PRACTICE TEST 3 in Software

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22 Which of the following, if true, best completes the passage below The traditional view of Homer is that of a blind bard who wrote down the epic poems known as the Iliad and the Odyssey in the eighth century BCE We know now, however, that this picture cannot be true The language used in the epic poems contains elements of the Greek language dating from the twelfth to the eighth centuries BCE, but the Greek writing system was not developed until the late seventh century, when it was used to record clerical notes A more accurate statement regarding Homer, therefore, is that, if he existed, he most likely ______________ A wrote the poems down in the fifth century BCE, using a preexisting oral tradition of Greek epic poetry B was involved in the recording of clerical notes in Greek in the seventh century C composed the poems orally in the eighth century and then dictated them to a scribe in the late seventh century D composed the poems orally in the twelfth century, using a predecessor of the Greek language E composed the poems orally in the eighth century, using elements of preexisting Greek epic poetry

ANSWER: E The statement in the passage that the language used in the epic poems contains elements of the Greek language dating from the twelfth to the eighth centuries BCE suggests that the poem was probably composed in the eighth century, using preexisting poetic material If the Greek writing system was not developed until the late seventh century, then the poem must have been composed orally if it was composed in the eighth century, because it could not have been written down at that time The mechanism described in C is vaguely plausible, although it is very unlikely that a person who composed poems in the eighth century would be alive to dictate them in the late seventh century E is the best answer

B The Role of Great Museums in the Preservation of Cultural Artifacts C Repatriation of Cultural Treasures: The British Museum s Dirty Little Secret D The Value of Cultural Treasures in Defining National Identity E A Curious Curator: Lord Elgin and the Rise of the British Museum

ANSWER: C The main subject of the passage is the debate over the repatriation of cultural treasures; the passage states that the subject is not widely noted by the outside world, hence secret ; and the passage presents the British Museum in a negative light, hence dirty little secret

24 The third paragraph plays what role in the passage A It summarizes all the points expressed in the first two paragraphs B It raises new arguments that expand on those previously expressed C It suggests a possible area for useful research in the future D It rejects the arguments expressed in the first paragraph E It provides concrete evidence against arguments expressed in the second paragraph

ANSWER: E The example of the Elgin Marbles is used to poke holes in the arguments of museum curators expressed in the second paragraph

25 The situation involving the repatriation of the Elgin Marbles to Athens is most similar to which of the following A A Native American tribe in Oregon requests that a museum in Chicago return some ceremonial masks that could help in fundraising efforts to build a proposed museum in Portland B The nation of Peru in South America threatens the nation of Ecuador with military action if Ecuador does not hand over various gold artifacts of the Inca Empire, which originated in Peru C The National Archeology Museum of Cairo in Egypt requests that the Louvre return eight mummies from the time of Ramses the Great for the Cairo Museum s new

23 Of the following, the most appropriate title for the passage above would be: A The Elgin Marbles: Timeless Symbols of the Glory That Was Greece

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