. Woodrow Wilson was referring to the liberal
. idea of the economic market when he said that
. the free enterprise system is the most efficient
. economic system. Maximum freedom means
(5) maximum productiveness; our "openness" is to
. be the measure of our stability. Fascination with
. this ideal has made Americans defy the "Old
. World" categories of settled possessiveness versus
. unsettling deprivation, the cupidity of retention
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
A) criticize the inflexibility of American economic mythology
(B) contrast "Old World" and "New World" economic ideologies
(C) challenge the integrity of traditional political leaders
(D) champion those Americans whom the author deems to be neglected
(E) suggest a substitute for the traditional metaphor of a race
2. According to the passage, "Old World" values were based on
(A) ability
(B) property
(C) family connections
(D) guild hierarchies
E) education
3. In the context of the author s discussion of regulating change, which of the following could be most probably regarded as a "strong referee" (line 30) in the United States?
(A) A school principal
(B) A political theorist
(C) A federal court judge
(D) A social worker
(E) A government inspector
4. The author sets off the word "Reform" (line 35) with quotation marks in order to