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Question 1
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Unlike the United States with its generalissimo politicians - Washington, Jackson, Grant, and Eisenhower- the
‘martial arts’ have been conspicuously absent from Canadian politics. The exception to the rule is former Prime
Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, who became the first Canadian leader to bring a gunslinger ethos to Canadian
politics. Trudeau introduced Canada to the refined art of single combat; it was the politics of “doing it my way”.
Single-combat confrontation implied much more than the renegade in power did, and far less than the tricks of
William Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister intermittently between 1921 and 1948.
Trudeau’s unique background prepared him for the role of authoritarian leader he would assume later in life.
Born on October 18, 1919, Trudeau lived in French-speaking Montreal, but heard English at home from his
mother, making it easy for the young politician to appeal to all sectors of Canada, a bilingual country. As a
young man, he walked and cycled through Europe, finding himself on occasion on the wrong side of the bars in
foreign jails. By 1940, Trudeau entered the law faculty at the University of Montreal. As a student he enlisted in
the Canadian Officers Training Corps, where he was given a commission as a lieutenant, a rank he held until
his retirement in 1947. Trudeau, a renowned sportsman, held a brown belt in karate, knew how to skin dive and
could descend 150 feet off a cliff with ease. He continued performing flamboyant physical feats even in later life
as Canada’s fifteenth prime minister, astounding Canadians with his prowess. The public’s adoration made it
possible for him to practice his personal brand of ‘do it my way’ politics, initiating profound and long-lasting
changes to his country.
Other leaders would never have undertaken to deal with such taboo issues as divorce, abortion and
homosexuality – matters likely to infuriate conservative Canada from coast to coast. Even the powerful
Mackenzie King dared not touch any of the three, though Trudeau tackled them together in an omnibus bill as
Minister of Justice under Lester B. Pearson. His reason for loosening legislation on these issues was, as he put
poetically put it, "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation." The myths-makers have it that this
was Trudeau's first deliberate ‘gun slinging’ move, performed with the ultimate goal of attaining national
leadership. Contrary to popular belief, Trudeau had no leadership aspirations at the time; all he had was a
passion for combat that eclipsed other religious considerations. Trudeau instigated far-reaching changes in
legislation governing divorce, abortion and homosexuality that have had a major impact on Canada, shaping
the country into what it is today. The quotation "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation," is most probably used to
Answer: A
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Unlike the United States with its generalissimo politicians - Washington, Jackson, Grant, and Eisenhower- the
‘martial arts’ have been conspicuously absent from Canadian politics. The exception to the rule is former Prime
Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, who became the first Canadian leader to bring a gunslinger ethos to Canadian
politics. Trudeau introduced Canada to the refined art of single combat; it was the politics of “doing it my way”.
Single-combat confrontation implied much more than the renegade in power did, and far less than the tricks of
William Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister intermittently between 1921 and 1948.
Trudeau’s unique background prepared him for the role of authoritarian leader he would assume later in life.
Born on October 18, 1919, Trudeau lived in French-speaking Montreal, but heard English at home from his
mother, making it easy for the young politician to appeal to all sectors of Canada, a bilingual country. As a
young man, he walked and cycled through Europe, finding himself on occasion on the wrong side of the bars in
foreign jails. By 1940, Trudeau entered the law faculty at the University of Montreal. As a student he enlisted in
the Canadian Officers Training Corps, where he was given a commission as a lieutenant, a rank he held until
his retirement in 1947. Trudeau, a renowned sportsman, held a brown belt in karate, knew how to skin dive and
could descend 150 feet off a cliff with ease. He continued performing flamboyant physical feats even in later life
as Canada’s fifteenth prime minister, astounding Canadians with his prowess. The public’s adoration made it
possible for him to practice his personal brand of ‘do it my way’ politics, initiating profound and long-lasting
changes to his country.
Other leaders would never have undertaken to deal with such taboo issues as divorce, abortion and
homosexuality – matters likely to infuriate conservative Canada from coast to coast. Even the powerful
Mackenzie King dared not touch any of the three, though Trudeau tackled them together in an omnibus bill as
Minister of Justice under Lester B. Pearson. His reason for loosening legislation on these issues was, as he put
poetically put it, "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation." The myths-makers have it that this
was Trudeau's first deliberate ‘gun slinging’ move, performed with the ultimate goal of attaining national
leadership. Contrary to popular belief, Trudeau had no leadership aspirations at the time; all he had was a
passion for combat that eclipsed other religious considerations. Trudeau instigated far-reaching changes in
legislation governing divorce, abortion and homosexuality that have had a major impact on Canada, shaping
the country into what it is today.
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Question 2
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Extinction is a process that can depend on a variety of ecological, geographical, and physiological variables.
These variables affect different species of organisms in different ways, and should, therefore, yield a random
pattern of extinctions. However, the fossil record shows that extinction occurs in a surprisingly definite pattern,
with many species vanishing at the same time.
Which of the following, if true, forms the best basis for at least a partial explanation of the patterned extinctions
revealed by the fossil record?
Answer: A
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Extinction is a process that can depend on a variety of ecological, geographical, and physiological variables.
These variables affect different species of organisms in different ways, and should, therefore, yield a random
pattern of extinctions. However, the fossil record shows that extinction occurs in a surprisingly definite pattern,
with many species vanishing at the same time.
Which of the following, if true, forms the best basis for at least a partial explanation of the patterned extinctions
revealed by the fossil record?
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Question 3
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W is between (−1) and (0), which of the following is least?
Answer: C
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W is between (−1) and (0), which of the following is least?
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Question 4
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Are you still reading the other newspaper in town? Did you know that the Daily Bugle is owned by an out-oftown business syndicate that couldn’t care less about the people of Gotham City? Read the Daily Clarion, the
only real voice of the people of Gotham City! Which of the following most directly refutes the argument raised in the advertisement above?
Answer: D
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Are you still reading the other newspaper in town? Did you know that the Daily Bugle is owned by an out-oftown business syndicate that couldn’t care less about the people of Gotham City? Read the Daily Clarion, the
only real voice of the people of Gotham City!
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Question 5
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The cost of manufacturing sports shoes in Macao is 25% less than the cost of manufacturing them in the
Philippines. Even after transportation fees and tariff charges are added, it is still cheaper for a company to
import sport shoes from Macao to the Philippines than to manufacture sports shoes in the Philippines.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?
Answer: C
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The cost of manufacturing sports shoes in Macao is 25% less than the cost of manufacturing them in the
Philippines. Even after transportation fees and tariff charges are added, it is still cheaper for a company to
import sport shoes from Macao to the Philippines than to manufacture sports shoes in the Philippines.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?