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25 Minutes 16 Questions 1. Since a rhinoceros that has no horn is worthless to poachers, the Wildlife Protection Committee plans to protect selected rhinoceroses from being killed by poachers by cutting off the rhinos’ horns. The Wildlife Protection Committee’s plan assumes that (A) poachers do not kill rhinos that are worthless to them (B) hornless rhinos pose less of a threat to humans, including poachers, than do rhinos that have horns (C) rhinos are the only animals poachers kill for their horns (D) hornless rhinos can successfully defend their young against nonhuman predators(A) (E) imposing more stringent penalties on poachers will not decrease the number of rhinos killed by poachers 2. Crimes are mainly committed by the young, and for this reason merely increasing the number of police officers or expenditures on police services has little effect on reducing the crime rate. In fact, the only factor associated with a crime-rate drop is a decrease in the number of people in the community aged fourteen to thirty. The findings above can best serve as part of an argument against (A) the likelihood that any law enforcement program will be effective in reducing the crime rate within a short time (B) increasing prison terms for young people found guilty of crimes | 
