SECTION 4
Time -30 minutes
38 Questions
1. Since most if not all learning occurs through——，
relating one observation to another， it would be
strange indeed if the study of other cultures did not
also illuminate the study of our own.
（A） assumptions
（B） experiments
（C） comparisons
（D） repetitions
（E） impressions
2. The new —— of knowledge has created ——
people： everyone believes that his or her subject
cannot and possibly should not be understood by
others.
（A） specialization…… barriers between
（B） decline…… associations among
（C） redundancy…… complacency in
（D） disrepute…… concern for
（E） promulgation…… ignorance among
3. If a species of parasite is to survive， the host organ-
isms must live long enough for the parasite to
---- ; if the host species becomes----, so do its
parasites.
（A） atrophy…… healthy
（B） reproduce…… extinct
（C） disappear…… widespread
（D） succumb…… nonviable
（E） mate…… infertile
4. The author argues for serious treatment of such arts
as crochet and needlework， finding in too many art
historians a cultural blindness —— to their ——
textiles as a medium in which women artists pre-
dominate.
（A） traceable…… prejudice against
（B） opposed…… distrust of
（C） referring…… need for
（D） reduced…… respect for
（E） corresponding…… expertise in
5. Those who fear the influence of television deliberately
------ its persuasive power, hoping that they
might keep knowledge of its potential to effect social
change from being widely disseminated.
（A） promote
（B） underplay
（C） excuse
（D） laud
（E） suspect
6. Because the high seriousness of their narratives
resulted in part from their metaphysics， Southern
writers were praised for their —— bent.
（A） technical
（B） discursive
（C） hedonistic
（D） philosophical
（E） scientific
Time -30 minutes
38 Questions
1. Since most if not all learning occurs through——，
relating one observation to another， it would be
strange indeed if the study of other cultures did not
also illuminate the study of our own.
（A） assumptions
（B） experiments
（C） comparisons
（D） repetitions
（E） impressions
2. The new —— of knowledge has created ——
people： everyone believes that his or her subject
cannot and possibly should not be understood by
others.
（A） specialization…… barriers between
（B） decline…… associations among
（C） redundancy…… complacency in
（D） disrepute…… concern for
（E） promulgation…… ignorance among
3. If a species of parasite is to survive， the host organ-
isms must live long enough for the parasite to
---- ; if the host species becomes----, so do its
parasites.
（A） atrophy…… healthy
（B） reproduce…… extinct
（C） disappear…… widespread
（D） succumb…… nonviable
（E） mate…… infertile
4. The author argues for serious treatment of such arts
as crochet and needlework， finding in too many art
historians a cultural blindness —— to their ——
textiles as a medium in which women artists pre-
dominate.
（A） traceable…… prejudice against
（B） opposed…… distrust of
（C） referring…… need for
（D） reduced…… respect for
（E） corresponding…… expertise in
5. Those who fear the influence of television deliberately
------ its persuasive power, hoping that they
might keep knowledge of its potential to effect social
change from being widely disseminated.
（A） promote
（B） underplay
（C） excuse
（D） laud
（E） suspect
6. Because the high seriousness of their narratives
resulted in part from their metaphysics， Southern
writers were praised for their —— bent.
（A） technical
（B） discursive
（C） hedonistic
（D） philosophical
（E） scientific