FIB Practice Set 28

Question 1: During the widespread fuel shortage, the price of gasoline was so _______ that suppliers were generally thought to be______ the consumer.

	reactive..shielding
	stable..blackmailing
	depressed..cheating
	prohibitive..placating
	excessive..gouging

Question 2: Art _______ science, but that does not mean that the artist must also be a scientist; an artist uses the fruits of science but need not _______ the theories from which they derive.

	precedes..anticipate
	incorporates..understand
	transcends..abandon
	imitates..repudiate
	resembles..contest

Question 3: Imposing steep fines on employers for on-the-job injuries to workers could be an effective _______ to creating a safer workplace, especially in the case of employers with poor safety records.

	antidote
	alternative
	addition
	deterrent
	incentive

Question 4: Literature is inevitably a_______ rather than_______ medium for the simple reason that writers interpose their own vision between the reader and reality.

	distorting..a neutral
	transparent..an opaque
	colorful ..a drab
	flawless..an inexact
	flexible..a rigid

Question 5: With its maverick approach to the subject, Shere Hite's book has been more widely debated than most; the media throughout the-country have brought the author's ____ opinions to the public's attention.