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TheGRE®GeneralTestmeasuresverbalreasoning,quantitativereasoning,criticalthinking,andanalyticalwritingskillsthathavebeenacquiredoveralongperiodoftimeandthatarenotrelatedtoanyspecificfieldofstudy.TheGRE®SubjectTestsgaugeundergraduateachievementineightspecificfieldsofstudy.

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ThesesamplequestionsareliketheonesthatwillappearontherevisedGREGeneralTest.Theyarenon-interactiveandareforviewingonly.Thesamplequestions areavailablein alternateformat fortesttakerswithdisabilities.

Forthefollowingquestions,selectthetwoanswerchoicesthat,whenusedtocompletethesentence,fitthemeaningofthesentenceasawholeandproducecompletedsentencesthatarealikeinmeaning.

1.ItistrulyparadoxicalthattheAmazon,thelushestofallrainforests,isrootedinthemost                  ofallsoils.

A.acidic

B.coarse

C.stark

D.impoverished

E.infertile

F.austere

2.Cynicsbelievethatpeoplewho                  complimentsdosoinordertobepraisedtwice.

A.conjureup

B.covet

C.deflect

D.grasp

E.shrugoff

F.understand

3.Arestaurant'smenuisgenerallyreflectedinitsdecor;however,despitethisrestaurant's                  appearanceitispedestrianinthemenuitoffers.

A.elegant

B.tawdry

C.modern

D.traditional

E.conventional

F.chic

4.Internationalfinancialissuesaretypically                  bytheUnitedStatesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandtooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.

A.neglected

B.slighted

C.overrated

D.hidden

E.criticized

F.repudiated

5.Whileinmanywaystheirpersonalitiescouldnothavebeenmoredifferent—shewasebullientwherehewasglum,relaxedwherehewasawkward,garrulouswherehewas                  —theyweresurprisinglywellsuited.

A.solicitous

B.munificent

C.irresolute

D.laconic

E.fastidious

F.taciturn

Questions6through8arebasedonthefollowingreadingpassage.

MusiccriticshaveconsistentlydefinedJamesP.Johnsonasagreatearlyjazzpianist,originatorofthe1920'sHarlem"stride"style,andanimportantbluesandjazzcomposer. Inaddition,however,Johnsonwasaninnovatorinclassicalmusic,composingsymphonicmusicthatincorporatedAmerican,andespeciallyAfrican-American,traditions.

Suchablendofmusicalelementswasnotentirelynew:

by1924bothMilhaudandGershwinhadcomposedclassicalworksthat incorporatedelementsofjazz. Johnson,aseriousmusicianmoreexperiencedthanmostclassicalcomposerswithjazz,blues,spirituals,andpopularmusic,wasparticularlysuitedtoexpandMilhaud'sandGershwin'sexperiments.In1927hecompletedhisfirstlarge-scalework,theblues-andjazz-inspiredYamekraw,whichincludedborrowingsfromspiritualsandJohnson'sownpopularsongs. Yamekraw,premieredsuccessfullyinCarnegieHall,wasamajorachievementforJohnson,becominghismostfrequentlyperformedextendedwork. Itdemonstratedvividlythepossibilityofassimilatingcontemporarypopularmusicintothesymphonictradition.

6.ThepassagestatesthatJohnsoncomposedallofthefollowingEXCEPT

A.jazzworks

B.popularsongs

C.symphonicmusic

D.spirituals

E.bluespieces

7.Considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.

Theauthorsuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutmostclassicalcomposersoftheearly1920's?

A.TheywerestronglyinfluencedbythemusicalexperimentsofMilhaudandGershwin.

B.TheyhadlittleworkingfamiliaritywithsuchformsofAmericanmusicasjazz,blues,andpopularsongs

C.Theymadefewattemptstointroduceinnovationsintotheclassicalsymphonictradition

8.Theauthorsuggeststhatmostcriticshave

A.underratedthepopularityofYamekraw

B.undervaluedJohnson'smusicalabilities

C.hadlittleinterestinJohnson'sinfluenceonjazz

D.hadlittleregardforclassicalworksthatincorporatepopularmusic

E.neglectedJohnson'scontributiontoclassicalsymphonicmusic

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingreadingpassage.

ScholarshiponpoliticalnewspapersandtheireditorsisdominatedbytheviewthatastheUnitedStatesgrew,theincreasinginfluenceofthepressled,ultimately,totheneutralreportingfromwhichwebenefittoday.Pasleyconsidersthisviewoversimplified,becauseneutralitywasnotagoalofearlynationalnewspaperediting,evenwheneditorsdisingenuouslystatedthattheyaimedtotellallsidesofastory.Rather,theintenselypartisanideologiesrepresentedinnewspapersoftheearlyrepublicledtoacleardemarcationbetweentraditionalandrepublicanvalues.Theeditorsresponsibleforthepapers'content—especiallythosewithrepublicanagendas—begantoseethemselvesascentralfiguresinthedevelopmentofpoliticalconsciousnessintheUnitedStates.

9.Considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.

ThepassagesuggeststhatPasleywouldagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthepoliticalroleofnewspapers?

A.Newspaperstodayareinmanycasesmuchlessneutralintheirpoliticalreportingthaniscommonlyheldbyscholars.

B.NewspapersintheearlyUnitedStatesnormallydeclaredquiteopenlytheirrefusaltotellallsidesofmostpoliticalstories.

C.TheeditorialpoliciesofsomeearlyUnitedStatesnewspapersbecameacounterweighttoproponentsoftraditionalvalues.

10.Inthecontextinwhichitappears,"disingenuously"mostnearlymeans

A.insincerely

B.guilelessly

C.obliquely

D.resolutely

E.pertinaciously

Forthefollowingquestions,selectoneentryforeachblankfromthecorrespondingcolumnofchoices.Fillallblanksinthewaythatbestcompletesthetext.

11.FarfromviewingJeffersonasaskepticalbutenlightenedintellectual,historiansofthe1960’sportrayedhimas                  thinker,eagertofilltheyoungwithhispoliticalorthodoxywhilecensoringideashedidnotlike.

oanadventurous

oadoctrinaire

oaneclectic

oajudicious

oacynical

12.Murray,whoseshowofrecentpaintingsanddrawingsisherbestinmanyyears,hasbeeneminenthereaboutsforaquartercentury,althoughoftenregardedwith（i）                  ,butthemost（ii）                  ofthesepaintings（iii）                  alldoubts.

Blank（i）

opartiality

ocredulity

oambivalence

Blank（ii）

oproblematic

osuccessful

odisparaged

Blank（iii）

oexculpate

oassuage

owhet

13.The（i）                  natureofclassicaltragedyinAthensbeliesthemodernimageoftragedy:

inthemodernviewtragedyisaustereandstrippeddown,itsrepresentationsofideologicalandemotionalconflictssosuperblycompressedthatthere’snothing（ii）                  fortimetoerode.

Blank（i）

ounadorned

oharmonious

omultifaceted

Blank（ii）

oinalienable

oexigent

oextraneous

14.Dramaticliteratureoften                  thehistoryofacultureinthatittakesasitssubjectmattertheimportanteventsthathaveshapedandguidedtheculture.

oconfounds

orepudiates

orecapitulates

oanticipates

opolarizes

15.Newtechnologiesoftenbeginby（i）                  whathasgonebefore,andtheychangetheworldlater.Thinkhowlongittookpower-usingcompaniestorecognizethatwithelectricitytheydidnotneedtoclustertheirmachineryaroundthepowersource,asinthedaysofsteam.Instead,powercouldbe（ii）                  theirprocesses. Inthatsense,manyoftoday’scomputernetworksarestillinthesteamage.Theirfullpotentialremainsunrealized.

Blank（i）

ouprooting

odismissing

omimicking

Blank（ii）

otransmittedto

oconsolidatedaround

oincorporatedinto

Questions16through18arebasedonthefollowingreadingpassage.

InRaisinintheSun,LorraineHansberrydoesnotrejectintegrationortheeconomicandmoralpromiseoftheAmericandream;rather,sheremainsloyaltothisdreamwhilelooking,realistically,atitsincompleterealization.Oncewerecognizethisdualvision,wecanaccepttheplay'sironicnuancesasdeliberatesocialcommentariesbyHansberryratherthanasthe"unintentional"ironythatBigsbyattributestothework. Indeed,acuriouslypersistentrefusaltocreditHansberrywithacapacityforintentionalironyhasledsomecriticstointerprettheplay'sthematicconflictsasmereconfusion,contradiction,oreclecticism.Isaacs,forexample,cannoteasilyreconcileHansberry'sintenseconcernforherracewithheridealofhumanreconciliation.Buttheplay'scomplexviewofBlackself-esteemandhumansolidarityascompatibleisnomore"contradictory"thanDuBois'sfamous,well-consideredidealofethnicself-awarenesscoexistingwithhumanunity,orFanon'semphasisonanidealinternationalismthatalsoaccommodatesnationalidentitiesandroles.

16.Theauthor'sprimarypurposeinthepassageisto

A.explainsomecritics'refusaltoconsiderRaisinintheSunadeliberatelyironicplay

B.suggestthatironicnuancesallyRaisinintheSunwithDuBois'sandFanon'swritings

C.analyzethefundamentaldramaticconflictsinRaisinintheSun

D.emphasizetheinclusionofcontradictoryelementsinRaisinintheSun

E.affirmthethematiccoherenceunderlyingRaisinintheSun

17.Theauthorofthepassagewouldprobablyconsiderwhichofthefollowingjudgmentstobemostsimilartothereasoningofthecriticsdescribedinthehighlightedsentence?

A.Theworldiscertainlyflat;therefore,thepersonproposingtosailarounditisunquestionablyfoolhardy.

B.Radioactivitycannotbedirectlyperceived;therefore,ascientistcouldnotpossiblycontrolitinalaboratory.

C.Thepainterofthispicturecoul