Math
Solve: 7x − 9 = 19
x = 4
What term describes a story’s underlying message about life or human nature?
Theme
Who was the first emperor of a unified China?
Qin Shi Huang
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
Which country has the largest land area in Africa?
Algeria
Simplify: 4(3x − 5) − 2x
10x − 20
What is the term for a discrepancy between what a character believes or says and what the audience knows to be true?
Dramatic irony
In which century did the French Revolution begin?
18th century (1789)
What type of bond involves the sharing of electrons?
Covalent bond
The Nile River flows through which country first: Egypt or Sudan?
Sudan
What is the slope of the line passing through points (−2, 7) and (3, −8)?
-3
What is a narrative technique in which the story starts in the middle of the action rather than at the beginning?
In medias res
The Ottoman Empire spanned which three continents?
Europe, Asia, Africa
Newton’s second law states that force equals…?
Mass × Acceleration (F = ma)
Which river is the longest in South America?
Amazon River
The sum of interior angles of an octagon is…?
1080°
What literary device involves giving human qualities to non-human things or abstract concepts to emphasize traits?
Personification
Name the treaty that ended World War I.
Treaty of Versailles
Name the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy.
Photosynthesis
Which country has the highest number of active volcanoes in the world?
Indonesia
Solve for y: 5y/4 − 7 = 8
y = 12
Identify the term: A recurring element (object, phrase, or symbol) that helps reinforce a story’s theme.
Motif
Which empire built Machu Picchu in the 15th century?
Inca Empire
What is the term for a heritable change in DNA sequence?
Mutation
Name the landlocked South American country that is the only one to have two capitals, one for government and one for judiciary.
Bolivia