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Restatements (Questions 9-12)

This part consists of several sentences, each followed by four possible ways of restating the
main idea of that sentence in different words. For each question, choose the one restatement
which best expresses the meaning of the original sentence.

9. 	 It is a myth that Queen Elizabeth I was completely bald.

       (1) Queen Elizabeth I was not, in fact, bad tempered.
       (2) There is no truth to the claim that Queen Elizabeth I had no hair.
       (3) Scholars agree that Queen Elizabeth I could not have children.
       (4) According to legend, Queen Elizabeth I never bathed.

10. 	 All but a few mammals live on land.

       (1) Mammals spend most of their lives on land.
       (2) Only a few mammals live on land.
       (3) Most mammals live on land.
       (4) Few mammals live only on land.

11. 	 Of the dozens of pharaohs' tombs dotting Egypt's Valley of the Kings, that of

       Tutankhamun is among the least imposing.

       (1) Tutankhamun's tomb is set apart from the other pharaohs' tombs in the Valley of the
            Kings.

       (2) Of the dozens of pharaohs buried in the Valley of the Kings, Tutankhamun is
            arguably the best known.

       (3) Tutankhamun's tomb is in better condition than any other found in the Valley of the
            Kings.

       (4) Most of the tombs scattered throughout the Valley of the Kings are more impressive
            than Tutankhamun's tomb.

12.	 In ancient Greek theater, the sock and the buskin symbolized comedy and tragedy,

       respectively.

       (1) In ancient Greek theater, the sock was worn in tragedies and the buskin in
            comedies.

       (2) Ancient Greek theater, famous for both its comedies and tragedies, was symbolized
            by the sock and the buskin.

       (3) The sock and the buskin have long been associated with ancient Greek comedy and
            tragedy.

       (4) In ancient Greek theater, the sock represented comedy while the buskin stood for
            tragedy.

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