Economics
Ma, Ba, and Pa want to sell cutlery sets. Ma wants to sell one for at least $50, Ba for at least $35, and Pa for at least $20. The current market price for a cutlery set is $40. What is Pa’s producer surplus?
a. $10 b. $25 c. $5 d. $20 e. $35
d. $20
What nutrient does the medic say that many children are lacking, in Chapter 1?
a. calcium
b. vitamin A
c. magnesium
d. iron
e. protein
e. protein
If a song is written in 4-4 time, which selection is equal to two measures?
a. one whole note
b. eight half notes
c. four quarter notes
d. two half notes
e. sixteen eighth notes
e. sixteen eighth notes
Which of the following ancient civilizations is MOST closely associated with ziggurats?
a. Greece
b. Nubia
c. Rome
d. Egypt
e. Sumer
e. Sumer
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Producing wooden chopsticks requires higher input costs than producing steel chopsticks. Which of the following scenarios results?
a. The supply curve for wooden chopsticks is shifted outward compared to the supply curve for steel chopsticks.
b. The quantity demanded of wooden chopsticks is higher than quantity demanded of steel chopsticks.
c. The quantity supplied of wooden chopsticks is higher than quantity supplied of steel chopsticks.
d. The supply curve for wooden chopsticks is more elastic than the supply curve for steel chopsticks.
e. The equilibrium price of wooden chopsticks is higher than the equilibrium price of steel chopsticks.
e. The equilibrium price of wooden chopsticks is higher than the equilibrium price of steel chopsticks.
The tone of Chapter 1 can BEST be described as
a. contemplative
b. nostalgic
c. hopeful
d. bleak
e. wistful
d. bleak
What is the SMALLEST interval in Western music?
a. minor third
b. major third
c. whole step
d. minor fourth
e. half step
e. half step
Doric and Ionic are types of
a. columns
b. temples
c. sculpture
d. drawings
e. pottery
a. columns
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Taxes produce
a. higher total surplus
b. more producer surplus
c. more consumer surplus
d. negative externalities
e. deadweight loss
e. deadweight loss
In Chapter 2, what does George Orr say about dreams?
a. frightening
b. unsocialized
c. prophetic
d. exciting
e. uncanny
b. unsocialized
Assume an E major scale. What is the second scale degree?
a. A
b. B
c. E
d. G-sharp
e. F-sharp
e. F-sharp
Which Roman goddess lends her name to the Woman of Willendorf?
a. Pomona
b. Ceres
c. Minerva
d. Venus
e. Juno
d. Venus
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The price of forks increases. As a result, the demand curve for forks
a. does not change
b. shifts inward
c. shifts upward
d. shifts outward
e. shifts downward
a. does not change
In Chapter 2, what does Haber use to induce hypnosis?
a. v-c induction
b. deep breathing techniques
c. electronic brain stimulation
d. autohypnosis
e. dream-suppressant drugs
a. v-c induction
How does a musician produce sound on an idiophone? a. plucking a string
b. rubbing a bow against a string
c. vibrating a reed
d. striking its body
e. blowing air through a tube
d. striking its body
Formal analysis of an artwork focuses on that work’s
a. creator
b. provenance
c. visual qualities
d. past scholarship
e. historical context
c. visual qualities
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As income decreases, people tend to purchase more instant ramen. Instant ramen is a(n)
a. substitute
b. inferior good
c. complement
d. normal good
e. public good
b. inferior good
In Chapter 3, how does Orr feel after having an effective dream?
a. energized and refreshed
b. broken and abraded
c. frightened and furious
d. content and fulfilled
e. confused and disoriented
b. broken and abraded
What is the relative minor scale of B-flat major?
a. F-sharp minor
b. B minor
c. A minor
d. C minor
e. G minor
e. G minor
Both Islamic and Chinese art have a globally notable tradition of
a. calligraphy
b. portraiture
c. heroic sculpture
d. geometric decoration
e. pictorial ceramics
a. calligraphy
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