501 Critical Reading Questions

d. In this context, coupled means to join for combined effect.
88.
b. Although policies can refer to regulations or laws (choice c) or
guiding principles or theories (choice a), in this context policy refers
to a course or method of action of a government or business
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intended to influence decisions or actions. Choice b is the only
selection that implies action.
89.
e. The passage describes the decade as one in which spending won
out over prudent measures like saving (lines 31–32). The wild stock
market speculation described in lines 35–37 is another example of
the exuberant decade.
90.
b. The analogy depicts the stock market crash of 1929 as a weakening
agent to the economy (the way a stressful event may weaken the
body’s resistance to illness), not as the sole cause of the depression.
91.
d. Lines 56–59 state that the New Deal expanded the role of the central
government in regulating the economy and creating social assistance pro-
grams. Choices b and c are incorrect and choices a and e require an
opinion; the author does not offer his or her viewpoint about the
New Deal measures.
92.
c. The Lewis and Clark expedition did not have a military goal and
did not have any violent encounters except the one described in
lines 41–43.
93.
b. Jefferson and his representatives wanted Native Americans to
acknowledge American sovereignty and to see themselves as chil-
dren to his role as their “father.”
94.
c. One meaning of protocol is a code that demands strict adherence to
etiquette.
95.
d. The passage states that Lewis and Clark sought to impose their own
notions of hierarchy on Native Americans by “making chiefs” with
medals, printed certificates, and gifts (lines 30–33).
96.