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With which of the following statements would the author most likely NOT agree?

A democracy's officials are supposed to take command of the electorate WIMI: OPP

Based on the passage, the author most likely believes that the major cause of controversy in Moldova today is the issue of:

A possible reunification with Romania WIMI: The debate mentioned in the final paragraph is more concerned with what the language is called rather than with whether it should be used as an official language at all

Based on the information provided, which of the following is an assumption of the contractarian model?

All members of the contracting group will place a high value on personal liberty WIMI: The decision makers DO have knowledge of the consequences of their decisions

Based on information in the passage, with which of the following statements about opinions would the author be most likely to agree?

An opinion can be harmless in one context and dangerous in another WIMI: Choice had the arrow of causality reversed, suggesting instead that imperfection causes the variety in opinions

As used in the context of the passage, the words "The rest is detail" refer to:

Bark's suggestion that Woodrow Wilson's policies, though more successful than those of Nicholas, similarly reflected a strong commitment to traditional beliefs WIMI: Quote needed to reflect Bark's perspective and not the author's

As presented within the context of the passage, the first precept of the author's methodological approach is based on the assumption that:

Ideas should not be accepted as true unless they are perceived clearly and distinctly ("Never accept anything as true that you do not clearly know to be so") WIMI: OS

The author claims in paragraph 5 that Nicholas at least failed to alleviate, and at most exacerbated, the causes of the collapse of czarism in 1917. The support offered for this conclusion is relatively:

Strong; the author provides several comparative illustrations of cases in which collapse was averted or forestalled WIMI: Author's argument is strong, not weak

Suppose that a negligent mother has a son who misbehaves frequently in school. Which of the following explanations for the child's actions would the author consider most analogous to Bark's account of the causes of the Russian Revolution?

The conditions at the child's school have so deteriorated that even the best mother could not prevent misbehavior (the author maintains that Bark attempts to exonerate Nicholas II by claiming that he was unlucky, thrown into an unfortunate set of historical circumstances in which anyone would fail) WIMI: OPP

The fact that geometry is "restricted to the consideration of figures" supports the idea that:

The methods employed by mathematics are incomplete (author notes that geometry and algebra are OVERLY restricted in their applications) WIMI: FUD

The author's discussion in the passage of the Hohenzollerns assumes which of the following?

The political challenges faced by the rulers of Austria-Hungary around 1848 resembled those faced by Nicholas around 1917 WIMI: Chose an assumption that was NOT critical to the comparison of the Hohenzollerns to Nicholas

Which of the following, if true, would most WEAKEN the author's claims about the goals of the Transnistrians?

Transnistrians seek to protect lucrative economic ventures that include illegal sales of arms and drugs WIMI: Choice had nothing to do with the Transnistrians or their goals