QUESTION: 201

The upcoming presidential election in the West African republic of Ganelon is of grave concern to the U.S. State Department. Ganelon presently has strong political and military ties to the United States. However, the Socialist party is widely expected to win the election, leading to fears that Ganelon will soon break away from the pro-American bloc and adopt a nonaligned or openly anti-American stance.

Which of the following is an assumption made in the passage above?

A Socialist party government in Ganelon is more likely to oppose the United States than is a non-Socialist party government.
The people of the United States recognize their nation’s interest in the political stability of West Africa.
A weakening of U.S. political ties with Ganelon could have serious consequences for U.S. relations with other African nations.
The Socialist party leaders in Ganelon believe that their nation’s interests would best be served by an alliance with anti-American forces.
The Socialist party will win the upcoming election in Ganelon.

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 202

No nation can long survive unless its people are united by a common tongue. For proof, we need only consider Canada, which is being torn asunder by conflicts between French-speaking Quebec and the other provinces, which are dominated by English speakers.

Which of the following, if true, most effectively challenges the author’s conclusion?

Conflicts over language have led to violent clashes between the Basque-speaking minority in Spain and the Spanish-speaking majority.
Proposals to declare English the official language of the United States have met with resistance from members of Hispanic and other minority groups.
Economic and political differences, along with linguistic ones, have contributed to the provincial conflicts in Canada.
The public of India, in existence since 1948, has a population that speaks hundreds of different, though related, languages.
Switzerland has survived for nearly a thousand years as a home for speakers of three different languages.

Answer(s): E

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QUESTION: 203

As an experienced labor organizer and the former head of one of the nation’s most powerful labor unions, Grayson is an excellent choice to chair the new council on business-labor relations.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion above?

The new council must have the support of the nation’s labor leaders if it is to succeed.
During his years as a labor leader, Grayson established a record of good relations with business leaders.
The chair of the new council must be a person who can communicate directly with the leaders of the nation’s largest labor unions.
Most of the other members of the new council will be representatives of business management interests.
An understanding of the needs and problems of labor is the only qualification necessary for the job of chairing the new council.

Answer(s): E

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QUESTION: 204

In the effort to fire a Civil Service employee, his or her manager may have to spend up to $100,000 of tax money. Since Civil Service employees know how hard it is to fire them, they tend to loaf. This explains in large part why the government is so inefficient.
It can be properly inferred on the basis of the statements above that the author believes which of the following?

I) Too much job security can have a negative influence on workers.
II) More government workers should be fired.
III) Most government workers are Civil Service employees.

I only
I and III only
II only
I, II, and III
III only

Answer(s): A

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