WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #18

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WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #18 - 30/09/19

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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John Keats would most likely be interested in studying....

1 point

Immortal Jellyfish

Black Matter

Starlite

The Sky Object

The Solway Spaceman

Clear selection

“a mighty woman, with a torch” appears in which of these authors works?

1 point

Ogden Nash

Edgar Allan Poe

Charles Simic

William Blake

Emma Lazarus

Clear selection

Which of these authors would most likely appear in a British poetry canon?

1 point

William Stafford

Edgar Allan Poe

Isaac Asimov

William Blake

Henry David Thoreau

Clear selection

If you invited your friends to attend a poetry slam, which of these works would you most likely hear?

1 point

"What Kind of Asian are You?"

"White Boy Time Machine: Override"

"The Octopus"

"Life of a Perfectionist"

"Dandelions"

Clear selection

Someone studying the Vietnam war would benefit from analysing which of these poems?

1 point

"Those Who Do Not Dance"

"The New Colossus"

"White Boy Time Machine: Override"

"On Middle School Misery"

"The Tyger"

Clear selection

Theodore Melfi would be most interested in which of these?

1 point

Glass ceilings

Supremacism

Herd Mentality

Social Identity Theory

The Tuckman Model

Clear selection

John Green would be most interested in studying conformity within which of these environments?

1 point

Offices

Homes

Political Parties

Schools

Armies

Clear selection

Which of these author's works is part of the "Wild Cards" Universe?

1 point

Ralph Ellison

Max Gladstone

Karen Russell

Madhuri Vijay

Isaac Asimov

Clear selection

Alan Turing would most likely say what in response to The Bicentennial Man?

1 point

"A robot should never develop the ability to harm humans"

"A talking robot? How unlikely"

"Androids and Humans can never truly become one and the same"

"Creativity should not be a surprise in A.I"

"If only Martin knew the Second Law of Robotics"

Clear selection

Which of these author's works would most likely be featured in a study on historical feminist literature?

1 point

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Ralph Ellison

Karen Russell

Henry David Thoreau

Hans Christian Andersen

Clear selection

Which of these events occurred on a Christmas Day?

1 point

Edgar Allan Poe was discovered delirious

The Sodder family house catches fire

Dale Kerstetter is seen for the last time

Amelia Earhart makes one final radio transmission

The Terracotta Warriors are discovered by Chinese farmers

Clear selection

The Ulfberht Swords are most similar to which other mystery?

1 point

Roanoke

Sky Object

Starlite

Puma Punku

Quipu

Clear selection

The Library of Alexandria is commonly believed to have been destroyed by...

1 point

An earthquake

A tsunami

A lightning storm

A fire

A sandstorm

Clear selection

Which of these is not a theory about the disappearance of the Mayans?

1 point

Warring city-states

A natural disaster

A burgeoning population

Conquest by Spanish colonisers

Shifting trade routes

Clear selection

The Assyrians are accused of...

1 point

Sinking Atlantis

Destroying the Hanging Gardens

Expelling the Tribes of Israel

Discovering the Land of Punt

Actually building the Great Pyramids

Clear selection

Guatavita Lake is responsible for giving rise to the mystery of...

1 point

Puma Punku

Roanoke

The Mayan Extinction

El Dorado

The Land of Punt

Clear selection

Juan Ponce de Leon is most associated with which of these mysteries?

1 point

The Holy Grail

The Fountain of Youth

The Search for El Dorado

The Atacama Skeleton

The Nazca Geoglyphs

Clear selection

Monsieur Chouchani had which of these jobs?

1 point

Mystic

Teacher

Artist

Explorer

Cartographer

Clear selection

The Solway Spaceman is commonly believed to have actually been...

1 point

A smudge that occurred during photo processing

An anonymous passer-by coincidentally caught in the frame

A visitor from the cosmos

An overexposure incident involving the photographer's wife

A pigeon taking flight behind the subject

Clear selection

The Voynich Manuscript is believed to have originated from which of these regions?

1 point

Northern Italy

Central Spain

The Middle East

Southern India

Eastern China

Clear selection

How might one best describe the atmosphere of Edward Hopper's work?

1 point

Surreal

Ambiguous

Chaotic

Invisible

Organised

Clear selection

Gouache is the main medium for which of these pieces?

1 point

"Between the Margins"

"Invisible Man"

"Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings)"

"Here We Are"

"The Awakening Slave"

Clear selection

Which of these artist's works can best be described as interrogative?

1 point

Felix Nussbaum

Max Liebermann

Vincent Van Gogh

Yukinori Yanagi

Sophie Calle

Clear selection

Frida Kahlo inspired which of these bands' featured work?

1 point

Five Man Electrical Band

Third Eye Blind

The Beatles

Coldplay

The Carpenters

Clear selection

How might Kim Hong-Do redo Max Liebermann's work?

1 point

Paint both girls and boys

Depict the orphanage as a Chinese palace

Make the colours more earthy

Replace the setting with a school

Blend the children into the background

Clear selection

Which of these historical figures would be most interested in the message of Giuseppe Pellizza de Volpedo's work?

1 point

Theodore Roosevelt

Benito Mussolini

Karl Marx

George Washington

John Maynard Keynes

Clear selection

The scene in George Bellows' work was taken from which of these US cities?

1 point

Washington D.C

Baltimore

San Francisco

New York

Chicago

Clear selection

Why did Sophie Calle choose Room 47 to title her work after?

1 point

She conducted the most thorough search of their belongings

She actually spoke to the occupants of the room

She simply noted basic observations of the family staying in it

She took the most photographs of the room

It was the room where she was finally caught

Clear selection

Which of these singer's featured work is a form of localisation?

1 point

Clara Schumann

Renata Flores Rivera

Solomon Linda

Annie

Bic Runga

Clear selection

David Herrera's work can best be described as a...

1 point

Tribute

Remake

Continuing Project

Unfinished Masterpiece

Controversial Social Call

Clear selection

What connects Geoffrey Elton, Harry Hendrick and Hugh Cunningham?

1 point

They were all once slaves

They have written famous books on poverty

They all disagree with John Locke's philosophy of children

They all criticised Philippe Aries' work

They have documented the same rite of passage

Clear selection

Schools in the Zhou Dynasty did not focus on which of these subjects?

1 point

Archery

Calligraphy

Charioteering

Music

It focused on all of the above

Clear selection

Apprenticeship jobs were also positions of...

1 point

Chattel slavery

Government Labour

Indentured Servitude

Panyarring

Domestic Slavery

Clear selection

How might one best describe the actions committed during the "Stolen Generation" in one word?

1 point

Genocide

Famine

Xenophobic

Assimilation

None of the above

Clear selection

Which of these rites of passage would you most likely have the highest chance of not surviving?

1 point

Krypteia

"Vision Quest"

Kahs-wan

Bar Mitzvah

Okuyi

Clear selection

Which of these aspects of the Chudakarana is unique to specific states?

1 point

The leaving of a Chuda at the top of the head

The treatment of the hair before and after the ritual

The place where the cutting takes place

The person who will conduct the ritual

The blessings said whilst the hair is being cut

Clear selection

How would you free a House elf?

1 point

By giving them a piece of clothing

By telling them their debt is repaid

By allowing them to do whatever they wished

By reciting a specific spell

By asking them to leave your service

Clear selection

During which of these Chinese dynasties could people willingly sell themselves as slaves?

1 point

Xin

Han

Qing

Tang

Ming

Clear selection

Epictetus would most likely appear on an educational course studying...

1 point

The history of African slavery

The entertainment system of the Roman Empire

Stoic Philosophy

The rise of the Mamluk Sultanate

The role of slaves in religion

Clear selection

Which of these countries became the last to abolish slavery?

1 point

Mauritania

Brazil

Britain

Haiti

United States of America

Clear selection

Which of these aspects of groupwork is not included in the Tuckman Model?

1 point

How bonds between group members are formed

What the role of the leader is at different stages

The likelihood of conflict arising within the group

The type of team dynamic as the group matures

None of the above

Clear selection

At which point of the Tuckman Model does Homan's Theory fit best with?

1 point

Performing

Norming

Storming

Forming

Adjourning

Clear selection

Henri Tajfel is most well known for which theory?

1 point

Davis-Moore Hypothesis

Trait Ascription Bias

Self-Categorisation

Social Identity Theory

Referential Conformity

Clear selection

The Asch Paradigm was designed to see the development of...

1 point

Racism

Power Structures

Injunctive Norms

Outgroup Homogeneity

Social Conformity

Clear selection

Ingroup and Outgroup are most related to which other sociological term?

1 point

Informational Conformity

Dominant Culture

Socal Comparison

Realistic Conflict Theory

Glass Ceilings

Clear selection

Human Tribalism is developed as a social theory the most in which of these people's work?

1 point

Sir Arthur Keith

George Homans

Solomon Eliot Asch

Kingsley Davis

Bruce Tuckman

Clear selection

Endogamy can best be shown in which of these phrases?

1 point

"You know my son? You're hired"

"Is he a member of the clan?"

"Only the rich are able to run society"

"What rank do you have?"

"We should only let the intellectuals run businesses"

Clear selection

If you were studying historical supremacism, which of these societies would you most likely investigate?

1 point

The British Empire

Nazi Germany

Colonial America

Ancient Egypt

Dynastic China

Clear selection

Gendercide can best be described as killing with ________ in mind

1 point

Racism

Elitism

Ableism

Sexism

Ageism

Clear selection

Homo Sacer was a unique term applied in which of these cases?

1 point

When describing the lowest hierarchy of the working class

Explaining how males became the dominant gender in society

Referring to individuals who broke an oath in the Roman Empire

Calling someone untouchable in Ancient Greece

Religious rituals involving the cleansing of workers tainted by death

Clear selection

The Maxson Whirlwind was the first....

1 point

Electric Vacuum Cleaner

Convection Oven

Mass-produced Washing Machines

Automated Dishwasher

All-purpose Home Robot

Clear selection

Early Rice Cookers shared which of these parts with a battery?

1 point

Electrodes

A magnetic separator

Nichrome Lining

A short-circuit breaker

An electrolyte

Clear selection

The Archbishop of Paris once helped to create a variation of which of these technologies?

1 point

Juicer

Washing Machine

Pressure Cooker

Coffee Maker

Magnetic Stove

Clear selection

Which of these warning labels would you most likely have found on a pressure cooker?

1 point

"Risk of fire high, always have extinguisher nearby"

"This product will use a large portion of your electric supply"

"Do not leave unattended, could explode"

"Make sure you actually put in water"

"Allow some time before extracting the food"

Clear selection

Which of these phrases would you most likely hear about Chinese toilets?

1 point

"Don't expect hot water in Summer"

"Learn to squat and not sit"

"Be prepared to pay for entrance"

"Remember: the flush is not automated"

"It's useless to hoard tissue paper"

Clear selection

How might one best describe the Photonic Fence?

1 point

"Farmland security with identification!"

"Pests beware: this thing shoots lasers"

"Never underestimate the power of chemicals"

"Trespassers are likely to get a nasty shock"

"Scarecrows that are actually scary for once"

Clear selection

Which of these inventions finally allowed hearing aids to fit within the ear?

1 point

Telephone Receivers

The Optophone

Vacuum Tubes

Carbon Transmitters

Transistors

Clear selection

Everest & Jennings was a company that specialised in the manufacturing of...

1 point

Wheelchairs

Hearing Aids

Walkers

Adaptive Eating Devices

Speech Recognition Software

Clear selection

You would most likely need a PIN in order to conduct a transaction using...

1 point

Near field communication

Payment terminals

QR codes

CAPTCHAs

Magstripe

Clear selection

Where were Chip-and-Pin cards first utilised?

1 point

The United Kingdom

United States of America

China

Spain

Russia

Clear selection

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