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Tough one!! Ralph Ketcham's book

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by smackmartine » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:34 pm
I found this tough. Can anyone explain all answers. Please don't throw only IMO's . Also, let me know how much time you guys spent.Thanks.
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by patanjali.purpose » Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:53 pm
1) The last sentence of 1st para:
Parties were partial by definition...public good & artistocracy...opposing political interest [spoiler]justifies E

time: 1:33[/spoiler]
2) Ketcham is so strongly commmitted...underestimates the advantages of their decline

[spoiler]IMO C; time - 2:30[/spoiler]
3) though marked C, post analysis I should have selected [spoiler]D; time: 3 mins :evil:[/spoiler]

4) Classical leadership is based on 18c England. The last line of passage says 'freedom associated with opposing political parties'. Since, opposing political parties were not part of classical views, implies, freedom of speech etc were not part of classical thought. [spoiler]IMO D; time-00:53[/spoiler][spoiler]reading: 4:30[/spoiler]

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by sandy217 » Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:03 am
E,C,A,C
I can discuss my answers after the OA.
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by sunnyjohn » Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:20 pm
Damn - 9 Min total

[spoiler]1) E
2) C
3) A
4) D[/spoiler]

Let's discuss the solution once you confirmed the OA.
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by smackmartine » Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:30 pm
@sunnyjohn you aced all of 'em. I guess RC is n't something I should practice at 11 PM. Sometimes the mind simply refuses to take any ideas. Thanks guys. I am gonna see all explanations once again.
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[spoiler]1.E
2.C
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4.D[/spoiler]
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by smackmartine » Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:59 pm
Guys this RC is from GMATPrep. It appeared at # 34 when I was striving to complete the test on time. I read the passage again, and I realized that I messed up(totally opposite view) the whole idea under time crunch. All correct answers look good now. Thanks again.
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by patanjali.purpose » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:55 pm
Hi,

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Can we discuss various options of each question - why the incorrects are incorrect.

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by garima99 » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:55 pm
E
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by garima99 » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:56 pm
Hi
Can any one explain the 3rd question plz!!
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