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)
1st and 2nd only. The last sentence states that Hubble’s experiment was
“proof that we do not live in a steady-state universe, but rather a dynamic and
expanding one”; therefore, it must be true that the steady-state universe theory
does not allow for an expanding universe. The first statement can be inferred.
The second paragraph also notes that the speed at which objects are moving
away from each other in space increases with an increasing distance between
the objects. Thus, the second statement can be properly inferred. Finally, the
third statement incorrectly assumes that once the steady-state universe theory
was disproved, the Big Bang was the only theory that remained. The first
sentence of the passage states only that “most physicists supported one of two
cosmological theories,” leaving the possibility of other theories that might
still agree with Hubble’s discovery.
142.
(A). The passage dismisses the assumption that the gods determine
destiny by pointing out that they act “politically,” and their agendas often
conflict, so that they could not formulate a “master plan.” But if the gods had
a common goal, then this objection would no longer apply. Thus, (A) is the
correct choice. On the other hand, if the agendas of the gods coincided with
the demands of fate, that wouldn’t support the idea that the gods were in
charge of fate, so choice (B) would not support the assumption. If Homer and
Heradotus disagreed about the motives and agendas of the gods, as choice (C)
claims, that would not undermine the view that for both authors fate is beyond
the gods. Nor would the claim that destiny would be fulfilled regardless of
what the gods did—choice (D)—or the idea that the gods and mortals can
make their own decisions—choice (E)—so long as these decisions ultimately
led to the fulfillment of destiny.
143.
(B). Choice (B) offers the most common sense of the term “unbiased,”
and the only one that fits in this context. Choice (A) is wrong since the
passage indicates that the role of the gods is a motif in
The Histories . Since
Herodotus provides an account of conflicts in the Hellenic world, choice (C)
is wrong. Choice (D) is wrong since the passage also states that the concept of
destiny is part of Herodotus’s history, so the actions of people and states by
themselves cannot explain the events involved. As for choice (E), there is no
indication that the histories were meant to challenge anyone’s sensibilities.
144.