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Section 71<br />

Practice Test Seven 629<br />

16. The word "concede" in line 110 of Passage 2 most<br />

nearly means<br />

(A) surrender<br />

(B) acknowledge<br />

( C) admit weakness<br />

(D) resign<br />

(E) sacrifice<br />

17. Both passages suggest that which of <strong>the</strong> following<br />

is fundamental to scientific inquiry?<br />

(A) intuitive genius<br />

(B) familiarity with <strong>the</strong> perfections of art<br />

( C) an ability to combine knowledge from many<br />

different areas<br />

(D) meticulous observation and analysis<br />

(E) knowledge of <strong>the</strong> interconnectedness of all<br />

phenomena<br />

19. How would <strong>the</strong> author of Passage 2 respond to <strong>the</strong><br />

implication in Passage 1 that Leonardo's insights<br />

did not result in "truly useful technical advances"<br />

(lines 12-13)?<br />

(A) Usefulness is not an appropriate criterion <strong>for</strong><br />

judging solutions to technical problems.<br />

(B) Leonardo would have accomplished more<br />

had he not been distracted by his artistic<br />

endeavors.<br />

(C) Leonardo's invention of <strong>the</strong> external treadmill<br />

is one of countless useful advances he<br />

instigated.<br />

(D) Leonardo's ideas were so advanced that <strong>the</strong>y<br />

often could not be put into practice in his<br />

time.<br />

(E) Leonardo's contributions to modern engineering<br />

have been deliberately ignored by<br />

many scholars.<br />

18. The author of Passage 1 would probably regard <strong>the</strong><br />

painstaking analysis of canal building described in<br />

Passage 2 as an example of Leonardo's<br />

(A) revolutionary approach to work<br />

(B) ability to complete ambitious engineering<br />

projects<br />

( C) artistic fascination with details<br />

(D) predisposition to lose interest in specific<br />

problems<br />

(E) penchant <strong>for</strong> designing unbuildable machines<br />

IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON<br />

THIS SECTION ONLY. DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST.

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