The document contains 5 passages with multiple choice questions about identifying errors or selecting the most accurate word or phrase to complete each statement. The passages discuss Joe Louis as a formidable boxer, students finding letter-writing more effective than demonstrations, the inevitable conflict between King Philip and Queen Elizabeth due to their opposing desires for Spain and England's power and autonomy, a committee postponing further discussion of a resolution until their next meeting, and Larry being a skilled storyteller.

1. Joe Louis was ------fighter: he inspired
fear in many of his
opponents.
(A) a serene
(B) an impetuous
(C) an insipid
(D) a malleable
(E) a redoubtable

2. The students (a) have
discovered that (b) they
can address issues more
effectively (c)through
letter-writing campaigns
(d) and not through
public demonstrations.
(e) No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

3. Because King Philip's desire to
make Spain the dominant
power in sixteenth-century
Europe ran counter to Queen
Elizabeth's insistence on
autonomy for England, ------was -------.
(A) reconciliation . . assured
(B) warfare . . avoidable
(C) ruination . . impossible
(D) conflict . . inevitable
(E) diplomacy . . simple

4. (a) After hours of futile
debate, the committee has
decided (b) to postpone
further discussion (c) of the
resolution until (d) their next
meeting. ( e) No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

5. There is no doubt that Larry is
a genuine ------- : he excels at
telling stories that fascinate
his listeners.
(A) braggart
(B) dilettante
(C) pilferer
(D) prevaricator
(E) raconteur