Daily Quiz

1. Peptidoglylon is present in (circle all that apply):

a. Archaea

b. Alphaprotobacteria

c. Firmicutes

d. Rickettsia rickesii

2. According to Kepler's third law, the square of the planet's period in years is

a. equal to its perihelion distance from the Sun in A.U.

b. equal to the square of its aphelion distance in A.U.

c. inversely proportional to its mass in kilograms.

d. proportional to the cube of its semimajor axis in A.U.

3. In drinking soda or water through a straw, we make use of

a. atmospheric pressure.

b. capillary action.

c. Bernoulli's principle.

d. surface tension.

4. Which of the following is not a mammal?

a. cat

b. dog

c. caribou

d. nickel

5. A tax levied on the sellers of a good shifts the

a. supply curve upward (or to the left).

b. supply curve downward (or to the right).

c. demand curve upward (or to the right).

d. demand curve downward (or to the left).

6. Andrew is offered a job in Little Rock, where the CPI is 80, and a job in New York, where the CPI is 125. Andrew's job offer in Little Rock is for $42,000. How much does the New York job have to pay in order for the two salaries to represent about the same purchasing power?

a. $74,667

b. $65,625

c. $60,900

d. $52,500

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7. “These qualities were indeed so characteristical in his countenance, that, while the spirit and sensibility in his eyes, though they must have been perceived by an accurate observer, might have escaped the notice of the less discerning, so strongly was this good-nature painted in his look, that it was remarked by almost every one who saw him.” In context, the word “sensibility’’ (line 6) is best interpreted to mean:

a. forthright and honest nature

b. capacity to observe accurately

c. ability to ignore the unimportant

d. awareness and responsiveness

8. Choose the words that best complete the following sentence: The king _______ from the kingdom aboard a _______.

a. scampered..conscript

b. converged..ship

c. absconded..privateer

d. maneuvered..mongrel

9. What is ?

a. 1

b. 0

c. -1

d. The limit does not exist.

10. If you were called perspicacious, how would you feel?

a. Insulted

b. Hurt

c. Neutral

d. Complimented