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Exercise 39
1. Blassingame has taken pains to show that the editors of several of the
more famous antebellum slave narratives were “noted for their integrity” and
thus were unlikely to (i)___ the facts given them by slave narrators. From a
(ii)___ standpoint, however, it is not the moral integrity of these editors that
is at issue but the linguistic, structural, and tonal integrity of the narratives
they produces. Even if an editor (iii)___ reproduced the facts of a narrator’s
life, it was still the editor who decided what to make o f these facts, how they
should be emphasized, in what order they ought to be presented, and what
was extraneous or germane.
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A acknowledge E ethical G unreliably
B distort D literary H faithfully
C insist F mystical I needlessly
2. Generally languages define social groups and provide (i)___ for social
structures. Hence, a (ii)___ (having or giving style or distinction) language
sets a cultural group off from the dominant language group. Throughout
United States history this pattern has resulted in one unhappy consequence --
(iii)___members of the cultural minority.
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A justification D distinctive G moderation of
B confidence E errant H derivation from
C recklessness F widespread I discrimination against
3. If the United States is truly a (i)___ nation —that is, if it is one culture
reflecting the contributions of many —this demand should be seen as a
demand not for (ii)___ but for (iii)___.
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A controversial D correction G inclusion
B multicultral E accumulation H encouragement
C unimpeachable F separation I inventiveness
4. More direct efforts to force inclusion can be misguided. For example,
movements to declare English the official language do not truly advance the
(i)___ of a multicultural nation. In fact , they (ii)___ the twenty million
people who do not speak English as their mother tongue. Further, it would be
unwise to require the (iii)___ use of English.
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A cohesion D alienate G provincial
B declination E demean H universal
C modernization F revoke I deliberate
5. It is the result of the fundamental change that occurred as European
monarchies were replaced by (i)___ governments. That is, these governments
began to reject what had been a primary intent of extradition, to (ii)___ the
return of political offenders, and instead sought to protect (iii)___ fleeing
despotic regimes.
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A responsible D extol G dissidents
B aristocratic E expedite H citizens
C democratic F exemplify I residents
6. Genetically considered, social democracy is something (i)___ and
unintended to communities where there is (ii)___ competence and no marked
personal eminence. There be no will (iii)___ but instead an intelligent
readiness to lend a hand and to do in unison whatever is done.
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A primitive D general I ease
B advanced E comprehensive H equality
C prominent F extreme G aristocracy
7.  olitical democracy, on the other hand, is a late and (i)___ product. It
arises by a gradual extension of aristocratic privileges, through (ii)___ abuses,
and in answer to restlessness on the people’s part. Its principle is not the
absence of eminence, but the discovery that existing (iii)___ is no longer
genuine and representative. It may retain many vestiges of older and less
democratic institutions.
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A artificial D rebellion against G eminence
B specific E dependence on H alienation
C alterative F interference with I acknowledgement
8. Hughes’s expression of the vibrant folk culture of Black people
established his writing as a (i)___ in the history of African American
literature. Especially and predictably, most of his folk poems have the (ii)___
marks of this folk culture’s oral tradition. There is a deceptive veil of
artlessness in these poems. Hughes prided himself on being an (iii)___ and
impressionistic writer of poetry. His, he insisted, was not an artfully
constructed poetry. Yet an analysis of his dramatic monologues and other
poems reveals that his poetry was carefully and artfully crafted.
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A rigidity D distinctive G well - prepared
B characteristic E resemble H impromptu
C landmark F acrimonious I ambiguous
9. (i)___ of compulsory national service claim that such a program is not in
keeping with the liberal principles upon which Western democracies are
founded. This reasoning is reminiscent of the argument that a tax on one’s
income is (ii)___ because it violates one’s right to property. Such
conceptions of the liberal state fail to take into account the intricate character
of the social agreement that (iii)___ our liberties.
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A Cynics E beneficial G enforces
B Proponents D undemocratic H undermines
C Opponents F idiosyncratic I undergirds
10. It might be objected that the cases of taxation and national service are not
(i)___: while taxation must be (ii)___, the military is quite able to find
recruits without resorting to conscription. Furthermore, proponents of
national service do not limit its scope to only those duties absolutely
necessary to the defense of the nation. Therefore, it may be contended,
compulsory national service (iii)___ the acceptable boundaries of
governmental interference in the lives of its citizens.
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A conducive D coerced G reinforces
B paradox E reconstructed H oversteps
C analogous F incorporated I compromises |
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