GRE – Section 1: Test 5 – 24/7 Teach App

For this question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

Which of the following justifications does the text provide for the exclusion of foreigners from all offices of trust?

The laws were extremely complex, necessitating extensive familiarity with their nuances.
Stringent enforcement of the laws was required.
Mutual distrust prevailed at this time among the various provinces.

The author of this passage would most likely agree with which of the following assumptions?

Which statement, if true, would most weaken the position that foreigners are not able to hold a position of trust?

People are able to study the laws of other countries through comprehensive programs designed to immerse them in the intricacies of the laws.
Even many years after living in a foreign land, politicians have generally shown favoritism toward their native land.
Research shows that the age of a candidate holding an office of trust has a greater influence than his or her country of origin on his or her ability to succeed.
The level of distrust a population feels for a foreign-born leader or politician can rarely be eradicated.
Many successful nations, such as the United States, were built on a population that mostly originated from other locations.

This passage can best be summarized as a

defense of a thesis that increased freedom leads to more vigorous commerce.
reconciliation of opposing views of constitutional development.
contrast and comparison of vagaries of provincial law, preunification.
review of similarities and contrasts among preunification provincial laws.
polemic advocating the desirability of legal reciprocity among neighboring provinces.

For this question, select one answer choice.

It can be inferred from the passage that the way in which Hipparchus contributed most importantly to science was which of the following?

He was the first to observe the heavens.
He was first to perceive the equinoxes.
He was the first to combine observation with skillful interpretation.
He worked primarily with crude instruments of observation.
He was the first to realize that Earth rotates with a tilted axis around the sun.

For this question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

According to the passage, which of the following are true statements about Earth’s equinoxes?

Day and night are equivalent in length.
The equinoxes fall on the same day for both the northern and southern hemispheres.
It takes 25,000 years for a complete precession to occur.

GRE – Section 1: Test 5

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