WSC Practice Challenge - Social Studies (Out with the Old)

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A 30 question practice challenge about most of the 2020 Social Studies curriculum in WSC. Scores are given upon completion for you to see your strengths and areas for improvement. Tune in next week at avansalpacaresources.weebly.com for the next Practice Challenge.

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If you encounter someone who describes themselves as a neophiliac, what can you most reliably deduce about them?

1 point

They constantly crave something new

They're more likely to jump on the bandwagon

They collect memorabilia of some sort

They develop unhealthy attachments to old products

They tend to match their purchases with one another

Clear selection

Which pair of purchases is an example of the Diderot effect?

1 point

Yellow clothes and blue shoes

Running shoes and a treadmill

An expensive phone and a cheap drink

A new model and an older version of that toy

All of the above

Clear selection

What other word best describes the Bandwagon Effect?

1 point

Popularity

Obsolescence

Recency

Conformity

Superiority

Clear selection

Why might someone disagree with Dr. Erkan Goren's featured working paper?

1 point

There's no proof for its implications

The assumptions it makes are rooted in absurd logic

It's one step away from making stereotypes and racist ramifications

He's been unable to support the theory with examples

All of the above

Clear selection

If your scholar friend suddenly gives up trying to learn the language of WSC, what can you tell about them?

1 point

They've probably spend a short time in the community

They might be at the end of their WSC scholar career

They're having difficulty with the semantic shift

Dylan has decapitated their alpaca

All of the above

Clear selection

Which political figure attempted (poorly) to use a videogame fad to boost their public support?

1 point

Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump

Emmanuel Macron

Boris Johnson

Angela Merkel

Clear selection

About how long do researchers estimate is the average lifespan of a meme?

1 point

1 year to 18 months

Less than 5 months

Only a few weeks

Several hours

7-15 days

Clear selection

Trend:Fad

1 point

Current:Short-lived

Popular:Unique to a group

Social:Isolated

Technological:Material

All of the above

Clear selection

Your friend decides to raid their parents closet for a party, what theory of trend repetition are they exhibiting?

1 point

The 50 year rule

The Hemline Theory

The 20 year rule

The Eurocentric Phenomena

All of the above

Clear selection

In the concept of Haute Couture, you would look towards the ________ for styling cues

1 point

Upper classes

European norm

American teenage population

Social media outlets

Tabloids

Clear selection

Sneakers (or "dad shoes") have recently become the center of...

1 point

Haute Couture

"Radical fashion"

Ugly fashion

Modern branding

All of the above

Clear selection

According to the London College of Fashion, people hold onto clothes that...

1 point

Will last them longer than every other piece

Are currently 'in fashion'

They purchased online rather than at a store

Possess the most meaning for them

None of the above

Clear selection

The idea of planned obsolescence most likely originated from a...

1 point

Group of weapons designers

Silicon Valley tech start-up

Conglomerate of lightbulb companies

Wall Street norm

Government policy making group

Clear selection

In which industry was the concept of “annual updating” born?

1 point

Automobiles

Clothing

Technology

Household appliances

Gaming software

Clear selection

Design Anorexia is the main reason why...

1 point

Apple keeps releasing minor updates on its phone models

Samsung refuses to develop non-folding phones

Your phone battery is so hard to replace

Companies keep coming up with marginally better products annually

All of the above

Clear selection

Which country has won a court case against Apple for "throttling" its old phones?

1 point

Britain

America

Germany

Japan

France

Clear selection

Which country has been looking to implement a “product durability index”?

1 point

America

Japan

Norway

France

Canada

Clear selection

According to etymologists, where did the word "guy" come from?

1 point

A former name for a criminal

It was an abbreviation of a latin term for males

Guy Fawkes

A slur for destitutes in 17th century London

It's a recent teen 'buzzword'

Clear selection

If your teacher suddenly protested the use of “lit” in the modern sense, what would you most likely say in response?

1 point

“That’s just the way the times are, it’ll change with our children”

"No need to make a big fuss, it’s just one new meaning’

“Semantic Drift is natural these days and isn’t a big problem”

“Get with the spirit of the age!”

“Would you prefer I use an unnecessarily complicated synonym?”

Clear selection

If someone is nonplussed, they are...

1 point

disinterested in the current conversation

confused as to what's being discussed

at a standstill in their actions

going below the usual expectations

unable to decisively choose between two options

Clear selection

Basic then:Basic now

1 point

Simple:Mainstream

Easy:Elementary

Common:Typical

Dumb:Uninteresting

All of the above

Clear selection

Which of these words or phrases has been disused because of it being a non-standard synonym?

1 point

Plethora

Awful

Could care less

Irregardless

Incredible

Clear selection

Which of these word’s evolutions has gone against its suffix?

1 point

“Bald-faced”

"Awful”

“Incredible”

"Irregardless”

“Super”

Clear selection

Which of these words is the closest synonym for fortuitous?

1 point

Unfortunate

Coincidental

Super

Serendipity

Blessed

Clear selection

"The crown has issued the following order.." this is an example of a...

1 point

Metaphor

Metonymy

Generalization

Synecdoche

Etymology

Clear selection

Amelioration:Pejoration

1 point

Generalization:Specialization

Old English:Middle English

Latin:Greco-Persian

Metaphor:Simile

Improvement:Degradation

Clear selection

The transition from Middle English to modern english mainly concerned...

1 point

The excessive use of word reappropriation

The 'mutilation' of suffixes and prefixes

A period of loanwords from other European languages

The phonetic change in pronouncing vowels

All of the above

Clear selection

The word “smog” is an example of...

1 point

Compounding

Portmanteau

Derivation

Abbreviation

Error Words

Clear selection

Which of the following might you use to effectively justify Kazakhstan's alphabet switch?

1 point

“They need to distance themselves from their Russian past”

“It’s an attempt to encourage more native language speakers”

“They’ve always been switching their alphabets”

“There’s more information that they can access online”

“Their government is following the trend of other Central Asian nations”

Clear selection

Before 1791, what did the word "quiz" mean?

1 point

A person who worked in a theatre

An outsider; a nerd

A trivial subject of discussion

A popular fashion trend

A lexical fad

Clear selection

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