FIB Practice Set 1

Question 1: The senator's reputation, though_________ by false allegations of misconduct, emerged from the ordeal________.

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	shaken...unscathed
	destroyed...intact
	damaged...impaired
	impugned...unclear
	tarnished...sullied

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Question 2: This poetry is not ________; it is more likely to appeal to an international audience than is poetry with strictly regional themes.

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	familiar
	democratic
	technical
	complex
	provincial

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Question 3: Experienced employers recognize that business stu­dents who can________ different points of view are ulti­mately more effective as managers than are the bril­liant and original students who________________ dogmatically to their own formulations.

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	discredit…revert
	assimilate…adhere
	impose…refer
	disregard…incline
	advocate...relate

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Question 4: Poe's_______ reviews of contemporary fiction, which often find great merit in otherwise _____ literary gems, must make us respect his critical judgment in addition to his well-known literary talent.

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	thorough...completed
	petulant...unpopular
	insightful…unappreciated
	enthusiastic...acclaimed
	harsh...undeserving

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Question 5: The significance of the Magna Carta lies not in its ___________ provisions, but in its broader impact: it made the king subject to the law.

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	specific
	revolutionary
	implicit
	controversial
	finite

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