SECTION 5 TIME—25 MINUTES 16 QUESTIONS DIRECTIONS

15.

In the United States, vacationers account for more

the effect that certain policies should be determined

than half of all visitors to what are technically called

“pure aquariums” but for fewer than one quarter of

not by the legislature itself but by public referenda in

all visitors to zoos, which usually include a “zoo

which every voter can take part. Critics of the

proposals argue that the outcomes of public referenda

aquarium” of relatively modest scope.

would be biased, since wealthy special-interest

Which of the following, if true, most helps to account

groups are able to influence voters’ views by means

for the difference described above between visitors to

of television advertisements.

zoos and visitors to pure aquariums?

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the

(A) In cities that have both a zoo and a pure

critics’ argument?

aquarium, local residents are twice as likely to

visit the aquarium as they are to visit the zoo.

(A) Many state legislators regard public referenda as

a way of avoiding voting on issues on which their

(B) Virtually all large metropolitan areas have zoos,

constituents are divided.

whereas only a few large metropolitan areas have

(B) During elections for members of the legislature,

pure aquariums.

the number of people who vote is unaffected by

(C) Over the last ten years, newly constructed pure

whether the candidates run television

aquariums have outnumbered newly established

advertisements or not.

zoos by a factor of two to one.

(C) Proponents of policies that are opposed by

(D) People who visit a zoo in a given year are two

wealthy special-interest groups are often unable

times more likely to visit a pure aquarium that

to afford advertising time on local television

year than are people who do not visit a zoo.

stations.

(E) The zoo aquariums of zoos that are in the same

(D) Different special-interest groups often take

city as a pure aquarium tend to be smaller than

opposing positions on questions of which policies

the aquariums of zoos that have no pure

the state should adopt.

aquarium nearby.

(E) Television stations are reluctant to become

associated with any one political opinion, for fear

of losing viewers who do not share that opinion.