WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #2

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WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #2 - 1/04/19

A 60 question practice challenge about the entire curriculum of the 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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Which of these poets works would Daniel Defoe most likely criticise?

1 point

Elizabeth Bishop

Justin Hamm

Li Shen

John Keats

Charles Simic

Clear selection

John Keats was inspired by what to write "Ode on a Grecian Urn"?

1 point

An actual Grecian Urn

His former love interest

His lust for immortality

A political event

A conflict with his family

Clear selection

Which of these historical groups would "The New Colossus" most appeal to?

1 point

Chinese immigrants

Jewish immigrants

Irish immigrants

Latino American immigrants

All of the above

Clear selection

Which of these poems is the shortest?

1 point

The New Colossus

The Octopus

The Raven

The Tyger

Those Who Do Not Dance

Clear selection

William Stafford would most likely visit which of these tourist sites?

1 point

Great Pyramids

Statue of Liberty

Kamchatka Crater

Niagara Falls

Great Wall of China

Clear selection

"Hidden Figures" takes places during which of the following?

1 point

Roaring 20s

Space Race

World War 2

American Civil War

9/11

Clear selection

Which of these works was presented at a TED Talk?

1 point

B (If I Should Have a Daughter)

Dandelions

Life of a Perfectionist

On Middle School Misery

All of the above

Clear selection

John Green presented his poem while...

1 point

On a train

Not talking

Sitting down

Crowded with others

All of the above

Clear selection

What advice would you most likely give to The Giving Tree?

1 point

"Be more generous"

"Get over your lost love"

"Ignore the signs"

"Find a better friend"

"Move on in life"

Clear selection

Max Gladstone presents a form of ____ in his work

1 point

Stratification

Hegemony

Segregation

Homogeneity

All of the above

Clear selection

Which of these forms of investigative methods requires the most information to support?

1 point

Guesses

Predictions

Hypothesis

Inference

Theory

Clear selection

The scientific method often seeks to test a...

1 point

Theory

Hypothesis

Guess

Inference

Belief

Clear selection

Someone using Forensic Science would most likely be trying to solve which of these mysteries?

1 point

Jack the Ripper

Mandy Hampton

Dyatlov Pass Incident

Dinosaur Extinction

Puma Punku

Clear selection

In which of these fields would you most likely find a known known?

1 point

Physics

Quantum Mechanics

Mathematics

Astrology

None of the above

Clear selection

An epistemologist learning about climate change would most ask...

1 point

"When can I see climate change in action?"

"How long will climate change occur for?"

"How will I know when climate change is happening?"

"Why is climate change happening?"

"How can we stop climate change?"

Clear selection

The Johari Window takes the form of a...

1 point

Grid

Flowchart

Questionnaire

Venn Diagram

Graph

Clear selection

Belief is to Knowledge what Intuition is to...

1 point

Theory

Hypothesis

Hard Evidence

Forensic Science

Open/Arena

Clear selection

Loebner Prize entrants would most likely test their devices on which of the following softwares?

1 point

Outlook

Google Forms

Internet Explorer

Skype

Office 365

Clear selection

Grigori Perelmann was included in which of the following?

1 point

Millennium Prize Problems

Loebner Prize

One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge

Dyatlov Pass Incident

Toynbee Tiles

Clear selection

Which of these cases best illustrates Cognitive Dissonance?

1 point

A smoker who tells his family he hates smoking

A detective who refuses to work with the law

A scholar who refuses to study

An alpaca who refuses to move with the rest of the herd

All of the above

Clear selection

Which of these artists would most likely win a game of hide and seek?

1 point

Remedios Varo

Edward Hopper

Vik Muniz

Liu Bolin

Kushana Bush

Clear selection

Remedios Varo would most likely play which videogame?

1 point

Red Dead Redemption

Starcraft

Hearts of Iron

Call of Duty

Battlefield

Clear selection

Which of these works focuses the most on mixing form and content?

1 point

"Here We Are"

"Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings)"

"Open Border"

"Self Portrait with Jewish Identity Card"

"Songs of a Wayfarer No.2"

Clear selection

Someone studying the impact of Colonialism in India would most appreciate the work of...

1 point

Reena Saini Kallat

Madhuri Vijay

Felix Nussbaum

Toyin Ojih Odutola

Atelier ARI

Clear selection

If you found yourself visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, which of these artist's work would you most likely be exploring?

1 point

Max Liebermann

Gustav Mahler

Felix Nussbaum

Coldplay

Vik Muniz

Clear selection

Which of these composers had their work performed first?

1 point

Gustav Mahler

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Clara Schumann

Franz Schubert

Clear selection

Viva La Vida takes inspiration from which famous artist?

1 point

Vincent Van Gogh

Pablo Picasso

Salvador Dali

Leonardo Da Vinci

Frida Kahlo

Clear selection

Giuseppe Pellizza de Volpedo explores which of the following concepts the most in his piece?

1 point

Division of Labour

Marxism

Equality

Capitalism

Italian Workers

Clear selection

"Stag at Sharkey's" explores which activity?

1 point

Boxing

Cycling

Hunting

Mansplaining

Political Protesting

Clear selection

What other instrument does William Barton play in "Didge Fusion"?

1 point

Piano

Guitar

Xylophone

Violin

Triangle

Clear selection

A governess' main role is to...

1 point

Cook food

Look after the household

Educate the children

Babysit

Buy groceries

Clear selection

In which of these countries would you most expect to see a large number of civil servants based on it's educational history?

1 point

Spain

USA

China

Egypt

Clear selection

If you found yourself in the rainforests of Brazil, which of these groups would you most likely be meeting?

1 point

!Kung

Yanomami

Incans

Aztecs

Mayans

Clear selection

Which of these professions would you NOT be able to find an apprenticeship for?

1 point

Blacksmith

Leather Tanner

Printer

Monk

Soldier

Clear selection

The "Stolen Generations" undertook a process opposite to...

1 point

Homoegeneity

Stratification

Herd Mentality

Assimilation

Internalised Oppression

Clear selection

Which of these coming of age rituals owes it's existence to the concept of teenagers?

1 point

Kahs-wan

Sweet Sixteens

Quinceañera

Seijin shiki

Chudakarana

Clear selection

Which of these countries has a day specifically reserved for those coming-of-age?

1 point

China

Mexico

USA

India

Japan

Clear selection

If you found yourself in West Sub-Saharan Africa, which of these rituals would you most likely encounter?

1 point

Bar Mitzvah

Chudakarana

Okuyi

First Car

Walkabout

Clear selection

A historian studying Russia would most likely encounter which of these famous "child-rulers"?

1 point

King Tutankhamen

Genghis Khan

Aisin Gioro Puyi

Ivan the Terrible

King Oyo

Clear selection

Which of these country's policies most enforced black domestic labour roles?

1 point

South Africa

United Kingdom

America

Indonesia

Haiti

Clear selection

Interdependence is to humans what _____ is to other animals

1 point

Injunctive rules

Independence

Symbiotic relationships

Species identity groups

None of the above

Clear selection

Which of these Cultural Identity Groups is the direct cause of Xenophobia?

1 point

National

Racial

Income-based

Ethnicity

Age

Clear selection

Which of these countries has had the most recent problem with mobs?

1 point

United Kingdom

Thailand

Venezuela

Saudi Arabia

Turkey

Clear selection

At which of these stages of the Tuckman model is a group most at risk of breaking up?

1 point

Norming

Performing

Forming

Storming

All of the above

Clear selection

Social Exchange Theory would be most appealing to a...

1 point

Eugenicist

Biological Engineer

Economist

Computer Scientist

John/Jane Doe

Clear selection

Which one of these reasons might explain swarm behaviour in animals?

1 point

Migration

Food source

Water source

Habitable ground

All of the above

Clear selection

Which of these concepts has been experimented on most recently?

1 point

Swarm Behaviour

Outgroup Homogeneity

Social Exchange Theory

Herd Mentality

Seceder Model

Clear selection

An informational norm is most like when...

1 point

A scholar copies a "smarter" scholar on the challenge

A person decides to follow the racial stereotypes of their group

A student decides to change their clothing because of what society deems is "trendy"

A WSC Staff Member stops talking because all the scholars are shushing them

None of the above

Clear selection

Hippies were an example of a...

1 point

Highbrow culture

Dominant Culture

Self-segregating group

Counterculture

Internally-oppressed group

Clear selection

A person using heteronormative thinking would most likely say...

1 point

"Are they going to have children?"

"Are they moving in to the same house?"

"Is he her boyfriend?"

"Are they dating?"

"Have they passed the honeymoon phase?"

Clear selection

Initially, clocks were known as...

1 point

Time keeping apparatuses

Water operated devices

Quartz crystal containers

Sundials

None of the above

Clear selection

Someone looking for zinc would most likely find it in a...

1 point

Dishwasher

Battery

Rice Cooker

Microwave

Plumbing system

Clear selection

A wireless charger operates using the principle of...

1 point

Microwave radiation

Ion-based chemical reactions

Exoelectrogen processes

Electromagnetic induction

Thermal static pressure

Clear selection

Dishwashers can been used for what other purpose?

1 point

Cleaning laundry

Cooking food

De-infecting Legos

Removing hairs from brushes

All of the above

Clear selection

Someone with _______ would probably avoid using an ionising filter

1 point

A cluttered apartment

Limited cash reserves

An allergy

A pet

No spare time

Clear selection

If Daniel Hess and Ives Mcgaffey appeared in your study list, which enabling technology would you be looking at?

1 point

Vacuum cleaner

Microwave

Pressure Cooker

Convection Oven

Wheelchair

Clear selection

Studying dishwashers and their history might also lead you to sites about...

1 point

The Steamboat

Vacuum Cleaners

The American Civil War

Eyeglasses

Haitian slavery

Clear selection

The Loebner Prize might be a viable way to test...

1 point

Eyeglasses

Home robots

Medical tricorders

Translation devices

Sign Language decoders

Clear selection

Which of these inventions created the most progress in enabling technologies?

1 point

Telephone

Internet

Electric grids

3D printers

Nichrome

Clear selection

Which of these technologies is least enabling?

1 point

Wheelchair

Hearing Aid

Walker

Pressure Cooker

Battery

Clear selection

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