QUESTION: 189

A young man eager to become a master swordsman journeyed to the home of the greatest teacher of swordsmanship in the kingdom. He asked the teacher, “How quickly can you teach me to be a master swordsman?” The old teacher replied, “It will take ten years.” Unsatisfied, the young man asked, “What if I am willing to work night and day, every day of the year?” the teacher replied, “In that case, it will take twenty years.” The teacher’s main point is that an important quality of a master swordsman is

humility
willingness to work hard
respect for one’s elders
patience
determination

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 190

Below is an excerpt from a letter that was sent by the chairman of a corporation to the stockholders.
A number of charges have been raised against me, some serious, some trivial. Individuals seeking to control the corporation for their own purposes have demanded my resignation. Remember that no court of law in any state has found me guilty of any criminal offense whatsoever. In the American tradition, as you know, an individual is considered innocent until proven guilty. Furthermore, as the corporation’s unbroken six-year record of growth will show, my conduct of my official duties as chairman has only helped enhance the success of the corporation, and so benefited every stockholder.

Which of the following can be properly inferred from the excerpt?

The chairman believes that all those who have demanded his resignation are motivated by desire to control the corporation for their own purposes.
Any misdeeds that the chairman may have committed were motivated by his desire to enhance the success of the corporation.
The chairman is innocent of any criminal offense.
The corporation has expanded steadily over the past six years.
Any legal proceedings against the chairman have resulted in his acquittal.

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 191

In the years since the city of London imposed strict air-pollution regulations on local industry, the number of bird species seen in and around London has increased dramatically. Similar air-pollution rules should be imposed in other major cities.

Each of the following is an assumption made in the argument above EXCEPT:

In most major cities, air-pollution problems are caused almost entirely by local industry.
Air-pollution regulations on industry have a significant impact on the quality of the air.
The air-pollution problems of other major cities are basically similar to those once suffered by London.
An increase in the number of bird species in and around a city is desirable.
The increased sightings of bird species in and around London reflect an actual increase in the number of species in the area.

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 192

Which of the following best completes the passage below?

In opposing government regulation of business, conservatives often appeal to the Jeffersonian ideal of limited government, expressing the wish that government would “get off the backs of the American people.” Yet, paradoxically, many of these same conservatives address questions of private morality, such as those dealing with sexual behavior, by calling for

a return to the restrictive sexual morality of the Victorian era
a strengthening of the role of the family in setting moral norms for society
a limitation on the amount of sexually provocative material appearing in books, motives, and television shows
greater freedom for individuals to choose their own way of handling sexual issues
an increased governmental role in the regulation and control of private sexual behavior

Answer(s): E

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