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As part of our MA course, we have to do a very long essay with an element of original research (_____). The marks we get for this count towards our final result.

• journal

• research

• dissertation

• paper

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My economics professor went to a conference in Singapore and presented a summary of a piece of research (_____) on free trade and exchange rate.

• journal

• research

• dissertation

• paper

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I am preparing this paper for publication in a specialist academic magazine (_____).

• journal

• research

• dissertation

• paper

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For a doctorate, you have to do your own original study and investigation into an aspect of your subject (_____).

• journal

• research

• dissertation

• paper

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Professor Blumenfeld is a person who studies the way people operate in society, the dynamics of class and so on (_____).

• sociologist

• statistician

• anthropologist

• archaeologist

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In Papua New Guinea I met an academic who studies humans, concentrating on traditional cultures (_____).

• sociologist

• statistician

• anthropologist

• archaeologist

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Egypt is a wonderful place for an academic who studies history through the physical remains of ancient civilization (_____).

• sociologist

• statistician

• anthropologist

• archaeologist

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This is not just a medical question. We need a person who understands and interprets confusing mathematical data (_____).

• sociologist

• statistician

• anthropologist

• archaeologist

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Instead of taking notes, I sometimes use a tape to record the talk given by a member of staff and attended by lots of students (_____).

• lecture

• seminar

• sabbatical

• conference

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Occasionally we have a discussion with a smaller number of students, chaired by a member of staff (_____). We have to prepare contributions, and it can be quite stressful.

• lecture

• seminar

• sabbatical

• conference