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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. Skillful diplomacy defused the crisis in Romania in the mid-1990s before matters

escalated into violence.

(1) The crisis in Romania in the mid-1990s was resolved diplomatically before the
situation became violent.

(2) When violence erupted in Romania in the mid-1990s, even the most skillful
diplomats failed to defuse the crisis.

(3) Sometimes diplomacy is ineffective in resolving a violent conflict, as was the case
in Romania in the mid-1990s.

(4) The conflict in Romania in the mid-1990s would not have ended in violence if the
country's leaders had been more diplomatic.

10. Dreams occur in all phases of the sleep cycle but are most prevalent and vivid during

the REM stage.

(1) Dreams generally start during the REM stage of sleep but may be sustained
throughout the sleep cycle.

(2) The dreams that occur during REM sleep are more likely to be remembered upon
awakening than those that occur at other stages of sleep.

(3) The majority of dreams that occur during REM sleep are more abstract and
disturbing than other dreams.

(4) Dreams are more frequent and graphic during the REM stage of sleep than during
other stages.

11. Historians should neither romanticize nor condemn.

(1) Historians should be objective and accurate.
(2) Historians should examine both the exotic and the ordinary.
(3) Historians should avoid both idealizing and criticizing.
(4) Historians should be neither cautious nor careless.

12. Giraffes feed chiefly on leaves.

(1) Giraffes eat large quantities of leaves.
(2) Giraffes eat most kinds of leaves.
(3) Leaves are the only food that giraffes eat.
(4) Giraffes eat leaves and little else.

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