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Question ID:PT44 S4 Q2 Passage:Pacifist: It is immoral to do anything that causes harm to another person. But, since using force causes harm to another person, it is also immoral to threaten to use force, even when such a threat is made in self-defense. Stem:Which one of the following principles, if valid, would most ... | PT44 S4 Q2 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q3 Passage:Beginning in the 1950s, popular music was revolutionized by the electrification of musical instruments, which has enabled musicians to play with increased volume. Because individual musicians can play with increased volume, the average number of musicians per band has decreased. Neverthel... | PT44 S4 Q3 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q4 Passage:Statistics indicating a sudden increase in the incidence of a problem often merely reflect a heightened awareness of the problem or a greater ability to record its occurrence. Hence we should be wary of proposals for radical solutions to problems when those proposals are a reaction to new... | PT44 S4 Q4 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q5 Passage:Barr: The National Tea Association cites tea's recent visibility in advertising and magazine articles as evidence of tea's increasing popularity. However, a neutral polling company, the Survey Group, has tracked tea sales at numerous stores for the last 20 years and has found no change i... | PT44 S4 Q5 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q6 Passage:Doctors urge people to reduce their cholesterol levels through dietary changes. But moderate dietary changes often do not work to lower cholesterol levels. One may need, therefore, to make more dramatic changes, such as switching to a vegetarian diet. Stem:The statement that moderate diet... | PT44 S4 Q6 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q7 Passage:Since empathy is essential for people to be willing to follow moral codes that sometimes require them to ignore their own welfare to help others, civilized society could not exist without empathy. Stem:Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument? Correct Answer Ch... | PT44 S4 Q7 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q8 Passage:Insurgent political parties that are profoundly dissatisfied with the dominant party's reign and justificatory ideology always produce factions whose views and aims differ as greatly from each other's as they do from the dominant party's. Although these factions ignore their own disagreem... | PT44 S4 Q8 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q9 Passage:Manager: When Sullivan was passed over for promotion, people said that the deciding factor was his being much older than the competition. But this is clearly not the case. Several recent promotions have been given to people older than Sullivan. Stem:The manager's argument is most vulner... | PT44 S4 Q9 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q10 Passage:Council member P: Alarmists are those who see an instance of pollution and exaggerate its significance into a major character fault of society. Such alarmists fail to distinguish the incident and the behavior that caused it from the disposition of people not to pollute.Council member Q:... | PT44 S4 Q10 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q11 Passage:It is easy to see that the board of directors of the construction company is full of corruption and should be replaced. There are many instances of bribery by various persons on the staff of board member Wagston that are a matter of public record. These bribes perniciously influenced th... | PT44 S4 Q11 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q12 Passage:Coffee and tea contain methylxanthines, which cause temporary increases in the natural production of vasopressin, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland. Vasopressin causes clumping of blood cells, and the clumping is more pronounced in women than in men. This is probably the explanat... | PT44 S4 Q12 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q13 Passage:Whether a machine performs its intended function is plain for all to see, but recognition of excellence in art requires a rare subtlety of perception. So whereas engineers usually maintain their composure when their work is being evaluated, artists tend to become anxious under such circu... | PT44 S4 Q13 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q14 Passage:Scientists hypothesize that a particular type of fat known as "P-fat" is required for the development of eyesight. Researchers were led to this hypothesis by observing that babies who are fed formulas low in P-fat tend to have worse eyesight than babies fed mother's milk, which is high i... | PT44 S4 Q14 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q15 Passage:Artists have different ways of producing contours and hatching, and analysis of these stylistic features can help to distinguish works by a famous artist both from forgeries and from works genuinely by other artists. Indeed, this analysis has shown that many of the drawings formerly attr... | PT44 S4 Q15 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q16 Passage:Moralist: Immoral actions are those that harm other people. But since such actions eventually harm those who perform them, those who act immorally do so only through ignorance of some of their actions' consequences rather than through a character defect. Stem:Which one of the following ... | PT44 S4 Q16 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q17 Passage:Climatologists believe they know why Earth has undergone a regular sequence of ice ages beginning around 800,000 years ago. Calculations show that Earth's orbit around the Sun has fluctuations that coincide with the ice-age cycles. The climatologists hypothesize that when the fluctuation... | PT44 S4 Q17 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q18 Passage:Philosopher: The rational pursuit of happiness is quite different from always doing what one most strongly desires to do. This is because the rational pursuit of happiness must include consideration of long-term consequences, whereas our desires are usually focused on the short term. Mo... | PT44 S4 Q18 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q19 Passage:Political scientist: All governments worthy of respect allow their citizens to dissent from governmental policies. No government worthy of respect leaves minorities unprotected. Thus any government that protects minorities permits criticism of its policies. Stem:The flawed pattern of re... | PT44 S4 Q19 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q20 Passage:Advertisement: Each of the Economic Merit Prize winners from the past 25 years is covered by the Acme retirement plan. Since the winners of the nation's most prestigious award for economists have thus clearly recognized that the Acme plan offers them a financially secure future, it is p... | PT44 S4 Q20 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q21 Passage:A small car offers less protection in an accident than a large car does, but since a smaller car is more maneuverable, it is better to drive a small car because then accidents will be less likely. Stem:Which one of the following arguments employs reasoning most similar to that employed b... | PT44 S4 Q21 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q22 Passage:Trainer: Research shows that when dogs are neutered in early puppyhood, their leg bones usually do not develop properly. Improper bone development leads in turn to problems with arthritis as dogs grow older. Thus, if you want to protect your dog from arthritis you should not neuter your... | PT44 S4 Q22 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q23 Passage:Political scientist: One of the most interesting dilemmas in contemporary democratic politics concerns the regulation of political campaign spending. People certainly should be free, within broad limits, to spend their money as they choose. On the other hand, candidates who can vastly o... | PT44 S4 Q23 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q24 Passage:Some people have maintained that private ownership of the means of production ultimately destroys any society that sanctions it. This may be true of a less technologically advanced society that must share its economic resources to survive. But since only private ownership of the means of... | PT44 S4 Q24 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q25 Passage:A certain medication that is frequently prescribed to lower a patient's cholesterol level is generally effective. A recent study of 1,000 subjects ranging widely in age indicates, however, that the cholesterol level of someone taking the medication is typically 12 to 15 percent higher th... | PT44 S4 Q25 |
Question ID:PT44 S4 Q26 Passage:Political theorist: For all of its members to be strong in foreign policy, an alliance of countries must respond aggressively to problems. An alliance will do so only if every member of the alliance perceives the problems as grave. But the European Union countries will not all perceive ... | PT44 S4 Q26 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q1 Passage:The accumulation of scientific knowledge regarding the environmental impact of oil well drilling in North America has tended to lag behind the actual drilling of oil wells. Most attempts to regulate the industry have relied on hindsight: the need for regulation becomes apparent only after... | PT43 S1 Q1 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q2 Passage:The accumulation of scientific knowledge regarding the environmental impact of oil well drilling in North America has tended to lag behind the actual drilling of oil wells. Most attempts to regulate the industry have relied on hindsight: the need for regulation becomes apparent only after... | PT43 S1 Q2 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q3 Passage:The accumulation of scientific knowledge regarding the environmental impact of oil well drilling in North America has tended to lag behind the actual drilling of oil wells. Most attempts to regulate the industry have relied on hindsight: the need for regulation becomes apparent only after... | PT43 S1 Q3 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q4 Passage:The accumulation of scientific knowledge regarding the environmental impact of oil well drilling in North America has tended to lag behind the actual drilling of oil wells. Most attempts to regulate the industry have relied on hindsight: the need for regulation becomes apparent only after... | PT43 S1 Q4 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q5 Passage:The accumulation of scientific knowledge regarding the environmental impact of oil well drilling in North America has tended to lag behind the actual drilling of oil wells. Most attempts to regulate the industry have relied on hindsight: the need for regulation becomes apparent only after... | PT43 S1 Q5 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q6 Passage:In many bilingual communities of Puerto Rican Americans living in the mainland United States, people use both English and Spanish in a single conversation, alternating between them smoothly and frequently even within the same sentence. This practice‚ called code-switching‚ is common in bi... | PT43 S1 Q6 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q7 Passage:In many bilingual communities of Puerto Rican Americans living in the mainland United States, people use both English and Spanish in a single conversation, alternating between them smoothly and frequently even within the same sentence. This practice‚ called code-switching‚ is common in bi... | PT43 S1 Q7 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q8 Passage:In many bilingual communities of Puerto Rican Americans living in the mainland United States, people use both English and Spanish in a single conversation, alternating between them smoothly and frequently even within the same sentence. This practice‚ called code-switching‚ is common in bi... | PT43 S1 Q8 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q9 Passage:In many bilingual communities of Puerto Rican Americans living in the mainland United States, people use both English and Spanish in a single conversation, alternating between them smoothly and frequently even within the same sentence. This practice‚ called code-switching‚ is common in bi... | PT43 S1 Q9 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q10 Passage:In many bilingual communities of Puerto Rican Americans living in the mainland United States, people use both English and Spanish in a single conversation, alternating between them smoothly and frequently even within the same sentence. This practice‚ called code-switching‚ is common in b... | PT43 S1 Q10 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q11 Passage:In many bilingual communities of Puerto Rican Americans living in the mainland United States, people use both English and Spanish in a single conversation, alternating between them smoothly and frequently even within the same sentence. This practice‚ called code-switching‚ is common in b... | PT43 S1 Q11 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q12 Passage:In many bilingual communities of Puerto Rican Americans living in the mainland United States, people use both English and Spanish in a single conversation, alternating between them smoothly and frequently even within the same sentence. This practice‚ called code-switching‚ is common in b... | PT43 S1 Q12 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q13 Passage:In many bilingual communities of Puerto Rican Americans living in the mainland United States, people use both English and Spanish in a single conversation, alternating between them smoothly and frequently even within the same sentence. This practice‚ called code-switching‚ is common in b... | PT43 S1 Q13 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q14 Passage:Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that arose in reaction to formalist literary criticism, has endeavored to shift the emphasis in the interpretation of literature from the text itself to the contributions of readers to the meaning of a text. According to literary critics ... | PT43 S1 Q14 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q15 Passage:Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that arose in reaction to formalist literary criticism, has endeavored to shift the emphasis in the interpretation of literature from the text itself to the contributions of readers to the meaning of a text. According to literary critics ... | PT43 S1 Q15 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q16 Passage:Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that arose in reaction to formalist literary criticism, has endeavored to shift the emphasis in the interpretation of literature from the text itself to the contributions of readers to the meaning of a text. According to literary critics ... | PT43 S1 Q16 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q17 Passage:Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that arose in reaction to formalist literary criticism, has endeavored to shift the emphasis in the interpretation of literature from the text itself to the contributions of readers to the meaning of a text. According to literary critics ... | PT43 S1 Q17 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q18 Passage:Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that arose in reaction to formalist literary criticism, has endeavored to shift the emphasis in the interpretation of literature from the text itself to the contributions of readers to the meaning of a text. According to literary critics ... | PT43 S1 Q18 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q19 Passage:Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that arose in reaction to formalist literary criticism, has endeavored to shift the emphasis in the interpretation of literature from the text itself to the contributions of readers to the meaning of a text. According to literary critics ... | PT43 S1 Q19 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q20 Passage:Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that arose in reaction to formalist literary criticism, has endeavored to shift the emphasis in the interpretation of literature from the text itself to the contributions of readers to the meaning of a text. According to literary critics ... | PT43 S1 Q20 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q21 Passage:Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that arose in reaction to formalist literary criticism, has endeavored to shift the emphasis in the interpretation of literature from the text itself to the contributions of readers to the meaning of a text. According to literary critics ... | PT43 S1 Q21 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q22 Passage:Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific, engineering, and medical programs, often produce scientific discoveries and invent products or processes that have potential commercial value. Many institutions have invested heavily in the administrative infrastructure to develop and expl... | PT43 S1 Q22 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q23 Passage:Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific, engineering, and medical programs, often produce scientific discoveries and invent products or processes that have potential commercial value. Many institutions have invested heavily in the administrative infrastructure to develop and expl... | PT43 S1 Q23 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q24 Passage:Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific, engineering, and medical programs, often produce scientific discoveries and invent products or processes that have potential commercial value. Many institutions have invested heavily in the administrative infrastructure to develop and expl... | PT43 S1 Q24 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q25 Passage:Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific, engineering, and medical programs, often produce scientific discoveries and invent products or processes that have potential commercial value. Many institutions have invested heavily in the administrative infrastructure to develop and expl... | PT43 S1 Q25 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q26 Passage:Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific, engineering, and medical programs, often produce scientific discoveries and invent products or processes that have potential commercial value. Many institutions have invested heavily in the administrative infrastructure to develop and expl... | PT43 S1 Q26 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q27 Passage:Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific, engineering, and medical programs, often produce scientific discoveries and invent products or processes that have potential commercial value. Many institutions have invested heavily in the administrative infrastructure to develop and expl... | PT43 S1 Q27 |
Question ID:PT43 S1 Q28 Passage:Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific, engineering, and medical programs, often produce scientific discoveries and invent products or processes that have potential commercial value. Many institutions have invested heavily in the administrative infrastructure to develop and expl... | PT43 S1 Q28 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q1 Passage:Pettengill: Bebop jazz musicians showed their distaste for jazz classics by taking great liberties with them, as though the songs could be made interesting only through radical reshaping.Romney: Only compelling, versatile songs can stand such radical reshaping. Bebop musicians recognize... | PT43 S2 Q1 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q2 Passage:Essayist: Earth is a living organism, composed of other organisms much as animals are composed of cells, not merely a thing upon which creatures live. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that, like all organisms, Earth can be said to have a metabolism and to regulate its temperature... | PT43 S2 Q2 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q3 Passage:Cognitive psychologist: In a recent survey, citizens of Country F were asked to state which one of the following two scenarios they would prefer: (1) Country F is the world economic leader, with a gross national product (GNP) of $100 billion, and Country G is second, with a GNP of $90 b... | PT43 S2 Q3 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q4 Passage:A study claims that the average temperature on Earth has permanently increased, because the average temperature each year for the last five years has been higher than any previous yearly average on record. However, periods of up to ten years of average temperatures that have consistently ... | PT43 S2 Q4 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q5 Passage:Shipping Coordinator: If we send your shipment by air express, it will arrive tomorrow morning. If we send your shipment via ground carrier, it will arrive either tomorrow or the next day. Ground carrier is less expensive than air express, so which do you prefer?Customer: If I don't c... | PT43 S2 Q5 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q6 Passage:Therapists who treat violent criminals cannot both respect their clients' right to confidentiality and be sincerely concerned for the welfare of victims of future violent crimes. Reporting a client's unreported crimes violates the client's trust, but remaining silent leaves the dangerous ... | PT43 S2 Q6 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q7 Passage:Failure to rotate crops depletes the soil's nutrients gradually unless other preventive measures are taken. If the soil's nutrients are completely depleted, additional crops cannot be grown unless fertilizer is applied to the soil. All other things being equal, if vegetables are grown i... | PT43 S2 Q7 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q8 Passage:Criminologist: Increasing the current prison term for robbery will result in no significant effect in discouraging people from committing robbery. Stem:Each of the following, if true, supports the criminologist's claim EXCEPT: Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:Many people who rob are motiv... | PT43 S2 Q8 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q9 Passage:Activist: As electronic monitoring of employees grows more commonplace and invasive, we hear more and more attempted justifications of this practice by employers. Surveillance, they explain, keeps employees honest, efficient, and polite to customers. Such explanations are obviously self-... | PT43 S2 Q9 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q10 Passage:When students receive negative criticism generated by computer programs, they are less likely to respond positively than when the critic is a human. Since the acceptance of criticism requires that one respond positively to it, students are more likely to learn from criticism by humans th... | PT43 S2 Q10 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q11 Passage:After examining the options, the budget committee discovered that QI's office-phone system would be inexpensive enough to be within the cost limit that had been set for the committee. However, Corelink's system must also be inexpensive enough to be within the limit, since it is even les... | PT43 S2 Q11 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q12 Passage:Essayist: People once believed that Earth was at the center of the universe, and that, therefore, Earth and its inhabitants were important. We now know that Earth revolves around a star at the outskirts of a spiral arm of one of countless galaxies. Therefore, people's old belief that Ea... | PT43 S2 Q12 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q13 Passage:Davis: The only relevant factor in determining appropriate compensation for property damage or theft is the value the property loses due to damage or the value of the property stolen; the harm to the victim is directly proportional to the pertinent value.Higuchi: I disagree. More than ... | PT43 S2 Q13 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q14 Passage:Resident: Residents of this locale should not consider their loss of farming as a way of life to be a tragedy. When this area was a rural area it was economically depressed, but it is now a growing bastion of high-tech industry with high-wage jobs, and supports over 20 times the number ... | PT43 S2 Q14 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q15 Passage:Kendrick: Governments that try to prevent cigarettes from being advertised are justified in doing so, since such advertisements encourage people to engage in an unhealthy practice. But cigarette advertisements should remain legal since advertisements for fatty foods are legal, even thou... | PT43 S2 Q15 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q16 Passage:Environmentalist: Many people prefer to live in regions of natural beauty. Such regions often experience an influx of new residents, and a growing population encourages businesses to relocate to those regions. Thus, governmentally mandated environmental protection in regions of natural ... | PT43 S2 Q16 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q17 Passage:No small countries and no countries in the southern hemisphere have permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. Each of the five countries with a permanent seat on the Security Council is in favor of increased international peacekeeping efforts and a greater role for the Unit... | PT43 S2 Q17 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q18 Passage:Editorial: It is clear that what is called "health education" is usually propaganda rather than education. Propaganda and education are never the same thing. The former is nothing but an attempt to influence behavior through the repetition of simplistic slogans, whereas the latter never... | PT43 S2 Q18 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q19 Passage:Marc: The fact that the people of our country look back on the past with a great deal of nostalgia demonstrates that they regret the recent revolution.Robert: They are not nostalgic for the recent past, but for the distant past, which the prerevolutionary regime despised; this indicate... | PT43 S2 Q19 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q20 Passage:Social critic: One of the most important ways in which a society socializes children is by making them feel ashamed of their immoral behavior. But in many people this shame results in deep feelings of guilt and self-loathing that can be a severe hardship. Thus, moral socialization has h... | PT43 S2 Q20 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q21 Passage:Curator: A magazine recently ran a very misleading story on the reaction of local residents to our controversial art exhibit. They quoted the responses of three residents, all of whom expressed a sense of moral outrage. These quotations were intended to suggest that most local residents... | PT43 S2 Q21 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q22 Passage:All parrots can learn to speak a few words and phrases. Not all parrots have equally pleasant dispositions, though some of those native to Australia can be counted on for a sweet temper. Almost any parrot, however, will show tremendous affection for an owner who raised the bird from a ch... | PT43 S2 Q22 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q23 Passage:Toxicologist: Recent research has shown that dioxin causes cancer in rats. Although similar research has never been done on humans, and probably never will be, the use of dioxin should be completely banned. Stem:That dioxin causes cancer in rats figures in the argument in which one of t... | PT43 S2 Q23 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q24 Passage:Politician: The law should not require people to wear seat belts in cars. People are allowed to ride motorcycles without seat belts, and riding a motorcycle even while wearing a seat belt would be more dangerous than riding in a car without wearing one. Stem:Which one of the following a... | PT43 S2 Q24 |
Question ID:PT43 S2 Q25 Passage:Burying beetles do whatever they can to minimize the size of their competitors' broods without adversely affecting their own. This is why they routinely destroy each other's eggs when two or more beetles inhabit the same breeding location. Yet, after the eggs hatch, the adults treat all ... | PT43 S2 Q25 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q1 Passage:The development of new inventions is promoted by the granting of patent rights, which restrict the right of anyone but the patent holders to profit from these inventions for a specified period. Without patent rights, anyone could simply copy another's invention; consequently, inventors w... | PT43 S3 Q1 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q2 Passage:The Fenwicks returned home from a trip to find two broken bottles on their kitchen floor. There was no sign of forced entry and nothing in the house appeared to have been taken. Although the Fenwicks have a pet cat that had free run of the house while they were away, the Fenwicks hypothes... | PT43 S3 Q2 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q3 Passage:In an experiment, tennis players who were told that their performance would be used to assess only the quality of their rackets performed much better than an equally skilled group of tennis players who were told that their tennis-playing talent would be measured. Stem:The situation descr... | PT43 S3 Q3 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q4 Passage:Sydonie: Parents differ in their beliefs about the rules to which their children should be subject. So any disciplinary structure in schools is bound to create resentment because it will contradict some parental approaches to raising children.Stephanie: Your conclusion is incorrect; edu... | PT43 S3 Q4 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q5 Passage:Art critic: The aesthetic value of a work of art lies in its ability to impart a stimulating character to the audience's experience of the work. Stem:Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms with the principle cited above? Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:This painting i... | PT43 S3 Q5 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q6 Passage:Antonia: The stock market is the best place to invest your money these days; although it is often volatile, it provides the opportunity to make a large profit quickly.Maria: I agree that the stock market provides the opportunity to make large profits quickly, but one is just as likely t... | PT43 S3 Q6 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q7 Passage:Very little is known about prehistoric hominid cave dwellers. However, a recent study of skeletons of these hominids has revealed an important clue about their daily activities: skeletal fractures present are most like the type and distribution of fractures sustained by rodeo riders. The... | PT43 S3 Q7 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q8 Passage:Studies suggest that, for the vast majority of people who have normal blood pressure, any amount of sodium greater than that required by the body is simply excreted and does not significantly raise blood pressure. So only persons who have high blood pressure and whose bodies are incapable... | PT43 S3 Q8 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q9 Passage:Most lecturers who are effective teachers are eccentric, but some noneccentric lecturers are very effective teachers. In addition, every effective teacher is a good communicator. Stem:Which one of the following statements follows logically from the statements above? Correct Answer Choice:... | PT43 S3 Q9 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q10 Passage:Recently, photons and neutrinos emitted by a distant supernova, an explosion of a star, reached Earth at virtually the same time. This finding supports Einstein's claim that gravity is a property of space itself, in the sense that a body exerts gravitational pull by curving the space aro... | PT43 S3 Q10 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q11 Passage:Geneticist: Billions of dollars are spent each year on high-profile experiments that attempt to link particular human genes with particular personality traits. Though such experiments seem to promise a new understanding of human nature, they have few practical consequences. Meanwhile, m... | PT43 S3 Q11 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q12 Passage:Some argue that because attaining governmental power in democracies requires building majority coalitions, it is a necessary evil that policymakers do not adhere rigorously to principle when dealing with important issues, but rather shift policies as they try to please different constitu... | PT43 S3 Q12 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q13 Passage:Up until about 2 billion years ago, the sun was 30 percent dimmer than it is now. If the sun were that dim now, our oceans would be completely frozen. According to fossil evidence, however, life and liquid water were both present as early as 3.8 billion years ago. Stem:Which one of the f... | PT43 S3 Q13 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q14 Passage:Social critic: The operas composed by Bizet and Verdi are nineteenth-century European creations, reflecting the attitudes and values in France and Italy at the end of that century. Several recent studies impugn these operas on the grounds that they reinforce in our society many stereoty... | PT43 S3 Q14 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q15 Passage:In 1975, a province reduced its personal income tax rate by 2 percent for most taxpayers. In 1976, the personal income tax rate for those taxpayers was again reduced by 2 percent. Despite the decreases in the personal income tax rate, the total amount of money collected from personal inc... | PT43 S3 Q15 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q16 Passage:Everything that is commonplace and ordinary fails to catch our attention, so there are things that fail to catch our attention but that are miracles of nature. Stem:The conclusion of the argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed? Correct Answer Choice:BChoice A:... | PT43 S3 Q16 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q17 Passage:If one of the effects of a genetic mutation makes a substantial contribution to the survival of the species, then, and only then, will that mutation be favored in natural selection. This process is subject to one proviso, namely that the traits that were not favored, yet were carried alo... | PT43 S3 Q17 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q18 Passage:In a highly publicized kidnapping case in Ontario, the judge barred all media and spectators from the courtroom. Her decision was based on the judgment that the public interest would not be served by allowing spectators. A local citizen argued, "They pleaded with the public to help find ... | PT43 S3 Q18 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q19 Passage:Today's farmers plant only a handful of different strains of a given crop. Crops lack the diversity that they had only a few generations ago. Hence, a disease that strikes only a few strains of crops, and that would have had only minor impact on the food supply in the past, would devasta... | PT43 S3 Q19 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q20 Passage:Interviewer: A certain company released a model of computer whose microprocessor design was flawed, making that computer liable to process information incorrectly. How did this happen?Industry spokesperson: Given the huge number of circuits in the microprocessor of any modern computer,... | PT43 S3 Q20 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q21 Passage:Each of the many people who participated in the town's annual spring cleanup received a community recognition certificate. Because the spring cleanup took place at the same time as the downtown arts fair, we know that there are at least some spring cleanup participants who are not active... | PT43 S3 Q21 |
Question ID:PT43 S3 Q22 Passage:Taking advanced mathematics courses should increase a student's grade point average, for, as numerous studies have shown, students who have taken one or more advanced mathematics courses are far more likely to have high grade point averages than students who have not taken such courses. ... | PT43 S3 Q22 |
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