- (Topic 3)
The danger often facing authors of satirical works is that if the audience is not (i) _____ the joke, the piece may end up (ii) _____ the behavior it was trying to (iii) _____ .

1. A. already frustrated by
2. B. willing to laugh at
3. C. discerning enough to get
4. D. reinforcing
5. E. depicting
6. F. elucidating
7. G. conceal
8. H. support
9. I. ridicule

Correct Answer: CDI

- (Topic 3)
Since it was committed to the idea of science as an international, politically neutral enterprise, the Royal Society of London refused to _____ members from enemy nations during the world wars of the twentieth century.

1. A. betray
2. B. expel
3. C. endorse
4. D. oust
5. E. sanction
6. F. condemn

Correct Answer: BD

- (Topic 2)

1. A. Quantity A is greater.
2. B. Quantity B is greater.
3. C. The two quantities are equal.
4. D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Correct Answer: C

- (Topic 3)
Since scientific truths must be discovered, and since many, probably most, are far from (i) _____ . Futile investigations are (ii) _____ . Thus, the path to the truth is decidedly a (iii) _____ one.

1. A. intuitively obvious
2. B. routinelv acelauned
3. C. hie vi table
4. D. sinuous
5. E. potentially useful
6. F. auspicious
7. G. ne eligible
8. H. clandestine
9. I. progressive

Correct Answer: ADG

- (Topic 2)
In triangle ABC, AB = 9 and BC = 12- Which of the following values could be the perimeter of triangle ABC?
Indicate all such values.

1. A. 21
2. B. 25
3. C. 28
4. D. 36
5. E. 43
6. F. 47

Correct Answer: BCD