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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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The author of the passage states that which of the following casts doubt on the validity of the "widespread concern"?
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The author of the passage mentions The Conscious Lovers in order to
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Even in the querulous culture of the university`s economics department, Posada stood out for his __________.
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The senator showed a fierce commitment to achieving an accord, spending months coaxing a consensus out of an often __________ assembly.
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Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
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For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument that climate change was involved in the disappearance of certain pika populations?
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Which of the following best describes the function of the highlighted sentence in the context of the passage as a whole?
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The passage implies that Morgan`s suggestion was
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For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
The passage suggests which of the following about the relationship between the theory of plate tectonics and Morgan`s suggestion?
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Perhaps only a minority of scientific researchers were succumbing to bias, but their skewed findings were having __________ effect on published research.
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The era`s examples of __________ that are cited by the author can be balanced by occasions when dissent was tolerated.
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While several relationships fell by the wayside under the pressure of conflicting opinion, none was more affecting to the writer than her relationship with her brother. Her letters document a steady (i)_____ of feeling: intense pride in him giving way to more moderate respect, trust (ii)_____ as feelings of betrayal come to dominate.
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The uncanny likeness of unrelated butterflies can be (i)_____ as an adaptation whereby edible butterflies imitate the coloration of venomous butterfly species that potential predators (ii)_____.
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Castillo`s apparently inexhaustible posthumous career is about to have a significant second act: the large number of books written by Castillo already available is soon to double. While this prospect is bound to thrill many readers, we might (i)_____ our excitement with the recognition that when it comes to publishing the dead, the best is not often saved for last. Given the remarkable (ii)_____ of Castillo`s publications to date, it seems unlikely that any of the looming titles could (iii)_____ the masterpieces we already know.
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