501 Critical Reading Questions

d. Cheerleading (choice a), skiing (choice b), race car driving (choice
c), and gymnastics (choice e) are all strenuous activities that
require good hand-eye coordination and run the risk of injury.
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Playing horse shoes (choice d) only requires good hand-eye 
coordination.
403.
b. Bellicose most closely means warlike. There are two major clues
in this passage to help you answer this question. The first clue
lies in the translation of the name Tewaarathon, meaning “Little
Brother of War.” Another clue lies in lines 18–19, where the
passage states that these games were excellent battle preparation
for warriors.
404.
c. The answer to this question can be found in lines 17–20, as well
as in the entire second paragraph. The passage states that the
games played by the Native Americans were often substitutes
for war, and from time to time the games held religious and
spiritual significance. Don’t be fooled by choice e; the Native
Americans may have played friendly exhibition matches, but
this is not discussed anywhere in the passage.
405.
a. “Little Brother of War” is the best choice for the title of this
passage because, in the first paragraph, the games are described
as fierce and warlike. Choice a is also the name of the original
Iroquois game, which was the subject of the entire second para-
graph. The other choices do not fit because they are unsup-
ported by the passage, or describe only a small portion of 
the passage.
406.
c. The answer can be found in the two sentences that follow the
phrase. The sentences state that the games were often high-
stakes substitutes for war, and it was not uncommon for players
to suffer serious injuries at the hands (and sticks) of others.
These statements describe the fierce nature of the games, and
suggest that players would not hesitate to resort to violent tac-
tics to score, by any means necessary. Choices d and e are true and
mentioned in the passage, but they do not fit in context with 
the phrase.
407.
e. The author’s primary purpose in writing this passage is to illus-
trate the importance of these games in Native American cul-
ture. The author does this by giving examples of the spiritual
and peacekeeping significance of the games to the Native
Americans. The passage does inform us that lacrosse evolved
from these ancient games, but it does not specifically describe
any aspect of modern lacrosse or any other sport, therefore
choices a and c are incorrect. Choices b and d are both men-
tioned by the author, but they are not the main subjects of the
passage, and nowhere in the passage does the author condone
or condemn the violence of the games.
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