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ACT Reading Test - Social Science Passage- Practice Test 2
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Questions below are based on the following information. This passage is adapted from “Personality, Personality Disorder, and Violence: An Introduction” by Mary McMurranand from Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence: An Evidence-Based Approach edited by Mary McMurran

and Richard Howard (Wiley 2009).



ACT Reading Test - Social Science Passage- Practice Test 2
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1. Which of the following does the author consider a condition that inhibits an individual’s capability to fully comprehend the consequences of an action?
2. The author attributes the fact that people who have severe mental handicaps tend to be punished less for their actions to:
3. Which of the following is a good synonym for the word mitigate, as it appears in line 74?
4. The overall tone of the passage can best be described as:
5. The author states which of the following as a condition for justifying a punishment proportionate to an action?
6. The author would most likely disagree with which of the following statements?
7. The author of the passage makes all of the following assertions about punishment EXCEPT:
8. When the author says a dimensional approach to personality disorders would likely place people with personality problems and personality disorders at the far end of a continuum in lines 27–30, she most likely means that:
9. Which of the following does the author NOT consider an effective method of achieving what one wants?
10. The author notes that disorders may help excuse antisocial or violent behavior for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that those with disorders:

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