PASSAGE C
14.
The author’s anecdotes of the inebriated ants
would support all the following inductions except the statement that:
a.
Ants take unwillingly to intoxicants
b.
Ants aid comrades in distress
c.
Ants have invariable recognition of their
community members
d.
Ants recognize their comrades by a mysterious
password.
15.
According to the passage chloroform was less successful than alcohol for
inhibiting communication because of:
A.
Its expense
B.
Its unpredictable side effects
C.
Its unavailability
D.
Its fatality
16.
Although the author is a scientist, his style of
writing also exhibits a quality of:
A.
Sophistry
B.
Whimsy
C.
Hypocrisy
D.
Hedonism
14. D The author’s anecdote proves that ants communicate with each other even when they might be in no condition to give passwords, hence that is the only statement that is disproved.
15. D Since fatality here means a fetal outcome, ant the ants died after inhaling chloroform, D is the correct answer.
16. B The element of humour in the passage is whimsical, which means unusual or fanciful, thuds the correct answer is whimsy.
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