WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #17

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WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #17 - 23/09/19

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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Charles Simic writes about which of these objects in his poem?

1 point

Shoes

National Monuments

Rights

Animals

Time Machines

Clear selection

“the grass joined hands” and “the battle did not happen” are quotes taken from which author's work?

1 point

Gabriela Mistral

Edgar Allan Poe

William Stafford

Alex Dang

Hieu Minh Nguyen

Clear selection

Which of these poets would most likely attend a poetry slam?

1 point

Alex Dang

Hieu Minh Nguyen

Clayton Valli

Libby Scott

John Green

Clear selection

Gabriela Mistral would most likely support...

1 point

An employment scheme for elderly people

A government funded program for disabled infrastructure

A law requiring Americans to stop assimilating Asians

A petition to recognise the damage done by American G.Is on Vietnamese villages

A company hiring those fluent in American Sign Language

Clear selection

A coffee maker is used to symbolise discrimination in which of these works?

1 point

B (If I Should Have a Daughter)

Dandelions

Life of a Perfectionist

Hidden Figures

Invisible Man

Clear selection

“The only way out, is through” is featured in which of these authors' works?

1 point

Shel Silverstein

John Green

Max Gladstone

Madhuri Vijay

Karen Russell

Clear selection

Which of these author's featured pieces can best be described as a novelette?

1 point

Isaac Asimov

Karen Russell

William Blake

Henry David Thoreau

Madhuri Vijay

Clear selection

The main character of Hans Christian Andersen's work is a

1 point

Tree

Boy

Duck

Android

Swan

Clear selection

A “rest cure” mansion is the setting for which of these works?

1 point

Walden

The Yellow Wallpaper

The Bicentennial Man

St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves

Invisible Man

Clear selection

The Emmerson couple were real-life best friends with which writer?

1 point

Edgar Allan Poe

John Green

Henry David Thoreau

William Blake

Isaac Asimov

Clear selection

Unknown Unknowns would be taken into account the most in which of these fields?

1 point

Strategic planning

Johari Window Testing

AI Development

Solving the Millennium Prize Problems

Quantum Concepts

Clear selection

Which of these historical figures would be most interested in viewing the Loebner Prize competition?

1 point

Thomas Alva Edison

Benjamin Franklin

Henry Jennings

Alan Turing

James Randi

Clear selection

Which of these phrases best summarises cognitive dissonance?

1 point

"When the mind and heart are as one"

"When beliefs do not match behaviour"

"When your friends see you in another light than what you see"

"When science and pseudoscience combine"

"When your mind does not have all the information"

Clear selection

The Legends of King Arthur have a strong connection with which of these other mysteries?

1 point

The Flying Dutchman

Hanging Gardens

Zuni Language

Atlantis

Ulfberht Swords

Clear selection

As of now, the most supported theory suggests that Stonehenge was a...

1 point

Celtic ritual site

Place for sacrifices

Sports arena

Burial ground

Astral calendar

Clear selection

Which of these languages has the closest relation to the Zuni language?

1 point

Ancient Cherokee

Pre-17th Century Mexican

Ancient Japanese

English

Quipu

Clear selection

Farmers helped to discover which of these structures?

1 point

Hanging Gardens

Nazca Geoglyphs

Puma Punku

Terracotta Warriors

Giant Spheres of Costa Rica

Clear selection

Francia is believed to have been the...

1 point

Original place of Atlantis

Birthplace of linear B

Region where the Ulfberht swords were created

True location of the Hanging Gardens

Area from where the Taured Man was born

Clear selection

Dale Kerstetter disappeared in which of these US states?

1 point

Pennslyvania

North Dakota

Kentucky

New York

Florida

Clear selection

Which of these mysterious events occurred most recently?

1 point

Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

"Death" of the Sodder Children

Death of Edgar Allan Poe

Collapse of the Roanoke Colony

Case of DB Cooper

Clear selection

Which of these pieces might best be described as "informal and lacking in color"?

1 point

"Office in a Small City"

"Free Period in the Amsterdam Orphanage"

"The Fourth Estate"

"Here we Are"

"Open Border"

Clear selection

Which of these artists would most likely be arrested for spreading propaganda?

1 point

Kushana Bush

Toyin Ojih Odutola

Liu Bolin

Remedios Varo

Reena Saini Kallat

Clear selection

Reena Saini Kallat's work is most connected with which of these forms of discrimination?

1 point

Racism

Xenophobia

Elitism

Colonialism

Hegemony

Clear selection

Which of these artists would be most approve of the European Economic Area?

1 point

Atelier ARI

Kushana Bush

Gustav Mahler

Remedios Varo

Vik Muniz

Clear selection

The singer of "motorcycle-drive by" would most likely be at their best when..

1 point

Riding a motorbike

With their significant other

Sailing on the ocean blue

They're alone

Dreaming of the future

Clear selection

Which of these signs is not sung about in "Signs"?

1 point

A job opening restriction

A trespassing warning

A dress code rule

A height limit on an amusement park ride

A church welcome sign

Clear selection

Vik Muniz took inspiration from which of these artist's work to create her piece?

1 point

Vincent Van Gogh

Pablo Picasso

Michaelangelo

Henri Matisse

Claude Monet

Clear selection

Kim Hong-Do's work takes place in a...

1 point

Office building

Boxing match

Landfill

School

Temple

Clear selection

Which of these artist's work best fits with the phrase "survival of the fittest"?

1 point

George Bellows

Vincent Van Gogh

Michaelangelo

Sophie Calle

Yukinori Yanagi

Clear selection

Renata Flores Rivera created a Quechua cover of which musician's work?

1 point

Billy Joel

Elvis Presley

Elton John

David Bowie

Michael Jackson

Clear selection

The 1833 Factory Act addressed which of these issues?

1 point

Women labouring in factories

Children working in dangerous conditions

Monopolies on the slave trade

Unfair wages in blue-collar work

Limited government funding for schooling

Clear selection

Which of these civilisations focused on teaching children the three R's?

1 point

19th Century England

Medieval Europe

Dynastic China

Ancient Rome

Colonial America

Clear selection

During which of these dynasties was the civil service exam first created?

1 point

Han

Qing

Ming

Sui

Zhou

Clear selection

During which of these Chinese dynasties were schools first founded in the capital city?

1 point

Han

Qing

Zhou

Sui

Shang

Clear selection

The Holodomor was a...

1 point

Mass Genocide

Famine

Purge of ethnic minorities

Natural Disaster

Period of serfdom

Clear selection

In which of these countries is "lion-hunting" viewed as a rite of passage?

1 point

Namibia

Botswana

Kenya

Zimbabwe

South Africa

Clear selection

Ji Li:Chudakarana

1 point

Fictional:Real

Orient:Sanskrit

Child:Adult

Tying:Cutting

Female:Male

Clear selection

Which of these roles would best be described as helpers rather than servants?

1 point

Governess

Amah

Ayah

Butlers

Nannies

Clear selection

Which of these aspects about slavery in the Russian Empire is most unique?

1 point

The ability to become a slave by capture

The commonly used form of chattel slavery

The master being responsible for any crimes committed by the slave

The legal mandate that slaves be treated with some respect

The ability for masters to grant slaves their freedom

Clear selection

Indentured Servitude required a...

1 point

Debt to be paid

Hostage

Set time period of work

Contract agreement

Government mandate

Clear selection

Injunctive and Proscriptive events are most likely to be found in...

1 point

Court rulings

Asian-American communities

Marginalised government officials

Lower-class residential areas

Higher economically developed countries

Clear selection

Which of these questions would you most likely ask to identify a crowd or a mob?

1 point

"How many people are taking part?"

"What is their aim?"

"Has violence been used?"

"Where are they gathering?"

"Who is their leader?"

Clear selection

What would Dr. Bruce Tuckman most likely say about group conflict?

1 point

"It is inevitable in the end"

"It helps to strengthen the bonds of the members"

"Once it happens, the group will always disband"

"The leader must always be on the lookout to prevent them"

"Good relationships between people will limit this possibility"

Clear selection

Which of these sociological theories would you . most likely use in partnership with the Tuckman Model?

1 point

Seceder Model

Homans' Theory

Social Identity Theory

Social Exchange Theory

Herd Mentality

Clear selection

A new student seeking to fit into school would most likely use....

1 point

Social comparison

Self-categorisation

Informational Conformity

Swarm Behaviour

Dominant Culture Analysis

Clear selection

Which of these studies was conducted in 1951?

1 point

Herd Mentality Experiment

Stanford Prison Experiment

Crutchfield Situation

Robber's Cave Experiment

Asch Paradigm

Clear selection

Trait ascription is best described as a...

1 point

Process

Situation

Social Group

Bias

Form of discrimination

Clear selection

"A New Theory of Human Evolution" proposed which of these social theories?

1 point

Social Identity Theory

Dominant Culture

Amity-Enmity Complex

Davis-Moore Hypothesis

Seceder Model

Clear selection

Historical popes and bishops were commonly associated with which form of discrimination?

1 point

Nepotism

Rankism

Supremacism

Xenophobia

Hegemony

Clear selection

Alan Krueger explained which of these concepts?

1 point

Gini Index

Redlining

Social Dominance Orientation

Great Gatsby Curve

Poverty Gap Index

Clear selection

Slide rules were once the __________ of the past

1 point

Calculators

Laser Leveling Machines

Scantron Computers

Protractors

Measuring Tapes

Clear selection

Qi, Powermat and Airfuel Alliance are all....

1 point

Wireless charging systems

Credit card payment terminal brands

Vacuum Cleaner manufacturers

Experimental Battery projects

3D Printing corporations

Clear selection

If your friend complained about their Macbook exploding, what would you most likely say to them?

1 point

"You should've bought a Samsung"

"Apple designed them to eventually explode"

"A breached separator makes for a nasty fireworks show"

"Next time, don't overload the CPU"

"That was unexpected"

Clear selection

Sila Nanotechnologies is exploring which of these battery-related innovations?

1 point

Paper-thin form factors

Electrode Exoelectrogens

Silicon Anodes

Aluminium Separators

Wireless Charging

Clear selection

In which of these places can you find the coldest inhabited area on Earth?

1 point

Alaska

Antarctica

The Arctic

Hokkaido

Siberia

Clear selection

A metal agitator is a key part of which enabling technology?

1 point

Vacuum Cleaner

Washing Machine

Home Robots

Dishwasher

Convection Oven

Clear selection

If you purchased an early toaster, which of these risks would most likely be included in the instruction manual?

1 point

"Avoid overuse of electric socket"

"Risk of fire: high"

"Nichrome can scold skin"

"Keep away from water"

"Caution: airflow must not be disrupted"

Clear selection

Which of these inventions has the most variety?

1 point

Rice Cooker

Vacuum Cleaner

Coffee Maker

Juicer

Magnetic Stove

Clear selection

Prosthetic limb factories emerged during the...

1 point

Second World War

American Civil War

2nd Punic War

First World War

War of 1812

Clear selection

If your friend brought up a Zimmer frame in conversation, what would you most likely say?

1 point

"Ah, you mean a walker?"

"Yes those wheelchairs are renowned for their comfort"

"How's that helping with eating?"

"You might as well try out for the paralympics"

"What an old-fashioned model of eyeglasses"

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