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Question 1
The Holy People in Navajo sacred narratives do not act as _____ when they teach; it is as often by what they do wrong as by what they do right.
A. agents
B. arbiters
C. defenders
D. paragons
E. ethicists
F. exemplars
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: paragons and "exemplars" both mean perfect models of behavior; the sentence stresses that the Holy People are *not* presented as flawless, so these two choices create synonymous, so these two choices create synonymous so these two choices create synonymous
Question 2
Coagulation factors are useful proteins whose simple names (many are known only by Roman numerals) _____ their importance and the specificity of their roles in the thinning and clotting of blood.
A. nullify
B. obviate
C. mitigate
D. belie
E. mask
F. accentuate
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: belie (meaning to misrepresent or contradict) and "mask" both indicate that the modest names hide the true significance of the proteins
Question 3
The primary purpose of the passage about Serbian epic singers is to
A. analyze the social role of epic singers in Serbian culture
B. account for the lack of critical attention paid to Serbian epic singers
C. explore the relationship between epic songs and poetry in Serbian culture
D. explain how singers of Serbian epic poetry regarded their art
E. critique a scholarly consensus about Serbian epic singers
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: explain how singers of Serbian epic poetry regarded their art is correct. The passage repeatedly emphasizes that singers saw themselves as stewards of tradition rather than individual creators. The other choices either introduce unsupported topics (social role
Question 4
The passage implies that in the Dutch Republic the culture of cleanliness was unusual in that it
A. lasted for a relatively short period
B. emerged much earlier than in most other areas of Europe
C. was not confined to any single stratum of society
D. began as a result of government mandates
E. developed independently of the culture of cleanliness in Renaissance Italy
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: emerged much earlier than in most other areas of Europe aligns with the passage’s question
Question 5
The author mentions 'other areas near the North Sea' primarily in order to
A. propose a new hypothesis
B. anticipate a possible objection
C. cast doubt on a particular explanation
D. point out an ambiguity in an argument
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: cast doubt on a particular explanation is correct. By noting that similar climatic conditions exist elsewhere without a parallel culture of cleanliness