Super Quiz Test #4

Super Quiz Test #4

Science

Multiple Choice

31. Which of the following is NOT an application of an inclined plane?

• A) zipper

• B) door wedge

• C) nutcracker

• D) plow

• E) axe

Multiple Choice

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

• A) The pedal makes the notes a musician plays continue to ring after the musician has

  stopped playing the notes.

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

• C) The pedal alters the tone of the 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 any notes of previous chords from ringing.

Multiple Choice

33. What part of a bicycle brake functions as the fulcrum of the brake arms?

• A) cable

• B) brake blocks

• C) arm pivot

• D) brake handle

• E) gear wheel

Multiple Choice

34. Describe a jib sail of a windmill.

• A) wooden shutters that pivot against a spring

• B) rectangular wooden rods formed into a checkered pattern

• C) simple rectangular cloth sails

• D) simple triangular cloth sails

• E) rotor blades that function like aircraft wings

Multiple Choice

35. What three simple machines make up the design of a corkscrew?

• A) screw, cam, and rack and pinion gear

• B) screw, pulley, and crank

• C) screw, spring, and lever

• D) screw, lever, and rack and pinion gear

• E) crank, bevel gear, and screw

Multiple Choice

36. What drives the mechanism in a standard lawn sprinkler?

• A) the movement of water through a turbine and worm gears

• B) the movement of water through a cam that drives a crankshaft

• C) a small electric motor attached to worm gears

• D) the movement of water through a perforated crown wheel that drives two bevel gears

• E) a crankshaft that coverts the movement of water into rotary power

Multiple Choice

37. By how much does a block and tackle magnify a force?

• A) two times

• B) three times

• C) by half the number of pulleys it contains

• D) by the number of pulleys it contains

• E) A block and tackle changes the direction of the force, not the magnitude.

Multiple Choice

38. What stationary machine consists of a system of pulleys used to precisely raise loads?

• A) mobile crane

• B) cam

• C) rack and pinion

• D) forklift

• E) tower crane

Multiple Choice

39. A submersible needs to surface. Which of the following is it most likely to do?

• A) fill its ballast tanks with water

• B) force compressed air into the ballast tanks, expelling water

• C) engage hydroplanes on either side to deflect the flow of water around the hull, forcing

  it upward

• D) engage lateral thrusters to force the submersible upward

• E) engage vertical thrusters to force the submersible upward

Multiple Choice

40. This nuclear weapon utilizes a combination of nuclear fission and fusion to create a catastrophic blast.

• A) atom bomb

• B) neutron bomb

• C) tritium bomb

• D) radiation bomb

• E) hydrogen bomb

Fine Arts

Multiple Choice

1. Why is the Armory Show considered one of the most influential art exhibitions in American art history?

• A) It was the first art exhibition featuring the works of the Ashcan School.

• B) It was the first art exhibition dedicated solely to the works of American artists.

• C) The show introduced Modern Art forms to the American public.

• D) The show established the Ashcan School as a legitimate art form.

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

2. Who painted the artwork shown here?

• A) Paul Gauguin

• B) Childe Hassam

• C) Jacob Riis

• D) Pablo Picasso

• E) Marcel Duchamp

Multiple Choice

3. How is Edgar Degas’ painting Place de la Concorde and

Childe Hassam’s painting Washington Arch, Spring similar?

• A) Both paintings show a bridge in the background,

  representing the working classes of the city.

• B) Both artists use a light, pastel color palette for

  their compositions.

• C) Both paintings show upper class people strolling

  through a park-like urban setting.

• D) Both paintings are landscape paintings.

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

4. What photojournalist’s documentation of the squalid conditions in the urban slums of New York led to reforms in housing codes and labor laws?

• A) Thomas Eakins

• B) Thomas Pollock Anshutz

• C) Alfred Stieglitz

• D) George Luks

• E) Jacob Riis

Multiple Choice

5. What inspired John Sloan to paint Three A.M.?

• A) Sloan based the painting on his own two sisters who lived together in New York.

• B) Sloan saw the scene of the two women through the rear window of his apartment.

• C) Sloan wanted to bring awareness to the cramped tenement housing and downtrodden working class who resided in New York.

• D) Sloan wanted to show the typical lives of immigrants in New York.

• E) Sloan painted the deserted streets of New York at 3am to highlight the isolation and

  loneliness of life in a big city.

Multiple Choice

6. Who became a member of the Socialist Party in 1912 and worked as art editor of the socialist paper The Masses?

• A) John Sloan

• B) Everett Shinn

• C) Lewis Hine

• D) Joseph Pennell

• E) William Glackens

Multiple Choice

7. Who was one of the first American artists to paint the lives of ordinary workers in paintings such as The Ironworkers’ Noontime?

• A) Thomas Eakins

• B) Jacob Riis

• C) Lewis Hine

• D) Thomas Anshutz

• E) Willard Metcalf

Multiple Choice

8. How does Edward Hopper express the themes of loneliness and sadness in his painting Nighthawks?

• A) He painted the empty and dark streets outside of the diner.

• B) He depicted a couple sitting at the diner counter looking straight ahead instead of at

  each other.

• C) He painted a man sitting at the counter from the back and sitting apart from the

  other customers.

• D) He painted the characters in the diner with somber facial expressions.

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

9. While Edward Hopper is a modern artist, his artworks are considered part of what art style?

• A) Impressionism

• B) Abstract Expressionism

• C) Cubism

• D) Realism

• E) Surrealism

Multiple Choice

10. What is the title and who painted the artwork shown here?

• A) Childe Hassam, The Manhattan Club

• B) Childe Hassam, Washington Square, Spring

• C) Edward Hopper, Sunday

• D) Jerome Myers, Sunday Morning

• E) Edgar Degas, Place de la Concorde

Literature

Multiple Choice

11. What does Izzy Diamondstein give to the Century Village community as a thank you for their efforts in organizing Izzy and Margaret’s wedding?

• A) a little red wagon

• B) a thank you letter

• C) a welcome mat

• D) a beach party

• E) a pool cabana

Multiple Choice

12. What metaphor does Nadia use to describe her father’s behavior during the first day and a half of her visit?

• A) “Dad hovered over me like the Goodyear blimp over the Orange Bowl.”

• B) “Dad flitted around like a baby bird taking flight for the first time.”

• C) “Dad hovered like a hot air balloon.”

• D) “Dad was as excited as a child waiting to open birthday presents.”

• E) “Dad couldn’t stay still, constantly in motion, like a whirling top.”

Multiple Choice

13. Why does Nadia save her report on sea turtles?

• A) She is proud of the work she put into writing the report.

• B) She plans to reuse her report for her Florida history report assignment in sixth grade.

• C) She plans to submit her report to the Department of Environmental Protection for a contest the organization is holding regarding marine life.

• D) She plans to submit her report to the Department of Environmental Protection as part of her application for a turtle patrol license.

• E) She plans to make a copy of her report as her wedding gift to Margaret.

Multiple Choice

14. What does Nadia describe using the simile “they look like a bunch of wind-up toys escaped from Toys-R-Us”?

• A) the wedding guests dancing at Izzy and Margaret’s wedding

• B) the students entering Epiphany Middle School on the first day

• C) the student audience’s poor behavior at the performance of Annie

• D) the Maxwell Academic Bowl team

• E) baby turtles emerging from their nest and moving toward the ocean

Multiple Choice

15. What career would Ethan want to have as an adult?

• A) school principal

• B) farmer

• C) Broadway actor

• D) theater costume designer

• E) dentist

Multiple Choice

16. What book did Lewis Carroll write?

• A) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

• B) Through the Looking Glass

• C) Mother Goose

• D) All of the above

• E) Both (A) and (B) only

Multiple Choice

17. What literary device does the author use in the phrase, “Ginger is a genius of her genus”?

• A) allusion

• B) symbolism

• C) connotation

• D) onomatopoeia

• E) alliteration

Multiple Choice

18. Who describes Julian as “an island unto himself, definitely not a team player”?

• A) Mr. Singh

• B) Mrs. Laurencin

• C) Mrs. Olinski

• D) Hamilton Knapp

• E) Jarod Lord

Multiple Choice

19. What topics does Mr. Singh teach The Souls for the Academic Bowl competition?

• A) languages, weights, and measures

• B) British history

• C) American history

• D) geography

• E) mathematics

Multiple Choice

20. What did Dr. Rohmer instruct Homer Fairbain to say during the news interview regarding the Epiphany Academic Bowl team?

• A) “We are very proud of these youngsters.”

• B) “Everyone is very proud of this team.”

• C) “Mrs. Olinski has done a great job coaching these sixth-graders.”

• D) “The taxpayers are very proud.”

• E) “We wish the Epiphany team the best of luck.”

Religion

Multiple Choice

21. On what date was Pope John Paul II canonized?

• A) April 27, 2014

• B) May 27, 2014

• C) October 16, 2014

• D) January 1, 2015

• E) April 1, 2015

Multiple Choice

22. When Karol was a child, his friends called him by his nickname, ____.

• A) Mundek

• B) Joe

• C) Lolek

• D) Kal

• E) Kay

Multiple Choice

23. While assigned to St. Florian's Church, Father Karol Wojtyla served as _____ .

• A) an associate bishop in Krakow

• B) a chaplain to the university students in Krakow

• C) a teacher at the seminary

• D) a chaplain at the Bielsko Hospital

• E) an athletic coach at the parish elementary school

Multiple Choice

24. Who served as Pope John Paul II's secretary in the Vatican?

• A) Cardinal Adam Sapieha

• B) Jan Tyranowski

• C) Cardinal Albino Luciani

• D) Father Stanislaw Dziwisz

• E) John Baptist Montini

Multiple Choice

25. Who united Polish workers through his leadership of the trade union Solidarity?

• A) Lech Walesa

• B) Father Yves Congar

• C) Leonid Brezhnevi

• D) Jan Wyszynski

• E) Jan Tyranowski

Multiple Choice

25. Who united Polish workers through his leadership of the trade union Solidarity?

• A) Lech Walesa

• B) Father Yves Congar

• C) Leonid Brezhnevi

• D) Jan Wyszynski

• E) Jan Tyranowski

Multiple Choice

26. How many cardinals were summoned to elect John Paul I?

• A) 58

• B) 111

• C) 150

• D) 221

• E) 508

Multiple Choice

27. During the conclave that elected John Paul I, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was writing ________.

• A) The Problems of Faith in the Works of Saint John of the Cross

• B) The Gospel of Life

• C) Rich in Mercy

• D) The Lord's Prayer in the Mass

• E) Theology of the Body

Multiple Choice

28. Which of the following is one recommendation John Paul II would have provided to impoverished nations?

• A) alleviate the spread of HIV through contraception

• B) stem the actions of corrupt, wealthy politicians

• C) promote family planning to reduce the number of children born into poverty

• D) Both (A) and (B)

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

29. Where did Mehmet Ali Agca try to assassinate the Pope?

• A) St. Sophia Church, Istanbul

• B) Anglican University

• C) St. Peter’s Square

• D) United Nations Building

• E) Santa Maria Maggiore

Multiple Choice

30. In 1917, where did three children - Lucia, Jacinta, and Francesco – see a series of visions of the Virgin Mary?

• A) Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

• B) Medjugorje, Argentina

• C) Guadalupe, Mexico

• D) Fatima, Spain

• E) Fatima, Portugal

Social Studies

Multiple Choice

41. What was the original use for which the University of Washington boathouse was built?

• A) It was a private yacht club during the 1920s.

• B) It was part of the Washington state fair grounds.

• C) It was built as a hangar for U.S. Navy seaplanes during World War I.

• D) It was the first shipping warehouse for the port of Seattle.

• E) None of the above.

Multiple Choice

42. Why were the 1916 Olympic Games in Berlin cancelled?

• A) Western nations boycotted the Olympics because of antisemitism in Germany.

• B) Germany was unable to finance the Olympics because of a worldwide

  economic depression.

• C) A pandemic outbreak in Europe of the Spanish flu forced the cancellation of the Olympic Games.

• D) Violent political demonstrations in Germany resulted in the cancellation.

• E) Europe was involved in fighting World War I.

Multiple Choice

43. What type of business did Harry Rantz own and operate in Spokane, Washington?

• A) a machine shop

• B) a radio station

• C) a bakery and general store

• D) a lumber company

• E) an automobile manufacturing and repair shop

Multiple Choice

44. Who pioneered the use of the assembly line in the manufacturing of automobiles?

• A) Thomas Edison

• B) Horatio Nelson Jackson

• C) Harry Rantz

• D) Henry Ford

• E) George Adams Wyman

Multiple Choice

45. How did Hiram Conibear entice George and Dick Pocock to relocate their ship building shop to the University of Washington campus?

• A) He promised to purchase a minimum of twelve eight-man racing shells from

  the Pococks.

• B) He promised a workshop in which to build their racing shells.

• C) He agreed to guarantee the Pococks a minimum annual income.

• D) He promised to pay a coaching stipend to the Pococks for relocating.

• E) Both (A) and (B)

Multiple Choice

46. What business did Roger Morris’s family run during the Great Depression that provided Roger with work to help pay for his college education?

• A) Allied Steel

• B) the Franklin Transfer Company

• C) Sequim Press newspaper

• D) Seattle Times newspaper

• E) Boeing Aeronautics

Multiple Choice

47. What two factors primarily determine the speed of a racing shell?

• A) the combined weight of the oarsmen and the stroke rate

• B) the power produced by the combined strokes of the oarsmen and the stroke rate

• C) the amount of drag on the racing shell and the power of the strokes of the oarsmen

• D) the amount of drag on the racing shell and the stroke rate

• E) the camber of the racing shell and the drag on the racing shell

Multiple Choice

48. What was the name of the Seattle professional ice hockey team that won the Stanley Cup in 1917?

• A) Metropolitans

• B) Mariners

• C) Rainiers

• D) Seahawks

• E) Expos

Multiple Choice

49. Who was Fritz Kreisler?

• A) the German minister of the interior

• B) the head of the German Olympic Committee

• C) a violin virtuoso who granted an audition to Thula Rantz

• D) the Seattle judge who Joyce Simdars worked for as a maid

• E) a sports reporter from the Post-Intelligencer

Multiple Choice

50. How did Adolf Hitler react when the announcement was made of the United States winning the men’s eight-oared rowing event at the 1936 Olympics?

• A) He politely clapped and shook hands with the U.S. crew members.

• B) He cheered enthusiastically and congratulated all the teams for an incredible race.

• C) He began to scream at Joseph Göebbels and Albert Speer for talking him into hosting the Olympic Games.

• D) He turned and walked silently from the viewing platform into the adjacent building.

• E) He waved to the crew members, then departed to attend the medal ceremony at the Reichssportfeld Stadium.