1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) present a commonplace idea and its
inaccuracies
(B) describe a situation and its potential drawbacks
(C) propose a temporary solution to a problem
(D) analyze a frequent source of disagreement
(E) explore the implications of a finding
2. The passage supplies information that would answer
which of the following questions?
(A) What federal agencies have set percentage goals for
the use of minority-owned businesses in public
works contracts?
(B) To which government agencies must
businesses awarded federal contracts report their
efforts to find minority subcontractors?
(C) How widespread is the use of minority-owned
concerns as “fronts” by White backers seeking to
obtain subcontracts?
(D) How many more minority-owned businesses were
there in 1977 than in 1972?
(E) What is one set of conditions under which a
small business might find itself financially over-
extended?
3. According to the passage, civil rights activists
maintain that one disadvantage under which
minority- owned businesses have traditionally had
to labor is that they have
(A) been especially vulnerable to governmental
mismanagement of the economy
(B) been denied bank loans at rates comparable to
those afforded larger competitors
(C) not had sufficient opportunity to secure business
created by large corporations
(D) not been able to advertise in those media that
reach large numbers of potential customers