1) The significance of mythology within a culture is reflected in _____, the amount of time devoted to this activity, and the relevance of mythology to ceremonials.

2) Although _____ some textile products, it imports many as well.

3) Economic goods may take the form _____ of material things or of services.

4) Ragtime is a kind of music _____ a strongly syncopated melody and a regularly accented accompaniment.

5) Historically, _____ chief material for making furniture has been wood, but metal and stone have also been used.

6) Migraine headaches are more frequent among women __among men.

7) South American flamingos can survive in temperatures __above the freezing point.

8) Made of hard wood, the boomerang is roughly Vshaped, with arms __skewed.

9) Not until the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries __as a unified science.

10) The ancient Egyptian water clock required sophisticated calibration, since water dripped faster from its bowl when __and the pressure was greater.

11) Though once quite large, _____ population of the bald eagle across North America has drastically declined in the past forty years.

12) Plywood was originally manufactured from logs _____ for other purposes.

13) Aerobic exercises create a _____ oxygen in the body without seriously disrupting normal body functions.

14) A protagonist of a play is _____ in tragedy as the suffering main character.

15) The beaver chews down trees to get food and material _____ its home.