mation points and the excited, choppy delivery of Langdon’s
information. Choices bor emay be considered as the tone of
Passage 1. Choice cand dare not supported by the text.
- c. The mathematical ratio PHI is also known as the Divine Pro-
portion. This is directly stated in lines 17–18 of Passage 1, and
lines 22–23 of Passage 2.
- c. Ubiquityis used here to show that even though the concept of
PHI in nature seems unusual or unique at first, it is actually a
very common and predictable occurrence. The other choices
are not supported by the passage.
- b.PHI is not the area of a regular pentagon. All other answers
describe an aspect of PHI as found in the two passages.
- e.The subject of both paragraphs is Fibonacci spirals. Sunflower
seeds, pinecones, and pineapples are mentioned as examples of
the Fibonacci spiral.
- d.The answer for choices a, b, c, and eare all the same, according
to Passage 2: 1.618. The ratio of head to floor divided by shoul-
der to floor (choice d) is not covered in the passage.
- a. Both passage refer to the fact that early or ancient scientists
perceived the Divine Proportion to be a magical number.
Choices dand ecould be correct, but they are not supported by
the passage. Choices band care false.
- a. This statement, while true, refers to the pentagram, not the
pentagon. Choices b–eare all true statements about the
pentagon.
- b.Discretemeans distinct, and as used in the passage, it is paired
with specialized, a context clue. Choices a, c, d, and eare all syn-
onyms for the homophone, discreet.
- d.Choice bis not covered in the passage. Choices a, c, and e,
while mentioned, are too specific to be viable titles. Choice dis
broad-ranging enough to encompass the entire passage.
- c. Scrimshawedmeans carved, as in line 12. The word is often asso-
ciated with whaling and seafaring, so answer choices a, d, and e
are all distracters stemming from that confusion regarding con-
text. Because scrimshaw and enamel are wax-like substances, a
less careful reader may choose b.
- d.According to lines 21–22 of the passage, choices a, b, c, and e
are all parts of the physical structure of teeth. Choice d, tusk,is
not a component of teeth, but rather a type of tooth found in
some mammals.
- d.From the context in lines 13–17, it can be deduced that mastica-
tionmeans the act of chewing because tusks, evolved from teeth,
