FIB Practice Set 49
Question 1: It is puzzling to observe that Jones's novel has recently been criticized for its ______ structure, since commentators have traditionally argued that its most obvious ____is its relentlessly rigid, indeed schematic, framework.| attention to..preoccupation | |
| speculation about.. characteristic | |
| parody of..disparity | |
| violation of..contradiction | |
| lack of..flaw |
Question 2: It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be ____.
| predictable | |
| unexpected | |
| admirable | |
| explicit | |
| confusing |
Question 3: The characterization of historical analysis as a form of fiction is not likely to be received ____by either historians or literary critics, who agree that history and fiction deal with ____orders of experience.
| quietly.. significant | |
| enthusiastically..shifting | |
| passively.. unusual | |
| sympathetically..distinct | |
| contentiously..realistic |
Question 4: For some time now, ____has been presumed not to exist: the cynical conviction that every¬-body has an angle is considered wisdom.
| Rationality | |
| flexibility | |
| diffidence | |
| disinterestedness | |
| insincerity |
Question 5: The ____ of mass literacy coincided with the first industrial revolution; in turn, the new expansion in literacy, as well as cheaper printing, helped to nurture the ____of popular literature.
| building..mistrust | |
| reappearance..display | |
| receipt.. source | |
| selection..influence | |
| emergence.. rise |
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