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(a) challenging

(b) continuous

(c) declining

(d) secular

18. The word “fundamental” in line 24 is closest in meaning to

(a) new

(b) personal

(c) essential

(d) threatening

19. All of the following are true EXCEPT

(a) revolutionary thought shifted more towards ideologies in science, politics and sociology

(b) pragmatists regarded all theories and institutions as tentative hypotheses and solutions

(c) Josiah Royce was not a pragmatist

(d) pragmatism was based on the theory of evolution

20. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

(a) Josiah Royce considered Charles Peirce to be challenging the foundations of society’s institutions

(b) Charles Peirce considered Josiah Royce to be too influenced by the theory of evolution

(c) John Dewey would not have developed his system of thought called “experimental naturalism” or “instrumentalism” without the pioneering work of Charles Peirce and William James

(d) Josiah Royce was a revolutionary thinker

Questions 21-30

The bee has a “compound” eye, which is used for navigation. It has 15,000 facets that divide what it sees into a pattern of dots, or mosaic. With this kind of vision, the bee sees the sun only as a single dot, a constant point of reference. Thus, the eye is a superb navigational instrument that constantly measures the angle of its line of flight in relation to the sun. A bee’s eye also gauges flight speed. And if that is not enough to leave our 20/20 “perfect vision” paling into insignificance, the bee is capable of seeing something we can’t – ultraviolet light. Thus, what humans consider to be “perfect vision” is in fact rather limited when we look at other species. However, there is still much to be said for the human eye. Of all the mammals, only humans and some primates can enjoy the pleasures of color vision.

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