1.A dictatorship ------- its citizens to be docile and finds it expedient to make outcasts of those who do not ------- .
(A) forces . . rebel
(B) expects . . disobey
(C) requires . . conform
(D) allows . . withdraw
(E) forbids . . agree
2.The ------- of Queen Elizabeth I impressed her contemporaries: she seemed to know what dignitaries and foreign leaders were thinking.
(A) symbiosis
(B) malevolence
(C) punctiliousness
(D) consternation
(E) perspicacity
3.Everyone who saw the play agreed that the lead actor’s performance was especially------- : it was so deeply affecting that it moved many audience members to tears.
(A) negligible
(B) insipid
(C) poignant
(D) amiable
(E) receptive
4.Allison had only ------- knowledge of the recent legislation; although she had glanced at a summary, she had not ------- the details of the new law's many provisions.
(A) superficial . . examined
(B) subjective . . studied
(C) sketchy . . vacated
(D) questionable . . endorsed
(E) cursory . . opposed