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NEW QUESTION 177
Some archaeologists speculate that the Americas might have been initially colonized between 40.000 and
25.000 years ago. However, to support this theory it is necessary to explain the absence of generally accepted habitation sites for that time interval in what is now the United States. Australia, which has a smaller land area than the United States, has many such sites, supporting the generally accepted claim that the continent was colonized by humans at least 40.000 years ago. Australia is less densely populated (resulting in lower chances of discovering sites) and with its overall greater aridity would have presented conditions less favorable for hunter-gatherer occupation. Proportionally, at least as much land area has been lost from the coastal regions of Australia because of postglacial sea-level rise as in the United States, so any coastal archaeological record in Australia should have been depleted about as much as a coastal record in the United States. Since there are so many resource-rich rivers leading inland from the United States coastline, it seems implausible that a growing population of humans would have confined itself to coasts for thousands of years. If inhabitants were present
25.000 years ago. the chances of their appearing in the archaeological record would seem to be greater than for Australia.
The author of the passage notes Australia's "smaller land area" in order to
- A. suggest that the number of habitation sites from between 40.000 and 25.000 years ago that have been found in Australia is somewhat surprising
- B. help explain a difference between Australia and the United States in the number of habitation sites from between 40.000 and 25.000 years ago
- C. emphasize a difference between Australia and the United States in population density
- D. help show why the absence of habitation sites from between 40.000 and 25.000 years ago in what is now the United States is problematic
- E. indicate that Australia is not exactly comparable to the United States in size
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 178
The_________of biographies of antebellum capitalists is particularly striking in contrast with the abundance of life stones of industrialists in later eras.
- A. dearth
- B. brevity
- C. banality
- D. triteness
- E. utility
- F. paucity
Answer: A,F
NEW QUESTION 179 
- A. The quantity in Column B is greater;
- B. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
- C. The quantity in Column A is greater;
- D. The quantities are equal;
Answer: B
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The longest side may, but need not, pass through the center of the circle. Thus, its length could be either equal to or less than the circle's diameter. NOTE: If the triangle were equilateral, the correct answer would have been choice (B); if it were a right triangle, the correct answer would have been choice (C).
NEW QUESTION 180
Recent studies of the gender gap in the history of United States politics tend to focus on candidate choice rather than on registration and turnout. This shift in focus away from gender inequality in political participation may be due to the finding in several studies of voting behavior in the United States that since
1980. differences in rates of registration and voting between men and women are not statistically significant after controlling for traditional predictors of participation. However. Fullerton and Stern argue that researchers have overlooked the substantial gender gap in registration and voting in the South. While the gender gap in participation virtually disappeared outside the South by the 1950s, substantial gender differences persisted in the South throughout the 1950s and 1960s, only beginning to decline in the 1970s.
The passage is primarily concerned with
- A. confirming the merits of a claim
- B. establishing the chronology of a transition
- C. evaluating an underlying assumption
- D. explaining the reasons for a change
- E. discussing a perceived oversight
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 181
Birds that prey on sage grouse generally hunt by circling over sagebrush and pouncing on sage grouse that come out into the open. Where there are power lines, however, these predators often survey the ground while sitting on the power lines. Although the area they can survey is smaller, predators sitting on power lines are more likely to catch sage grouse than are predators circling in the air. because_________, The primary purpose of the passage is to
- A. show how a conventional theory was weakened by a new discovery
- B. account for the widespread influence of a scientific theory
- C. trace the origins of a scientific dispute
- D. discuss a shift in an approach to explaining a natural phenomenon
- E. explain why certain scientists rejected a particular hypothesis
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 182 
- A. The quantity in Column B is greater;
- B. The quantity in Column A is greater;
- C. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
- D. The quantities are equal;
Answer: D
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Apply the defined operation to the values specified in each column:
Quantity A
Quantity B
NEW QUESTION 183
Exhibit.
- A. The two quantities are equal
- B. Quantity B is greater.
- C. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
- D. Quantity A is greater.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 184
According 10 the classical idea of space-time reality, two particles, identical or not, can be distinguished by tracing the motion of the particles along their trajectories. This idea is (1)________that the particles can be observed continuously, a belief that is (ii)________with respect to macroscopic bodies, but not with respect to free atoms. which (iii)________constant observation.
- A. elude
- B. based on the assumption
- C. fortuitous
- D. abet
- E. warrant
- F. entailed by the fact
- G. incompatible with the view
- H. innovative
- I. tenable
Answer: B,E,I
NEW QUESTION 185
BOAT : WAKE ::
- A. gardener : cuttings
- B. drill : hole
- C. actor : performance
- D. scalpel : scar
- E. airplane : tarmac
Answer: D
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This is an "evidence or result of" analogy. A BOAT creates a WAKE and leaves it behind, across the surface of the water. Similarly, a scalpel (surgeon's knife) creates a scar and leaves it behind, like a trail, across the surface of the skin. Strengthening the analogy is that a wake is a byproduct of boating, like a scar is a byproduct of cutting with a scalpel.
NEW QUESTION 186
The following appeared in a memo from the president of Bower Builders, a company that constructs new homes.
"A nationwide survey reveals that the two most-desired home features are a large family room and a large, well-appointed kitchen. A number of homes in our area built by our competitor Domus Construction have such features and have sold much faster and at significantly higher prices than the national average. To boost sales and profits, we should increase the size of the family rooms and kitchens in all the homes we build and should make state-of-the-art kitchens a standard feature. Moreover, our larger family rooms and kitchens can come at the expense of the dining room, since many of our recent buyers say they do not need a separate dining room for family meals." Write a response in which you examine the stated and or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
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See the detailed answer in explanation.
Explanation
The memo discusses in detail about the statement s made in order to suppose a suggestion that might get more profits for the firm. It is essential that the statements need to be supported by proper data and facts. The given statement is unsupported and is built upon a basic premise of an expected possibility in the future. The memo states that a change in the manner or pattern in which the house is built will probably be helpful for the company to improve its nature and also profit.
The company believes that they would be able to improve the profit by replacing the dining room space with more space for living room and kitchen, they also focus on state of the art kitchen facilities. It is impertaive that the company states the various assumptions and the basis on which these assumptions would be stated.
The company has failed to show and prove any given data or fact that ought of lead to the evidence that there might be possible increase in the profits.
The preferential choices of the people have also not been stated any where in the passage. The random generalization only weaknes and undermiens the statement.
the statement has to be supported with survey from the people or the purchasers which might provide better insights to the given statements.
It is essential for the company to consider the other factors and look into the sales for the holistic perpoective rather that from a profit oriented angle.
The type of assumptions made in the memo are subjective and inclined towards a great extent. which might be flawed in the event of not proving any Isubslantial evidences.
To conclude. I think that it is essential for the company to substantiate the views and assumptions with better data and facts, failing which it would remain to be flawed. Any assumptions needs to be places on valid and reasonable ideas without which the core of the premise would hold no good.
NEW QUESTION 187
NATAL : GESTATION ::
- A. truthful : proof
- B. humble : conceit
- C. feeble : cowardice
- D. conclusive : premise
- E. wealthy : investment
Answer: D
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This is a "necessary condition" analogy. GESTATION means "pregnancy"; NATAL means "pertaining to birth." Thus, gestation is a necessary condition for and must precede a birth. Similarly, a premise is a necessary condition for and must precede a conclusion.
NEW QUESTION 188
Though the ant colonies of fable and film often are invested with the hierarchical organization characteristic of human societies, a real ant colony operates without_________.
- A. direction
- B. forethought
- C. management
- D. consciousness
B disorder - E. turmoil
Answer: A,C
NEW QUESTION 189
REINFORCE : STRONGER
- A. erode : weaker
- B. shirk : greater
- C. abound : lesser
- D. wilt : higher
- E. dismantle : longer
Answer: A
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NEW QUESTION 190
If one dollar can buy m pieces of paper, how many dollars are needed to buy p reams of paper? [1 ream
500 pieces of paper.]
- A. Option C
- B. Option A
- C. Option E
- D. Option B
- E. Option D
Answer: B
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The number of dollars increases proportionately with the number of pieces of paper. The question is essentially asking: "1 is tomas what is top?" First, set up a proportion (equate two ratios, or fractions). Then convert either pieces of paper to reams (divide m by 500) or reams to pieces (multiply p by 500). (The second conversion method is used below.) Cross-multiply to solve for x:
NEW QUESTION 191
The Andean cordillera is made up of many interwoven mountain ranges, which include high intermontane plateaus, basins, and valleys. The Northern Andes contain several broad ecosystems falling into four altitudinal belts. Its northern subregion is distinguished by higher humidity and by greater climatic symmetry between eastern and western flanks. The Central Andes are characterized by a succession of agricultural zones with varied climatic conditions along the mountains' flanks and by large, highaltitude plateaus, variously called puna or altiplano, which do not occur in the Northern Andes. The soil fertility of the northern altiplano is generally good. The western Central Andean ranges are relatively arid with desert- like soils, whereas the eastern ranges are more humid and have more diverse soils. The eastern slopes of the Central Andes in many ways are similar to the wet forests of the Northern Andes. Unlike the Northern Andes, however, these slopes have a dry season. In regions of gentle topography, such as the Amazon basin, regional climatic variation can be determined from a few widely spaced measurements. Regional projections in the Andean cordillera are quite difficult by comparison. For example, while air temperature generally decreases with increasing altitude, variability of mountain topography can produce much lower than expected air temperatures. Nevertheless, some general climatic patterns are discernible. For example, with increasing distance south of the equator the seasonality of precipitation increases, whereas the total annual amount generally decreases. Humidity commonly increases with increasing altitude, but only to some intermediate altitude, above which it declines. The variability of mountain terrain also affects precipitation, such that conditions of extreme wetness and aridity may exist in close proximity. Related to this temperature gradient is a pattern of ater rainfall at the valley heads, and less rain at lower altitudes, resulting in part from mountain rainshadow effect. The weather patterns of the Andean cordillera and Amazon basin in general reflect movements of highand low-pressure cells associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a low-pressure trough that moves further north and south on a seasonal basis.
Precipitation is high throughout the year in the highlands and on the coast in the Northern Andes. Coastal aridity increases south of central Ecuador, culminating in the Atacama desert of northern Chile. In the Central Andes, highland precipitation is seasonal, and amounts are approximately half those measured in the Northern Andes. The aridity of the Central Andean coastal zone is the result of the drying effect of the cold Pacific Humboldt current and the southern Pacific high-pressure cell. Much of the southern portion of the Central Andes in Bolivia is also arid. The dry season causes soil moisture deficits and diminished stream flow part of each year.
According to the passage, the northern part of the high-altitude plateaus is characterized by which of the following?
- A. Extremes in air temperature
- B. A succession of agricultural zones
- C. An arid climate
- D. Fertile soil
- E. High relative humidity
Answer: D
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The high-altitude plateaus are called altiplano (line 16). The passage states explicitly that the soil fertility in the northern altiplano is generally good
NEW QUESTION 192
Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom. Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At the early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women.
Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and doctorate in physics. Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in
1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. espondently she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress. Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work. Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of the physical world.
When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt___.
- A. worried
- B. hopeless
- C. annoyed
- D. depressed
- E. none of the above
Answer: C
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NEW QUESTION 193 
If n is an integer and what is the least possible value of n ?
- A. 0
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 3
- E. 4
Answer: A
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NEW QUESTION 194
The origin of the attempt to distinguish early from modern music and to establish the canons of performance practice for each lies in the eighteenth century. In the first half of that century, when Telemann and Bach ran the collegium musicum in Leipzig, Germany, they performed their own and other modern music. In the German universities of the early twentieth century, however, the reconstituted collegium musicum devoted itself to performing music from the centuries before the beginning of the
"standard repertory," by which was understood music from before the time of Bach and Handel. Alongside this modern collegium musicum, German musicologists developed the historical sub-discipline known as
"performance practice," which included the deciphering of obsolete musical notation and its transcription into modern notation, the study of obsolete instruments, and the re-establishment of lost oral traditions associated with those forgotten repertories. The cutoff date for this study was understood to be around
1750, the year of Bach's death, since the music of Bach, Handel, Telemann and their contemporaries did call for obsolete instruments and voices and unannotated performing traditions - for instance, the spontaneous realization of vocal and instrumental melodic ornamentation. Furthermore, with a few exceptions, late baroque music had ceased to be performed for nearly a century, and the orally transmitted performing traditions associated with it were forgotten as a result. In contrast, the notation in the music of Haydn and Mozart from the second half of the eighteenth century was more complete than in the earlier styles, and the instruments seemed familiar, so no "special" knowledge appeared necessary. Also, the music of Haydn and Mozart, having never ceased to be performed, had maintained some kind of oral tradition of performance practice. Beginning around 1960, however, early-music performers began to encroach upon the music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Why? Scholars studying performance practice had discovered that the living oral traditions associated with the Viennese classics frequently could not be traced to the eighteenth century and that there were nearly as many performance mysteries to solve for music after 1750 as for earlier repertories. Furthermore, more and more young singers and instrumentalists became attracted to early music, and as many of them graduated from student- amateur to professional status, the technical level of early-music performances took a giant leap forward. As professional early-music groups, building on these developments, expanded their repertories to include later music, the mainstream protested vehemently. The differences between the two camps extended beyond the question of which instruments to use to the more critical matter of style and delivery. At the heart of their disagreement is whether historical knowledge about performing traditions is a prerequisite for proper interpretation of music or whether it merely creates an obstacle to inspired musical tradition.
The passage mentions all of the following as aspects of performance practice of the early twentieth century EXCEPT for
- A. transcribing older music into modern notation
- B. spontaneous vocal and instrumental ornamentation
- C. varying the delivery of music to suit particular audiences
- D. deciphering outdated music notation
- E. reestablishing unannotated performing traditions
Answer: C
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Although performance practice did indeed involve varying the performance of a work of music from one time to the next (by including spontaneous vocal and instrumental ornamentation), the passage neither states nor implies that how the delivery of music varied from time to time depended upon the particular tastes of the audience. Thus, choice D is unsupported by the passage.
NEW QUESTION 195
FUGITIVE : FLEE
- A. firebrand : quibble
- B. braggart : boast
- C. bystander : procure
- D. parasite : foster
- E. sage : stifle
Answer: B
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NEW QUESTION 196
In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.
A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.
The sixteenth century was an age of great ___exploration.
- A. cosmic
- B. land
- C. mental
- D. none of the above
- E. common man
Answer: B
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NEW QUESTION 197
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