CUNY Prep Feast Quiz Competition

Simplify the following expression-

16 + 8 ÷ 4 × 2

• 3

• 12

• 17

• 20

As a part of a study on how skin type and redness correlate when exposed to different amounts of UV light, a scientist sets up an experiment to see how much redness occurred on various skin types. The scientist classified 100 people into six different categories of skin type, then exposed them to increasingly higher doses of UV light and recorded the level of redness that appeared on the skin

Which is an independent variable and which is a dependent variable in this experiment?

• An independent variable is the skin type; a dependent variable is the amount of UV light.

• An independent variable is the redness; a dependent variable is

  the amount of UV light.

• An independent variable is the amount of UV light; a dependent

  variable is the skin type.

• An independent variable is the skin type; a dependent variable is the redness

Which is correct?

• He examined studied and took notes on the history of paper money.

• He examined studied, and took notes on the history of paper money.

• He examined, studied, and took notes on the history of paper money.

• He examined, studied, and took notes, on the history of paper money.

The original document that was written to set up the American government created a decentralized system of government in which most power rested in the state governments rather than the national government. What was this document called?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

**WILDCARD**

What food did the colonists and Native Americans not have at the first Thanksgiving?

• Lobster

• Turkey

• Seal

• Swan

Evaluate expression below with x= 7, y = 15, z = 8

xz - 2y + 8

• 30

• 1553

• 34

• 15

Two objects on Earth are dropped from the top of a building that is

70 meters high. Object A has a mass of 12 g and object B has a mass

of 6 kg. Assuming there is no air resistance, which object will hit the

ground first?

• Object A

• Object B

• Both objects will hit the ground at the same time.

• There is not enough information to determine which object will hit

  the ground first

Which is correct?

• Built for monarchs, and nobles many great stone tombs contained supplies for use in the afterlife.

• Built for monarchs and nobles, many great stone tombs contained supplies for use in the afterlife.

• Built for monarchs and nobles many great stone tombs, contained supplies for use in the afterlife.

• Built for monarchs and nobles, many great stone tombs contained supplies, for use in the afterlife.

What is the main principle of popular sovereignty?

• The power of the government is derived from the consent of the king.

• 
  The power of the government is derived from the consent of the wealthy elite.

• 
  The power of the government is derived from the consent of the people.

• The power of the government is derived from the consent of the military.

Evaluate 6a + 2(a - b)

When a = 2, b = 1, the answer will be:

• 14

• 17

• 15

• 18