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GWD-TN-16: Verbal1. GWD18-Q34The state religion of ancient China, which came into existence at least as far back as the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. to A.D. 220) and perhaps as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty (1050 B.C. to 771 B.C.), allowed only emperors performing the ritual worship of heaven, perceiving them as special links between the earthly and celestial realms.A. only emperors performing the ritual worship of heaven, perceiving them asB. only emperors to perform the ritual worship of heaven, with the perception of them beingC. the ritual worship of heaven to be performed only by emperors, who were perceived asD. the ritual worship of heaven, performed by emperors only, with the perception of them asE. the ritual worship of heaven as performed by emperors only, who were perceived to be-2. GWD25-Q2. In two months, the legal minimum wage in the country of Kirlandia will increase from five Kirlandic dollars(KD5.00) Per hour to KD5.50 per hour. Opponents of this increase have argued that the resulting rise in wages will drive the inflation rate up. In fact its impact on wages will probably be negligible, since only a very small proportion of all Kirfandic workers are currently receiving less than KD5.50 per hour.Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?A. Most people in Kirlandia who are currently earning the minimum wage have been employed at their current jobs for less than a year.B. Some firms in Kirlandia have paid workers considerably less than KD5.00 per hour, in violation of Kirlandic employment regulations.C. Many businesses hire trainees at or near the minimum wage but must reward trained workers by keeping their pay levels above the pay level of trainees.D. The greatest growth in Kirlandias economy in recent years has been in those sectors where workers earn wages that tend to be much higher than the minimum wage.E. The current minimum wage is insufficient for a worker holding only one job to earn enough to support a family, even when working full time at that job.-3. GWD25-Q3.Mel: The official salary for judges has always been too low to attract the best candidates to the job. The legislatures move to raise the salary has done nothing to improve the situation, because it was coupled with a ban on receiving money for lectures and teaching engagements.Pat: No, the raise in salary really does improve the situation. Since very few judges teach or give lectures, the ban will have little or no negative effect.Pats response to Mel is inadequate in that itA. attempts to assess how a certain change will affect potential members of a group by providing evidence about its effect on the current members.B. mistakenly takes the cause of a certain change to be an effect of that changeC. attempts to argue that a certain change will have a positive effect merely by pointing to the absence of negative effectsD. simply denies Mels claim without putting forward any evidence in support of that denialE. assumes that changes that benefit the most able members of a group necessarily benefit all members of that group.-4. GWD25-Q4. Recent findings lend strong support to the theory that a black hole lies at the center of the Milky Way and of many of the 100 billion other galaxies estimated to exist in the universe.A. that a black hole lies at the center of the Milky Way and ofB. that a black hole lies at the Milky Ways center and C. that there is a black hole lying at the milky Ways center andD. of a black hole lying at the Milky Ways center andE. of a black hole that lies at the center of the Milky Way and of-5. GWD25-Q5.For many revisionist historians, Christopher Columbus has come to personify devastation and enslavement in the name of progress that has decimated native peoples of the Western Hemisphere.A. devastation and enslavement in the name of progress that has decimated native peoples of the Western HemisphereB. devastation and enslavement in the name of progress by which native peoples of the Western Hemisphere decimatedC. devastating and enslaving in the name of progress those native peoples of the Western Hemisphere which in the name of progress are decimated.D. devastating and enslaving those native peoples of the western Hemisphere which in the name of progress are decimated.E. the devastation and enslavement in the name of progress that have decimated the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere.-Q6-Q9 GWD-29-Q3-Q6 In