FIB Practice Set 62

Question 1: Although his attempts to appear psychotic were so ____ as to be almost _____, there is evidence that Ezra Pound was able to avoid standing trial for treason merely by faking symptoms of mental illness.

	spontaneous..amusing
	contrived..believable
	clumsy..ludicrous
	stylized..distressing
	sporadic..premeditated

Question 2: The _____questions that consistently structure the study of history must be distinguished from merely _____ questions, which have their day and then pass into oblivion.

	recurrent ..practical;
	instinctive..factual
	ingrained..discriminating
	philosophical..random
	perennial..ephemeral

Question 3: The natural balance between prey and predator has been increasingly _____, most frequently by human intervention.

	celebrated
	predicted
	observed
	disturbed
	questioned

Question 4: There is some _____the fact that the author of a book as sensitive and informed as Indian Arti¬sans did not develop her interest in Native American art until adulthood, for she grew up in a region rich in American Indian culture.