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There are two paragraphs and two sets of questions bellow. Please read the paragraph and then answer the questions. This quiz should take about 8 minutes.

W. H. Auden has outlined the English variety of the detective story in "The Guilty Vicarage," and whereas "purgation of guilt" is involved in both the thriller and the detective story, the methods of purgation and the environments in which they operate make all the difference.

1. W. H. Auden wrote about
country vicarages
the thriller alone
detective stories in general
English detective stories

2. "The guilty Vicarage" states that
the detective story and the thriller are identical
the detective story and the thriller have nothing in common
neither the detective story nor the thriller involves "purgation of guilt"
both the thriller and the detective story involve "purgation of guilt"

3. The word "purgation" means most nearly
freeing from
adding to
spreading
concentrating

There can be little doubt that malaria was prevalent in all American colonies during the seventeenth century. Towards the end of the century and continuing into the eighteenth, a rising incidence marked parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and other colonies situated in the costal plains region, while a corresponding decline characterized New England. The significance of malaria in colonial history can scarcely be overrated, for it was a major hurdle in the development of the American colonies. To the newly arrived settlers or "fresh Europeans," it frequently proved fatal, and epidemics of pernicious malaria took a heavy toll of old and new colonists alike. In endemic regions the regular succession of spring and fall outbreaks, with the concomitant sickness and disability, deprived the colonies of much sorely needed labor.

4. Malaria occurred
only in the spring
in almost any season
only in the fall
in periodic outbreaks

5. During the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries
the number of malaria cases in Maryland declined
the number of malaria cases in New England increased
the number of malaria cases in the costal plains region declined
the number of malaria cases in New Jersey increased

6. The words "endemic regions" mean most nearly
extensive regions
regions with poor climate
regions where malaria was rare
regions where malaria was common

7. The importance of malaria in colonial history
is difficult to exaggerate
was minimal
has never been assessed
is difficult to determine

8. Malaria affected
only "fresh Europeans"
only old colonists
only newly arrived settlers
both old and new colonists