SECTION TWO
1. If it is true that morality cannot exist without religion, then does not the erosion of religion herald the_________ of morality?
(A) regulation (B) basis (C) belief (D) collapse (E) value
2. Certain animal behaviors, such as mating rituals, seem to be_________, and therefore _________external factors such as climate changes, food supply, or the presence of other animals of
the same species.
(A) learned..immune to
(B) innate. .unaffected by
(C) intricate. .belong to
(D) specific. .confused with
(E) memorized. .controlled by
3. Shaken by two decades of virtual anarchy, the majority of people were ready to buy_________ at any price.
(A)order (B)emancipation (C)hope (D)liberty (E)enfranchisement
4. As a person who combines care with_________, Marisa completed her duties with_________as well as zeal.
(A) levity. .resignation
(B) geniality. .ardor
(C) vitality. .willingness
(D) empathy. .rigor
(E) enthusiasm. .meticulousness
5. Her shrewd campaign managers were responsible for the fact that her political slogans were actually forgotten clichés revived and_________with new meaning.
(A) fathomed (B) instilled (C) foreclosed (D) instigated (E) foreshadowed
6. The stoic former general led his civilian life as he had his military life, with simplicity and_________ dignity.
(A) benevolent (B) informal (C) austere (D) aggressive (E) succinct
7. Although bound to impose the law, a judge is free to use his discretion to_________ the anachronistic barbarity of some criminal penalties.
(A) mitigate (B) understand (C) condone (D) provoke (E) enforce
8. Henry viewed Melissa as_________; she seemed to be against any position regardless of its merits.
(A) heretical (B) disobedient (C) contrary (D) inattentive (E) harried
9. Dr. Schwartz's lecture on art, while detailed and scholarly, focused_________ on the premodern; some students may have appreciated his specialized knowledge, but those with more_________interests may have been disappointed.
(A) literally..medieval
(B) completely..pedantic
(C) expansively..technical
(D) luminously..creative
(E) exclusively, .comprehensive
10. Only when one actually visits the ancient ruins of marvelous bygone civilizations does one truly, appreciate the sad_________ of human greatness.
(A) perspicacity (B) magnitude (C) artistry (D) transience (E) quiescence