501 Critical Reading Questions

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204.
The word 
adage
(Passage 2, line 1) most nearly means
a.
addition.
b.
rumor.
c.
saying.
d.
era.
e.
fib.
205.
The argument of Passage 1 would be most effectively strengthened
by which of the following?
a.
information about making plastic surgery more affordable
b.
anecdotes about incompetent plastic surgeons
c.
facts to support the author’s claim that health risks are low for
cosmetic procedures
d.
a description of the author’s personal experience with patients
e.
a description of the psychological benefits of improved body
image
206.
In the second paragraph of Passage 1 (lines 10–21), how would the
author characterize the motivation of cosmetic plastic surgeons?