Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

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the people and restore the Emperor as the •›„‘Ž ‘ˆ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ —‹–› ƒ† –Š‡ ‘„Œ‡…– ‘ˆ loyalty to the Japanese. 35 Another tradition that was enduring was the hierarchical system of social relations based on feudalism. Confucianism prescribed 36 a pattern by ethical conduct between groups ‘ˆ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ™‹–Š‹ ƒ ϐ‹š‡† Š‹‡”ƒ”…Š›Ǥ ‘—” ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹˜‡ 37 Confucian relationships (those between ruler and •—„Œ‡…–ǡ Š—•„ƒ† ƒ† ™‹ˆ‡ǡ ˆƒ–Š‡” ƒ† son, and elder brother and younger brother) were 38 38 38 39

A. NO CHANGE B. the Japanese had C. by the Japanese D. for the Japanese

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F. NO CHANGE G. Another tradition H. (Do NOT begin a new paragraph) Another tradition J. The other tradition

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A. NO CHANGE B. patterns by C. a pattern for D. patterns with

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͵ͺǤ Is the author’s use of parentheses appropriate? F. Yes, because the examples are irrelevant to the passage. G. Yes, because although the information is relevant, the material is not part of the main development of the passage. H. No, because the examples are relevant to the meaning of the sentence. J. No, because the material is essential to the reader’s understanding of the passage. ͵ͻǤ A. NO CHANGE B. was C. are D. could be

F. NO CHANGE G. vertical, they H. vertical, since it J. vertical, being they

vertical since they required loyalty and obedience from the inferior toward the 40 superior and benevolence and protection from the superior to the inferior. Only the 41 41

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ͶͳǤ A. NO CHANGE B. and also benevolence and protection from the superior to the inferior C. with the benevolence and protection being from the superior to the inferior D. and from the superior to the inferior, the benevolence and protection