On the grassy slope
2. Classical Greece is one basis of Western culture and heritage. This statement
(A) Follows directly from the passage
(B) Is partially true.
(C) Cannot be derived from the passage.
(D) Is an unstated assumption made in the passage.
(E) May be inferred from the passage.
2. Type: Inference
(A) In the third paragraph, the author writes, "Because so much
of Western culture has its roots in classical Greece, it is easy to
overlook the living context from which this heritage arose. We focus
on what we know and edit away the features that strike us as bizarre
or even repugnant." The author is taking for granted that Western
culture is derived from classical Greece. Therefore, (A) is the correct
answer choice. (B), (C), (D) and (E) are not supported in the passage.
Although (E) may seem correct, there is no inference necessary to
make the statement, since it is so directly stated in the passage.
(700)
3. “Students of the humanities” are called reluctant by the author because
(A) Studying Ancient Greece is not pleasant.
(B) Classical Greece has so many facets to study.
(C) History is normally approached with reluctance.
(D) The Greeks did not always turn out masterpieces.
(E) None of the above.
3. Type: Detail of the passage
(E) The students are called "reluctant" because they are
unwilling to acknowledge that there was a lot of unpleasantness in
the daily life of Classical Greece. This follows from the third paragraph,
"Yet the living, breathing people who created this culture did
not exist merely to turn out masterpiece after masterpiece for the
later Western world to study, though it may seem that way to students
of the humanities reluctant to embrace the less enchanting aspects
of the culture." There is no mention of the subject of Ancient
Greece being unpleasant, only that aspects of Classical Greek life
are difficult to acknowledge because they are unpleasant. This is
a subtle difference between the passage and the answer choice, making
(A) incorrect. The passage also never mentions that Classical Greece
has too many facets to study, that history is normally approached
with reluctance, or that the Greeks do not always turn out masterpieces
(with respect to students). Hence (A), (B), (C), (D) are incorrect.
This question requires you to look to the passage for information
about student attitude. You must understand their attitude and be
able to recognize that none of the answer choices correctly portray
it. When you eliminate the options you know to be incorrect and there
is only one answer left, it must be correct. (700)
4. Which of the following may be inferred from the passage?
(A) Mount Lykaion's history embodies that past of Greece, which, though little known, holds its audience enthralled.
(B) Mount Lykaion represents historical Greece in an enigmatic, unfriendly and rare manner.
(C) Mount Lykaion's story is the story of a Greece that is at the same time repulsive and interesting.
(D) The history of Mount Lykaion tells the intimidating past of a Greece that is unknown.
(E) Mount Lykaion represents an aspect of ancient Greek civilization that is little known and definitely not celebrated.
4. Type: Inference
(E) Mount Lykaion represents a part of ancient Greek civilization
that is considered bizarre. The author suggests that it has been overlooked,
rather than celebrated, and he's determined not to do that. There
is no mention in the passage that Mount Lykaion holds its audience
enthralled, ruling out (A). In addition, the passage does not state
anywhere that Mount Lykaion represents historical Greece in an enigmatic,
unfriendly and rare manner, only that it shows a side of Ancient Greece
that is not often honored. Again, there is no mention that Mount Lykaion
is at the same time repulsive and interesting. (D) misses the point
of the passage: part of ancient Greek life is regarded as strange,
but it is not "intimidating" and is somewhat known, at least
among historians, as in paragraph four: "To professional classicists
this is old news." Thus, (A), (B), (C), (D) are incorrect. Only,
(E) remains consistent with the passage's general focus on the less
well-known aspects of ancient Greek life. (700)
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