E.L.A
Define “allegory”:
(a) a meditative poem
(b) a narrative in which ideas and values are personified
(c) an exaggerated expression
(d)a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
(b) a narrative in which ideas and values are personified
(d) Checks and Balances
Toussaint L’Ouverture is most closely associated with leading the revolution in
(a) France
(b) Chile
(c)Haiti
(d)Venezuela
(c) Haiti
In a food web, which type of organism receives energy from the other three types:
(a) producer
(b) decomposer
(c) carnivore
(d) herbivore
(b) decomposer
Ian is saving up to buy a new baseball glove. Every month he puts $10 into a jar. Which type of function best models the total amount of money in the jar after a given number of months?
(a) linear
(b) quadratic
(c) exponential
(d) square root
(a) linear
The word "defaced" (line 2) suggests that the narrator is
(a) suspicious
(b) confused
(c) worried
(d) critical
(d)critical
The term federalism is best described as the:
(a) division of power between the national government and state governments
(b) creation of a two-house legislature in the national government
(c) method of reviewing laws and executive actions
(d) establishment of three branches of government
(a) division of power between the national government and state government
Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, and Karl Marx are best known for their
(a) religious reforms
(b) economic theories
(c) peacekeeping efforts
(d) military leadership
(b) economic theories
In single celled organisms, materials are stored primarily in
(a) ribosomes
(b) nuclei
(c) mitochondria
(d) vacuoles
(d) vacuoles
Last weekend, Emma sold lemonade at a yard sale. The function P(c) = .50c - 9.96 represented the profit, P(c), Emma earned selling c cups of lemonade. Sales were strong, so she raised the price for this weekend by 25 cents per cup. Which function represents her profit for this weekend?
(a) P(c) = .25c - 9.96
(b) P(c) = .50c - 9.71
(c) P(c) = .50c - 10.21
(d) P(c) = .75c - 9.96
(d) P(c) = .75c - 9.96
The description in line 3 through 6 creates a mood of
(a) despair
(b) amusement
(c) tranquility
(d) negativity
(c) tranquility
Which factor in the late 1920s was a major cause of the Great Depression
(a) overproduction of manufactured goods
Which event led Russia to withdraw from World War I and surrender a significant amount of territory to Germany
(a) sudden death of Vladimir Lenin
(b) seizure of power by the Bolsheviks
(c)meeting of the Yalta Conference
(d) assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
(b) seizure of power by the Bolsheviks
The most likely result of completely removing carbon dioxide from the environment of a plant is that sugar production will
(a) continue at the same rate
(b) increase and oxygen production will also increase
(c) increase and oxygen production will stay the same
(d) decrease and eventually stop
(d) decrease and eventually stop
Which polynomial is twice the sum of:
4x2 _ x + 1 and -6x2 + x - 4 ?
(a) -2x2 - 3
(b) -4x2 - 3
(c) -4x2 - 6
(d) -2x2 + x - 5
(c) -4x2 - 6
(a) become more tolerant
(b) recognize their superiority
(c) uphold their values
(d) become less egocentric
(d) become less egocentric
A direct result of United States involvement in World War II was:
(a) an increase in the production of consumer goods
(b) the entry of more women and minorities into the workplace
(c) a decrease in industrial activity
(d) a decrease in federal control over the economy
(b) the entry of more women and minorities into the workplace
Which change is most closely associated with Peter the Great of Russia
(a) establishment of Moscow as the capital city
(b) extension of Russia borders to the Northern Caucuses and Ukraine
(c) westernization and modernization of the country
(d)emancipation of the serfs on private estates
(c) westernization and modernization of the country
A lion cub resembles its parents because it inherits genes that produce
(a) DNA identical to all of the DNA found in both parents
(b) proteins identical to all of the proteins found in both parents
(c) ATP identical to some of the ATP found in each parent
(d) enzymes identical to some of the enzymes found in each parent
(d) enzymes identical to some of the enzymes found in each parent
The results of a linear regression are shown below:
y = ax+b
a = -1.15785
b = 139.3171772
r= -0.896557832
r2 =0.8038159461
Which phrase best describes the relationship between x and y ?
(a) strong negative correlation
(b) strong positive correlation
(c) weak negative correlation
(d) weak positive correlation
(a) strong negative correlation
The narrator implies that humans are
(a) protective of their environment
(b) unaware of their insignificance
(c) perplexed by their surroundings
(d) satisfied with their indifference
(b) unaware of their insignificance
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D Roosevelt decided to
(a)Ban Japanese Americans from serving in Congress
(b) deport most Japanese Americans to Japan
(c)immediately draft all young Japanese Americans into the military
(d) move Japanese Americans to internment camps away from the Pacific Coast
(d) move Japanese Americans to internment camps away from the Pacific Coast
Which statement best expresses the ideas of the Scientific Revolution?
(a) Religious authorities are responsible for understanding and interpreting new information.
(b) Superstition and magic are important aspects of the natural world.
(c) Scientific ideas should be made to conform with existing thought systems. (d) People should use reason and experimentation to draw scientific conclusions.
(d) People should use reason and experimentation to draw scientific conclusions.
Homeowners have been encouraged to learn how to identify invasive plants and to remove them if they find them. The most likely reason for removing invasive plants is to
(a) allow only one type of native plant to grow
(b) preserve biodiversity
(c) eliminate unfamiliar food sources
(d) increase the rate of ecological succession
(b) preserve biodiversity
Solve the equation by completing the square
x2 _ 6x = 15
3 +√ 24 , 3 -√ 24
3+ 2√ 6 3 -2√ 6