An "actuary" is someone who assesses "risk" for a living. So, an "actuary" is someone who is concerned with "risk." To solve this analogy, you need to determine what it is that a "bursar" is associated with. A "banker" is someone who works for a bank managing finances, so "finances" is the correct answer.

An "admiral" is a high-ranking commander in the navy. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine the organization in which an "abbot" has authority. The correct answer is that an "abbot" has authority over a "monastery." To provide further help, a "monastery" is a place where monks live, pray, and study.

"Ostracize" means to banish from "society," to exclude from "society." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that you are banished and excluded from if you are "excommunicated." Well, "excommunicate" means exclude from participation in the Christian "church." So, the correct answer is "church." Additionally, "deity" means God; "convict" means prisoner. 

The key to answering this question is to know that a "cherub" is an angel. So, "cherubs" come from or live in "heaven." Which of these is something that comes from or lives in "hell?" The correct answer is a "demon." Additionally, "netherworld" means hell; "purgatory" is a state of uncertainty and suffering in the "afterlife" that is neither heaven nor hell.

"Prohibition," in the United States, is generally associated with attempts in the early decades of the twentieth century to completely outlaw alcohol in American society. However, more generally "prohibition" is an attempt to control and prohibit the "consumption" of something. So, which of these does an "embargo" attempt to control and prohibit? The correct answer is "trade." An "embargo" is a refusal to trade or a blockage of trade due to political, religious, or social concerns.

A pool is the location in which a swimmer performs his/her sport. Similarly, a ring is where a boxer fights, so that is the correct answer.

A "tithe" is money given to the "church." So, to solve this analogy you merely need to determine who is given money through "alms." The correct answer is that "alms" is money given to the "poor." 

"Aesthetics" is the study of "beauty." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "botany" is the study of. Well, the correct answer is that "botany" is the study of plants. 

A "heretic" is a nonconformist, someone who refuses to conform to expectations, someone who is unorthodox. So, if a "heretic" decries "orthodoxy," what does a "Luddite" decry? The correct answer is that "luddite" means opposed to technological reform, against technological progress. So, the correct answer is "technology." 

"Pontiff" is another name for the Pope. So, a place you might find the pope is a "church." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a place where you might find a "curator." Well, a "curator" is someone who oversees and manages a "museum."