Manhattan Prep - 5 Lb. Book of Gre Practice Problems 1,800 Practice Problems in Book and Online (Manhattan Prep 5 lb Series (2019 Edition))-Manhattan Prep (2019)
Questions 65–66 are based on the following reading passage. The term “free rider” originates from the idea of someone who rides
public transportation
without paying the fare. The “free rider problem” is what results when
too many people do
this: the transit system will go bankrupt. More broadly, the free rider is
someone who uses or
enjoys the benefits of something without paying, or takes more than his
or her proper share of
5 a publicly shared good that is limited in supply. Free riders can cause
others to curtail their own
contributions, not wanting to be taken advantage of, or can result in the
excessive depletion of
the common resource.
In some cases, the free rider problem is viewed as a necessary cost of
government. When
citizens pay for national defense or environmental protection, everyone
benefits, even those who
10 evade paying taxes.
Consider each of the answer choices separately and indicate all that apply.
65. Which of the following examples clearly match the definition of a free
rider problem as described in the passage?
The population of game birds in a state park declines sharply when
hunting quotas are observed by only some hunters.
A senior citizen pays less for a movie ticket than do the other people
in the theater.
A yearly school bake sale based on the honor system is suspended
when too many people take food without paying.
66. The author of the passage would be most likely to agree with which of the
following statements?
(A)
Free riders cannot be blamed for their actions, because they are an
inevitable part of any government.
(B)
Free rider problems are not worth worrying about, because they are
an inevitable part of any government.
(C)
There are at least some situations in which the free rider problem
should not be viewed as an inevitable part of government.
(D)
National defense is a perfect example of why free rider problems
need to be stamped out as quickly as possible.
(E)
Free riders are morally at fault and ought to be punished.