Culinary Arts Challenge

1. Question

The main purpose of the passage is to

A. consider an ethical dilemma posed by cost-benefit analysis.
B. describe a psychology study of ethical economic behavior.
C. argue that the free market prohibits ethical economics.
D. examine ways of evaluating the ethics of economics.

2. Question

In the passage, the author anticipates which of the following objections to criticizing the ethics of free markets?

A. Smith’s association of free markets with ethical behavior still applies today.
B. Free markets are the best way to generate high profits, so ethics are a secondary consideration.
C. Free markets are ethical because they are made possible by devalued currency.
D. Free markets are ethical because they enable individuals to make choices.

3. Question

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

A. Lines 4-5 (“Some…ethical”)
B. Lines 7-10 (“But…about”)
C. Lines 21-22 (“Smith…outcome”)
D. Lines 52-54 (“When…way”)

4. Question

As used in line 6, “embraced” most nearly means?

A. lovingly held.
B. readily adopted.
C. eagerly hugged.
D. reluctantly used.

5. Question

The main purpose of the fifth paragraph (lines 45-56) is to

A. develop a counterargument to the claim that greed is good.
B. provide support for the idea that ethics is about character.
C. describe a third approach to defining ethical economics.
D. illustrate that one’s actions are a result of one’s character.

6. Question

As used in line 58, “clashes” most nearly means?

A. conflicts.
B. mismatches.
C. collisions.
D. brawls.

7. Question

Which choice best supports the author’s claim that there is common ground shared by the different approaches to ethics described in the passage?

A. Lines 11-12 (“There…decision”)
B. Lines 47-50 (“From…advertisements”)
C. Lines 59-64 (“Take…market”)
D. Lines 75-77 (“We…facts”)

8. Question

The main idea of the final paragraph is that

A. human quirks make it difficult to predict people’s ethical decisions accurately.
B. people universally react with disgust when faced with economic injustice.
C. understanding human psychology may help to define ethics in economics.
D. economists themselves will be responsible for reforming the free market.

9. Question

Data in the graph about per-pound coffee profits in Tanzania most strongly support which of the following statements?

A. Fair trade coffee consistently earned greater profits than regular coffee earned.
B. The profits earned from regular coffee did not fluctuate.
C. Fair trade coffee profits increased between 2004 and 2006.
D. Fair trade and regular coffee were earning equal profits by 2008.

10. Question

Data in the graph indicate that the greatest difference between per-pound profits from fair trade coffee and those from regular coffee occurred during which period?

A. 2000 to 2002
B. 2002 to 2004
C. 2004 to 2005
D. 2006 to 2008

11. Question

Data in the graph provide most direct support for which idea in the passage?

A. Acting on empathy can be counterproductive.
B. Ethical economics is defined by character.
C. Ethical economics is still possible.
D. People fear losses more than they hope for gains.

Culinary Arts Challenge

Justice January 25, 2017

Reading Test 2 – SAT 4

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