PrepTest 110, Section 1, Question 5
Most authoritarian rulers who undertake democratic reforms do(449 more words not shown)
It can most reasonably be(5 more words not shown)
- Amany authoritarian rulers(12 more words not shown)
- Bcitizen dissatisfaction in(10 more words not shown)
- Cpopular support for(9 more words not shown)
- Dabsolute power in(15 more words not shown)
- Ecitizens view human(10 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
This inference could concern any of the pressures we've discussed. We know values change, former supporters reconsider their interests, and independent groups gain power. We also know the rulers respond strategically. Keep those facts in view without guessing which one the choices will test.
Working the answers
- A
The explanation centers on pressure, or the expectation of it. We aren't told many rulers would make the same reforms if that pressure were absent. A willingness to respond doesn't establish a willingness to act without the reason given.
- B
We aren't told when dissatisfaction is highest. Describing values changing over time doesn't establish a peak when the regime begins.
- C
No comparison establishes that support is lowest in weak economic conditions. Growth can also foster pressure for change, but that doesn't prove the opposite ranking either.
- DCorrect
The opening says social changes can prevent rulers from preserving unlimited authority forever (paragraph 1). The next paragraph connects these changes to society no longer condoning the regime. Together they support the limit described here: rulers cannot maintain absolute control indefinitely without society's continued acceptance. This isn't a claim that any individual objection immediately ends their rule.
- E
Human rights abuses are explicitly mentioned, but as a frequent starting point for opposition. That doesn't make them the only objection. Demands for freedom and the other pressures go beyond them.
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