Test: Verbal Aptitude - 6 - GMAT MCQ

(A) the narrative connotations of the sublime implied an emphasis on the human figure X ⇒ Sublime is related to literary because its connotation is about power and mystery... and sublime focus on the human figure;- LANSCAPES didnt show figures, that's why it was not originally seen as embodying the sublime ⇒ CORRECT
(B) only religious subjects were seen as embodying the sublime
(C) Michelangelo did not paint landscape
(D) landscape was viewed purely as the visual representation of everyday nature scenes
(E) nature was not conceived as a source of awe and wonder

(A) classifying the genres of the sublime in art
(B) broadening the conception of the sublime to include nature
(C) giving a more clear cut definition of the sublime than earlier writers
(D) defining some of the qualities in nature that could be considered sublime ⇒ "According to Edmund Burke's definitive essay of 1757, the sublime in nature was closely tied up with vastness, lack of habitation and cultivation, and danger— which, as in the reaction to high mountain passes or storms at sea, was conducive to awe. These qualities, as evoked in the painting of landscapes"⇒ CORRECT
(E) rejecting Longinus's identification of the sublime with religious experience

(A): Correct- The passage uses Newton as an example of an intelligent individual caught in the speculative frenzy, showing that even brilliant minds were not immune to poor financial decisions.
(B): Incorrect- The passage does not suggest that scientists like Newton influenced financial development.
(C): Incorrect- Newton is mentioned for his financial losses, not for any financial expertise or wealth gained.
(D): Incorrect- The passage does not criticize Newton’s involvement in corrupt practices.
(E): Incorrect- There is no reference to the broader scientific community being affected by the South Sea Company’s collapse.

(A): Incorrect- The passage explicitly mentions overseas investments from Amsterdam and France as key factors contributing to London’s financial growth.
(B): Incorrect- The creation of Bills of Exchange is highlighted as part of the foundational innovations that supported modern banking in London.
(C): Incorrect- The Treaty of Utrecht, which allowed Britain to supply slaves to Spanish America, is mentioned as a significant factor that contributed to an influx of capital, boosting London's financial position.
(D): Correct- While the South Sea Company is mentioned, its trading ventures are not described as a major factor in London's rise as a financial center. Instead, the company became infamous for speculative trading and financial collapse, not for contributing to London's financial growth.
(E): Incorrect- The establishment of the Bank of England in 1694 is clearly identified as a crucial step in London’s development as a global financial hub.

(A): Incorrect- While the passage does describe some financial innovations chronologically, it does not analyze how the South Sea Company shaped modern financial systems. Instead, the passage focuses on the speculative bubble and the subsequent collapse.
(B): Correct- The passage begins with a discussion of London's financial development and then transitions into a detailed examination of the South Sea Company as a specific example of speculative excess, making this the most accurate description of the passage's organization.
(C): Incorrect- Although the passage mentions the Nine Years' War in the context of the Bank of England's creation, it does not focus on the economic impact of the war or financial institutions restoring economic stability.
(D): Incorrect- The passage does not compare the South Sea Company to other joint-stock companies in detail. It focuses primarily on the South Sea Company's rise and collapse, without making direct comparisons to other companies.
(E): Incorrect- While international trade agreements like the Treaty of Utrecht are mentioned, the passage does not primarily explore Britain’s rise as a financial power through trade agreements. The focus is more on financial innovation and speculative bubbles.

(A): Incorrect- While this option suggests that financial practices continued after the collapse, it focuses on short-term endurance rather than long-term resilience. The development of new financial products does not necessarily indicate that the system became stronger over time.
(B): Incorrect- The recovery of individual investors doesn’t directly address the broader economic system’s endurance in the long term. This option focuses on personal financial recovery, which is separate from the system’s overall resilience.
(C): Incorrect- The survival of the South Sea Company itself does not directly relate to the broader economic system’s endurance. The focus of the argument is on the financial market as a whole, not the survival of a single company.
(D): Correct- The introduction of stricter financial regulations that made the market more resilient over time directly supports the idea that the broader economic system endured in the long term. This shows that the collapse led to reforms that strengthened the overall system, ensuring its survival and future stability.
(E): Incorrect- The mention that foreign capital inflows never recovered contradicts the argument that the broader economic system endured in the long term. This option weakens, rather than strengthens, the argument.

• The main idea is expressed at the beginning of the third paragraph: “Perhaps it’s time to consider creating special group homes as a means of providing these children with stable and safe environments.” The first two paragraphs describe the problems with foster care, whereas the last two show how group homes would address those problems.
• The passage does argue that the current foster care system is at least to some extent a failure (choice a), but that is part of the larger argument that something else must be done.
• The passage refers to prisons in the last paragraph, but this is to compare the treatment of children in foster care with the treatment of inmates in prison, not to compare group homes to prisons (choice c).
• The passage argues that children in foster care need more stability (choice d), but this is one of the supporting ideas, not the main idea. The author may feel that no system is perfect (choice e) and acknowledges that group homes are not a perfect solution, but again, this is a detail within the passage, not the overall main idea.
  Answer: B

• In the last paragraph, the author acknowledges that “For some, the idea of a government agency housing, clothing, and feeding needy children may sound extreme.” This suggests that the idea will be resisted.
• The author does not appear to think that this idea is long overdue (choice a); the author says “perhaps it is time” to consider group homes, not “it is high time” or some other phrase that would suggest impatience.
• The author is not close-minded enough to suggest that group homes are the only option (choice b).
• The statement “There must be a better means of caring for these children” and the word “perhaps” indicate that the author is thinking about options and possibilities. The author would probably agree that the idea of creating group homes should be researched (choice d), but the passage does not indicate this point.
• Finally, the author suggests that the basic rights that should not be denied to children are food, clothes, and shelter—not orphanages themselves, so choice e is incorrect.

The final sentence suggests that prison inmates—who are provided with food, shelter, and clothing—are sometimes better cared for than children in foster care, who may not get the attention and care they need for their physical and emotional well being.
Nothing states that the author was in prison (choice a) or was a foster child (choice c).
The author also does not suggest that foster parents are often too lenient (choice b). Because the author is advocating the creation of group homes to provide better care than the current foster care system, (choice e) is also incorrect.
Answer: D

Listed among the benefits of a group home is the fact that children would “develop relationships with others experiencing the trauma of being separated from their parents.” This suggests that children would find comfort in being with others in similar circumstances. This inference is especially logical given the passage’s emphasis in the second paragraph on how foster care isolates children who have been taken from their parents.

The passage does not mention the quality of education that would be provided to children in group homes, so choice a is incorrect.

Choice b is incorrect because the author does not state how much attention children would get in the group home and because there is no standard for how much attention children get in foster care (some likely get inordinate amounts of attention, whereas others are neglected).

The cost of either childcare option is not discussed, so choice d is incorrect.

Finally, because the passage does not discuss the management of the group home system, and because it is logical to conclude that a government-run group home system would also be heavily bureaucratic in nature, choice e is also incorrect.

Answer: C

(A) Until setting on the new air quality regulations, the board had debated whether to require afterburners for machines roasting more than 5 pounds of coffee at a time.
This choice does not state if the board has passed a new regulation, only that they've debated it. A debate would not influence Coffee Roast's decision, therefore this is out of scope.

(B) Coffee roasted in a machine equipped with an afterburner has its flavor subtly altered.
Coffee Roast is not installing an afterburner because of flavor; they are doing so because of a notice from the air quality board. Out of scope.

(C) The cost to the firm of an afterburner is less than the cost of replacing its roaster with a smaller one.
Coffee Roast is not installing an afterburner because of costs; they are doing so because of a notice from the air quality board. Out of scope.

(D) Fewer complaints are reported in areas that maintain strict rules regarding afterburners.
This is a good trick answer, but be careful: while Coffee Roast is trying to avoid a complaint, this answer is about complaints in general.

(E) The firm has reason to fear that negative publicity regarding the complaints could result in lost sales.
There we go. This is the missing link. Why would the company purchase an afterburner if they're (technically) within the regulations? It's because they could lose business due to these complaints. - Correct

A) A computerized speech synthesizer is often less expensive than a complete library of audiotapes.
This option does not have any impact on the conclusion for different reasons.
First, it talks only about synthesizers while the conclusion talks about ALL kind of visual impairments.
Second, how much does a complete library of tape cost? Is it crazy expensive or is it quite cheap? From this stand we can either infer that such synthesizers are expensive or cheap. Hence OUT
B) Relatively easy-to-use computer systems that can read information aloud, display it in large type, or produce a braille version of it are widely available.
In line with our pre-thought strengthener
C) Many visually impaired people prefer traditional sources of information to computers that can read information aloud, display it in large type, or produce a braille version of it. - IRRELEVANT
D) Most visually impaired people who have access to information via computer also have access to this same information via more traditional sources. - IRRELEVANT
E) The rate at which printed information is converted into formats easily accessible to visually impaired people will increase.
The conclusion is present-based while this option talks about the future. OUT

(A) The best interests of employers often conflict with the interests of employees. - Suggests it is mutually beneficial to both the Employers and Employees.
(B) No legally accepted methods exist for calculating the risk of a job applicant's having a heart attack as a result of being employed in any particular occupation.
If this statement is true the entire reasoning falls apart.
(C) Some jobs might involve health risks other than the risk of heart attack. - Out of Scope.
(D) Employees who have a 90 percent chance of suffering a heart attack may be unaware that their risk is so great. - Irrelevant we are talking about new applicants.
(E) The number of people applying for jobs at a company might decline if the company, by screening applicants for risk of heart attack, seemed to suggest that the job entailed high risk of heart attack. - Irrelevant.

(A) This option can be vague as it does not look towards one angle, and it does not weaken our argument, and is against our pre thinking. So, drop this!
(B) This does not support our pre thinking. It thinks opposite of that, so chalk out this one without any guilt! 
(C) Out of scope. We are not talking about the statistics of babies' age.
(D) If the babies gained weight, it was with a less stimulating routine which undermines our pre thinking. Drop this as well!
(E) Looks good, as the stimulation helps the baby to grow intellectually, its exactly what our pre thinking needs, i.e. Helping the baby in its development. Growing intellectually is definitely helping the baby in its development.
Answer:- Option E

(A) As they get older, many people think more about their mortality and thus must confront feelings of loneliness and isolation. → We need a linkage with the siblings during younger age. Nothing links this answer to the peoples' connects with siblings.
(B) People suffering from the emotional distress of maladjustment usually remember being less intimate with other people than they actually were. → Describes a flaw in the stimulus and hence likely to be correct
(C) Memory of one’s past plays a greater role in the emotional well-being of older people than it does in that of younger people. → Similar to option A. Nothing connects the stimulus to the siblings. It's a standalone fact that doesn't impact the argument in any way.
(D) Few people can correctly identify the true sources of their emotional well-being or of their emotional difficulties. → This places a question on whether the respondents were actually emotionally stressed. Not a central part of the argument.
(E) Siblings are more likely to have major arguments and deep differences of opinion at college age than at any other time of their lives. → One can have arguments yet share a strong emotional bond, this doesn't necessarily show that there was a lack of emotional bond.
Answer is (B)

(A) Workers with responsibilities are more motivated than those without. - Incorrect. Out of scope. Argument does not provide any info to compare between workers with responsibilities and workers without responsibilities.
(B) Few employees are inclined to participate in any phase of a project without being granted express rights and responsibilities. - Incorrect. If only few employees support the initiative then it weakens the argument.
(C) Managers using less interactive leadership methods are not as effective as those who do use such methods. - Incorrect. Out of context. No info is given about managers or interactive leadership methods.
(D) Having responsibility for a segment of an enterprise helps employees grasp where they fit within an organizational structure. - Correct.
(E) Corporate managers should involve subordinates in all levels of decision making. - Incorrect. Out of context. This option speaks about decision making whereas argument is concerned about improving workers morale.
Answer: D

(A) Whether artifacts from Ashkelon were widely traded to non-Canaanite cities - Correct
if no artifacts were traded to non-Canaanite cities than can say Hyksos were Canaan, otherwise not
(B) Whether significant numbers of artifacts that do not resemble artifacts produced in Ashkelon have been found at Avaris - Incorrect 
(C) Whether Avaris was the nearest Hyksos city in Egypt to Canaan - Incorrect
that doesnt a fact, artifact could be traded with anyother cities
(D) Whether Ashkelon after 1550 B.C. continued to produce artifacts similar to those found at Avaris - Incorrect
(E) Whether any artifacts produced by the Hyksos after 1550 B.C. have been found in Egypt - Incorrect
arguments timeline between 1650 to 1550 be, later period is irrelevant

(A) Consumer groups have no legitimate reasons for opposing the use of BST.
→ Consumer groups could be protesting the side-effects of BST administration on the cows. Not particularly good to keep pumping them full of antibiotics. - Out.

(B) Milk from BST treated cows is as safe for human consumption as that from untreated cows.
→ Nowhere does the passage mention this, and without some idea of consumers' threshold for the tolerance of antibiotic percentage in milk, there's no way we can be sure of this. - Out.

(C) There is no advantage to the use of BST on dairy cows.
→ Milk production is boosted by the use of BST. Additionally, if the antibiotic screening test comes out fine for the BST treated cow's milk, sales are boosted as well, and consumers may very well pay lesser for milk. C is wrong. - Out.

(D) Milk from BST-treated cows can be presumed safe for humans only if it is successfully screened for high levels of antibiotics.
→ Pretty much what we've been looking for. The one caveat that will green-light the BST treatment process. Passage says that the milk may contain a high concentration of antibiotics that MAY prove harmful to humans. D tells us that using a different test, one that tests for higher concentrations of antibiotics, will help us determine whether BST milk is good to go or not. The passage strongly supports this line of reasoning. - D it is

(E) The only threat posed by drinking milk from cows treated with PST is high levels of antibiotics.
→ Infected cows could pass on the infection causing bacteria that the antibiotics might not have killed, some stronger strains of bacteria that have adapted to the antibiotics could very well be present in the milk and could potentially pose a threat. - Out.

A. The problem moms generally don’t RSVP to parties.
A is incorrect because the passage clearly indicates that many parents do not RSVP but then do show up to parties. This leaves the door open for both women to attend, and potentially cause another fight.

B. The problem moms generally attend parties.
B is incorrect because, if this were true, this information would not support her decision to invite the moms. This means they’d both likely be there and, you guessed it, get into a fight again.

C. There will be a lot of people in attendance and she isn’t worried about a fight.
C is incorrect because, while this might be true, this does not smooth over the previous concerns she had about the problem moms. We also don’t know if a lot of people attended the last party, when the first fight happened, or if there were just a few people present.

D. She already knows that one of the problem moms cannot come.
D is correct because, if this were true, Elizabeth would likely be less worried about an altercation between the two problem moms as one of them would not be in attendance. If both women won’t be there...they can’t fight!

E. There are no problem dads.
E is incorrect because, even if true, the passage is mostly about moms. Elizabeth doesn’t have any issues with the dads, from what we can tell.