Reading passages

24 -The author suggests that if you have been bitten, and haven't managed to identify the snake, ----.
A) you shouldn't panic but should wait to see whether the bitten area will swell or not
B) you should make the wound bleed in order to remove any poison
C) you can assume you're not at risk if the bite doesn't hurt a lot
D) it is doubtful that the snake that bit you was venomous
E) you should be treated as if the snake was poisonous

The word 'politics' comes from the Latin politia, meaning 'policy', and politics is generally defined as the science or art of government. Politics has played ah increasing part in human affairs since men and women first organised themselves into societies, and most of history is an account of politics in one form or another. There were brief periods, of relatively free or representative government during the Greek and Roman eras. But until the seventeenth century, politics was mostly the concern of powerful monarchs or other people in positions of high authority, such as church leaders. The rise of political parties during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries introduced the concept of government by consent rather than by force.

25 -In the writer's opinion, politics -----.
A) has always been dominated by monarchs or religious leaders
B) has had little effect on ordinary people since the beginning of history
C) is really what a great deal of history is about
D) has always been a very expensive business
E) is a much more interesting subject than history
26 -Obviously, during the Greek and Roman eras, there were short periods ---- .
A) when the government members represented the people
B) when people didn't have to give taxes to the government
C) which were completely free from any kind of politics
D) when government members all came from the same, royal family
E) when there was absolutely no government whatsoever
27 -It is clear from the passage that in the 17th century -----.
A) government and politics were always in the hands of kings
B) there was a change in that governments started to rule by force
C) church leaders began to govern countries instead of kings
D) the state of politics was a cause of great concern to most leaders
E) a radical change in the concept of government began to take place