Test 2 Answer Key

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Here's the Q&A for most of test two. There's still some holes and I couldn't find a few answers so you guys have to help, especially with the grammer based ones. ...and please don't make fun of me if I got something simple wrong.

1. In medical terms what does the suffix –“genic” mean?
A. Falling B. Order C. Genetic D. Producing
(I'm getting two different answers here. It seems there is an adjective genic that means pertainign to genese and a suffix that means producing or generating. So I am sticking with 4 for now)

2. What does GATT stand for?
A. Greater American tariff treaty B. General agreement on trade and tariff (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
C. Gambling alcohol and tobacco treaty D. General amnesty for terrorists treaty

3. Which sea lies at one end of the Great Wall of China?
A. The white sea B. Sea of Japan C. Yellow sea D. Sea of china

4. Which is the world’s largest lizard?
A. Komodo dragon B. Nile crocodile C. Giant gecko D. American alligator

5. What type of art emerged at the exhibit titled “The Young Contemporaries” in 1961?
A. Minimalism B. Pop art C. Neo-surrealism D. Post modernism

6. Who is the father in “To Kill a Mockingbird?”
A. Big Joe B. Atticus Finch C. Jean de valjean D. Jean de florette

7. The medical term to stratify is best defined as?
A. Arrange in groups for analysis of results B. Relating to the sin C. Spread of disease D. Muscle aches

8. Which conjunctions are always together?
A. Neither/or

9. What is the answer to this question?
A. A B. B C. C D. D

10. Famous painter Picasso went by the first name of?
A. Vincent B. Pablo C. Adam D. Charles

11. How often should you take medicine labeled Q.I.D.?
A. Twice a day B. 3 times per day C. 4 times a day D. As directed

12. Which noun is used as an adjective in this phrase: bean soup and bread?
A. Bean B. Soup C. And D. Bread

13. What is the name for a 100 foot tall tidal wave?
A. A crash wave B. A tsunami C. A hurricane D. A waterspout

14. Who did Churchill call the “American Carnot” in WWII?
A. Omar Bradley B. Dwight Eisenhower C. George Marshall D. Douglas MacArthur

15. What is the capital city of New Brunswick, Canada?
A. Saint John B. Moncton C. Fredericton D. St. Andrews

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16. What is an Oophorectomy?
removal of ovaries

17. Which of these brain structures is part of the limbic system?
A. Hippocampus B. Corpus callosum C. Medulla D. Mammillary body

18. Which country split from Ethiopia with a peaceful vote?
A. Burkina Faso B. Djibouti C. Eritrea D. Liberia

19. In Pinocchio, what are all the bad boys on Pleasure Island turned into?
A. Donkeys B. Birds C. Mice D. Horses

20. Which war was concluded by the treaty of Utrecht?
A. War of Spanish succession B. The thirty years war C. The Boer war D. The war of Austrian succession


21. Which literary term means a story illustrating a moral lesson?
A. Allegory B. Allusion C. Analogue D. Anecdote

22. Which artist most famously employed the technique known as pointillism?
A. Seurat B. Monet C. Dagas D. Manet

23. A meter is equivalent to how many millimeters?
A. 10 B. 10000 C. 1000 D. 100

24. In medical terms, what does the suffix “-lysis” mean?
A. Disease B. Losing C. Air D. Nourishment

25. What is the name for the submerged fringe of a continent?
A. Continental abyss B. Continental shelf C. Continental slope D. Continental rise

26. What special disease does an endocrinologist study?
A. Heart disease B. Cancer C. Diabetes D. Kidney problems

27. Where are the mineral rich star mountains?
A. In Equatorial Guinea B. In morocco C. In Frances Antarctic territory D. In Papua New Guinea

28. What is the symbolic pattern of haiku?
A. 4,4,7,7,4 B. 5,7,5 C. A,a,b,b,a,a,b D. 3,5,7

29. Which of these is not a plant?
A. Cattail B. Marsh Hawk C. Oak tree D. Venus fly trap

30. What did psychologist Carl Jung develop?
A. Archetypes B. The theory of considerable returnability of thought
C. The Rorschach test D. The id

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31. Which sentence contains a verb in the present perfect tense?
A. The pie is gone B. I will eat the pie C. I have eaten all of the pieD. I have not eaten the pie

32. What is the earth’s nearest neighbor in space?
A. The moon B. Jupiter C. The sun D. Mars

33. What is Pablo Picasso’s daughter’s name?
A. Paloma B. Conchita C. Rachel D. Maria

34. Where did Juan Ponce de Leon go to look for the “fountain of youth”?
A. Bahamas B. Hawaii C. Cuba D. Florida

35. What is the largest island in the Baltic Sea?
A. Oland B. Bornholm C. Gotland D. Saarema

36. Which of these medical terms means to “leak outside of a blood vessel”?
A. Hematocrit B. Extravasdate C. Thrombosis D. Osmosis

37. What post impressionist artist is known for painting Tahitian subject matter?
A. Paul Gauguin B. Vincent van Gogh C. Henri Matisse D. Edourd Manet

38. Where is an earthquakes epicenter?
A. On the surface above the locus B. In the dead zone
C. On the surface above the focus D. Six feet below the surface

39. Who wrote a Pilgrim’s Progress”?
A. John Bunyan B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Edmund Spencer D. Nathaniel Hawthorne

40. What can produce a shock of up to 650 volts?
A. C battery B. Lightning bolt C. Electric eel D. Static

41. A dependant clause can never be what?
A. A statement B. A command C. A word D. A sentence

42. Which leader is known for a “cultural revolution?”
A. Josef Stalin B. Adolf Hitler C. Zhou eng Lai D. Mao Zedong

43. What is a salpingoophorectomy?
A. A splitting of atoms using subatomic quarks B. A Tibetan tribal dance C. Absolutely nothing
D. Removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries

44. Who does Heathcliff love in Charlotte Bronte’s classic novel “Wuthering Heights?”
A. Isabella Linton B. Catherine Earnshaw C. Ellis bell D. Nellie

45. What famous artist worked in a loft called “The Factory”?
A. Vincent van Gogh B. Andy Warhol C. Stephen basquait D. Salvador Dali

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46. Where are the carpal bones found?
A. Knee B. Wrist C. Foot D. Ankle

47. Which painkiller was recalled in 1982 because of product tampering?
A. Tylenol B. Advil C. Aleve D. Bayer

48. On which continent is Burundi located
A. Asia B. North America C. Africa D. Europe

49. What is a Herkimer diamond?
A. Fluorite crystal B. Calcite crystal C. Quartz crystal D. Halite crystal

50. What leader said: “The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs?”
A. Adolf Hitler B. Ronald Reagan C. Napoleon D. Nikita Khrushchev

51. Which of these does not have the union jack on its flag?
A. Great Britain B. New Zealand C. Australia D. Wales

52. What does a present progressive verb express?
A. Absolute action B. A former action C.Past action which continues D. Past perfection

53. What means having two eyes facing forward?
A. Binocular vision B. Airy vision C. Monocular vision D. Forward vision

54. Who was the Israeli prime minister during the 1973 war?
A. Golda Meir B. Levi ashkol C. Moshe Dayan D. Menachem begin

55. Which medical term means “based on experience”?
A. Sarcoma B. Empiric C. Antitussive D. Qid

56. How many legs do insects have?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 6

57. Where was the world’s first human heart transplant performed in 1967?
A. Montreal B. Washington dc C. London D. Cape Town South Africa

58. Which Ernest Hemmingway story is about abortion?
A. Hills Like White Elephants B. Men without women
C. The big two hearted river D. Everything he ever wrote

59. The Jurassic period was found in which era?
A. Cenozoic B. Archaeozoic C. Mesozoic D. Paleozoic

60. What color is a lobster’s blood?
A. Yellow B. Blue C. Clear D. Red

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61. Where are the Pampas located?
A. Argentina B. Spain C. Brazil D. Mexico

62. Where in England was the Magna Carta signed in 1215?
A. A field near Runnymede B. Southwark C. Tower of London D. Salisbury plain

63. Which organ does a deer lack?
A. Gall bladder B. Pancreas C. Small intestine D. Liver

64. How tall was the single piece of marble Michelangelo used to create “David”?
A. 23 feet B. 17 (please check, conflicting answers)
C. 3 D. 12

65. What ethnic group is primarily afflicted with sickle cell anemia?
A. Hispanic B. Asian C. Black D. Caucasian


66. On which diagnostic test would PVC’s be found?
A. Bp reading B. EEG C. EKG D. CUBIC

67. How many days do ants live on average?
A. 12 B. 180 C. 60 D. 365
(I found so many answers depending on what type of ant it is hard to say)

68. Who was the “great grey poet”?
A. Lord Byron B. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle C. Walt Whitman D. John Keats

69. What is the capital of Australia’s northern territory?
A. MacDonnell B. Alice Springs C. Arttunga D. Darwin

70. What word is a preposition?
A. He B. Step C. One D. Below

71. What conqueror is quoted as saying, “I came, I saw, I conquered”?
B. Julius Caesar

72. Which is another name for a red blood cell?
A. Monocyte B. Erythrocyte C. Platelet D. Neutrophil

73. Which of these is a kingdom in the classification of living things?
A. Fungi B. Mechanical C. Eukaryotic D. Viral

74. Which word can be a linking verb?
A. Very B. Became C. Always D. Soon

75. Which of these two medications are antibiotics?
A. Tag met and Lipitor B. Reflex and avail C. Zantac and monorail D. Biaxin and levaquin

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76. You can visit Alcatraz prison in which of these states?
A. Oregon B. California C. Texas D. New York

77. What is the region between the orbits of mars and Jupiter called?
A. Air mass B. Black hole C. Asteroid belt D. Lunar eclipse

78. In which country is Stonehenge located?
A. Ireland B. Greece C. England D. Egypt

79. What word means to think about something and then do it on purpose?
A. Transplant B. Retract C. Efficient D. Premeditated

80. What are the three main colors of the African liberation flag?
Red, back and green

81. The Heidelberg school was a group of landscape painters located near which large city?
A. Heidelberg B. Melbourne C. Sydney D. London

82. The peanut is really a what?
A. Legume B. Fruit C. Almond D. Nut

83. What name did Jacques Cousteau call his main research vessel?
A. Cannes B. Calypso C. Calliope D. Conestoga

84. In what year did Renoir paint “spring bouquet”?
A. 1908 B. 1750 C. 1866 D. 1801

85. Which poetry term means the repetition of vowel sounds?
A. Rhythm B. Meter C. Assonance D. Alliteration

86. What unit is force measured in?
A. Newman B. Newton C. Pushes D. Neutron

87. Which sea separates Asia Minor from Greece?
A. Aegean B. Mediterranean C. Adriatic D. Baltic

88. Which country is the Ananda temple located in?
A. Malaysia B. Japan C. Burma D. Thailand

89. Which Canadian painter, born and educated in Scotland, painted large-format works using Lucite?
A. Stanton MacDonald-Wright B. Jackie McGhee C. Jock MacDonald D. Robert Macbryde

90. What country did King Hussein Rule?
A. Jordan

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91. What layer of skin is just below the surface?
A. Epidermis B. Melanin C. Root D. Dermis

92. Who developed the vaccine for polio?
A. Edward Braddock? B. Jonas Salk C. Luther Herrington D. Chris palmer

93. What war was said to be” the war to end all wars?”
A. World War I B. World War 2 C. Revolutionary war D. Civil war

94. Which pairs of minerals are almost always found together?
A. Hornblende And Tourmaline B. Quartz and Pyrite C. Cinnabar And Galena D. Azurite and Malachite

95. In which sea animal species does the male carry the young?
A. Barnacle B. Sea sponge C. Blue Whale D. Seahorse

96. Who was the father of Hercules?
A. Jason B. Leander C. Theseus D. Zeus

97. What is the first thing you do to a wound that is bleeding profusely?
A. Apply direct pressure B. Just wait for the bleeding to stop c. Scream for help D. Rinse with water


98. Which of these is an example of personification?
A. Painful Echoes B. Weary Street Echoes with pain C. The weary street D. Echoes pain


99.What is another name for the West Indies ?
A. Lost Islands B. Archibunkelago C. Coconut Islands D. Antilles

100. Which of the following grows the tallest?
A Eucalyptus Tree B. California Redwood Tree C. Oak Tree D. Douglas Fir Tree


101. Which artist was called "Jack the Dripper"?
A. Phillip Guston B. De Kooning C. Jackson Pollock D. Mark Rothko

102.Who wrote the novel "Little Women"?
A. Virginia Wolfe B. Hemingway C. Louisa May Alcott D. Alice Walker

103. What is the addictive chemical in cigarettes?
A. Sodium B. Carbon Dioxide C. Alcohol D.Nicotine

104. What is the energy from the internal heat of the earth called?
A. Haze B. Geothermal EnergyC. Nocturnal D. Galaxy Clusters

105. What was the original name of Burkina Faso?
A. Cicero B. Upper Volta C. Scandinavia D. Ihbad Dari

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106. The medical term "triple zero" refers to what?
A. Three Losers Who Are Always Seeking Narcotics B. Absence of Pulse, Respirations Or Blood Pressure
C. Dilated Pupils With Open Mouth D. A Night in Which three patients died


107. How many people are rescued alive from the ice cold waters surrounding the great Titanic?
A. 7 B. 677 C. 698 D. 6


108.Which country covers the largest total area?
A. Lesotho B. Virgin IslandsC. Syria D. Nepal


109. Which of these scientific instruments measures mass?
A. Barometer B. Analytical Balance C. Thermometer D. Weight Scale


110. What punctuation ends a declarative sentence?
A. An Exclamation Point B. A Period C. A Colon D. A Question Mark

111. What is the term used to describe the inflammation of the brain?
A. Brainitis B. Lobitis C. Gyritis D. Encephalitis


112. Who is the speaker of the dialogue "Go now", Mary said?
A. Mary B. An Actor C. Woman D. An Unknown Person


113. What do the words "Dalai Lama" mean?
A. Ocean Of WisdomB. Holiest One C. Source of Energy D. God's Replica On Earth

114. Which Irish city would you be near if you were at Dun Laoghaire port?
A. Cork B. Dublin C. Galway D. Belfast

115. Which type of poetry is in a long narrative style?
A. Haiku B. EpicC. Sonnet D. Free Verse

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64. How tall was the single piece of marble Michelangelo used to create “David”?
A. 23 feet
B. 17
C. 3
D. 12


The answer is 17 feet

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116. Vincent Van Gogh's famous painting of a night sky with swirling yellow stars is called what?
A. Starry Night
B. The Scream
C. Whistler's Mother
D. Mona Lisa
117. 89) If you are talking about electricity, what does "DC" stand for?
A. Deafening Current
B. Dead Current
C. Direct Current
D. Dead Ceilings
118. What is the capital of east Timor?
A. Miracoasta
B. Dilli
C. Djibouti
D. Bilca

119. How long does it take for the Earth to rotate around completely on its axis?
A. 1 year
B. 2 months
C. 24 hours
D. 12 Hours
120. What fraction of Earth's gravity is the Moon's gravity?
A. Three-Fourths
B. One-Sixth
C. Two-Thirds
D. One-Half
121. Which Brazilian state was the major producer of gold for the Portuguese crown in the 18th century?
A. Sao Paulo
B. Minas Gerais
C. Bahia
D .Rio De Janeiro
122. What does the name "Iwo Jima" mean in Japanese?
A. Two Islands
B. Rugged Island
C. Sulfur Island
D. Land of Milk