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1. How would you describe the writer's attitude towards Robert Harvey's work:
(a) balanced but qualified approval
(b)balanced but generally critical
(c) in full agreement
(d)hostile

a b c d

2. This passage is:
(a) a letter
(b) a newspaper article
(c)a newspaper book review
(d)an academic review of a book

a b c d

3. The main point of paragraph 2 is to:
(a)describe Robert Harvey's interpretation of capitalism
(b)describe one of Robert Harvey's conclusions
(c)describe one of Robert Harvey's sources
(d)analyse the value of Robert Harvey's evidence

a b c d

4. The main point of paragraph 5 is to:
(a)describe Robert Harvey's interpretation of capitalism
(b)describe Robert Harvey's conclusions
(c)describe Robert Harvey's sources
(d)analyse the value of Robert Harvey's evidence

a b c d

5. The main point of paragraph 3 is to:
(a)describe absolutism
(b)describe the nature of the rights of man
(c)describe the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes
(d)describe Robert Harvey's interpretation of the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes

a b c d

6. Which of the following points are NOT made in paragraph 10:
(a)the book's arguments and suggested solutions are generally sound
(b)Harvey's arguments are slightly unrealistic
(c)Chinese expansionism is a threat to world peace
(d)there are some problems with Robert Harvey's book

a b c d

7. How would you describe Robert Harvey's attitude towards capitalism:
(a) in favour of national regulation
(b)in favour of minimal government intervention
(c)in favour of letting market forces control the economy
(d)in favour of international regulation

a b c d

8. In paragraph 5 'complacent' is closest in meaning to:
(a)critical towards itself
(b)satisfied with itself
(c)complimentary
(d)complex

a b c d

9. In paragraph 1 'advocating' is closest in meaning to:
(a)admitting
(b)criticising
(c)against
(d)recommending

a b c d

10. In paragraph 1 'be they' is closest in meaning to:
(a)whether they are
(b)although they are
(c)if on the one hand they are
(d)despite the fact that they are

a b c d

11. In paragraph 1 'on top of that' is closest in meaning to:
(a)moreover
(b)nevertheless
(c)still
(d)yet

a b c d

12. In paragraph 2 'thesis' could be replaced by which of the following?
(a)topic
(b)content
(c)argument
(d)dissertation

a b c d

13. In paragraph 4 'indeed' is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a) on the other hand
(b)certainly
(c)nevertheless
(d)what is more

a b c d

14. In paragraph 4 'spurious' could be replaced by which of the following?
(a)dual
(b)arrogant
(c)exotic
(d)unreal

a b c d

15. In paragraph 8 'squandered' could be replaced by which of the following?
(a)complemented
(b)confirmed
(c)squashed
(d)wasted

a b c d

16. In paragraph 11 'whether' is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a)to what extent
(b)when
(c)if
(d)how

a b c d