Question: Catherine goes to her local movie theater only to see romantic comedies. Since Catherine did not go to the movies yesterday, there is not a romantic comedy playing at her local theater. The reasoning above is flawed because the evidence
Answer Options: A. does not suggest that Catherine goes to see every romantic comedy that plays at her local movie theater. B. implies that Catherine is uninterested in most types of movies. C. does not indicate whether Catherine watches only romantic comedies at home. D. suggests that Catherine’s local movie theater hardly ever shows romantic comedies. Correct Answer: A. does not suggest that Catherine goes to see every romantic comedy that plays at her local movie theater.
Question: Reporter: A new campaign finance reform bill being considered by Congress would limit the amount of campaign contributions that political candidates can receive. However, a survey of candidates running for mayor, governor, and senate seats shows that not one of them favors the bill. Clearly, there is no desire among politicians to limit campaign contributions. Which one of the following points out the flaw in the reporter’s argument above?
Answer Options: A. The reporter doesn’t indicate the amount that the new bill would limit campaign contributions. B. The reporter wrongly assumes that no politician has ever supported a bill intended to limit campaign contributions. C. The views of candidates currently running for office do not necessarily represent the views of all politicians. D. Some of the politicians try to hide the fact that they travel by private plane to their speeches around the country. Correct Answer: C. The views of candidates currently running for office do not necessarily represent the views of all politicians.
Question: Since Jessica’s participation in local politics increased significantly after she joined her school’s political science club, it is clear that her involvement in that club led her to take an interest in politics. The argument above is flawed because
Answer Options: A. it doesn’t say which political issues Jessica is interested in. B. it states that the only purpose of the political science club is to spark an interest in politics. C. it misuses the word “significantly.” D. it’s possible that an interest in politics caused Jessica to join the political science club. Correct Answer: D. it’s possible that an interest in politics caused Jessica to join the political science club.
Question: Some politicians claim to support the environment in speeches they make around the country. However, to get to those speeches they ride in a gas guzzling, pollution creating private planes. They therefore clearly don’t believe a word of what they say and are actually making the environmental problem worse. Which one of the following, if true, would best weaken the argument above?
Answer Options: A. Some of the politicians try to hide the fact that they travel by private plane to their speeches around the country. B. Most people who hear the politicians’ speeches on the environment are unconvinced by their arguments. C. A majority of voters surveyed agree that politicians sometimes make society’s problems worse. D. Improvements to the environment brought about through the politicians’ public support of environmental measures are more than offsets the damage done to the environment by the politicians’ private planes. Correct Answer: D. Improvements to the environment brought about through the politicians’ public support of environmental measures are more than offsets the damage done to the environment by the politicians’ private planes.
Question: Career counselor: It is best for artists to build a practical and safe career that will guarantee them a secure income, and then pursue their art in their spare time. That way, they will be motivated to work hard at their day jobs to support their art making, and both their career and their art will thrive. Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument?
Answer Options: A. Some forms of art making are expensive and require a good deal of money to pursue. B. Many people who aren’t artists prefer to pursue practical and safe careers. C. Having the time and money to make art doesn’t guarantee an artist commercial success. D. Splitting time between two pursuits in life often causes both to suffer. Correct Answer: D. Splitting time between two pursuits in life often causes both to suffer.
Question: Last season at City Opera House, far more people attended opera X than opera Y. However, opera Y generated far greater net profits for City Opera House than did opera X. Which of the following could directly explain the result indicated above EXCEPT:
Answer Options: A. a difference in the ticket prices of operas X and Y. B. a difference in the operating expenses of operas X and Y. C. a difference in the subject matters of operas X and Y. D. a difference in the merchandise sales associated with operas X and Y. Correct Answer: C. a difference in the subject matters of operas X and Y.
Question: As part of its reorganization, company X created five new positions within the company. However, after the reorganization was complete, company X had fewer employees than before the reorganization. Which one of the following, if true, would best explain the result described above?
Answer Options: A. Some employees of the company were switched into new departments to fill the new positions. B. Some employees who quit over dissatisfaction with the reorganization were immediately replaced by new hires. C. The new positions were created to respond to a greater demand for company X’s products. D. Some employees were laid off as a number of old positions were eliminated in the reorganization. Correct Answer: D. Some employees were laid off as a number of old positions were eliminated in the reorganization.
Question: Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair: building: blueprint
Answer Options: A. ship: sea B. cake: recipe C. bridge: island D. guitar: song Correct Answer: B. cake: recipe
Question: Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair: heavy: weight
Answer Options: A. dry: wet B. feather: scale C. hot: temperature D. color: size Correct Answer: C. hot: temperature
Question: Arthur: The solutions to most mystery novels I read are not believable. However, my enjoyment of a mystery novel depends only on its suspenseful mood and colorful characters. Norton: Roughly 80% of the mystery novels I read have believable solutions, which is good since I do not enjoy mystery novels that don’t have believable solutions. The speakers above
Answer Options: A. agree that most mystery novels do not have believable solutions. B. agree that a suspenseful mood and colorful characters add to the enjoyment of a mystery novel. C. disagree on whether a believable solution is required for the enjoyment of a mystery novel. D. disagree on whether an author’s enjoyment in creating a mystery novel influences whether that novel will have a believable solution. Correct Answer: C. disagree on whether a believable solution is required for the enjoyment of a mystery novel.
Question: Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair: gavel: judge
Answer Options: A. baton: conductor B. symphony: composer C. stop sign: driver D. ruler: math Correct Answer: A. baton: conductor
Question: Only circus animals with a clean bill of health will perform in today’s exhibition. A monkey, a poodle, and a horse will perform in today’s exhibition. No circus animals with a clean bill of health were prescribed medications this week. If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of them?
Answer Options: A. The monkey, poodle, and horse are the only animals performing in today’s circus exhibition. B. No circus animals were prescribed medications this week. C. No more than two circus animals have a clean bill of health. D. Neither the monkey nor the horse performing in today’s circus exhibitions were prescribed medications this week. Correct Answer: D. Neither the monkey nor the horse performing in today’s circus exhibitions were prescribed medications this week.
Question: Barney: Last winter, I slipped on the outside stairs of Pinetree Café and broke my leg. My fall was caused by the ice on the stairs that the restaurant failed to remove. Since the restaurant clearly did not provide a safe atmosphere for its customers, I am justified in taking it to court. Lydia: Unwarranted lawsuits are swamping the country—lawsuits that have no legal merit and are brought simply to make lawyers and their clients rich. If this trend continues, soon our legal system will be swamped to the point where it won’t be able to administer justice to people who truly deserve it. You therefore should drop your case against Pinetree Café. The speakers above appear to disagree on which one of the following points?
Answer Options: A. Barney’s lawsuit against Pinetree Café is unwarranted. B. Many unwarranted lawsuits are swamping the country. C. The legal system will soon be unable to administer justice to people who deserve it. Correct Answer: A. Barney’s lawsuit against Pinetree Café is unwarranted.
Question: Evan and Clark are the mall’s only security guards. The mall’s surveillance system is usually used 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Answer Options: Clark is incapable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system. Both Evan and Clark are capable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system. Evan and Clark are the mall’s only security guards. The mall’s surveillance system is usually used 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Correct Answer: Both Evan and Clark are capable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system.
Question: The higher the price of an antique, the greater people’s expectation that the object is rare. That, in turn, makes the antique appear more valuable.
Answer Options: Will likely increase people’s expectations that the antique is valuable. Will guarantee that the antique will not sell at a profit. Should be encouraged because it increases the likelihood that antiques will be sold. Should be encouraged because it lessens a quality that makes that antique desirable. Correct Answer: Will likely increase people’s expectations that the antique is valuable.
Question: The very large increase in allergies over the last thirty years is due to the great success of immunizations administered over this time period. Since immunizations have nearly eliminated life-threatening diseases such as polio, the human immune system increasingly targets other environmental substances in order to keep working properly. Allergy symptoms such as runny noses and itchy eyes result when the immune system attacks pollen that is breathed in from the air.
Answer Options: Immunizations often have surprising side effects. Immunizations have been very successful in eliminating life-threatening diseases. Viruses that once caused polio now cause allergies. The use of immunizations has led to an increase in allergies. Correct Answer: The use of immunizations has led to an increase in allergies.
Question: When the title character of Iron, Lulu, is shown running away from the camera, first at a short distance away and then in the next shot several yards further away, the editor is using what technique?
Answer Options: Jump cut Cross-cut Fade out Dissolve Correct Answer: Jump cut
Question: Why do silent films often seem to move faster than modern sound films?
Answer Options: Because filmmakers wanted to squeeze more action into less film. Because they generally feature quicker cutting than modern films. Because the rates of shooting and projection were not standardized. Because audiences expected films to be a lot shorter in those days. Correct Answer: Because the rates of shooting and projection were not standardized.
Question: In what decade did digital sound come into use in movies?
Answer Options: The 1990s The 1980s The 1970s The 1950s Correct Answer: The 1990s