Literature
In the final reality, what is Orr's profession?
He designs cookware.
Define real GDP.
The measure of the total quantity of goods and services produced in an economy, adjusted to remove the effects of inflation.
Who discovered the process for making cristallo glass?
Angelo Barovier, a chemist working on the island of Murano, near Venice.
In a C major scale, what note is needed to create a tritone?
The F sharp about the C.
What aspect of visual stimuli does the bottom or ventral stream of information from V1 process?
The "what" of visual stimuli.
During the first Interstellar War, what happens when an errant missile hits Mount Hood?
Mount Hood erupts.
Define pork barrel politics.
The proclivity of elected officials to introduce projects that steer money to their communities.
What special occasion was the Behaim Beaker made to honor?
The marriage of Michael IV Behaim and Katharina Locherin, on July 7, 1495.
Name two hits written by the band Toto.
Rosanna and Africa.
What types of visual inputs do higher-order visual regions process?
Objects, faces, symbols, colors, text, and visual objects.
In Dr. Haber's office, who or what is Tammany Hall?
The horse in the picture.
Private goods are characterized by what?
High degree of excludability and rivalry.
Where did Venetians find a silica free of iron, and what did they do with it?
The Ticino and Adige Rivers in Italy, they pulverized them to a sand, then melted them down.
What guidance did David Lynch give to Toto for scoring Dune?
To make the music low and slow(according to Toto member David Paich).
The visual information about location and motion is sent from V1 to what areas?
Areas in the top of dorsal parts of the occipital and parietal cortex.
What is the title of the Beatles song Orr acquires from Tiua'k Ennbe Ennbe?
"With a Little Help from My Friends"
Unlike institutions and organizations, government possess what two distinct powers?
The ability to tax its citizens, and the legal monopoly on the legitimate use of force.
What are three little details the Venetian artist got wrong when they painted the Behaim family coat of arms?
A goose instead of an eagle on top of the crest, the shield was missing it's cutout, and the helm lacked breathing holes.
How does Toto's Prologue to Dune open?
With a glissando and a crescendo that ends with a sustained drone in the low strings, playing pitches that are a perfect fifth apart.
Name the aspects that higher-order visual regions process.
Spatial orientation, depth perception, and the location direction, and velocity of objects in space.
Under what circumstances, according to the alien, should Orr say Er'perrehnne?
When something is heading in the wrong direction.
What is the first question macroeconomics is concerned with?
What factors determine the long-run growth in the size of economics, the standard of living they provide, and the price level.
What was so unique about how the Behaim family was shipped their prized beaker made by Venetian artists?
It was quite an accomplishment since the beaker was custom-made in Venice, then had to be shipped over 375 miles across the dangerous Alps mountains to Nuremberg, Germany.
What types of music did Toto write for the Dune score?
Rock music that they performed themselves, orchestral music to be played by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and the chorel music to be song by the Vienna Volksoper Choir.
What deficits may occur as a result of damage to the regions involved in object recognition?
Deficits in object recognition or visual agnosia, where individuals may struggle to recognize that pictures of the same object from different angles are of the same object or have difficulties copying drawings.