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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In line 32 'complacent' is closest in meaning to:
(a) critical towards itself
(b) satisfied with itself
(c) complimentary
(d) complex

9. In line 2 'advocating' is closest in meaning to:
(a) admitting
(b) criticising
(c) against
(d) recommending

10. In line 6 '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

11. In line 7 'on top of that' is closest in meaning to:
(a) moreover
(b) nevertheless
(c) still
(d) yet

12. In line 10 'thesis' could be replaced by which of the following?
(a) topic
(b) content
(c) argument
(d) dissertation

13. In line 21 'indeed' is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a) on the other hand
(b) certainly
(c) nevertheless
(d) what is more

14. In line 25 'spurious' could be replaced by which of the following?
(a) dual
(b) arrogant
(c) exotic
(d) unreal

15. In line 49 'squandered' could be replaced by which of the following?
(a) complemented
(b) confirmed
(c) squashed
(d) wasted

16. In line 70 'whether' is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a) to what extent
(b) when
(c) if
(d) how