the potential demands made by humans. The natural tendency for there to be an imbal... | PT51 S1 Q7 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q8 Passage:We can now dismiss the widely held suspicion that sugar consumption often exacerbates hyperactivity in children with attention deficit disorder. A scientific study of the effects of three common sugars‚ sucrose, fructose, and glucose‚ on children who have attention deficit disorder, with ... | PT51 S1 Q8 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q9 Passage:Philosopher: An action is morally good if it both achieves the agent's intended goal and benefits someone other than the agent. Stem:Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle cited by the philosopher? Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:Colin chose to lie to... | PT51 S1 Q9 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q10 Passage:Columnist: A recent research report suggests that by exercising vigorously, one significantly lowers one's chances of developing certain cardio-respiratory illnesses. But exercise has this effect, the report concludes, only if the exercise is vigorous. Thus, one should not heed older st... | PT51 S1 Q10 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q11 Passage:Some statisticians believe that the method called extreme value theory (EVT) is a powerful analytical tool. The curves generated by traditional statistical methods to analyze empirical data on human longevity predict that some humans would live beyond 130 years. According to the curves E... | PT51 S1 Q11 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q12 Passage:The number of different synthetic chemical compounds that are known to be carcinogenic but are nonetheless used as pesticides, preservatives, or food additives is tiny compared to the number of nonsynthetic carcinogenic compounds widely found in plants and animals. It is therefore absurd... | PT51 S1 Q12 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q13 Passage:It is a mistake to think, as ecologists once did, that natural selection will eventually result in organisms that will be perfectly adapted to their environments. After all, perfect adaptation of an individual to its environment is impossible, for an individual's environment can vary tre... | PT51 S1 Q13 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q14 Passage:It would not be surprising to discover that the trade routes between China and the West were opened many centuries, even millennia, earlier than 200 B.C., contrary to what is currently believed. After all, what made the Great Silk Road so attractive as a trade route linking China and the... | PT51 S1 Q14 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q15 Passage:The typological theory of species classification, which has few adherents today, distinguishes species solely on the basis of observable physical characteristics, such as plumage color, adult size, or dental structure. However, there are many so-called "sibling species," which are indist... | PT51 S1 Q15 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q16 Passage:Chiu: The belief that a person is always morally blameworthy for feeling certain emotions, such as unjustifiable anger, jealousy, or resentment, is misguided. Individuals are responsible for only what is under their control, and whether one feels such an emotion is not always under one'... | PT51 S1 Q16 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q17 Passage:Industrial adviser: If two new processes under consideration are not substantially different in cost, then the less environmentally damaging process should be chosen. If, however, a company already employs an environmentally damaging process and retooling for a less damaging process wou... | PT51 S1 Q17 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q18 Passage:In a poll of a representative sample of a province's residents, the provincial capital was the city most often selected as the best place to live in that province. Since the capital is also the largest of that province's many cities, the poll shows that most residents of that province ge... | PT51 S1 Q18 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q19 Passage:Geneticist: Genes, like viruses, have a strong tendency to self-replicate; this has led some biologists to call genes "selfish." This term is, in this instance, intended to be defined behaviorally: it describes what genes do without ascribing intentions to them. But even given that gen... | PT51 S1 Q19 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q20 Passage:Only experienced salespeople will be able to meet the company's selling quota. Thus, I must not count as an experienced salesperson, since I will be able to sell only half the quota. Stem:The pattern of flawed reasoning exhibited by the argument above is most similar to that exhibited by... | PT51 S1 Q20 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q21 Passage:Designer: Any garden and adjoining living room that are separated from one another by sliding glass doors can visually merge into a single space. If the sliding doors are open, as may happen in summer, this effect will be created if it does not already exist and intensified if it does. ... | PT51 S1 Q21 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q22 Passage:Last summer, after a number of people got sick from eating locally caught anchovies, the coastal city of San Martin advised against eating such anchovies. The anchovies were apparently tainted with domoic acid, a harmful neurotoxin. However, a dramatic drop in the population of P. austra... | PT51 S1 Q22 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q23 Passage:Constance: The traditional definition of full employment as a 5 percent unemployment rate is correct, because at levels below 5 percent, inflation rises.Brigita: That traditional definition of full employment was developed before the rise of temporary and part-time work and the fall in... | PT51 S1 Q23 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q24 Passage:The supernova event of 1987 is interesting in that there is still no evidence of the neutron star that current theory says should have remained after a supernova of that size. This is in spite of the fact that many of the most sensitive instruments ever developed have searched for the te... | PT51 S1 Q24 |
Question ID:PT51 S1 Q25 Passage:On average, corporations that encourage frequent social events in the workplace show higher profits than those that rarely do. This suggests that the EZ Corporation could boost its profits by having more staff parties during business hours. Stem:Which one of the following, if true, most ... | PT51 S1 Q25 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q1 Passage:The work of South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele has confounded literary critics, especially those who feel compelled to draw a sharp distinction between autobiography and fiction. These critics point to Mphahlele's best-known works‚ his 1959 autobiography Down Second Avenue and his 197... | PT51 S2 Q1 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q2 Passage:The work of South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele has confounded literary critics, especially those who feel compelled to draw a sharp distinction between autobiography and fiction. These critics point to Mphahlele's best-known works‚ his 1959 autobiography Down Second Avenue and his 197... | PT51 S2 Q2 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q3 Passage:The work of South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele has confounded literary critics, especially those who feel compelled to draw a sharp distinction between autobiography and fiction. These critics point to Mphahlele's best-known works‚ his 1959 autobiography Down Second Avenue and his 197... | PT51 S2 Q3 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q4 Passage:The work of South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele has confounded literary critics, especially those who feel compelled to draw a sharp distinction between autobiography and fiction. These critics point to Mphahlele's best-known works‚ his 1959 autobiography Down Second Avenue and his 197... | PT51 S2 Q4 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q5 Passage:The work of South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele has confounded literary critics, especially those who feel compelled to draw a sharp distinction between autobiography and fiction. These critics point to Mphahlele's best-known works‚ his 1959 autobiography Down Second Avenue and his 197... | PT51 S2 Q5 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q6 Passage:The work of South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele has confounded literary critics, especially those who feel compelled to draw a sharp distinction between autobiography and fiction. These critics point to Mphahlele's best-known works‚ his 1959 autobiography Down Second Avenue and his 197... | PT51 S2 Q6 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q7 Passage:The work of South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele has confounded literary critics, especially those who feel compelled to draw a sharp distinction between autobiography and fiction. These critics point to Mphahlele's best-known works‚ his 1959 autobiography Down Second Avenue and his 197... | PT51 S2 Q7 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q8 Passage:A vigorous debate in astronomy centers on an epoch in planetary history that was first identified by analysis of rock samples obtained in lunar missions. Scientists discovered that the major craters on the Moon were created by a vigorous bombardment of debris approximately four billion ye... | PT51 S2 Q8 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q9 Passage:A vigorous debate in astronomy centers on an epoch in planetary history that was first identified by analysis of rock samples obtained in lunar missions. Scientists discovered that the major craters on the Moon were created by a vigorous bombardment of debris approximately four billion ye... | PT51 S2 Q9 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q10 Passage:A vigorous debate in astronomy centers on an epoch in planetary history that was first identified by analysis of rock samples obtained in lunar missions. Scientists discovered that the major craters on the Moon were created by a vigorous bombardment of debris approximately four billion y... | PT51 S2 Q10 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q11 Passage:A vigorous debate in astronomy centers on an epoch in planetary history that was first identified by analysis of rock samples obtained in lunar missions. Scientists discovered that the major craters on the Moon were created by a vigorous bombardment of debris approximately four billion y... | PT51 S2 Q11 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q12 Passage:A vigorous debate in astronomy centers on an epoch in planetary history that was first identified by analysis of rock samples obtained in lunar missions. Scientists discovered that the major craters on the Moon were created by a vigorous bombardment of debris approximately four billion y... | PT51 S2 Q12 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q13 Passage:A vigorous debate in astronomy centers on an epoch in planetary history that was first identified by analysis of rock samples obtained in lunar missions. Scientists discovered that the major craters on the Moon were created by a vigorous bombardment of debris approximately four billion y... | PT51 S2 Q13 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q14 Passage:Specialists in international communications almost unanimously assert that the broadcasting in developing nations of television programs produced by industrialized countries amounts to cultural imperialism: the phenomenon of one culture's productions overwhelming another's, to the detri... | PT51 S2 Q14 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q15 Passage:Specialists in international communications almost unanimously assert that the broadcasting in developing nations of television programs produced by industrialized countries amounts to cultural imperialism: the phenomenon of one culture's productions overwhelming another's, to the detri... | PT51 S2 Q15 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q16 Passage:Specialists in international communications almost unanimously assert that the broadcasting in developing nations of television programs produced by industrialized countries amounts to cultural imperialism: the phenomenon of one culture's productions overwhelming another's, to the detri... | PT51 S2 Q16 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q17 Passage:Specialists in international communications almost unanimously assert that the broadcasting in developing nations of television programs produced by industrialized countries amounts to cultural imperialism: the phenomenon of one culture's productions overwhelming another's, to the detri... | PT51 S2 Q17 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q18 Passage:Specialists in international communications almost unanimously assert that the broadcasting in developing nations of television programs produced by industrialized countries amounts to cultural imperialism: the phenomenon of one culture's productions overwhelming another's, to the detri... | PT51 S2 Q18 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q19 Passage:Specialists in international communications almost unanimously assert that the broadcasting in developing nations of television programs produced by industrialized countries amounts to cultural imperialism: the phenomenon of one culture's productions overwhelming another's, to the detri... | PT51 S2 Q19 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q20 Passage:Specialists in international communications almost unanimously assert that the broadcasting in developing nations of television programs produced by industrialized countries amounts to cultural imperialism: the phenomenon of one culture's productions overwhelming another's, to the detri... | PT51 S2 Q20 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q21 Passage:Computers have long been utilized in the sphere of law in the form of word processors, spreadsheets, legal research systems, and practice management systems. Most exciting, however, has been the prospect of using artificial intelligence techniques to create so-called legal reasoning syst... | PT51 S2 Q21 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q22 Passage:Computers have long been utilized in the sphere of law in the form of word processors, spreadsheets, legal research systems, and practice management systems. Most exciting, however, has been the prospect of using artificial intelligence techniques to create so-called legal reasoning syst... | PT51 S2 Q22 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q23 Passage:Computers have long been utilized in the sphere of law in the form of word processors, spreadsheets, legal research systems, and practice management systems. Most exciting, however, has been the prospect of using artificial intelligence techniques to create so-called legal reasoning syst... | PT51 S2 Q23 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q24 Passage:Computers have long been utilized in the sphere of law in the form of word processors, spreadsheets, legal research systems, and practice management systems. Most exciting, however, has been the prospect of using artificial intelligence techniques to create so-called legal reasoning syst... | PT51 S2 Q24 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q25 Passage:Computers have long been utilized in the sphere of law in the form of word processors, spreadsheets, legal research systems, and practice management systems. Most exciting, however, has been the prospect of using artificial intelligence techniques to create so-called legal reasoning syst... | PT51 S2 Q25 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q26 Passage:Computers have long been utilized in the sphere of law in the form of word processors, spreadsheets, legal research systems, and practice management systems. Most exciting, however, has been the prospect of using artificial intelligence techniques to create so-called legal reasoning syst... | PT51 S2 Q26 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q27 Passage:Computers have long been utilized in the sphere of law in the form of word processors, spreadsheets, legal research systems, and practice management systems. Most exciting, however, has been the prospect of using artificial intelligence techniques to create so-called legal reasoning syst... | PT51 S2 Q27 |
Question ID:PT51 S2 Q28 Passage:Computers have long been utilized in the sphere of law in the form of word processors, spreadsheets, legal research systems, and practice management systems. Most exciting, however, has been the prospect of using artificial intelligence techniques to create so-called legal reasoning syst... | PT51 S2 Q28 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q1 Passage:Studies have shown that treating certain illnesses with treatment X produces the same beneficial changes in patients' conditions as treating the same illnesses with treatment Y. Furthermore, treatment X is quicker and less expensive than treatment Y. Thus, in treating these illnesses, tre... | PT51 S3 Q1 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q2 Passage:Some political thinkers hope to devise a form of government in which every citizen's rights are respected. But such a form of government is impossible. For any government must be defined and controlled by laws that determine its powers and limits; and it is inevitable that some individual... | PT51 S3 Q2 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q3 Passage:Safety considerations aside, nuclear power plants are not economically feasible. While the cost of fuel for nuclear plants is significantly lower than the cost of conventional fuels, such as coal and oil, nuclear plants are far more expensive to build than are conventional power plants. S... | PT51 S3 Q3 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q4 Passage:Pundit: The average salary for teachers in our society is lower than the average salary for athletes. Obviously, our society values sports more than it values education. Stem:The reasoning in the pundit's argument is questionable because the argument Correct Answer Choice:BChoice A:presu... | PT51 S3 Q4 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q5 Passage:The area of mathematics called "gauge field theory," though investigated in the nineteenth century, has only relatively recently been applied to problems in contemporary quantum mechanics. Differential geometry, another area of mathematics, was investigated by Gauss in the early nineteent... | PT51 S3 Q5 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q6 Passage:Recently discovered bird fossils are about 20 million years older than the fossils of the birdlike dinosaurs from which the birds are generally claimed to have descended. So these newly discovered fossils show, contrary to the account espoused by most paleontologists, that no bird descend... | PT51 S3 Q6 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q7 Passage:Whether one is buying men's or women's clothing, it pays to consider fashion trends. A classic suit may stay in style for as long as five years, so it is worthwhile to pay more to get a well-constructed one. A trendy hat that will go out of style in a year or two should be purchased as ch... | PT51 S3 Q7 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q8 Passage:Engineers are investigating the suitability of Wantastiquet Pass as the site of a new bridge. Because one concern is whether erosion could eventually weaken the bridge's foundations, they contracted for two reports on erosion in the region. Although both reports are accurate, one claims t... | PT51 S3 Q8 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q9 Passage:Letter to the editor: I have never seen such flawed reasoning and distorted evidence as that which you tried to pass off as a balanced study in the article "Speed Limits, Fatalities, and Public Policy." The article states that areas with lower speed limits had lower vehicle-related fatal... | PT51 S3 Q9 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q10 Passage:Human settlement of previously uninhabited areas tends to endanger species of wildlife. However, the Mississippi kite, a bird found on the prairies of North America, flourishes in areas that people have settled. In fact, during the five years since 1985 its population has risen far mor... | PT51 S3 Q10 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q11 Passage:When a major record label signs a contract with a band, the label assumes considerable financial risk. It pays for videos, album art, management, and promotions. Hence, the band does not need to assume nearly as much risk as it would if it produced its own records independently. For this... | PT51 S3 Q11 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q12 Passage:Commentator: Recently, articles criticizing the environmental movement have been appearing regularly in newspapers. According to Winslow, this is due not so much to an antienvironmental bias among the media as to a preference on the part of newspaper editors for articles that seem "dari... | PT51 S3 Q12 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q13 Passage:Philosopher: Some of the most ardent philosophical opponents of democracy have rightly noted that both the inherently best and the inherently worst possible forms of government are those that concentrate political power in the hands of a few. Thus, since democracy is a consistently medi... | PT51 S3 Q13 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q14 Passage:Expert: What criteria distinguish addictive substances from nonaddictive ones? Some have suggested that any substance that at least some habitual users can cease to use is nonaddictive. However, if this is taken to be the sole criterion of nonaddictiveness, some substances that most med... | PT51 S3 Q14 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q15 Passage:Sociologist: A contention of many of my colleagues‚ that the large difference between the wages of the highest- and lowest-paid workers will inevitably become a source of social friction‚ is unfounded. Indeed, the high differential should have an opposite effect, for it means that compa... | PT51 S3 Q15 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q16 Passage:Publisher: The new year is approaching, and with it the seasonal demand for books on exercise and fitness. We must do whatever it takes to ship books in that category on time; our competitors have demonstrated a high level of organization, and we cannot afford to be outsold. Stem:Which ... | PT51 S3 Q16 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q17 Passage:Advertiser: There's nothing wrong with a tool that has ten functions until you need a tool that can perform an eleventh function! The VersaTool can perform more functions than any other tool. If you use the VersaTool, therefore, you will need additional tools less often than you would u... | PT51 S3 Q17 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q18 Passage:The flagellum, which bacteria use to swim, requires many parts before it can propel a bacterium at all. Therefore, an evolutionary ancestor of bacteria that had only a few of these parts would gain no survival advantage from them. Stem:Which one of the following is an assumption on which... | PT51 S3 Q18 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q19 Passage:Style manual: Archaic spellings and styles of punctuation in direct quotations from older works are to be preserved if they occur infrequently and do not interfere with a reader's comprehension. However, if they occur frequently, the editor may modernize them, inserting a note with an e... | PT51 S3 Q19 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q20 Passage:Whoever murdered Jansen was undoubtedly in Jansen's office on the day of the murder, and both Samantha and Herbert were in Jansen's office on that day. If Herbert had committed the murder, the police would have found either his fingerprints or his footprints at the scene of the crime. Bu... | PT51 S3 Q20 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q21 Passage:Most opera singers who add demanding roles to their repertoires at a young age lose their voices early. It has been said that this is because their voices have not yet matured and hence lack the power for such roles. But young singers with great vocal power are the most likely to ruin th... | PT51 S3 Q21 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q22 Passage:Food that is very high in fat tends to be unhealthy. These brownies are fat-free, while those cookies contain a high percentage of fat. Therefore, these fat-free brownies are healthier than those cookies are. Stem:Which one of the following exhibits flawed reasoning most similar to the f... | PT51 S3 Q22 |
Question ID:PT51 S3 Q23 Passage:Ethicist: It would be a mistake to say that just because someone is not inclined to do otherwise, she or he does not deserve to be praised for doing what is right, for although we do consider people especially virtuous if they successfully resist a desire to do what is wrong, they are c... | PT51 S3 Q23 |
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