WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #7

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WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #7 - 13/05/19

A 60 question practice challenge about most of the 2019 curriculum in 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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How might one best describe the works within the literary canon?

1 point

Revolutionary

Memorable

Unique

Influential

All of the above

Clear selection

“hissing volcanoes”, “craters” and “left-over clouds” are all key symbols in what poem?

1 point

"Alternate names for black boys"

"Min Nong"

"Crusoe in England"

"Ode on a grecian urn"

"At the Un-National Monument along the Canadian Border"

Clear selection

You would be able to find lines from Emma Lazarus' poem where?

1 point

In a museum

On the Statue of Liberty

In the UN Charter

The Magna Carta

In the United States Oath of Allegiance

Clear selection

Someone wishing to criticise Hieu Minh Nguyen's work would most likely say...

1 point

"There were other females who contributed to the Space Race"

"Not every black community in America was like that"

"Farmers put in less effort now thanks to machines"

"White men describe landscapes because they were ones who discovered it"

"Europe has also stereotyped against Asians"

Clear selection

To which of these job positions would Sarah Kay most likely give advice?

1 point

Housewife

Nanny

Governess

Au par

Butler

Clear selection

Someone taking after the work of Shel Silverstein would most likely...

1 point

Stop using stereotypes in daily life

Be grateful for the food they are given

Allow their friends to take what they need

Treat their electronic devices with more respect

None of the above

Clear selection

Someone wishing to study the effect of Jim Crow laws in America would most likely read the work of...

1 point

Isaac Asimov

Ralph Ellison

Max Gladstone

Madhuri Vijay

Karen Russell

Clear selection

Andrew Martin's story began after his owner noticed him...

1 point

Carving a wooden pendant for his daughter

Conversing naturally with other humans

Being capable of understanding human emotions

With a newly installed human digestive system

Writing a request to the World Legislature

Clear selection

"Don't judge a book by it's cover" is attributed to which author?

1 point

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Hans Christian Andersen

Henry David Thoreau

Epictetus

Aesop

Clear selection

Grips:Gaffers

1 point

Cameras:Lights

Play:Film

Script:Vision

Art:Reality

Props:Costumes

Clear selection

The Legends of King Arthur name a phenomenon that might explain the...

1 point

Flying Dutchman

Lost City of Atlantis

Holy Grail

Hollinwell Showground

Great Spheres of Costa Rica

Clear selection

Your teacher claims that all mysteries with people are cold cases, you raise your hand and say...

1 point

"We've solved the less-violent ones"

"They aren't even cold cases yet"

"You're exhibiting cognitive dissonance"

"Lori Erica Ruff is a closed case"

"That's actually true"

Clear selection

Which of these assumptions about Stonehenge have yet to be disproved?

1 point

"It was built by druids"

"They contacted alien builders"

"It was meant to track the stars"

"It was not a burial site"

None of the above

Clear selection

Someone travelling to New Mexico to solve a mystery would most likely be a...

1 point

Historian

Archaeologist

Linguist

Government Detective

Geologist

Clear selection

Maria Reiche is most associated with trying the solve the mystery of...

1 point

Nazca Geoglpyhs

Puma Punku

Atlantis

Starlite

Giant Spheres of Costa Rica

Clear selection

Someone trying to solve the mystery of the Ulfberht Swords might be interested in...

1 point

Norse history

Ancient European economies

Metallurgy

Middle-Age trade routes

Viking social classes

Clear selection

Maurice Ward held which profession when he invented Starlite?

1 point

Farmer

NASA Employee

Blacksmith

Hairdresser

Government Official

Clear selection

Someone travelling to Baltimore would most likely be trying to solve the case of...

1 point

H.H Holmes

Edgar Allan Poe

DB Cooper

Lori Erica Ruff

Dale Kerstetter

Clear selection

Someone wishing to understand the disappearance of the Mayans would most likely wish to investigate evidence found in...

1 point

Puma Punku

Costa Rica

The Deep Blue Hole

The Land of Punt

Area 51

Clear selection

Where was El Dorado rumoured to be located?

1 point

Venezuela

Bolivia

Brazil

Peru

Colombia

Clear selection

Someone wishing to incorporate their physical self into their art would most likely consult with...

1 point

Remedios Varo

Liu Bolin

Kushana Bush

Yukinori Yanagi

Atelier ARI

Clear selection

Which of these artworks is ironic in it's name?

1 point

"Papilla-Estelar"

"Untitled (Cobwebs/Crossings)"

"Office in a Small City "

"Here We Are"

"Pacific"

Clear selection

A love affair is believed to have inspired the composing of...

1 point

Songs of a Wayfarer no.2

Viva La Vida

Therru's Song

Signs

An Ordinary Guy

Clear selection

A ballpoint pen is the main medium for...

1 point

Vik Muniz

Kim Hong-Do

Max Liebermann

Toyin Ojh Odutola

George Bellows

Clear selection

Vincent Van Gogh's work would most likely be accompanied by which of these literary works?

1 point

"The Giving Tree"

"The Yellow Wallpaper"

"Min Nong"

"My Shoes"

"The New Colossus"

Clear selection

Someone wishing to become Chambermaid would most likely consult with which of these artists?

1 point

Yukinori Yanagi

Edward Hopper

Felix Nussbaum

Liu Bolin

Sophie Calle

Clear selection

Which of these mysteries is connected to Renata Flores Rivera's work?

1 point

Quipu

Toynbee Tiles

Giant Spheres of Costa Rica

Nazca Geoglyphs

Mayan Civilisation

Clear selection

Someone trying to get the message out of "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd" would have difficulty if...

1 point

Their cell phone connection was poor

The night sky was hazy

Their knowledge of American states was limited

They couldn't communicate in sign language

They were hard of hearing

Clear selection

What is unique about "Trying to Get the Feeling Again?"

1 point

It's a hypothetical composition made from fragmentary notes

None of the original band members actually took part in the recording

It was anglicized from the original version

It was re-recorded years later after not making it to the original album

It's existence remained a mystery until the band announced it

Clear selection

Barry Cooper played a large part in composing which of these pieces?

1 point

Requiem in D Minor

Unfinished Symphony

Symphony No. 10

Three Romances for Violin and Piano

Didge Fusion

Clear selection

A child in Sparta would undertake which of the following rites of passage?

1 point

Kahs-wan

Quinceanera

Seijin Shiki

Krypteia

Chudakarana

Clear selection

In which of these countries would you find different coming of age ceremonies for both genders?

1 point

Cameroon

Australia

China

Japan

Brazil

Clear selection

In which of these countries did racial laws play a large part in domestic servitude?

1 point

South Africa

Britain

Colonial India

Latin America

Indonesia

Clear selection

In which of these regions would you most likely find Au Pairs?

1 point

Middle East

Caribbean

East Asia

Europe

North America

Clear selection

In which of these cities would you most likely have found "amahs"?

1 point

Hong Kong

Mumbai (Bombay)

London

Batavia (Jakarta)

Port-au-Prince

Clear selection

Which US President ended slavery?

1 point

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Quincy Adams

Theodore Roosevelt

Clear selection

Someone studying serfdom would most likely wish to study the history of...

1 point

The Ottoman Empire

The Ancient Egyptians

Colonial Africa

Imperial Russia

Mesoamerican Civilisations

Clear selection

Which of these former slaves best relates to our social studies topic?

1 point

Miguel De Cervantes

Juan Latino

Ng Akew

Qutb-ud-din

Touissant L'Ouverture

Clear selection

Which of these countries has the highest number of people in poverty?

1 point

Mexico

Haiti

India

Nigeria

The Congo

Clear selection

Someone studying population control would most likely use which country as a case study?

1 point

India

China

Japan

Norway

America

Clear selection

Interdependence would explain why...

1 point

Woman face glass ceilings in the workplace

People of minorities are less likely to get jobs

Marginalised groups do not have a large role in society

Disabled people are ignored in public institutions

Pensioners exist

Clear selection

Which of these assumptions cannot be made about a group in the "storming" phase?

1 point

"They're starting to trust in one another"

"The amount of tasks and goals has been set"

"Their leader still needs to avoid conflict"

"Specific individuals are beginning to develop their own relationships and roles"

None of the above

Clear selection

George Homans' work would most likely be read in accompaniment to the work of...

1 point

Henri Tajfel

Sir Arthur Keith

Davis and Moore

Dr. Bruce Tuckman

Dr. John Dyer

Clear selection

Self-categorisation also uses a form of ______

1 point

Cultural identity

Informative conformity

Counterculture

Trait Ascription

Social comparison

Clear selection

"A New Theory of Human Evolution" is the work of...

1 point

Sir Arthur Keith

Henri Tajfel

Prof. Philip Zimbardo

Solomon Eliot Asch

John Charles Turner

Clear selection

Which of these concepts best explains the existence of marginalised groups?

1 point

Outgroup homogeneity

Dominant Counterculture

Lowbrow persons

Social Invisibility

Amity-Enmity Complex

Clear selection

The Black Sheep Effect might be mistaken as a form of...

1 point

Internalised Oppression

Outgroup Homogeneity

Ableism

Victimisation

Bullying

Clear selection

Robert Neil Butler is credited with coining which of these discriminatory terms?

1 point

Ableism

Rankism

Elitism

Ageism

Xenophobia

Clear selection

In which of these cities would you most likely find forms of redlining?

1 point

Toronto

Berlin

Seattle

Cairo

Liverpool

Clear selection

Which of these events might be to blame for the creation of Skid Row?

1 point

American Civil War

Discovery of New Mexico Oil Wells

Californian Gold Rush

Mexican-American War

Spanish-American War

Clear selection

Robot servants can be found in the works of which literature curriculum author?

1 point

Edgar Allan Poe

John Keats

Karen Russell

Isaac Asimov

Max Gladstone

Clear selection

The Babel Fish is most similar to...

1 point

Siri

Zapper

A VPN

A USB Cable

Google Translate

Clear selection

Which of these apps is an example of localised software?

1 point

Google

Line

Wechat

YouTube

Siri

Clear selection

The Scholar's Challenge uses what technology?

1 point

Optical Mark Recognition

Contactless Identification

Random Answer Allocation

Light Radiation Detection

All of the above

Clear selection

Which of these countries is already benefiting the most from contactless payment methods?

1 point

China

USA

Spain

Singapore

Clear selection

ZipZap machines are an older form of what technology?

1 point

Near-field communication

Contactless payment stations

EFTPOS Modules

Payment terminals

Captchas

Clear selection

You would most likely use CAPTCHAS if you were trying to...

1 point

Block certain users from accessing sensitive information

Prevent malware from exploiting the algorithms of your site

Prove that the credit card being swiped was yours

Verify a transfer of funds from one point to another

None of the above

Clear selection

An EMV card differs from a Magstripe card in what key way?

1 point

It holds it's data in a different form

It encrypts the data several times instead of once

It uses a microchip instead of a magstripe

It uses reusable transaction codes that only the owner knows

All of the above

Clear selection

Which of these applications does not use QR Codes in some way?

1 point

Zapper

Uber

Grab

Snapchat

None of the above

Clear selection

If your friend complained about their stolen credit card data, what would you most likely say?

1 point

"That's why you need to cover up your PIN when you type it"

"I think your magstripe card is betraying your information"

"Did you make sure the EFTPOS terminal was properly connected?"

"Maybe your code was stolen by another individual"

"Your phone software might not be localised enough"

Clear selection

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