The passage suggests that the use of patents as bargaining chips to ward off infringement suits

Which of the following, if true, would most clearly serve to weaken the author's claim about what constitutes a reasonable yardstick for measuring patent quality?

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the author's conclusion about the use of wage and price controls?

The primary purpose of the passage is to

The passage suggests that the high inflation in the United States and many European countries in the 1980's differed from inflation elsewhere in which of the following ways?

The passage mentions which of the following as a basic consideration in administering minority-business funding programs?

According to the passage, comparable worth principles are different in which of the following ways from other mandates intended to reduce or eliminate pay inequities?

It can be inferred that the author of the passage considers Allen's research on seventeenth-century Massachusetts colonies to be

It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is the reason that the author faults the journalists referred to in the highlighted text?

The passage is primarily concerned with