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65MINUTES,52QUESTIONS

TurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

DIRECTIONS

Eachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreading

eachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedor

impliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableor

graph).

Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingovertheconscienceofevenaslaveholder.WhatIgot

passage.fromSheridanwasabolddenunciationofslavery,and

apowerfulvindicationofhumanrights.Thereading

30ofthesedocumentsenabledmetouttermythoughts

Thefollowingpassageisanexcerptfromtheautobiography

NarrativeoftheLifeofFrederickDouglass.Firstpublishedandtomeettheargumentsbroughtforwardtosustain

in1845,thepassagediscussesayoungDouglass'searlyslavery;butwhiletheyrelievedmeofonedifficulty,

considerationsonslavery.theybroughtonanotherevenmorepainfulthanthe

oneofwhichIwasrelieved.

Iwasnowabouttwelveyearsold,andthethought35ThemoreIread,themoreIwasledtoabhorand

ofbeingaslaveforlifebegantobearheavilyupondetestmyenslavers.Icouldregardtheminnoother

myheart.Justaboutthistime,Igotholdofabooklightthanabandofsuccessfulrobbers,whohadleft

lineentitled“TheColumbianOrator."Everyopportunitytheirhomes,andgonetoAfrica,andstolenusfrom

5Igot,Iusedtoreadthisbook.Amongmuchofotherourhomes,andinastrangelandreducedustoslavery.

interestingmatter,Ifoundinitadialoguebetween40Iloathedthemasbeingthemeanestaswellasthe

amasterandhisslave.Theslavewasrepresentedasmostwickedofmen.AsIreadandcontemplatedthe

havingrunawayfromhismasterthreetimes.Thesubject,behold!thatverydiscontentmentwhichMaster

dialoguerepresentedtheconversationwhichtookplaceHughhadpredictedwouldfollowmylearningtoread

iobetweenthem,whentheslavewasretakenthethirdhadalreadycome,totormentandstingmysou1to

time.Inthisdialogue,thewholeargumentinbehalfof45unutterableanguish.AsIwrithedunderit,Iwouldat

slaverywasbroughtforwardbythemaster,allofwhichtimesfeelthatlearningtoreadhadbeenacurserather

wasdisposedofbytheslave.Theslavewasmadetosaythanablessing.Ithadgivenmeaviewofmywretched

someverysmartaswellasimpressivethingsinreplycondition,withouttheremedy.ltopenedmyeyestothe

15tohismaster—thingswhichhadthedesiredthoughhorriblepit,buttonoladderuponwhichtogetout.In

unexpectedeffect;fortheconversationresultedinthesomomentsofagony,Ienviedmyfellow-slavesfortheir

voluntaryemancipationoftheslaveonthepartofthestupidity.Ihaveoftenwishedmyselfabeast.Ipreferred

master.theconditionofthemeanestreptiletomyown.Any

Inthesamebook,ImetwithoneofSheridan'sthing,nomatterwhat,togetridofthinking!

20mightyspeechesonandinbehalfofCatholicItwasthiseverlastingthinkingofmycondition

emancipation.Thesewerechoicedocumentstome.I55thattormentedme.Therewasnogettingridofit.It

readthemoverandoveragainwithunabatedinterest.waspresseduponmebyeveryobjectwithinsightor

Theygavetonguetointerestingthoughtsofmyownhearing,animateorinanimate.Thesilvertrumpof

soul,whichhadfrequentlyflashedthroughmymind,freedomhadrousedmysoultoeternalwakefulness.

25anddiedawayforwantofutterance.ThemoralwhichFreedomnowappeared,todisappearnomoreforever.

Igainedfromthedialoguewasthepoweroftruth60Itwasheardineverysound,andseenineverything.

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Itwaseverpresenttotormentmewithasenseofmy

wretchedcondition.!sawnothingwithoutseeingit,

Iheardnothingwithouthearingit,andfeltnothingThepassagecanbebestsummarizedas

withoutfeelingit.Itlookedfromeverystar,itsmiledA)aboytryingtoescapeafterfinallyrealizinghis

65ineverycalm,breathedineverywind,andmovedinidentityasaslave.

everystorm.B)aboylamentinghishopelesssituationbecausehis

conditionisworsethanthatofotherslaves.

C)aboydiscoveringtherealitiesofhisconditionas

wellashisyearningforfreedom.

D)aboysearchingforwisdomandcomfortinbooks.

Thenarratorrecollectshisreadingof/zTheColumbian

Orator"inthefirstparagraphprimarilyinorderto

A)discussthedialoguebetweenamasterandhis

slave.

B)supporthisbeliefthatslaveryisopposedtohuman

rights.

C)illustratetheslave'spersistenceinrunningaway.

D)explainhowSheridan'sspeechesareconcerned

withslavery.

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

tothepreviousquestion?

A)Lines5-7(/zAmongmuch...andhisslave")

B)Lines7-11("Theslavewas...thethirdtime")

C)Lines19-21(zzInthesame...documentstome,/)

D)Lines25-29("Themoralwhich...ofhumanrights")

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Throughoutthecourseofthepassage,thenarrator'sWhichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

perspectivechangesfromtothepreviousquestion?

A)fiercecondemnationtopainfulself-loathing.A)Lines36-39(ZZIcouldregard...ustoslavery")

B)liberatingrealizationtohelplessanger.B)Lines41-45("AsIread...unutterableanguish")

C)confidentinteresttoincreasedsadness.C)Lines45-47(/zAsIwrithed...thanablessing")

D)suddensurprisetoheatedrepulsion.D)Lines47-48("Ithadgiven...withouttheremedy")

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Inline16"unexpected"mostnearlymeansInthethirdparagraph,thenarratormakesacontrast

A)surprising.between

B)abrupt.A)slavesandtheirenslavers.

C)unintended.B)himselfandotherslaves.

D)abnormal.C)himselfandhismaster.

D)slavesandreptiles.

ThenarratorreferstoSheridan'sspeechesas“choice

documents"inline21primarilyinordertoThenarrator'scircumstancesinthepassageismost

A)showhisdecision-makingabilitiesinchoosinganalogousto

articlesthatdiscussslavery.A)anemployeewhodiscoversthathiscompany's

B)explainwhyhereferencedthesespeechestoemployeeshavebeenexploited,yettheyhaveno

supporthisargument.waytoseekjustice.

C)demonstratethespeeches'impactonhisawarenessB)agirlwhofindsoutthatherbestfriendhas

ofslavery.beenspreadingviciousrumorsaboutherwhile

pretendingtobeherfriend.

D)suggestthatthespeecheswerespecificallychosen

forthetopicathand.C)anendangeredanimalwhichhasbeenforcefully

capturedbyhumansandcannotescapebacktothe

wild.

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D)aforeignchildwhoisnotallowedtoattendschool

Inlines33-34,theother,morepainfuldifficultyreferstoinanewcountryduetoracialdiscrimination.

A)thenarrator'ssecretoflearningtoreadagainsthis

masterswill.

B)thenarratofsdiscoveryofhowtheslavemasters

capturedtheslavesfromAfrica.

C)thenarratofsrealizationthatthereisnotaready

solutionforendingslavery.

D)thenarrator'ssenseofisolationbecausehecould

notdiscusshispainwithotherslaves.

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Questions11-20arebasedonthefollowingObviouslythefactthatmanyaidrecipientshave

passage.becomemoredemocraticdoesnotbyitselfimply

causeandeffect.Examplesofsuccessfulprogramsin

45particularcountriesmayconvincinglydemonstrate

ThepassagebelowisadaptedfromtheessayDoesForeignAid

PromoteDemocracy?,originallypublishedfortheWorldBankinthatsometypesofaidcansometimesbebeneficial,

July2003byStephenKnack.buttellusnothingabouttheoveralleffectivenessof

aidinpromotingdemocracy.Manyscholarsandaid

Manyforeignaiddonorsincludethepromotionpractitionershaveevenarguedthatforeignaidcan

ofdemocraticgovernmentasamajorgoaloftheir50underminedemocraticgovernment.Friedmanhas

aidprograms.TheU.S.AgencyforInternationalarguedthatforeignaidisinimicaltocivillibertiesand

UneDevelopment(USAID)alonespendsmorethan$700democracy.Becausemostaidgoestogovernments,it

5millionannuallyondemocracy-relatedprograms,tends“tostrengthentheroleofthegovernmentsector

includingelectionssupport,thestrengtheningofingeneraleconomicactivityrelativetotheprivate

parliaments,judiciariesandpoliticalparties,and55sector."Democracyandfreedom,Friedmanandothers

fosteringthegrowthandpowerof“civilsocietyhaveargued,arelesslikelytoemergeandtosurvive

organizations"suchaslaborunionsandwomen'sandwheremosteconomicactivityisorganizedbythe

iohumanrightsgroups.Althoughtechnicalassistancepublicsector.

specificallytargetedatdemocracypromotionisasmallOtherscholarshavearguedthataidpotentially

fractionofallaid,theU.S.andotherdonorsoften60weakensgovernmentalaccountability,byretarding

conditiongrantsorloansintendedforgeneralbudgetdevelopmentofahealthy“civilsociety"underpinning

supportonperformanceintheareasofcivilliberties,democracyandtheruleoflaw.Theevolutionof

15theconductofelections,andrespectfortheruleofdemocracyandtheruleoflawintheWestwas

,

law.In1975zsection116wasaddedtotheForeigncriticallyrelatedtomonarchsneedsfortaxrevenues,

AssistanceAct,conditioningU.S.aidonrespectfor65particularlyforfightingwars.Eliteswhoprovided

humanrightsandcivilliberties.monarchswithmostoftheirtaxrevenuesinturn

Evenwhenawardedforotherpurposes,aidcandemandedaccountabilityfromgovernment.Englandis

20promotedemocracyindirectlyby“modernizing”theprototypicalexample,withtheGloriousRevolution

societies.Literacyandincreasedincomesarekeybeingthemostprominenteventintheprocessof

aspectsofmodernizationoftenbelievedtoincrease70increasingaccountabilityofmonarchstoelites,followed

thedemandfordemocraticgovernment.Muchaidofeventuallybygradualextensionofthesuffrage.Foreign

courseisintendedtoimproveeconomicgrowth,andaidmayshort-circuittheseprocessesindeveloping

25manyaidprogramsaretargetedatimprovingliteracycountries,byreducinggovernment'sdependenceon

andaccesstoeducation.itscitizenryfortaxrevenues.Withhighlevelsofaid,

Iftechnicalassistanceand/orconditionalityis75recipientgovernmentsareaccountableprimarilyto

effectiveinpromotingdemocraticgovernance-eitherforeigndonorsratherthantotaxpayers:"thosewith

directlyorthroughincreasingeducationandincometheloudestsinglevoiceonrevenueandexpenditure

30levels-thenhigherlevelsofforeignaidreceiptsshoulddecisionsareinternationallendingagencies”.

beassociatedwithincreasesindemocracy.Infact,Highaidlevelsmayalsoreinforceexecutive

LJSAIDisnothesitantaboutclaimingcreditforthe80dominanceinnewdemocracies,asdonorsoftenfund

spreadofdemocracy,asoneofmanyexamples〃ofprojectsoutsideofthebudget,precludinganyreview

whattheonehalfofonepercentofthefederalbudgetbyparliament.Therecentreportofthecongressionally-

35dedicatedtoeconomicandhumanitarianassistancehasappointedInternationalFinancialInstitutionAdvisory

achieved”:Commission(2000)noted:

Therewere58democraticnationsin1980.By85TheuseofIMFresourcesandconditionalityto

1995,thisnumberhadjumpedto115nations.USAIDcontroltheeconomiesofdevelopingnationsoften

provideddemocracyandgovernanceassistanceto36ofunderminesthesovereigntyanddemocraticprocesses

40the57nationsthatsuccessfullymadethetransitiontoofmembergovernmentsreceivingassistance.IMFstaff

democraticgovernmentduringthisperiod.oftenadmit(zoithpride)thattheexecutivebranchof

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90borrowingnationslikestouseIMFconditionstoexactdoessobyshiftingthebalanceofpowerwithincourttries

concessionsfromtheirlegislatures.Whilethismechanisminzvaysthatdistorttheconstitutionallyestablished

maysometimesworktoachievedesirablereforms,itoften95systemofchecksandbalances.

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oftheWashingtonPost.

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WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecentralclaimTheauthordevelopshisargumentthroughoutthe

ofthepassage?passageby

A)Foreignaidhassuccessfullymodernizedcountries,A)introducingtheproblemsofasystemand

buthasnotmadethemmoredemocratic.suggestingsomesolutions.

B)ForeignaiddoesnotalwaysaidintheB)explainingauniversalideaandarguingforits

democratizationofrecipientgovernments.invalidity.

C)CivilsocietyisoftentimesdestroyedbyforeignC)examiningapoliticaltheoryobjectively.

aid,soforeignaidshouldnotbeusedtopromoteD)presentingahypothesisandlatercastingdoubton

democracy.it.

D)Foreignaidpromotesthegrowthofdemocracy

bymakingrecipientgovernmentsaccountableto

donorcountriesinsteadoftaxpayers.

Asusedinline51,“inimical"mostnearlymeans

A)harmful.

B)intolerant.

Theauthorincludesthewords“civilsociety

organizations”(lines8-9)inquotesprimarilytoC)dismissive.

A)emphasizetheimportantrolethatcivilsocietyD)uncorrelated.

organizationsplayinforeignaidprograms.

B)advocatetherelationshipbetweenforeignaidand

civilsocietyorganizations.

Whichchoicebestdescribesthemainideaofthesixth

C)highlighttheironythatforeignaiddoesnotparagraph?

necessarilystrengthencivilsocietyorganizations.

A)Ageneraloverviewofthehistoryofdemocracyin

D)demonstratethatcivilsocietyorganizationsEngland.

supportthegrowthofabroadrangeofinstitutions.

B)TheGloriousRevolutionwascriticaltothesuccess

ofEngland'sdemocracy.

C)Historicalevidencedemonstratesthataidcan

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencetotheanswerdampenagovernment'sdependenceonitscitizens.

tothepreviousquestion?D)Itisdifficultformostcountriestoachievethesame

A)Lines3-10("TheU.S.Agencyfor...humanrightslevelofdemocraticsuccessasthatofEngland.

groups").

B)Lines23-26("Muchaidofcourse...accesstoEQ

education").

Thelastparagraphmainlyserveswhatpurpose?

C)Lines55-58(zzDemocracyandfreedom...thepublic

A)Todisproveaclaim

sector").

B)Toexplainanideaalreadymentioned

D)Lines59-62(/zOtherscholarshave...theruleof

law").C)Todemonstrateforeignaid'sinstability

D)Topresentevidencechallenginganargument

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Questions21-31arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Basedontheinformationinthepassage,allofthe

followingcanbeeffectsofforeignaidEXCEPT

A)reducingtheroleoftaxpayers.

ThepassagebelowisadaptedfromTheNewYorkTimes,

B)givingtoomuchpowertotheexecutivebranch.originallypublishedasanewsarticleinMay2016byHenry

C)strippingawaythefreedomsofprivatebusinesses.Fountain.Thepassagedescribestheongoingresearchof

turningCOintoausablefuel.

D)modernizingpoorsocieties.2

Atlaboratoriesaroundtheworld,researchersare

IEIworkingonwaysto[recycleCO2].TheXPrizeFoundation

hascreatedanincentive,a$20millionprizeforteamsthat

Theauthor'sattitudetowardsforeignaidcanbebest

Uneby2020comeupwithtechnologiestoturnCO2captured

describedas5fromsmokestacksofcoal-orgas-firedpowerplantsinto

A)unsupportive.usefulproducts.Theultimategoalofresearchersinthis

B)disinterested.fieldistoturnthewasteproductoffuel-burningintonew

fuel.Intheory,ifthiscouldbedoneonalargescaleusing

C)ambiguous.

renewableenergyorevensunlight,therewouldbenonet

D)cautious.iogainofemissions—thesamecarbondioxidemolecules

wouldbeemitted,captured,madeintonewfuelsand

emittedagain,overandover.

Carbondioxideisusedtomakesomebasic

Whichofthefollowingissupportedbyinformationinproductslikeureafertilizerandspecialtyplastics.

thegraph?isButtheprocessesarenotnecessarilyenergyefficient,

A)ThepercentageofaidisequaltothatofpercapitaandalmostalluseCO2fromnaturalunderground

growthin1983.reservoirs.Evenifcompaniesstartedusingcarbon

dioxidethatwascaptured,theamountwouldbeless

B)Percapitagrowthdeclinedeachtimeforeignaid

experiencedgrowth.than0.5percentoftheroughly32billionmetrictonsof

20CO2emittedannuallybyhumanactivity.

C)PercapitagrowthexperiencedasteadyincreaseWhatDr.Atwater,amaterialsscientistatthe

from1988-1999.CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology,andothershave

D)Percapitagrowthandforeignaidbothincreasedinmindaredevicesthat,ifscaledup,couldrecycle

from1988-1990.asignificantportionofcarbondioxidethatis

25capturedfrompowerplantsorprocesseslikecement

manufacturing,orevendirectlyfromtheatmosphere.

Butdevelopingdevicesthatcanefficientlyand

economicallyconvertlargeamountsofCO2willrequir