501 Critical Reading Questions

a. unqualified respect.
b. veiled disbelief.
c. tempered belief.
d. absolute fascination.
e. minimal enthusiasm.
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473.
According to information in the passage, fishermen’s beliefs about
the supernatural do not conform to the author’s definition of
traditional beliefs (lines 2–4) in that
a. fishermen do not like to talk about them.
b. they are not related to cause and effect.
c. they are not conspicuous.
d. they are not manifest.
e. they are less rooted in the natural world.
474.
The purpose of the statistic in lines 45–47 is to
a. qualify the statement that fishing is hazardous.
b. prove that fishing is an undesirable occupation.
c. illustrate the relative ease of other professions.
d. quantify the hazardous nature of commercial fishing.
e. demonstrate that fishermen need a system of beliefs.
475.
In lines 49–50, precarious most nearly means
a. dangerous.
b. steady.
c. reduced.
d. meager.
e. uncertain.
476.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
a. catalog the beliefs of Florida fishermen.
b. demonstrate that traditional beliefs are effective.
c. describe some traditional beliefs found among Florida fishermen.
d. prove that superstitions are a valid guide to behavior.
e. amuse readers with the peculiar beliefs of Florida fishermen.
Questions 477–483 are based on the following passage.
This passage explores the theory that the first three years of life are critical
in the development of a child’s character and suggests a parenting model