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Section 2<br />

148<br />

Practice Test Two<br />

11.<br />

12.<br />

13.<br />

The first sentence indicates that <strong>the</strong> author's<br />

"introduction into . .. social history" was<br />

(A) difficult but rewarding<br />

(B) confusing but worthwhile<br />

(C) unsought but unavoidable<br />

(D) accidental but <strong>for</strong>tunate<br />

(E) surprising and controversial<br />

The author initially "scoffed" at <strong>the</strong> graduate<br />

school professor's suggestion (lines 26-28) because<br />

<strong>the</strong> author<br />

(A) knew that <strong>the</strong> graduate school professor was<br />

not tenured in <strong>the</strong> history department<br />

(B) believed that historians should pursue<br />

loftier goals<br />

(C) had job offers that would present even<br />

greater opportunity<br />

(D) rejected <strong>the</strong> idea that such a study was <strong>the</strong> job<br />

of an international relations scholar<br />

(E) viewed <strong>the</strong> suggestion as condescending<br />

According to <strong>the</strong> passage, why did <strong>the</strong> author go to<br />

school?<br />

(A) To escape <strong>the</strong> civil war in his own country<br />

(B) To contribute to world peace<br />

(C) To become a hawkish supporter of<br />

militarized policies<br />

(D) To examine <strong>the</strong> human aspect of<br />

international relations<br />

(E) To improve his understanding of <strong>the</strong> people<br />

in <strong>the</strong> regions he studied<br />

14. In line 44, "overlaying" most nearly means<br />

(A) researching<br />

(B) sidestepping<br />

(C) abandoning<br />

(D) combining<br />

(E) exaggerating<br />

15. The last two sentences ("My examination . .. my<br />

own.") suggest that <strong>the</strong> author<br />

(A) realizes global conflicts can only be examined<br />

through social history<br />

(B) believes that social history provides in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

on global conflicts<br />

( C) assumes all international conflicts have <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

bases in social problems<br />

(D) believes that knowledge of social history can<br />

prevent conflicts<br />

(E) was previously aware of <strong>the</strong> social history, but<br />

felt unqualified to write on it<br />

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