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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">The few things known about the Eleusinian mysteries come from ancient sources who either participated in the cult’s rites and secrets or merely pretended to be privy to such things.p>
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<p>Although the earliest records we have of Arabic sources using the numeral zero date back to 773 C.E., the fact that the Arabic civilization had been performing advanced mathematical operations for a century before that indicates that they understood the concept of numerical zero long before they ever put it in writing. After all, Indians and Babylonians had both developed the concept independently before then, and the Arabic people could reasonably be expected to have acquired similar concepts. And although there is a dearth of writing indicating the exchange, by the 6th century C.E. Arabs had been in close contact with Indian civilization for a prolonged period. p>
<p>In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?p>
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<p>A financially efficient method of clearing roadways of excessive congestion is to expand the number of bus routes between cities and suburbs lying 5 to 50 miles apart. Doing so would be less expensive than expanding highway capacity and would simultaneously decrease the number of vehicles making their way between destinations at any given time.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, could proponents of the plan above most appropriately cite as a piece of evidence for the soundness of their plan?p>
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<p>Despite sky-high expectations, the global market for kale has remained stagnant for the last five years. However, although retail prices and the amount of kale produced have likewise varied little during the same period, kale farmers have increased their profits by 15 percent over the last two years.p>
<p>Any of the following statements, if true about the last two years, helps to explain the rise in profits EXCEPT:p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">In his new book, Rafe Esquith, a teacher in Los Angeles, stresses the importance of a strong educational system in countering the deplorable effects of a culture in which pop stars and actors had supplanted the scientists and researchers that were one time considered worthy of emulation.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">Igor Stravinsky’s familiarity with the music and folklore of Russia, France, and that of England were essential to his development as a composer, underpinning both his modern sensibility as much as his major works.p>
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<p>According to seasoned investors, the fluctuation in various global indices over the last five years indicate the possibility that there might be a correlation between a company's social media presence and its share price.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">A common problem reported by violinists is unilateral hearing loss, a consequence of holding the violin too close to one ear for many years.p>
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<p>There is a 25% chance that any given tourist will stop at the snack bar after arriving at a certain bus station. If four random tourists arrive at the station, what are the odds that exactly two of them will stop at the snack bar?p>
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<p>The police have not only failed to apprehend the miscreants, but they have also ignored pleas by the citizens of the township that the inquiry should be hastened.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">In 1891, an unknown benefactor bailed out the financially struggling Natural History Museum on the condition that the butterfly park be dismantled, setting free more than 16,000 butterflies and moths, collected over five decades, that were legally considered the property of the museum.p>
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<p>If it takes 65 minutes to drive s miles, how many minutes will it take to drive r miles at the same rate?p>
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<p>Recycled plastic lumber is a building material made from plastic bottles and other plastic waste. Unlike traditional lumber, it won't rot or absorb water, and it is highly resistant to insect damage, so it is well-suited for marine and outdoor applications. Recycled plastic lumber is worth considering as an alternative to traditional lumber for most building projects, with the exception of interior residential projects.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the exception noted above?p>
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<p>Last year the rate of unemployment was 8.2 percent, but this year it has been 7 percent. We can conclude that unemployment is on a downward trend and the rate will be even lower next year.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion above?p>
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<p>The design of an ancient pyramid suggests that the population who built the structure had developed the solar calendar. The exterior walls of the partly ruined pyramid consist of four successive stairways, and if a platform at the top of the structure is imagined as a single step atop four stairways of 91 steps each, the total number of steps corresponds to the number of days in the year according to the solar calendar.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the hypothesis?p>
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<p>Which of the following most logically completes the argument below?p>
<p>A non-profit organization is deciding whether to deliver and administer a limited quantity of a new vaccine for malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, to Country A or Country B, two countries with equal populations that are evenly distributed geographically and equally at risk of malaria. The expected rate of success per administration is expected to be the same in each country, but the non-profit organization has limited time to administer the drug and is uncertain of reaching either population in its entirety. Country B is smaller. Therefore, administering the vaccine to Country B will be more effective than administering to Country A, since _______________.p>
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<p>Cattle rancher: The new government regulations requiring the testing of all cattle crossing state borders would cost cattle ranchers $1 billion annually. These regulations would damage the nation's economy.p>
<p>Health regulator: Some of the $1 billion spent or lost by ranchers will be revenue for other businesses. Profits will be gained as well as lost.p>
<p>The health regulator responds to the cattle rancher byp>
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<p>With which of the following statements would the author of the passage be most likely to agree?p>
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<p>Behavioral psychology studies have yielded evidence that indicates that people tend to seek out evidence that will confirm their hypotheses, and failing to ask disconfirming questions.p>
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<p>Which of the following most logically completes the passage?p>
<p>A tropical thorn forest was cleared and converted by humans into soybean fields. The loss of the original habitat poses a threat to the area's population of cuis, which are wild guinea pigs. Ecologists originally estimated that the cuis in the area would vanish within four years. Two years later, the population of cuis is already cut in half, but it is unlikely that they will completely vanish from the region within the next two years, since _______________.p>
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