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WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #5 - 29/04/19
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Charles Simic titles a poem about his...
1 point
Car
House
Pet
Shoes
Country
Clear selection
"The Tyger" was considered the other part of what poem?
1 point
"Raven"
"The Lamb"
"The Octopus"
"The New Colossus"
"Those who do not kill"
Clear selection
Someone wishing to know more about Asian roles in America would most value the work of...
1 point
Alex Dang
Gabriela Mistral
Hieu Minh Nguyen
Edgar Allan Poe
Sarah Kay
Clear selection
Clayton Valli uses what poetic device the most in his work?
1 point
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Analogy
Personification
Clear selection
Libby Scott explores the marginalisation of those who are...
1 point
Cancer patients
Black children
Latino housewives
Perfectionists
None of the above
Clear selection
Someone struggling to get through middle school would benefit from listening to the advice of...
1 point
Sarah Kay
Libby Scott
Shel Silverstein
John Green
Max Gladstone
Clear selection
"Invisible Man" is set in what country?
1 point
South Africa
England
America
Mexico
Australia
Clear selection
Why is Andrew Martin initially denied the surgery he requested?
1 point
Because he cannot pay for it
Because it violates the First Law of Robotics
Because it cannot be performed on an android
Because the surgeon is his creator
None of the above
Clear selection
Which of these persons would find "The Yellow Wallpaper" most interesting?
1 point
A black rights activist
An environmentalist
A special needs educator
A feminist researcher
A home decorator
Clear selection
Which of these roles is most versatile in it's purpose?
1 point
Casting director
Gaffers
Critics
Stagehands
Set Designers
Clear selection
An archaeologist flying to London would most likely be going to explore...
1 point
The Circeville Letter event
Jack the Ripper's murder sites
Stonehenge
The Kamchatka Crater
The Toynbee Tiles
Clear selection
Where do some academic believe the Hanging Gardens were actually located?
1 point
Babylon
Carthage
Alexandria
Athens
Nineveh
Clear selection
In which of these states would you find speakers of the Zuni Language?
1 point
New Mexico
Tennessee
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Washington D.C
Clear selection
What were the Nazca Geoglyphs initially theorised to be?
1 point
Ways to collect water from the sky
Ways to navigate the desert at night
Ways to track the stars
Directions to the nearest village
Ritual sites for animal sacrifices
Clear selection
Which group is suspected of building Puma Punku?
1 point
Azteca
Mayans
Incas
Tiwanaku
None of the abov
Clear selection
Which of these cases best showed how unsolved mysteries can impact normal people?
1 point
Jack the Ripper
Dale Kerstetter
Mandy Hampton
Amelia Earhart
Edgar Allan Poe
Clear selection
Amelia Earhart was en route to which destination when she disappeared?
1 point
Honolulu
San Francisco
Brisbane
Howland Island
Saipan
Clear selection
The Sodder Children disappeared from in what US State?
1 point
West Virginia
Washington D.C
Pennsylvania
New York
Arizona
Clear selection
The Deep Blue Hole could help solve which other mystery?
1 point
Starlite
Roanoke
Oak Island Money Pit
Mayan Civilisation
Puma Punku
Clear selection
Havana Syndrome victims experienced...
1 point
Concussive injuries to their brains
Painful headaches and abnormal sounds
Obsessive singing of "Havana"
The inability to speak for several minutes
Violent vomiting and high fevers
Clear selection
Someone wishing to admire a piece with gouache elements would value the work of...
1 point
Edward Hopper
Kushana Bush
Remedios Varo
Giuseppe Pellizza Da Volpedo
Reena Saini Kallat
Clear selection
"Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings) hangs in front of a...
1 point
Colonial government office
School
Museum
Shopping mall
Park entrance
Clear selection
"Viva La Vida" contains lyrics alluding to...
1 point
Historical events
Biblical references
Religious sites
Old paintings
All of the above
Clear selection
The singer of "Motorcycle Drive By" would prefer to be...
1 point
Together with the one he loves
Anywhere but New York
Alone
In a world without directions
Recognised by society
Clear selection
Which of these artist's work has the most in connection with the History of Education?
1 point
Max Liebermann
Felix Nussbaum
Vik Muniz
Kim Hong-Do
The Fourth Estate
Clear selection
What term might best describe the subject(s) in Giuseppe Pellizza de Volpedo's work?
1 point
Lumpenproletariat
Hegemonic capitalists
Ableists
Bourgeois
None of the above
Clear selection
"The Potato Eaters" was unusual for it's creator in that...
1 point
It depicted subjects that were not normally seen in art
It was painted using very dull colours
It showed poor understanding of body anatomy
Sent a message that was very provoking for the time
All of the above
Clear selection
Marcel Duchamp wished to ask what question through his work?
1 point
"How can we ignore this marginalisation?"
"What did my people do to deserve this treatment?"
"How often do we take things for granted?'
"What do we define as art?"
"How likely is it that I'll get a girlfriend?"
Clear selection
Which of these artists works best relates to the Social Studies topic?
1 point
Marcel Duchamp
Vik Muniz
Cynthia Decker
Gustav Mahler
Renata Flores Rivera
Clear selection
"Mbube" was originally written in what language?
1 point
Zulu
Afrikaans
Portuguese
Arabic
Xhosa
Clear selection
Which of these positions could children in Ancient Egypt NOT obtain education for?
1 point
Priest
Civil servant
Doctor
Architect
None of the above
Clear selection
In which of these periods was rhetoric and logic taught to schoolchildren?
1 point
Dynastic China
Ancient Rome
Colonial America
Medieval Europe
Industrial-Age Britain
Clear selection
What was the first major reform of 19th century England's education?
1 point
Making all public education free until high school
Making elementary education mandatory for all children
Banning the employment of young children in factories and mines
Providing government-funded textbooks and teaching material
Expanding subjects to include more advanced disciplines
Clear selection
Dynastic China's main education exam served to...
1 point
Provide the emperor with capable and loyal civil servants
Provide the army with strong and disciplined troops
Provide philosophers with keen and open-minded students
Provide merchants with willing and obedient apprentices
None of the above
Clear selection
Which of the following sentences suggest the person being asked is of Jewish faith?
1 point
"Have you killed enough helots yet?"
"Have you discovered your purpose within society?"
"What spirits did you encounter on your trip?"
"Are you now fully responsible for your actions?"
"What gift did your boyfriend get you?"
Clear selection
In which region of the world do domestic servants have the highest rate of informalities?
1 point
Latin America
Central Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Oceania
Eastern Europe
Clear selection
Which of these jobs receives the highest annual salary?
1 point
Nanny
Governess
Au Par
Butler
Amah
Clear selection
After which event in human history did the usefulness of butlers decline the most?
1 point
World War 1
American Civil War
World War 2
Great Depression
Cold War
Clear selection
Which of these reasons might be the best way to explain the decrease in governesses?
1 point
"Women have better roles in society than teachers"
"Public schooling is far cheaper and more practical"
"Colonial administrators no longer exist"
"Most families can't afford their own private tutors"
None of the above
Clear selection
In which of these countries was a civil war fought over slavery?
1 point
Nigeria
United Kingdom
Haiti
United States of America
China
Clear selection
Which of these countries did not engage in slavery practices?
1 point
Britain
France
Germany
Spain
None of the above
Clear selection
Which of these past country's government is the best example of hegemonic thinking?
1 point
Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
Confederate States of America
Rhodesia
Austria-Hungary
Clear selection
Xenophobia:Racism
1 point
Age:Rank
Outside the clan:within the clan
Women:Men
Nationality:Race
Bourgeois:Proletariat
Clear selection
What can be most reliably deduced about a country with a GINI coefficient of 0?
1 point
"The must have really good social welfare services"
"Their population must be really small"
"Every person owns the same amount of wealth"
"Communism is being practised there"
"They don't have a sustainable economy"
Clear selection
Social class is a form of...
1 point
Outgroup homogeneity
Ableism
Elitism
Social Stratification
Collective victimisation
Clear selection
Marxist, Capitalist and other economic systems deal most with the...
1 point
Just-world fallacy
Division of labour
Presence of hegemonic governments
Practice of redlining
Social mobility allowance
Clear selection
Which of these theories proposed that social stratification was necessary?
1 point
Social Dominance Theory
Davis-Moore Hypothesis
Tuckman Model
Homans' Theory
None of the above
Clear selection
Favelas are most commonly associated with what city?
1 point
Hong Kong
Los Angeles
Bogota
Rio de Janeiro
Mexico City
Clear selection
Ethnocentrism places _____ at the centre of all judgements and comparisons
1 point
Religion
Ethnicity
Culture
Race
Nationality
Clear selection
"The White Man's Burden" is an example of...
1 point
Ableism
Self-Segregation
Reverse Racism
Supremacism
Rankism
Clear selection
Which of these is a "prime mover?"
1 point
The CPU in our laptops
The steam in our stoves
The fossil fuels in our vehicles
The cogs on an assembly line
All of the above
Clear selection
The first prosthetics were used in what civilisation?
1 point
Ancient Egypt
Dynastic China
19th century America
Ancient Greece
Mesopotamian Times
Clear selection
The invention of what part allowed hearing aids to become more compact?
1 point
Telephone receivers
Microwave tubes
Transistors
Nichrome
All of the above
Clear selection
An alternative name for a Zimmer Frame is a...
1 point
Walker
Wheelchair
Back support
UV-protection eyeglass
Lower-body prosthetic
Clear selection
Someone studying about George Klein, Herbert Everest and Harry Jennings is most likely looking at the history of...
1 point
Hearing aids
Walkers
Vacuum cleaners
Toasters
Wheelchairs
Clear selection
Where were the first paralympic games held?
1 point
London
Calgary
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Clear selection
Speech recognition is present in which of the following devices?
1 point
Siri
Google home
Alexa
"Audrey"
All of the above
Clear selection
Speech Recognition would be most useful when trying to win which of these competitions?
1 point
Turing test
Loebner Prize
Millennium Prize Problems
One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge
None of the above
Clear selection
The concept which makes eyeglasses work can also be observed in...
1 point
Microwaves
Sign-language recognition devices
Telescopes
Radar dishes
Induction stoves
Clear selection
You tap an American credit card at a Chinese store and fail to make a transaction, which of these concepts is to blame?
1 point
Contactless Terminals
CAPTCHAs
Chip and Pin
Magnetic Stripe
EFTPOS
Clear selection
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