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California Basic Educational Skills Test - Reading Questions 26–30 (page: 7)

The Eagle
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.

On the basis of above poem please answer the following question
To which of the following do the words "azure world" most likely refer?

INDEX
fire protection, 5155, 108, 115
forest conflicts: European, 8, 9193, 116117,
133134, 186188
forest destruction and ecological decline, 143; and
fire, 3135; and industrialization, 156173; and
railways 2729; and scientific forestry, 6061; and
villagers, 107, 115116; and World Wars, 4243,
4647
forest fires, 72, 87, 100105, 124; and pasture, 48,
5153, 115118; arson, 51, 122, 126130; see also
fire protection
forest law: breaches of, 3441, 4952, 55, 70,
115116, 121123; see also forest conflicts
forest management: and agrarian economy, 104105,
121, 186189; and imperial needs, 28, 35; and
slash-and-burn farming, 1218, 48; and commercial
orientation of, 3032; peasant resistance to,
6976, 89, 99106

On the basis of above Index please answer the following question
On the basis of the index, on which page would you be most likely to find information about the outlawed practice of burning forested areas to create fields for grazing small herds of livestock?

INDEX
fire protection, 5155, 108, 115
forest conflicts: European, 8, 9193, 116117,
133134, 186188
forest destruction and ecological decline, 143; and
fire, 3135; and industrialization, 156173; and
railways 2729; and scientific forestry, 6061; and
villagers, 107, 115116; and World Wars, 4243,
4647
forest fires, 72, 87, 100105, 124; and pasture, 48,
5153, 115118; arson, 51, 122, 126130; see also
fire protection
forest law: breaches of, 3441, 4952, 55, 70,
115116, 121123; see also forest conflicts
forest management: and agrarian economy, 104105,
121, 186189; and imperial needs, 28, 35; and
slash-and-burn farming, 1218, 48; and commercial
orientation of, 3032; peasant resistance to,
6976, 89, 99106

On the basis of above Index please answer the following question
On what cause of forest destruction does the author of the textbook focus most, from the evidence of the index?

1) The Woodstock Music and Art Fair—better known to its participants and to history simply as "Woodstock"—should have been a colossal failure.
2) Just a month prior to its August 15, 1969 opening, the fairs organizers were informed by the council of Wallkill, New York, that permission to hold the festival was withdrawn. 3) Amazingly, not only was a new site found, but word got out to the public of the fairs new location. 4) At the new site, fences that were supposed to facilitate ticket collection never materialized, and all attempts at gathering tickets were abandoned. 5)Crowd estimates of 30,000 kept rising; by the end of the three days, some estimated the crowd at 500,000. 6) And then, on opening night, it began to rain. 7) Off and on, throughout all three days, huge summer storms rolled over the gathering. 8) In spite of these problems, most people think of Woodstock not only as a fond memory but as the defining moment for an entire generation.

On the basis of above passage please answer the following question
Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this passage?

1) The Woodstock Music and Art Fair—better known to its participants and to history simply as "Woodstock"—should have been a colossal failure.
2) Just a month prior to its August 15, 1969 opening, the fairs organizers were informed by the council of Wallkill, New York, that permission to hold the festival was withdrawn. 3) Amazingly, not only was a new site found, but word got out to the public of the fairs new location. 4) At the new site, fences that were supposed to facilitate ticket collection never materialized, and all attempts at gathering tickets were abandoned. 5)Crowd estimates of 30,000 kept rising; by the end of the three days, some estimated the crowd at 500,000. 6) And then, on opening night, it began to rain. 7) Off and on, throughout all three days, huge summer storms rolled over the gathering. 8) In spite of these problems, most people think of Woodstock not only as a fond memory but as the defining moment for an entire generation.

On the basis of above passage please answer the following question
Which of the following numbered sentences of the passage best represents an opinion rather than a fact?