1. The Holy People in Navajo sacred narratives do not act as _____ when they teach; it is as often by what they do wrong as by what they do right.
A. agents
B. arbiters
C. defenders
D. paragons Correct
E. ethicists
F. exemplars
Explanation
paragons and "exemplars" both mean perfect models of behavior; the sentence stresses that the Holy People are *not* presented as flawless, so these two choices create synonymous, so these two choices create synonymous so these two choices create synonymous
2. Coagulation factors are useful proteins whose simple names (many are known only by Roman numerals) _____ their importance and the specificity of their roles in the thinning and clotting of blood.
A. nullify
B. obviate
C. mitigate
D. belie Correct
E. mask
F. accentuate
Explanation
belie (meaning to misrepresent or contradict) and "mask" both indicate that the modest names hide the true significance of the proteins
3. The primary purpose of the passage about Serbian epic singers is to
A. analyze the social role of epic singers in Serbian culture
B. account for the lack of critical attention paid to Serbian epic singers
C. explore the relationship between epic songs and poetry in Serbian culture
D. explain how singers of Serbian epic poetry regarded their art Correct
E. critique a scholarly consensus about Serbian epic singers
Explanation
explain how singers of Serbian epic poetry regarded their art is correct. The passage repeatedly emphasizes that singers saw themselves as stewards of tradition rather than individual creators. The other choices either introduce unsupported topics (social role
4. The passage implies that in the Dutch Republic the culture of cleanliness was unusual in that it
A. lasted for a relatively short period
B. emerged much earlier than in most other areas of Europe Correct
C. was not confined to any single stratum of society
D. began as a result of government mandates
E. developed independently of the culture of cleanliness in Renaissance Italy
Explanation
emerged much earlier than in most other areas of Europe aligns with the passage’s question
5. The author mentions 'other areas near the North Sea' primarily in order to
A. propose a new hypothesis
B. anticipate a possible objection
C. cast doubt on a particular explanation Correct
D. point out an ambiguity in an argument
Explanation
cast doubt on a particular explanation is correct. By noting that similar climatic conditions exist elsewhere without a parallel culture of cleanliness