31. The word "fostered" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
(A) encouraged
(B) predated
(C) predicted
(D) rejected

27. According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion? (A) They experiment with computer-generated line drawings. (B) They hand-draw successive frames. (C) They calculate high-resolution images. (D) They develop extensive mathematical formulas.

28. The word "task" in line 28 is closest in meaning to (A) possibility (B) position (C) time (D) job

29. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? (A) Computers have reduced the costs of animation. (B) In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed. (C) Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings. (D)Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills.

30. Which one of the following questions does the passage answer? (A) What role did Native American men play in teaching their agricultural methods to Scandinavian settlers? (B) How did the interaction between Native Americans and Scandinavian settlers benefit both groups? (C) What hardships did the Scandinavian women settlers experience in North America? (D) What caused a rivalry between the English and Scandinavian settlers in North America?

32. In line 4, the word "notable" is closest in meaning to (A) social (B) predictable (C) remarkable (D) early

33.According to the passage, the Native American and Scandinavian cultures of the Delaware Valley initially had all of the following in common EXCEPT (A) loose organization (B) farming experience (C) metal fanning tools (D) local autonomy

34. According to the passage, why were Scandinavian women easily able to understand Native American horticulture? (A) They had prior knowledge of most Native American plants. (B) They had used similar cultivation practices in Scandinavia. (C) They were helped by Native American and colonial men, (D) hey were able to use Native American farming tools.

35. Why does the author contrast English and French settlers with Scandinavian settlers in lines 14-18 ? (A) To suggest that they learned at least some hunting skills from each other (B) To illustrate that it is hard to decide who established the earliest North American hunting techniques (C) To explain why the Scandinavians were able to adopt Native American hunting techniques more easily (D) To show how Native Americans might have acquired steel knives and firearms

36. What does the author imply about French and English settlers? (A) Most of them did not come from the nobility. (B) Most of them hunted with advanced firearms. (C) They taught hunting skills to Scandinavian settlers. (D) They provided Native Americans with linen hunting shirts.

37. In Line 18, the phrase "receptive to" is closest in meaning to (A) suspicious of (B) ready for (C) dependent on (D) new lo