The Cheating Culture

All of the following are used metaphorically EXCEPT

• "golden age" (line 3)

• "economic ladder" (line 8)

• "populism" (line 10)

• "rollback" (line 19)

• "prime the economic pump" (line 29)

Taken as a whole, the passage is best described as

• a comparison of income distribution in the United States and Western Europe

• a quantitative analysis of American economic policy since the 1970's

• an indictment of growing socioeconomic disparities in the United States

• a call to action to stop outsourcing and increase government intervention in the U.S. Economy

• a defense of the free-market economy in the United States

Footnote 2 documents sources that address which of the following causes of economic inequality?

I. taxes

II. stock market gains

III. role of public policy

• I only

• II only

• I and II

• I and III

• I, II, and III

In footnote 2, who is the author of the phrase "good overview"?

• Richard Freeman

• Cody Cay Johnston

• Gabriel Lenz

• Leslie McCall

• David Callahan

What is the overall purpose of the documentation provided in this passage?

• to cite leading experts on American politics

• to present both conservative and liberal perspectives on the economy

• to acknowledge historical precedent in a contemporary problem

• to directly quote previous published texts that have addressed this topic

• to highlight contemporary research on this issue

Which of the following authors would most likely disagree with Dinesh D'Souza's assertion?

• Edward N. Wolff

• Richard Freeman

• Leslie McCall

• Alex Krueger

• Shelly Arseneault and Donald Mathewson

Which of the following best characterizes the sentence that begins on line 27?

• The run-on quality parallels the economy spinning out of control.

• The contemptuous tone reflects the government's arrogance.

• The parallel structures emphasize the government's failure.

• The layered fragments convey the hopelessness of the situation.

• The cumulative sentence structure reveals the author's optimism.

What is the rhetorical purpose of the paragraph that begins on line 32?

• to expand upon an assertion made in the first paragraph

• to provide anecdotal support for the passage's thesis

• to speculate on an alternative solution to the problem presented

• to concede and refute an opposing point of view

• to redefine an existing dilemma

Each of the following types of sources are used in this passage EXCEPT

• an interview

• an unpublished paper

• full-length books

• a policy journal

• a newspaper

Which of the following best characterizes the tone in this passage?

• blunt and informal

• critical and scholarly

• defensive and subjective

• detached and pedantic

• descriptive and dispassionate