Sentence Completions
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Posttest
 
This test is meant to be taken after you've finished studying this Power Tactics book. This test will tell you how well you've mastered the material and what topics you still need to review.
 

1.    Current trends in literature ------- around a character’s quest for identity in a complex world, naturally ------- up the field to many minority writers.
(A) disparage . . evolving
(B) focus . . shunning
(C) meander . . sending
(D) revolve . . finishing
(E) center . . opening
2.    A few of the children who profess a desire to be professional athletes may ultimately be -------, but most have little hope of ------- their childhood ambitions.
(A) disappointed . . attaining
(B) victorious . . missing
(C) inspired . . uncovering
(D) triumphant . .realizing
(E) ravenous . . preserving
3.    Although psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud is still credited for uncovering the inner workings of the mind, his work is now often considered -------, and therefore old-fashioned.
(A) anachronistic
(B) exemplary
(C) tawdry
(D) tolerant
(E) universal
4.    The baroque style of art was uniquely -------; the paintings, costume and architecture of that period are ornate and highly colorful.
(A) sedate
(B) cordial
(C) florid
(D) humorous
(E) flexible
5.    The exact number of victims of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki may never be ------- since the radioactivity from the blasts is still ------- the genetic makeup of descendants born long after the war ended.
(A) sequenced . . benefiting
(B) tabulated . . altering
(C) exacerbated . . harming
(D) determined . . enhancing
(E) quantified . . restoring
6.    The clothing designed by Anne Klein in the 1960s was revolutionary and uniquely American; all her pieces emphasized casual comfort and a fresh, sporty -------.
(A) imitation
(B) rigor
(C) tension
(D) flair
(E) conformity
7.    While on the surface the stories of Philip K. Dick appear to be clever exercises in science fiction, with little concern for probing ------- questions, a closer analysis reveals an author deeply concerned with the fate of modern people confronted with ------- moral predicaments.
(A) complex . . superficial
(B) facile . . provocative
(C) humanistic . . unprecedented
(D) incisive . . lurid
(E) flagrant . . intellectual
8.    The media forecasted an ------- protest that would test the patience of the metropolitan police, but organizers were determined to follow the city’s strict guidelines for public demonstrations.
(A) odious
(B) unruly
(C) unctuous
(D) onerous
(E) innocent
9.    The owl does not carry a universal symbolic meaning; in some cultures it signifies mental prowess, but in others it represents -------.
(A) obtuseness
(B) awareness
(C) wiliness
(D) opulence
(E) prohibition
10.    Hester’s energy during her first year at work was spent as much on learning her job as mastering corporate -------; after the tranquility of her college experience, she was stunned to find herself among backstabbing colleagues and indifferent bosses.
(A) evanescence
(B) remuneration
(C) intrigue
(D) gratuity
(E) nostalgia


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