Virginia Woolf conventional notions of truth: in her words, one cannot receive from any lecture "a nugget of pure truth" to wrap up between the pages of one's notebook and keep on the mantelpiece forever.
A. anticipates
B. articulates
C. neglects
D. mocks
E. rationalizes
The passage's statement that, by the 10th century, Muslim scholars had developed the astrolabe into a sophisticated mechanical device would justify which of the following conclusions？
A. Muslim scholars were unaware of other scientific measuring devices.
B. Muslim scholars developed a kind of technology that had never been known before.
C. There was no need for sophisticated mechanical devices such as the astrolabe before the 10th century.
D. The astrolabe's sophistication allowed for more exploration of the physical world.
E. Muslim scholars had a need to solve complex problems in astronomy, navigation, surveying, and timekeeping.
According to the passage, all of the following are objectives of the THEMIS mission EXCEPT:
A. predicting variations in the flux of electrons in Earth's outer radiation belt
B. understanding how individual components of the substorm interact
C. guaranteeing the success rates of future space missions
D. investigating when and where substorms begin
E. understanding how substorms power the auroras
In the tradition of scholarly ______, the poet and scholar A.E. Housman once assailed a German rival for relying on manuscripts "as a drunkard relies on lampposts, for ______ rather than illumination."
A. animosity...current
B. discourse...stability
C. erudition...shadow
D. invective...support
E. competition...assistance
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