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d. would meet with significant opposition from smokers around
the country.
e. was the result of pressure from forces outside of the government.
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200.
The quotation by Surgeon General Luther L. Terry (lines 48–50)
is used to illustrate the
a. outrage of consumers wanting to protect their right to smoke.
b. disproportionate media coverage of the smoking report.
c. overreaction of a hysterical public.
d. explosive response to the revelation of smoking’s damaging
effects.
e. positive role government can play in people’s lives.
201.
In line 63, hedged most nearly means
a. exaggerated.
b. evaded.
c. deceived.
d. speculated.
e. hindered.
202.
The statement that the 1964 Surgeon General’s report remained
silent on concrete remedies (line 76) implies that it
a. served primarily as a manifesto that declared the views of the
Surgeon General.
b. could have recommended banning cigarette advertising but it
did not.
c. was ignorant of possible remedial actions.
d. maintained its objectivity by abstaining from making policy 
recommendations.
e. did not deem it necessary to recommend specific actions that
would confront the health problem of smoking.
203.
In the last paragraph of the passage, the attitude of the author
toward the legacy of the 1964 Surgeon General’s report is one of
a. unqualified praise.
b. appreciation.
c. wonderment.
d. cynicism.
e. disillusionment.
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Questions 204–212 are based on the following passages.