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In the passage, the author is questioning the prevailing view regarding
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The author would probably agree with which of the following statements about climatic conditions in the Carboniferous period?
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Which of the following best describes the purpose of the highlighted sentence?
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The graphic elements of Mesoamerican codex writing appear as figural representations, icons, and symbols that signify thought, ideas, and imagery rather than visible speech. Although ancient Mexicans designated some symbols to voice specific words, their larger graphic system did not correspond directly with spoken language. Because the symbols did not replicate any single linguistic system, speakers of various languages could translate the pictographs into their own respective tongues. Readers evaluated a combination of naturalistic images, pictorial conventions, and abstract symbols recorded within an organized structure. By knowing the basic conventions and the meanings of the symbols and recognizing their general arrangement, readers interpreted the pictographic messages. Precise reading orders are not always set, however; thus, different readings and interpretations remain possible.
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According to the passage, which of the following is true regarding the symbols of the Mesoamerican codex graphic system?
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It can be inferred from the passage that the nature of the Mesoamerican codex graphic system enabled which of the following?
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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The passage's description of Leighton and Wirawan's research suggests that which of the following was required for a rain-forest plot to be selected for study?
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According to the passage, the conclusion that "canopy trees suffered more from drought than from fire" is based on data indicating that
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The author would likely include which of the following evidence in the "facts of chronology"
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The author of the passage would be most likely to disagree with the "agricultural historians" over whether
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The author's reference to the fact that "even low elemental concentrations and minute features in diamonds can now be analyzed" serves primarily to
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It can be inferred from the passage that natural diamonds are of geological interest because they provide information about
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