1. The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era is viewed by most art historians as a _____, because, instead of an increasingly _____ pictorial art, we find degeneration.
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A unrealistic D acclaim
B charitable E turmoil
C welcomed F encouragement
2. He felt it would be _____, in view of the intense _____ that would likely follow, to make the sacrifice required in order to gain such little advantage.
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A regression D debased
B consolidation E aberrant
C calamity F sophisticated
3. Before adapting to changes in values, many prefer to _____, to _____ the universally agreed-on principles that have been upheld for centuries.
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A vacillate D publicize
B resist E subvert
C innovate F defend
4. The new _____ of knowledge has created _____ people: everyone believes that his or her subject cannot and possibly should not be understood by others.
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A promulgation D barriers between
B redundancy E complacency in
C specialization F associations among
5. If a species of parasite is to survive, the host organisms must live long enough for the parasite to ______ ; if the host species becomes______, so do its parasites.
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A reproduce D extinct
B atrophy E widespread
C succumb F infertile
6. Some activists believe that because the health-care system has become increasingly______ to those it serves, individuals must ______ bureaucratic impediments in order to develop and promote new therapies.
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A unresponsive D forsake
B sensitized E supplement
C attuned F circumvent
7. Belying his earlier reputation for ______ as a negotiator, Morgan had recently assumed a more ______ stance for which many of his erstwhile critics praised him.
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A dedicated D routine
B ambitious E superior
C experienced F advantageous
8. Personnel experts say that attractive benefits alone will not always keep ______ executives from changing jobs for better long-range opportunities, but they think the enticements may deter many executives from accepting ______ offers from other companies.
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A atrocities D viciousness
B inventions E ill-will
C triumphs F development
9. The most technologically advanced societies have been responsible for the greatest ______; indeed, savagery seems to be in direct proportion to ______.
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A incompetence D conciliatory
B success E combative
C intransigence F authoritative
10. The blueprints for the new automobile were ______ at first glance, but the designer had been basically too conservative to ______ previous standards of beauty.
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A impeccable D incorporate
B striking E flout
C impractical F assess
