FIB Practice Set 20
Question 1: Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960's portrayed him as ____thinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy while censor¬ing ideas he did not like.| an adventurous | |
| a doctrinaire | |
| an eclectic | |
| a judicious | |
| a cynical |
Question 2: To have true disciples, a thinker must not be too ____any effective intellectual leader depends on the ability of other people to ____ thought processes that did not originate with them.
| popular..dismiss | |
| methodical..interpret | |
| idiosyncratic..reenact | |
| self-confident.. revitalize | |
| pragmatic. discourage |
Question 3: Even though formidable winters are the norm in the Dakotas, many people were unprepared for the ____ of the blizzard of 1888.
| inevitability | |
| ferocity | |
| importance | |
| probability | |
| mildness |
Question 4: As the first streamlined car, the Airflow represented a ____ in automotive development, and although its sales were ___, it had an immense influence on automobile design.
| milestone..disappointing | |
| breakthrough..significant | |
| regression.. unimportant | |
| misjudgment..calculable | |
| revolution..tolerable |
Question 5: While nurturing parents can compensate for adver¬sity, cold or inconsistent parents may ___ it.
| exacerbate | |
| neutralize | |
| eradicate | |
| ameliorate | |
| relieve |
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