Super Quiz Test #3

Super Quiz Test #3

Social Studies

Multiple Choice

50. What was the fate of the Hirschhahn family in Köpenick who ran a clothing shop during the Berlin Olympics?

• A) The family emigrated to Wisconsin shortly after the conclusion of the Olympic Games.

• B) All the family except Eva died during the Nazi persecution of Jews.

• C) The family continues to run a clothing shop in Köpenick.

• D) The family was killed during an Allied bombing raid on Köpenick during World War II.

• E) The family died in the Marzahn detention camp.

Multiple Choice

49. What did Henry Burke, the chairman of the U.S. Olympic rowing committee, make the Washington University crew team do in order to compete in the Olympic Games in Berlin?

• A) win an extra race against the Pennsylvania Athletic Club crew team

• B) sign a letter of allegiance to the United States

• C) pay for their Olympic uniforms

• D) acquire their own travel documents and lodgings in Berlin

• E) pay for their travel expenses to and from Berlin

Multiple Choice

48. On April 20, 1936, what did the Reich League of German Officials give to Adolf Hitler on his forty-seventh birthday?

• A) a hand-transcribed manuscript of his book Mein Kampf

• B) a battle plan for invading Poland

• C) the title of “Der Fuhrer” of the Nazi Party

• D) the letter from the International Olympic Committee approving the Berlin

  Olympic Games

• E) a copy of the movie Triumph of Will

Multiple Choice

47. What made the acreage around the Puget Sound unsuitable for most farming?

• A) It was covered in tree stumps from logging that had to be removed to make the and farmable.

• B) The underlying soil was glacial till.

• C) The soil was rocky.

• D) It rained too much and was too cool to raise most crops.

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

46. Who always told Joe Rantz, “Don’t worry, Joe. I’ve got your back”?

• A) Joyce Simdars

• B) Roger Morris

• C) Bobby Moch

• D) Johnny White

• E) Shorty Hunt

Multiple Choice

45. What did Prohibition make illegal?

• A) racial discrimination

• B) the purchase and consumption of alcohol

• C) child labor

• D) unauthorized immigration to the United States

• E) high interest rates on bank loans

Multiple Choice

44. What is the meaning of the phrase “catching a crab” in rowing?

• A) a wave that swamps the scull

• B) a cross-current that causes the scull to move sideways

• C) the ceremonial tossing of the coxswain into the water after a victory

• D) winning a regatta race by a narrow margin

• E) an oar blade that enters the water too deeply, at the wrong angle, or out of time with

  the other crew members, and becomes stuck in the water

Multiple Choice

43. What event prompted George and Dick Pocock to immigrate to Canada?

• A) World War I began in Europe.

• B) Their father lost his job at Eaton, and George and Dick did not want to be a burden.

• C) George was offered a position working in the shipyards in Vancouver.

• D) The Vancouver Rowing Club hired Dick to coach their rowing teams.

• E) George and Dick found themselves in legal troubles after a brawl at a regatta.

Multiple Choice

42. Where were the 1932 Olympic Games held?

• A) Los Angeles

• B) Berlin

• C) London

• D) Paris

• E) Athens

Multiple Choice

41. Who was Hitler’s minister for public enlightenment and propaganda?

• A) Wilhelm Frick

• B) Werner March

• C) Leni Riefenstahl

• D) Heinrich Himmler

• Dr. Joseph Goebbels

Science

Multiple Choice

40. What fuel typically powers a nuclear reactor?

• A) plutonium monoxide

• B) uranium dioxide

• C) tritium and deuterium

• D) hydrogen

• E) neutrons

Multiple Choice

39. What makes a battery-powered electric car more efficient than a conventional car?

• A) It retains all kinetic energy when braking.

• B) It uses kinetic energy to recharge.

• C) A combustion engine acts as an onboard electric generator.

• D) It does not use power when stopped.

• E) It weighs less, therefore requiring less energy.

Multiple Choice

38. Why does a vacuum flask maintain the temperature of a liquid for a long period of time?

• A) Walls of the double-walled container reflect heat rays, trapping them within the flask.

• B) A heat exchanger within the double-walled container returns escaped heat rays to the

  liquid.

• C) The stopper is made of reflective material, attracting heat rays and depositing them

  within the liquid.

• D) A magnetron within the double-walled container reflects heat rays.

• E) The vacuum chamber within the double-walled container absorbs heat rays.

Multiple Choice

37. What is the component within a water meter with blades set at a small angle to the water flow in order to slow the weight of it own spinning?

• A) worm gear

• B) bell valve

• C) reduction gear

• D) hairspring

• E) impeller

Multiple Choice

36. Which of the following is an unpowered flying machine with long, straight wings that produce high lift at low speeds?

• A) hang glider

• B) pedal-powered plane

• C) airliner

• D) glider

• E) light aircraft

Multiple Choice

35. What part of an airplane controls rolling?

• A) fuselage

• B) ailerons

• C) throttle

• D) rudder

• E) elevators

Multiple Choice

34. What is the pitch of a screw?

• A) the distance between adjacent threads on the screw

• B) the length of the screw

• C) the type of head on the screw

• D) any lever or tool used to increase the driving force of the screw

• E) the driving force of the screw

Multiple Choice

33. Which of the following machines most closely resembles a turbine?

• A) platform scale

• B) corkscrew

• C) escalator

• D) water wheel

• E) camshaft

Multiple Choice

32. What does the sostenuto pedal do on a piano?

• A) The pedal keeps the damper off the strings, allowing a note to continue to ring after a musician has stopped playing a key.

• B) The pedal moves the hammer sideways, causing the hammer to strike only one or two strings and producing a softer sound.

• C) The pedal alters the tone of a played note by half an octave.

• D) The pedal releases air into the pipe that corresponds with a key on the keyboard to

  mimic the sound of an organ.

• E) The pedal stops the strings of a piano from vibrating, allowing a musician to completely stop the notes of previous chords from ringing.

Multiple Choice

31. If the load and the effort are the same distance from the fulcrum of a first-class lever and are balanced, what else can be said about the load and effort?

• A) The load is half of the effort.

• B) The load is more than half of the effort.

• C) The effort is greater than the load.

• D) The load and the effort are equal.

• E) None of the above

Religion

Multiple Choice

30. What is the title of John Paul II’s 1960 manuscript on marital love?

• A) Theology of the Body

• B) Gaudium et Spes

• C) Letter to Families

• D) Love and Responsibility

• E) Crossing the Threshold of Hope

Multiple Choice

29. An encyclical letter is ______________.

• A) an official letter of blessing from the Pope

• B) a papal document that addresses the teachings of the Church

• C) the alphabetic symbol included on a Papal Coat of Arms

• D) an official proclamation declaring the beatification of a person

• E) a private letter or correspondence from the Pope

Multiple Choice

28. How long did John Paul II serve as pope?

• A) 36 years

• B) 32 years

• C) 29 years

• D) 27 years

• E) 23 years

Multiple Choice

27. John Paul II succeeded John Paul I, whose papacy lasted ________.

• A) 8 days

• B) 33 days

• C) 6 weeks

• D) 3 years

• E) 13 years

Multiple Choice

26. On July 4, 1958, who appointed Father Karol Wojtyla as the Auxiliary Bishop of Krakow?

• A) Pope John Paul I

• B) Pope Benedict XV

• C) Pope Pius XII

• D) Pope John XXIII

• E) 13 yearsE) Pope Paul VI

Multiple Choice

25. Who ordained Karol as a priest on All Saints Day on November 1, 1946?

• A) Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha

• B) Archbishop Eugene Baziak

• C) Pope Paul VI

• D) Cardinal Albino Luciani

• E) Archbishop Richard Mahoney

Multiple Choice

24. As a seminarian, Karol expressed interest in joining which order to live a life of contemplative prayer?

• A) Carmelites

• B) Franciscans

• C) Dominicans

• D) Congregation of the Holy Cross

• E) Capuchin monks

Multiple Choice

23. What event in Karol's life confirmed for him his decision to commit his life to the priesthood?

• A) He survived scarlet fever as a child.

• B) His mother died when he was young.

• C) He recovered from serious injuries he sustained when he was hit by a truck.

• D) He escaped Nazi persecution by hiding in the home of Archbishop Sapieha.

• E) He took a pilgrimage to Dachau.

Multiple Choice

22. At what age did Karol enter the seminary?

• A) 18

• B) 21

• C) 22

• D) 24

• E) 28

Multiple Choice

21. Karol Wojtyla's older brother was named ______.

• A) Jerzey

• B) Edmund

• C) Lolek

• D) Adam

• E) Eugenie

Literature

Multiple Choice

20. What did Gopal tell Julian never to do with his magic tricks?

• A) reveal the secret of the trade to laymen

• B) destroy the wonder

• C) you show off your magic

• D) All of the above

• E) Both (A) and (C) only

Multiple Choice

19. Why does Arnold play the part of Sandy at the first performance of Annie?

• A) Ginger becomes ill from eating the drugged dog treats.

• B) Ginger misbehaves at rehearsal and Mrs. Reynolds decides to replace Ginger with

  Arnold for the first performance.

• C) Michael Froelich requests the chance to have Arnold perform because Michael’s parents

  are attending the first performance

• D) Michael Froelich has attended all of the rehearsals and Arnold hasbeen performing so

  well at the rehearsals that Mrs. Reynolds decides to use him for the first performance.

• E) Ginger runs away just before the performance begins.

Multiple Choice

18. According to Ethan Potter, what is a cattle call?

• A) a mass of people crammed into one room

• B) the sound cows make

• C) an open audition for a theatrical production

• D) the process of rounding up a herd of cattle

• E) a poorly planned event

Multiple Choice

17. What day would Julian like to live over again?

• A) the day Gopal tells Julian that Julian has chops

• B) the first day of school

• C) the day of the Academic Bowl regional competition

• D) the day The Souls first come for tea to Sillington House

• E) the day Julian and Mr. Singh move into Sillington House

Multiple Choice

16. Why does Ethan believe his selection of a jigsaw puzzle as a gift for Julian is all wrong?

• A) Ethan believes Julian would enjoy a video game better than a jigsaw puzzle.

• B) The puzzle has a pink heart design on it.

• C) Ethan does not know how to put a jigsaw puzzle together.

• D) Ethan doesn’t believe the jigsaw puzzle will measure up to the other gifts Julian will receive from other guests.

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

15. How does Julian camouflage the graffiti Hamilton Knapp writes on his leather book bag?

• A) Julian removes the writing with nail polish remover.

• B) Julian applies a decorative medallion to cover up the writing..

• C) Julian changes the words to read “I am a passenger on Spaceship Earth.”

• D) Julian changes the letters into an extravagant floral design.

• E) Julian applies a leather patch over the writing.

Multiple Choice

14. Why does Ethan feel he has always been a disappointment to his teachers in school?

• A) Ethan has always been the class-clown, so his teachers do not take his talents seriously.

• B) Ethan has always been unfavorably compared to his successful older brother.

• C) Ethan is extremely shy and finds it difficult to speak up in class.

• D) Ethan has a different way of processing knowledge, which is sometimes frustrating for

  his teachers.

• E) Ethan has never performed to his true potential, which is frustrating for his teachers.

Multiple Choice

13. Why does Ethan Potter know the answers to the Academic Bowl question regarding famous American women?

• A) Ethan read a book on the American suffragette movement for a book report.

• B) Ethan’s great-great-great grandmother was a suffragette who marched with Susan B. Anthony in Rochester and attended the suffragette convention.

• C) Ethan’s favorite subject in school is state history.

• D) Ethan volunteers at the local history museum that has an exhibit on Susan B. Anthony.

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

12. After Nadia finds out Margaret’s role in arranging her mother’s job interview with Dr. Gershom, why does Nadia initially refuse to go on the turtle walk?

• A) Nadia feels Margaret has interfered with her life.

• B) Nadia wants to spend time with her old school friends instead of with Margaret and her

  grandfather.

• C) A storm is coming and Nadia does not want to be out in the rain.

• D) Nadia is tired of searching for baby turtles.

• E) Nadia is upset with the attention her father and grandfather are giving to Margaret.

Multiple Choice

11. What brings Izzy Diamondstein and Margaret Draper together?

• A) They belong to the same synagogue.

• B) They live in the same senior living development.

• C) They both volunteer with the turtle patrol.

• D) Their grandchildren attend the same school in Epiphany.

• E) They went to college together.

Fine Arts

Multiple Choice

E) They went to college together.

• A) The Laundress

• B) Eva Green

• C) Portrait of Willie Gee

• C) Portrait of Willie Gee

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

9. Why did the New York Social Realism movement come to an end in the 1940s?

• A) In the postwar era, Realism went out of fashion and modern art dominated the

  art scene.

• B) The Public Works of Art Project that supported the Social Realism artists ran out of funding.

• C) Advances with social changes made the political messages of the Social Realists

  outdated.

• D) The head of the Social Realism movement died.

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

8. Who served as the master teacher of the New York Social Realism art movement?

• A) Lily Furedi

• B) Reginald Marsh

• C) Kenneth Hayes Miller

• D) Raphael Soyer

• E) Charles Goeller

Multiple Choice

7. What art medium did John Sloan use for Woman and Child on the Roof?

• A) oil painting on canvas

• B) pencil drawing on paper

• C) watercolor on paper

• D) charcoal and colored pencil on paper

• E) etching

Multiple Choice

6. In what style did the Ashcan School artists paint?

• A) Photorealism

• B) Abstract Expressionism

• C) Post-Modernism

• D) Impressionism

• E) Realism

Multiple Choice

5. What innovation allowed artists such as Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine to vividly record the living conditions and immigrants who made up the poorest class of New Yorkers?

• A) watercolor paints

• B) ballpoint pens

• C) acrylic paints

• D) photography

• E) pastels

Multiple Choice

4. Who painted the artwork depicted here?

• A) Edward Hopper

• B) Claude Monet

• C) Édouard Manet

• C) Édouard Manet

• E) Childe Hassam

Multiple Choice

3. In Claude Monet’s impressionist painting Argenteuil, la berge en fleurs, what shows that the scene in the painting is of an urban setting?

• A) Steam from a locomotive surrounds the two main figures.

• B) Smokestacks and factory buildings appear in the far background.

• C) Mansions and streetcars appear in the background and a cart vendor appears in the midground.

• D) Crowds of people stroll along the garden’s pathways.

• E) An elevated train track and skyscrapers dominate the background skyline.

Multiple Choice

2. What art movement is associated with Marcel Duchamp’s painting Nude Descending A Staircase?

• A) Expressionism

• B) Impressionism

• C) Ashcan School

• D) Cubism

• E) Surrealism

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following Ashcan School artists was excluded from the art exhibition at MacBeth Galleries in 1908?

• A) John Sloan

• B) Robert Henri

• C) William J. Glackens

• D) George Luks

• E) Jerome Myers