Cloze Test – Test 40

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

The theory of individual differences started from the concept of temperament suggested by Hippocrates and Galen. Hippocrates' four humors gave (21) to four temperaments. The explanation was further (22) by his successor Galen during the second century CE. The "Four Humours" theory held that a person's temperament was (23) on the balance of bodily humours; yellow bile, black bile, phlegm, and blood. Choleric people were characterized as having an excess of yellow bile, making them irascible. High levels of black bile were held to induce melancholy, signified by a sombre, gloomy, pessimistic outlook. Phlegmatic people were thought to (24) an excess of phlegm, leading to their sluggish, calm temperaments. Finally, people thought to have high levels of blood were said to be sanguine and (25) characterized by their cheerful, passionate dispositions.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

The theory of individual differences started from the concept of temperament suggested by Hippocrates and Galen. Hippocrates' four humors gave (21) to four temperaments. The explanation was further (22) by his successor Galen during the second century CE. The "Four Humours" theory held that a person's temperament was (23) on the balance of bodily humours; yellow bile, black bile, phlegm, and blood. Choleric people were characterized as having an excess of yellow bile, making them irascible. High levels of black bile were held to induce melancholy, signified by a sombre, gloomy, pessimistic outlook. Phlegmatic people were thought to (24) an excess of phlegm, leading to their sluggish, calm temperaments. Finally, people thought to have high levels of blood were said to be sanguine and (25) characterized by their cheerful, passionate dispositions.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

The theory of individual differences started from the concept of temperament suggested by Hippocrates and Galen. Hippocrates' four humors gave (21) to four temperaments. The explanation was further (22) by his successor Galen during the second century CE. The "Four Humours" theory held that a person's temperament was (23) on the balance of bodily humours; yellow bile, black bile, phlegm, and blood. Choleric people were characterized as having an excess of yellow bile, making them irascible. High levels of black bile were held to induce melancholy, signified by a sombre, gloomy, pessimistic outlook. Phlegmatic people were thought to (24) an excess of phlegm, leading to their sluggish, calm temperaments. Finally, people thought to have high levels of blood were said to be sanguine and (25) characterized by their cheerful, passionate dispositions.