READING 2 / QUICK QUIZ

The Temperature of a Disagreement

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What do the gardeners do when they censure the leaflet?A. Declare that mocking applicants is a worthy and helpful activity.B. Publicly express strong disapproval of its mocking treatment of applicants.C. Automatically prohibit circulation of the leaflet and impose every possible penalty.D. Privately count the printed leaflets without expressing a judgment.

2To criticize an inflated signature count and ask the volunteer to correct it is to _____ him.A. reproveB. commendC. absolveD. imitate

3Which development would most directly exasperate the volunteers as described?A. The officer repeatedly evades the same clear question despite several attempts to obtain an answer.B. The officer provides the requested record and explains the relevant entry.C. The facilitator corrects a small transcription error promptly.D. The participants agree on an answer and move to the next issue.

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