Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

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F. NO CHANGE G. those who have been saved H. those who are saved J. the saved A. NO CHANGE B. (Do NOT begin a new paragraph) Within such a system C. (Do NOT begin a new paragraph) Inside of such a system D. (Do NOT begin a new paragraph) To be inside such a system

who are lost and those that have been saved. 10 Within such a system, even the most mediocre talent was elevated by the genius 11 of centuries, and –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ƒ”–‹•– ‘ˆ –Š‡ Renaissance broke with the tradition at great risk. Even when they are great, medieval artists are no more than the equals of the old masters who passively followed the sacred rules. When they are not outstanding, they scarcely ƒ˜‘‹† „ƒƒŽ‹–› ƒ† ‹•‹‰‹ϐ‹…ƒ…‡ ‹ their religious works. 12 13

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ͳ͵Ǥ A. NO CHANGE B. always C. ever D. OMIT the underlined portion. Items #14–16 ask about the preceding passage as a whole. ͳͶǤ The author most likely wrote this essay for which of the following? Ǥ •…Š‘Žƒ”Ž› ƒ”– Œ‘—”ƒŽ G. A book tracing the history of mathematics H. A history of the Catholic Church J. A book surveying the history of Western art ͳͷǤ The author relies on which of the following to develop the passage? A. Examples B. Extensive quotations from other authorities C. Statistics D. Personal experience