According to one understanding of the “continuity theory,” the use of human language may have been impossible until

Which of the following best describes the relationship of the statement about the language organ () to the passage as a whole?

The passage mentions which of the following as a possible consequence of governments mandating Cap and Trade policies?

It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is true of large companies operating under existing Cap and Trade mandates?

The primary purpose of the passage is to

The author of the passage would probably agree with which of the following statements about SNs?

The primary purpose of the passage is to

According to the passage, the researchers believe that the ex-urban location of the cenote was due primarily to

Although real estate values in the rural village of Cornville have dropped because of the new unavailability of medical facilities, prices will not stay low for long. In the five years since the closure of a hospital in the city of Scoville, property values have gradually returned to the levels they held before the closure of the hospital.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

According to the passage, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism was unique in 1905 in that it

The phrase “wondering whether the taking of slaves could be justified if the war in which they were acquired was itself ‘unjust’” () refers most directly to

The primary purpose of the passage is to

The man-made stone projection discovered at the center of a Neanderthal settlement exhibits every quality of a device capable of indicating the time of day with the shadows cast depending on position of the sun—perhaps the earliest sundial ever discovered. Thus, researchers at the site theorize that sundials were developed and used centuries earlier than expected.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the hypothesis?

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.

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?

In order to minimize the amounts of styrofoam used and disposed of within town limits, and thus reduce the overall amount of non-recyclable waste produced, a group of environmental advocates local to the area has proposed a ban on the use of styrofoam containers by restaurants and cafés within town limits. The advocates argue that because these businesses are the town’s heaviest users of styrofoam, the ban will have substantial environmental benefits.

Which of the following, if true, indicates that the plan to ban the use of styrofoam containers by restaurants and cafés is ill suited to the environmental goals of the advocates?

Since the implementation of the president’s higher education subsidization policy at the beginning of this decade, the number of individuals entering the workforce with nothing but a high school diploma has decreased 5 percent. During that period, there has been a comparable increase in the number of individuals enrolled in four-year college programs. Clearly, the president’s policy has convinced and allowed many individuals to pursue higher education after earning their high school diplomas.

Which of the following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion drawn above?

It often surprises people to learn that elephants are not closely related to hippos or rhinos, but a small, furry mammal known as the rock hyrax.

The Earth is composed of many layers, and if the iron in its core is moved the Earth’s magnetic field is changed, sometimes more significantly before scientists can predict.

The homing pigeon Cher Ami delivered a message that helped save almost 200 hundred men during the Battle of Argonne, a feat that is considered astonishing not just because of traveling twenty-five miles in as many minutes but by the fact that she was delivering the message despite having been shot in various places.

The authors’ method indicates that, in comparison with the present state of Earth’s atmosphere, the atmosphere of the early Earth period can be characterized as having