501 Critical Reading Questions

c
, 
d
, and 
e
don’t work. It specifically mentions proto-
types amplifiers, so choice 
b
is also wrong.
311.
c.
The clue is in the last sentence, which states that Dale was play-
ing differently than other musicians at that time, and rock was
not yet invented. Do not be distracted by the other answers,
which are not supported by evidence in the passage.
312.
d.
His playing style was part of the reason the amplifiers blew up,
so the answer that fits best is abrupt and disconnected. Volume
was already mentioned, so you can infer that staccato does not
mean loud. Line 12 holds another clue, describing his playing as
a 
virtual assault on the instrument
.
313.
b.
The passage is primarily about Dick Dale and his contributions
to the history of playing electric guitar. The first paragraph
mentions that he was called the King of Heavy Metal, and the
last sentence notes that Dale made music history by playing a
new kind of music that would later be called 
heavy metal.
314.
c.
To be 
fazed
by something means to be disturbed or affected by
it. 
Unfazed
is therefore to not be affected or bothered by some-
thing. Even though the guitar was made for a right-handed
player, Dale tried it anyway. He wasn’t bothered by the fact that
it seemingly wasn’t right for him.
315.
a.
The line refers to the new transformer. Dale wanted to play
louder, and that the new transformer was designed to allow him
to do that. Thus, it was a 
scream machine
.
316.