Section 2
　　1. Although the minuet appeared simple, its ______ steps had to be studied very carefully before　they could be gracefully ______ in public.
　　(A) progressive.. revealed
　　(B) intricate.. executed
　　(C) rudimentary.. allowed
　　(D) minute.. discussed
　　(E) entertaining.. stylized
　　2. The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were ______　not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the　______ methodology into question.
　　(A) provocative.. prevailing
　　(B) predictable.. contemporary
　　(C) inconclusive.. traditional
　　(D) intriguing.. projected
　　(E) specious.. original
　　3. Despite the ______ of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize "pop　culture" as a key for ______ the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.
　　(A) antipathy.. entangling
　　(B) discernment.. evaluating
　　(C) pedantry.. reinstating
　　(D) skepticism.. deciphering
　　(E) enthusiasm.. symbolizing
　　4. In the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system of values was　regarded as ______, even as a sign of madness.
　　(A) adventurous
　　(B) frivolous
　　(C) willful
　　(D) impermissible
　　(E) irrational
　　5. Queen Elizabeth I has quite correctly been called a ______ of the arts, because many young　artists received her patronage.
　　(A) connoisseur
　　(B) critic
　　(C) friend
　　(D) scourge
　　(E) judge
　　6. Because outlaws were denied ______ under medieval law, anyone could raise a hand against　them with legal _____.
　　(A) propriety.. authority
　　(B) protection.. impunity
　　(C) collusion.. consent
　　(D) rights.. collaboration
　　(E) provisions.. validity
　　7. Rather than enhancing a country's security, the successful development of nuclear weapons　could serve at first to increase that country’s ______.
　　(A) boldness
　　(B) influence
　　(C) responsibility
　　(D) moderation
　　(E) vulnerability