Question 1

By the middle of the 1600s, the trade in beaver fur had become an important part of the life of the Abenaki tribe of what is now New England. The evidence is plain, and it takes two forms – material and linguistic. Archeologists have found scores of beaver bones at the Naragooc archaeological site. But the beaver also left a deep mark on the language. A lexicon compiled over 300 years ago by a French missionary lists more than thirty nouns, verbs, and phrases used by the people of Naragooc to describe the animal, its skin, its behavior, and the manner in which they pursued it. They had separate words for beavers as they appeared in winter and as they were in warmer weather, when their pelts had thinned. The author would most likely agree with which of the following statements about the beaver bones found at the Naragooc site?

Options :

A : They provide information about Abenaki economic activity.

B : They are unlikely to predate the lexicon compiled by the French missionary.

C : They are present in greater numbers there than at other contemporaneous sites

D : They provide evidence as to the manner in which the people of Naragooc hunted.

E : They may have been brought to the site from other villages through trading activity

Answer: C

Question 2

This passage is adapted from material published in 1998.

In the book China Men (1980), Maxine Hong Kingston tells of Chinese Americans establishing identities in the

United States. She acknowledges the importance of ethnicity (the national origins of one’s ancestors or one’s

self), yet also the importance of geographical location aside from one’s “homeland” and interactions with other

cultures in identity formation. These latter ideas suggest similarity between Kingston and “border identity”

theorists. These theorists challenge the arbitrariness of ethnic identities based on national boundaries, claiming

that individual identity is influenced by the various cultures with which one interacts, especially in a mobile

global society. Moreover, such theorists argue that identity requires redefinition either in terms of multiple

nationalities or in terms of geographic units different from nations, such as cities. Yet, redefining what it means

to be an “American” without abandoning the term itself, Kingston distances herself from some border theorists.

While recognizing multiple identities, she also counters border theorists’ emphasis on mobility and

disconnection from specific countries by emphasizing the importance of a sense of belonging for people

occupying a land with others. Even so, to belong to America in Kingston’s world is not to have a set identity, but

rather to have the opportunity to reconstruct identity through group interactions.

According to the passage, Kingston and the border identity theorists would be most likely to disagree over

which of the following?

Options :

A : The extent to which specific national origin plays a part in identity formation

B : The extent to which individual identity determines economic status

C : Whether or not cultural diversity plays a role in identity formation

D : Whether or not the term “American” has any definable contemporary meaning

E : Whether or not global mobility is becoming an economic necessity today

Answer: B

Question 3

In the figure above, what is the value of x?

Options :

A : 36

B : 40

C : 60

D : 64

E : 72

Answer: D

Question 4

The _______ and _______ lifestyle of certain types of primates differs greatly from the habits of most primate species, who are active during the day and who form societies based on quite complex interrelationships.

Options :

A : sedentary . . omnivorous

B : inactive . . monogamous

C : nomadic . . lonely

D : nocturnal . . solitary

E : diurnal . . gregarious

Answer: D

Question 5

CLUMSY : BOTCH

Options :

A : wicked : insinuate

B : strict : pamper

C : willful : heed

D : clever : eradicate

E : lazy : shirk

Answer: A

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