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An important source of information on the credit rating of retail businesses is | miscellaneous | [
"the Retail Merchants Association",
"the local chamber of commerce",
"Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.",
"the United States Retail Credit Association"
] | 2C |
In preparation for a writing unit on short stories, a teacher presents students with several examples of short stories and works with them to identify defining characteristics of the genre. Which of the following best describes this instructional strategy? | miscellaneous | [
"Conferencing",
"Discipline-based inquiry",
"Self-Regulated Strategy Development",
"Introduction-Body-Conclusion strategy"
] | 1B |
Which of the following poses the greatest safety risk while being heated in a school laboratory? | miscellaneous | [
"A mixture of iron and sulfur",
"Mercury(II) oxide",
"Sodium chloride",
"Copper(II) sulfate hydrate"
] | 1B |
In what sport do you find 'steel cage' matches? | miscellaneous | [
"boxing",
"fencing",
"pro wrestling",
"college basketball"
] | 2C |
Which of the following best helps explain why volcanoes tend to form along subduction zones? | miscellaneous | [
"Rock material carried deep below Earth's surface results in material melting and rising to the surface.",
"Two plates pull away from each other, and magma oozes out.",
"The friction resulting from the collision of two continents causes rock to melt.",
"There is a row of hot spots at these boundaries."
] | 0A |
How many sides does a rhombus have? | miscellaneous | [
"4",
"6",
"8",
"10"
] | 0A |
From whom does the Lutheran Church get its name? | miscellaneous | [
"Martin Luther King Jr",
"Martin Luther",
"Luther Vandross",
"Lex Luthor"
] | 1B |
Which of the following has provided the most information about the structure of Earth's core, mantle, and lower crust? | miscellaneous | [
"Measurement of the intensity and fluctuations of Earth's magnetic field",
"Examination of flowing lava",
"Collection of samples from deep boreholes drilled into Earth",
"Studies of the speeds and travel paths of seismic waves passing through Earth"
] | 3D |
Some observers argue that a limitation of the official unemployment rate is that it understates the true unemployment level because it fails to include which of the following? | miscellaneous | [
"New entrants to the labor market",
"People who are laid off and are looking for new jobs",
"Discouraged people who have given up looking for jobs",
"Full-time students looking for part-time jobs"
] | 2C |
The demand for which of the following products is likely to be the most elastic? | miscellaneous | [
"Water",
"Bread",
"Salt",
"Pork"
] | 3D |
What country is the rock group U2 from? | miscellaneous | [
"England",
"Ireland",
"Belgium",
"Germany"
] | 1B |
Which of these is not one of the three branches of the US government? | miscellaneous | [
"Judicial",
"Executive",
"Parliamentary",
"Legislative"
] | 2C |
In British currency how many pence make a pound? | miscellaneous | [
"10",
"100",
"500",
"1000"
] | 1B |
Which of the following requires the use of at least two needles? | miscellaneous | [
"macrame",
"braiding",
"crocheting",
"hand knitting"
] | 3D |
Approximately how many movies are watched in homes in the United States in one year? | miscellaneous | [
"200,000,000",
"2,000,000,000",
"20,000,000,000",
"200,000,000,000"
] | 2C |
Which of these is not found in a Snickers candy bar? | miscellaneous | [
"almonds",
"chocolate",
"nougat",
"caramel"
] | 0A |
A teacher reads aloud Where the Wild Things Are, a picture storybook in which a boy named Max encounters wild monsters that are vividly portrayed. The teacher then shows the students picture cards depicting scenes from the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Which of the following concepts of literary structure is... | miscellaneous | [
"Plot sequence",
"Point of view",
"Character development",
"Setting"
] | 0A |
Normally, S-P arrival intervals from a minimum of how many seismic stations are required to uniquely locate the epicenter of an earthquake? | miscellaneous | [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4"
] | 2C |
What metal device is used by police to immobilize the wheels of repeat parking offenders? | miscellaneous | [
"Brooklyn clamp",
"Denver boot",
"LoJack",
"The Club"
] | 1B |
What new token was recently added to the Monopoly board game? | miscellaneous | [
"piggybank",
"sack of money",
"globe",
"telephone"
] | 1B |
What causes the disease toxoplasmosis? | miscellaneous | [
"a bacterium",
"a protozoan",
"a virus",
"a prion"
] | 1B |
Of the following objectives, which is most appropriate for a technology education program that has a goal of enabling students to develop creative technical solutions to present and future societal problems? | miscellaneous | [
"Design and construct a threedimensional model of a low-income, multifamily dwelling unit",
"Describe several construction careers that are related to home building",
"Categorize the components of a technical system",
"Identify the major tools and equipment used in highway construction"
] | 0A |
How long has the average United States citizen spent as president? | miscellaneous | [
"1 seconds",
"10 seconds",
"1 minute",
"10 minutes"
] | 1B |
What is another way of writing-'six feet'? | miscellaneous | [
"6'",
"6",
"6''",
"6#"
] | 0A |
What is a shaddock? | miscellaneous | [
"a fish the offspring of a male shad and a female haddock",
"a crystal such as quartz, that sticks out from a mineral vein",
"a plant that is a member of the nightshade family",
"a grapefruit"
] | 3D |
How many innings are there in a regular Major League Baseball game? | miscellaneous | [
"seven",
"eight",
"nine",
"ten"
] | 2C |
Which of the following defenses may NOT be used to legally avoid payment on a negotiable instrument? | miscellaneous | [
"Breach of contract",
"Diminished economic resources",
"Fraud in the inducement",
"Mental incapacity"
] | 1B |
Simple accompaniments, light texture and smooth melodies are qualities of | miscellaneous | [
"galant style",
"partitas",
"Sturm und Drang",
"serenade"
] | 0A |
Which of the following is true about a monopoly? | miscellaneous | [
"It competes with many firms selling the same product in the market.",
"It has to lower its price on all units to sell more output.",
"Its marginal revenue increases as output sold increases.",
"It sets a price below average variable cost to drive its competitors out of the market."
] | 1B |
Which of these names has never belonged to a Pope? | miscellaneous | [
"Leo",
"Lando",
"Linus",
"Lawrence"
] | 3D |
Which of the following best helps explain why some localities have normally large tidal ranges (up to 60 feet) and others have one- to two-foot tidal ranges? | miscellaneous | [
"The position of the Sun is different at different localities.",
"The Coriolis effect and rotation of Earth tend to enhance tidal flow in the higher latitudes.",
"Ocean floor topography and the shape of the coastline serve to amplify tidal flow at specific localities.",
"Trade winds push the water into large ... | 2C |
Which of these is typically not "used as a spice? | miscellaneous | [
"Dill",
"Thyme",
"Hemlock",
"Marjoram"
] | 2C |
The dissolved salts in Earth's oceans are principally derived from | miscellaneous | [
"marine biological activity",
"atmospheric deposition",
"the weathering of continental rocks",
"the eruptions of undersea hot-spot volcanoes"
] | 2C |
In 1960 Nazi official Adolph Eichmann was finally captured in what country? | miscellaneous | [
"Brazil",
"East Germany",
"Argentina",
"Paraguay"
] | 2C |
What letters are on the '3' button of a touch-tone telephone? | miscellaneous | [
"ABC",
"DEF",
"GHI",
"WXY"
] | 1B |
Which of these countries is not in Europe? | miscellaneous | [
"Italy",
"Spain",
"Greece",
"Israel"
] | 3D |
What famous radio personality was also the voice of Shaggy on the cartoon 'Scooby-Doo'? | miscellaneous | [
"Rush Limbaugh",
"Casey Kasem",
"Larry King",
"Howard Stern"
] | 1B |
What are fans of the TV show 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' known as? | miscellaneous | [
"Mysterians",
"MiSTies",
"Bot Brigade",
"Gizmonics"
] | 1B |
What automobile company makes the Sonata? | miscellaneous | [
"Toyota",
"Honda",
"Subaru",
"Hyundai"
] | 3D |
A person uses a remote control to change the volume level on a television. The signal that travels from the remote to the television is most likely encoded in a | miscellaneous | [
"visible light pulse",
"radio wave signal",
"series of infrared pulses",
"series of intense infrared beams"
] | 2C |
Which of the following best describes the situation after the price is raised on a product that has an inelastic demand? | miscellaneous | [
"The quantity demanded will not change.",
"The quantity demanded will increase.",
"Total revenue will decrease.",
"Total revenue will not change."
] | 0A |
Which of the following statements reflects the Confucian worldview that figured prominently in classical Chinese culture? | miscellaneous | [
"Having faith in God will be rewarded in the afterlife.",
"Life's ultimate goal is to escape the suffering inherent in the endless cycle of death and reincarnation.",
"A life of quiet contemplation and isolation from worldly temptations will result in self-perfection.",
"Observing rules of proper behavior tow... | 3D |
Which of these Democrats lost to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential elections? | miscellaneous | [
"Michael Dukakis",
"Walter Mondale",
"Gary Hart",
"Jimmy Carter"
] | 1B |
Grammar may be taught in two main ways— by experience with discourse that entails the varieties of word forms and sentence construction, or by analyzing dummy sentences and diagramming parts. Plentiful discursive experience is what really teaches grammar, for it exercises judgment and provides language intake, wherea... | miscellaneous | [
"using language in a wide variety of situations improves grammar",
"good judgment can be improved by studying the rules of formal grammar",
"analyzing and diagramming provide exercise in logical thinking",
"formal study of grammar improves writing ability"
] | 0A |
What do you call three consecutive strikes in bowling? | miscellaneous | [
"yahtzee",
"mulligan",
"turkey",
"ace"
] | 2C |
Which of these evangelists is a cousin of rocker Jerry Lee Lewis? | miscellaneous | [
"Billy Graham",
"Oral Roberts",
"Jerry Falwell",
"Jimmy Swaggart"
] | 3D |
Which of the following prescribes standards for wages and overtime pay that affect most private and public employment? | miscellaneous | [
"The Employee Retirement Income Security Act",
"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act",
"The Fair Labor Standards Act",
"The Federal Employees' Compensation Act"
] | 2C |
In what city is TV's 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' set? | miscellaneous | [
"Dallas",
"Chicago",
"New York",
"Minneapolis"
] | 3D |
Which of the boys on the TV show 'My Three Sons' is adopted? | miscellaneous | [
"Mike",
"Ernie",
"Chip",
"Robbie"
] | 1B |
What is the name of Howard Stern's female on-air sidekick? | miscellaneous | [
"Allison Norris",
"Jackie Reeses",
"Jackie Martling",
"Robin Quivers"
] | 3D |
What would be the most likely thing one would do with the compound MgSO4 7H2O? | miscellaneous | [
"power a car",
"blow up a building",
"soak ones feet",
"fertilize a lawn"
] | 2C |
Which of these horror films spawned the most sequels? | miscellaneous | [
"Scream'",
"Jaws'",
"Halloween'",
"Friday the 13th'"
] | 3D |
If you are 'riding fakie' inside a 'half pipe' what are you probably doing? | miscellaneous | [
"skiing",
"biking",
"snowboarding",
"surfing"
] | 2C |
Which of these people was not alive in the 20th century? | miscellaneous | [
"Mark Twain",
"Thomas Edison",
"Sigmund Freud",
"Ulysses S Grant"
] | 3D |
How is 4:00 pm expressed in military time? | miscellaneous | [
"1600",
"4",
"400",
"4:00"
] | 0A |
Which of the following activities is likely to have the greatest impact on biodiversity? | miscellaneous | [
"Copper mining in Chile",
"Soil erosion on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains",
"Large-scale deforestation of the Amazon or Congo basin tropical forests",
"Increased use of ethanol fuels in the United States"
] | 2C |
What was Ludwig Van Beethoven's final symphony? | miscellaneous | [
"Ninth",
"Tenth",
"Eleventh",
"Twelfth"
] | 0A |
A student is standing in front of the class delivering a presentation. Some students in the back of the room note that they are having trouble hearing what the presenter is saying. Which of the following suggestions to the presenter would best address this problem? | miscellaneous | [
"Engage your audience by making eye contact with people in the back of the room",
"Entertain your audience with exaggerated body language",
"Emphasize your main points by reading them directly from a paper",
"Project your voice by relaxing the rib cage and maintaining good posture"
] | 3D |
Which of these is not one of the 3 methods of heat transfer? | miscellaneous | [
"Conduction",
"Radiation",
"Convection",
"Induction"
] | 3D |
Anna feels that she is confusing "who" and "whom" in her narrative. She wants to correct her error. Which of the following reference materials will best help Anna accomplish such a task? | miscellaneous | [
"A dictionary",
"A thesaurus",
"A glossary",
"A grammar guide"
] | 3D |
Which of these is not the name of one of rock musician Frank Zappa's children? | miscellaneous | [
"Dweezil",
"Ahmet",
"Moon Unit",
"Lumpy Gravy"
] | 3D |
Which of the following is the most reasonable action to take for an artist whose work requires the use of a specific hazardous product? | miscellaneous | [
"Finding a nontoxic product to use and adapting the art-making process as necessary",
"Reading the product's label and proceeding according to the label directions",
"Making sure no children are present when using the product",
"Checking with a qualified toxicologist before using the material"
] | 1B |
Which of the following is the highest level taxonomic rank? | miscellaneous | [
"Domain",
"Class",
"Phylum",
"Kingdom"
] | 0A |
Who was on the $500 bill? | miscellaneous | [
"Calvin Coolidge",
"Andrew Jackson",
"Aaron Burr",
"William McKinley"
] | 3D |
For a man and woman on a date 'dutch treat' means what? | miscellaneous | [
"The man pays",
"The woman pays",
"The Dutch pay",
"Each pays their own way"
] | 3D |
A piece of paper that appears blue in sunlight is illuminated solely by a red light that is passed through a green filter. What color does the paper appear under this illumination? | miscellaneous | [
"Blue",
"Green",
"Red",
"Black"
] | 3D |
If a hertz is equal to one cylce per second how many cycles per second does a megahertz equal? | miscellaneous | [
"-328716",
"1000",
"1000000",
"1000000000"
] | 2C |
Where is the Louvre museum? | miscellaneous | [
"Paris",
"Lyon",
"Geneva",
"Vichy"
] | 0A |
A second-grade teacher has each student select a card at random that is marked with a three-digit number. Students then model their numbers with base ten blocks on a place value mat. Which of the following whole number concepts does the lesson best reinforce? | miscellaneous | [
"Comparing quantities",
"Describing quantities",
"Ordering quantities",
"Decomposing quantities"
] | 3D |
Which of these people was buried in the Valley of the Kings? | miscellaneous | [
"Louis XIV",
"Elvis Presley",
"Julius Caesar",
"King Tut"
] | 3D |
At what age can someone first attend an R-rated movie without an accompanying adult? | miscellaneous | [
"15",
"17",
"18",
"21"
] | 1B |
The Apple iMac computer is available in all of the following colors except which? | miscellaneous | [
"Tangerine",
"Strawberry",
"Kiwi",
"Grape"
] | 2C |
What kind of animal is cartoon character Tennessee Tuxedo? | miscellaneous | [
"cat",
"skunk",
"walrus",
"penguin"
] | 3D |
On TV's 'Seinfeld' what type of doctor did Mr Costanza go to when he sat on 'fusilli Jerry'? | miscellaneous | [
"ophthalmologist",
"cardiologist",
"neurologist",
"proctologist"
] | 3D |
Moderate and frequent irrigation is normally most appropriate for a corn crop growing in a | miscellaneous | [
"dispersed alluvial fan soil",
"heavy-textured soil, such as silty clay",
"light-textured soil, such as loamy sand",
"region of low humidity"
] | 2C |
An electric fence installed to keep both mature cattle and sheep in a field should have a wire placed at which of the following heights? I. 6 inches II. 18 inches III. 40 inches IV. 60 inches | miscellaneous | [
"I only",
"II only",
"II and III only",
"III and IV only"
] | 2C |
If you work as a 'dolly grip' what business are you in? | miscellaneous | [
"sheep farming",
"film production",
"construction",
"moving"
] | 1B |
The principles of xeriscaping are best exemplified by a homeowner who | miscellaneous | [
"installs an in-ground sprinkler system that operates on a timer",
"lowers the cutting height on the lawn mower to reduce the surface area in contact with the cutting blade",
"increases the use of fertilizer on the turfgrass to promote growth",
"replaces nonnative ornamentals with native shrubs that do not re... | 3D |
What native empire controlled Large areas of South African Territory during the 19th century? | miscellaneous | [
"Hutu",
"Zulu",
"Aztec",
"Masai"
] | 1B |
Which of these candy bars was named for a baseball player? | miscellaneous | [
"Baby Ruth",
"Clark Bar",
"Reggie Bar",
"Butterfinger"
] | 2C |
Girls of what religious community traditionally wear bonnets? | miscellaneous | [
"Amish",
"Sikh",
"Roman Catholic",
"Christian"
] | 0A |
What New Age musician released a 1998 album titled 'King of the Pan3Flute'? | miscellaneous | [
"Zamfir",
"Yanni",
"Vangelis",
"Kenny G"
] | 0A |
When cool air flows from a high mountain region to a region of lower elevation, the air will | miscellaneous | [
"increase in moisture content",
"condense, forming large amounts of dew",
"undergo adiabatic warming",
"undergo adiabatic cooling"
] | 2C |
What disease does a carcinogen cause? | miscellaneous | [
"cancer",
"influenza",
"emphysema",
"heart disease"
] | 0A |
Which of the following protocols is used to transport HTML pages from Web servers to Web browsers? | miscellaneous | [
"BOOTP",
"HTTP",
"SNMP",
"SMTP"
] | 1B |
Which of the following best defines federalism? | miscellaneous | [
"A government in which the political leader is also the religious leader",
"The concentration of government power in the hands of a small group of people",
"The division of national power into different branches of government",
"The division of a country's power into national and subnational units"
] | 3D |
Which of the following is matched with its correct function? | miscellaneous | [
"Ovule ..... production of pollen",
"Vascular cambium ..... formation of apical meristem",
"Xylem ..... transport of sugars",
"Guard cell ..... regulation of transpiration rate"
] | 3D |
Which of the following protocols is usually associated with hyperinflation? | miscellaneous | [
"A rapid decrease in total spending",
"A rapid increase in money supply",
"A slow increase in exports",
"A slow increase in labor productivity"
] | 1B |
Which of the following is a disorder in ruminants that is characterized by an excessive accumulation of gas in the rumen? | miscellaneous | [
"Agalactia",
"Bloat",
"Bovine pleuropneumonia",
"Grass tetany"
] | 1B |
If you dial '411' on a telephone who are you calling? | miscellaneous | [
"the police",
"the White House",
"directory assistance",
"Moviefone"
] | 2C |
Which of these are not legumes? | miscellaneous | [
"beans",
"peas",
"radishes",
"peanuts"
] | 2C |
In 1989 scientists from Norway discovered that there are far more viruses in oceans lakes, and streams than previously believed. How many viruses did they find that a milliliter of natural water might contain? | miscellaneous | [
"up to 250",
"up to 25000",
"up to 2500000",
"up to 250000000"
] | 3D |
What is the name of the character Played by Woody Allen in the 1967 James Bond film 'Casino Royale'? | miscellaneous | [
"Dr Evil",
"Q",
"Little Jimmy Bond",
"M"
] | 2C |
Which of the following is generally the first step taken in a large-scale commercial construction venture? | miscellaneous | [
"Filing applications for building permits and variances",
"Ordering the materials needed for the building foundation",
"Drafting a contract that spells out the details of the building plan",
"Holding a discussion between the developer and the designer/contractor about the scope of the construction"
] | 3D |
Which of these is not one of the four basic forces in nature? | miscellaneous | [
"electromagnetic",
"gravitational",
"nuclear",
"centrifugal"
] | 3D |
Which of the following great apes (the Hominidae) is NOT native to Africa? | miscellaneous | [
"Gorilla",
"Human",
"Chimpanzee",
"Orangutan"
] | 3D |
Astronaut John Glenn served as a pilot in what branch of the military? | miscellaneous | [
"Army",
"Air Force",
"Marines",
"Navy"
] | 2C |
In American football how many points is a touchdown worth? | miscellaneous | [
"two",
"three",
"six",
"seven"
] | 2C |
What is the most likely impact of an increase in interest rates? | miscellaneous | [
"Investment levels diminish",
"Employment increases",
"The value of the U.S. dollar increases",
"Mortgage rates decline"
] | 0A |
Whose profile can you see on the front of dimes that are currently in circulation? | miscellaneous | [
"George Washington",
"Thomas Jefferson",
"Benjamin Franklin",
"Franklin Roosevelt"
] | 3D |
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