Traditionally, certain features of mosque architecture are nearly _______ such as the mihrab (or niche), which almost all mosques include. But mosques can also be built to reflect a multitude of different architectural styles, as in the case of the Great Mosque of Central Java, which includes elements from the Javanese and Greek revival styles.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

The dates that archaeologists assign to most of the colossal sculptures of human heads produced by the Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica are necessarily ______. The majority of the sculptures have been moved from their original context, making precise dating impossible.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Traditional descriptions of globalization sometimes make it sound like a trend, such as server migration and economic hyperinflation, to have developed independently and as a result of a separate processes. However, sociologists such as Tariq Elvan demonstrated that careful text reexamination have led some ecologists to express reservations about the utility of these descriptions.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Scientists discovered a 390-million-year-old fossilized forest of Calamophyton trees in modern-day England. The scientists believe the emergence of these Calamophyton forests changed the land significantly. For example, the tree roots would have helped to greatly reduced soil erosion, and the accumulated fallen leaves likely created new habitats for animal life.

Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?

The following text is from Louise Erdrich's 1986 novel The Beet Queen. The narrator discusses her relationship with her young niece, Dot. Celestine, the narrator's sister-in-law, is Dot's mother.

Dot and I had a mental connection, I was sure of it. I understood things about the baby that her mother could not accept. For instance, she was never meant to be a baby. Dot was so impatient with babyhood as I. She tried at once to grow out of it. Celestine never saw that, because she, and only she, took pleasure in Dot's helpless softness. Only Celestine was saddened by her daughter's fierce progress. Day by day, Dot grew stronger. In her shopping-cart stroller she exercised to exhaustion, bouncing for hours to develop her leg muscles.

Which choice best describes the main purpose of the text?