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Garrulous
Equivocal
Taciturn
Arrogant
Gregarious
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Are less human when they seek pleasure
Need to evaluate their purpose in life
Are being alienated from their true nature by technology
Have needs beyond physical comforts
Are always seeking the meaning of life
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Often an effort to avoid thinking
Something that gives true pleasure
An example of man’s need for society
Something that man must learn to avoid
Inhuman
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Totally wrong
Somewhat idealistic
Unhelpful
Indefensible
Immutable
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Parasites have an important role to play in the regulation of populations
The elimination of any species can have unpredictable effects on the balance of nature
The pests themselves are part of the food chain
These insects have been introduced to the area by human activities
Elimination of these insects would require the use of insecticides that kill a wide range of insects
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Discussing the relationship between the size of mammals and the nature of vegetation in their habitats
Contrasting ecological conditions in India and Africa
Proving the large animals do not require much food
Describing the size of animals in various parts of the world
Explaining that the reasoning of some geologists is completely false
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Infiltrated
Occupied
Impaired
Invigorated
Strengthened
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Errors in the reasoning of biologists
False ideas about animals in Africa
Incorrect assumptions on the part of geologists
Doubt in the mind of the author
Confusion in natural history
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I only
II only
III only
I and II only
I, II, and III
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Describe an aspect of the fauna of South Africa
Illustrate a possible source of food for large carnivores
Contrast with the habits of the antelope
Contrast with the habits of the antelope
Indicate the abundance of wildlife
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Number of animals killed by hunters
Number of prey animals killed by predators
Number of people killed by lions
Amount of food eaten by all species
Damage caused by large animals
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Food which is a concentrated source of nutrients
Rapid regrowth of plant mat
Large area for animals to forage in
Mainly carnivorous animals
Food requirements have been overestimated
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Travel books
Published illustrations
Private communications
Recorded observations
Historical documents
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Counter a popular misconception
Describe a region of great splendor
Prove a hypothesis
Illustrate a well-known phenomenon
Account for a curious situation
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Reliable and imaginative
Intrepid and competent
Observant and excitable
Foolhardy and tiresome
Incontrovertible and peerless
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Burchell’s data are not reliable
Burchell’s ideas are not to be given much weight
Comparison of the weights of herbivores is largely speculative
Darwin’s views differ from Burchell’s
More figures are needed before any comparison can be attempted
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What might have been expected
Ideas of earlier explorers
Ideas of earlier explorers
Hypotheses of other scientists
Former information
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Discoveries of chemical fact; the second on his ingenuity
Discovery of “dephlogisticated air”; the second on his discoveries of gases
Lack of theoretical understanding; the second on his lack of training
Importance to future science; the second on his status in relation to his contemporaries
Theoretical misconceptions; the second on his success in the face of disadvantage
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I only
II only
I and III
II and III
I, II, and III
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Climbed to the pinnacle of science
Fought his way to the top
Escaped the confines of traditional ideas
Achieved success in a difficult endeavor
Clawed his way up against opposition
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Firm disapproval
Wholehearted praise
Qualified approval
Determined neutrality
Ambivalence
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An introduction to a discussion of a constitutional amendment
A summary of social and political change since the writing of the Federal Constitution
An introduction to a history of the Constitution
A clarification of the author’s view of a controversy
A summation of a discussion on political history
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Not implicit in the original Constitution
To be taken as true for all time
Apparently violated by the Prohibition Amendment
An essential change in the beliefs of the American people
Something that would bewilder Washington and Madison
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