Practice Exam 1 ❮ 1852 7. According to the passage, today’s modern
family most resembles that found in
A. Rome in the time of the emperors
B. Bologna in the thirteenth century
C. Pre-eighteenth-century western Europe
D. Great Britain between the sixteenth and
nineteenth centuries
E. Pre-modern northern Europe
- Lines 32–33 (“Historians . . . universally”)
can be read as a reinforcement of a concept
expressed in lines
A. 2–5
B. 9 –10
C. 22–24
D. 27–29
E. 41– 44 - Footnote 6 does all of the following, except:
A. provide primary sources for further
calculations and estimates
B. reinforce the concept of the amorphous
nature of the term family
C. demonstrate the breadth of the author’s
research
D. point to references that the reader can
access for further study
E. disclaim any lapses or inadequacies in the
author’s discussion of the subject
30. The author’s anticipation of readers’ questions
is demonstrated by her use of
A. diction
B. rhetorical questions
C. direct quotations
D. parentheticals
E. ellipsis
31. An ambiguous piece of information is found in
which of the following footnotes?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8
32. Which of the following was not critical in the
evolution of the historical definition of family?
A. common living quarters
B. proprietary rights
C. inheritance
D. economic needs
E. sanguinity