501 Critical Reading Questions

a.
intrudes on the private lives of individuals.
b.
considers more than just the physical aspects of a person.
c.
rivals the social welfare system.
d.
misdiagnoses diseases that are common in the elderly.
e.
promotes the use of cutting-edge technology in medical care.
195.
In the last paragraph of the passage (lines 54–61) the author’s tone
is one of
a.
unmitigated pessimism.
b.
personal reticence.
c.
hypocritical indifference.
d.
urgent recommendation.
c.
frenzied panic.
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Critical Reading Questions

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Questions 196–203 are based on the following passage.
The following passage is an excerpt from a recent introduction to the
momentous
1964 Report on Smoking and Health