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  1. AUTHOR : NOVEL :: COMPOSER : ?

    Answer: Symphony

    Just as an author creates a novel as their primary literary work, a composer creates a symphony as their primary musical work.

  2. ARISTOTLE : LOGIC :: EUCLID : ?

    Answer: Geometry

    Aristotle systematized the field of logic, while Euclid systematized the field of geometry in his foundational work the Elements.

  3. ASCEND : DESCEND :: EXPAND : ?

    Answer: Contract

    Ascend and descend are antonyms, so the answer must be the antonym of expand, which is contract.

  4. BENEVOLENT : MALEVOLENT :: CANDID : ?

    Answer: Deceptive

    Benevolent and malevolent are antonyms (good-willed vs. ill-willed), so candid (open and honest) pairs with its antonym, deceptive.

  5. TEACHER : PEDAGOGY :: STATESMAN : ?

    Answer: Politics

    Pedagogy is the art and science of teaching; politics is the art and science of governance and statecraft.

  6. METAPHOR : COMPARISON :: SYLLOGISM : ?

    Answer: Logical argument

    A metaphor is a rhetorical device that makes a comparison; a syllogism is a logical device that constructs a formal argument from premises to conclusion.

  7. ROME : LATIN :: ATHENS : ?

    Answer: Greek

    Latin was the official language of Rome, just as Greek (specifically Attic Greek) was the classical language of Athens.