Halaman 1 PRACTICE TEST 1: DIAGNOSTIC 50 Questions • Time: 25 Minutes Directions: Each passage is followed by a series of questions. Answer the questions based on the information you gathered from the passage. Choose the best answer to each question and answer each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage.QUESTIONS 1-10 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING (40) important matters. Such open meetings became very important to the movement for theindependence of Hispanic America in the early nineteenth century. PASSAGE. The cabildo, which is Spanish for "mu- nicipal council," was the fundamental unit of local government incolonial Span- ish Amerien. Following a tradition going .

(5) back to the Romans, the Spanish consid- ered the city to be of paramount impor- tance, with the surrounding country- side directly subordinate to it.
(10) In local affairs, each municipality in
Hispanie America was governed by its cabildo, or council, in a manner reminis- cent of Castilian towns in the late Middle 2. Where was the cabildo used as a form of Ages. A councila members and magis- trates, together with the local judge ap-
(15) pointed by the king, enjoyed considerable prestige and power. The size of a council varied but was alwayssmall. Thecabildos of important eities, such as Lima and Mexico, had about 12 members.
(20) The cabildo was in charge of all ardi- 3. Which of the following answer choices is nary aspects of municipal government- e.g., policing, sanitation, taxation, the supervision of building, price and wage regulation, and the administration of
(25) justice. To assist them in these responsi- bilities, the city councilors appointed various officials, such as tax collectors, inspectors of weights and measures and the markets, and peace officers. In spite 4. According to the passage, how was a local
(30) of royal decrees to promote honest and efficient city government, the cabildos were often corrupt and rapacious. By the mid-sixteenth century, appoint- menta to cabildos were ordinarily made
(35) by the Spanish crown and sometimes became hereditary. Occasionally, the propertied class in a city elected some of the councilors, Sometimes citizens were

1. Which choice does the word "paramount" as used in line 6 refer to?
(A) Fundamental
(B) Government
(C) Tradition
(D) Surrounding government?

2. where was the cabildo used a from of government ?
(A) In Roman colonies
(B) In Spanish colonies
(C) In Roman provinces
(D) In Spanish provinces

3. wich of the following answer choises is closest in meaning to the word "reminis- cent" as used in lines 11-12?
(A) Suggesting something in the past
(B) Suggesting a schedule or agenda
(C) Suggesting a small village
(D) Suggesting an odar

4. according to the passage, how was a local judge in Hispanic America selected? (A) He was elected by the council.
(B) He was appointed by the king.
(C) He was chosen by the town's wealthy citizens.
(D) He was the richest man in the town. nsked to attend a open town meeting on.

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