1 There is some________________the fact that the author of a book as sensitive and informed as Indian Artisans did not develop her interest in Native American art until adulthood, for she grew up in a region rich in American Indian culture. A) irony in B) satisfaction in C) doubt about D) concern about
2 Although the substance is normally quite______________, scientists found that when tempered with other elements it could be stored safely in metal containers. A) voluminous B) caustic C) insoluble D) vapid
3 Philosophical problems arise when people and questions that, though very_______, have certain characteristics in common. A) relevant B) elementary C) abstract D) diverse
4 Because he felt intimidated in his new position, he was divulging his frank opinions of company proposals. A) precipitate in B) candid in C) chary of D) fervid about
5 By forcing our surrender to the authority of the clock systematic timekeeping has imposed a form of________on society A) anarchy B) permanence C) provincialism D) tyranny
6 Kagan maintains that an infant's reactions to its first stressful experience are apart of a natural process of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or_________________signs of adolescent anxiety. A) prophetic B) normal C) monotonous D) virtual
7 Certainly Murray's preoccupation with the task of editing the Oxford English Dictionary begot a kind of monomania, but it must be regarded as a _________________ or at least an innocuous one. A) tame B) tendentious C) meretricious D) beneficent
8 We first became aware that her support for the new program was less than ___________ when she declined to make a speech in its favor. A) qualified B) haphazard C) fleeting D) wholehearted
9 The spellings of many Old English words have been _____________ in the living language, although their pronunciations have changed. A) preserved B) shortened C) preempted D) revised
10 Current data suggest that, although_states between fear and aggression exist, fear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically. A) simultaneous B) serious C) exceptional D) transitional
11 Within the tribal government of the Crow Indians, the clan system serves as a method of checks and balances that_________the assumption of authoritarian rule by any one clan. A) determines B) prevents C) examines D) delegates
12 A common argument claims that in folk art, the artist's subordination of technical mastery to intense feeling_the direct communication of emotion to the viewer. A) facilitates B) averts C) neutralizes D) implies
13 Alice Walker's prize - winning novel exemplifies the strength of first - person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional commentary would be____________. A) subjective B) eloquent C) superfluous D) impervious
14 Because Dr.Chambers worked in a highly___________field of scientific research, her reports and papers were necessarily filled with technical jargon meaningless to all but a few of her coworkers. A) unstable B) regarded C) controversial D) specialized
15 The life of Rumel, who enhanced his own political strength as he fought for his people's freedom, suggests that not all liberation movements result in the________________of their leaders. A) corruption B) canonization C) self-glorification D) downfall