Time Unit Exam

Humanities

Question 1

1. Parallelism in literature is:

   		when the lines on the page are at absolute 90 degree angles
   		when separate parts of a sentence or stanza are balanced by using similar constructions
   		when the author chooses to allude from other texts and include them in his or her own
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 2

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: solarium

   		a type of animal enclosure
   		a room which gets a lot of sunlight
   		a type of incubator
   		all of the above

2 points

Question 3

1. President Kennedy’s goal, after the Russians launched Sputnik was:

   		to launch a space shuttle before Russia did
   		to put a man on the moon before Russia did
   		to work together with Russia in a cooperative space program
   		to develop a space defense system against Russia

2 points

Question 4

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: annuity

   		money paid to Ann
   		an amount of money paid every other year
   		an amount of money paid every year
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 5

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: archaic

   		built with an arch
   		designed to disintegrate
   		antiquated
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 6

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: cosmic

   		wild
   		strange
   		relating to a vastness like space
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 7

1. A koan is

   		a short poem filled with Zen Buddhist symbolism
   		a person who practices Zen Buddhism
   		a story, dialogue or question used by Zen Buddhists to teach lessons
   		a group of Zen Buddhists originating in Vietnam

2 points

Question 8

1. The structure of an Italian Sonnet is

   		two quatrains and a sestet
   		one quatrain and two sestets
   		There is no predetermined structure in an Italian Sonnet.
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 9

1. Who is the author commonly ascribed to the passage in Ecclesiastes?

   		King Solomon
   		King Tut
   		King James I
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 10

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: archeologist

   		one who studies items and cultures from the past
   		one who studies architecture
   		a scientist who studies the physics of arches
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 11

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: aerobic

   		a craft requiring air for flight
   		an organism requiring air for life
   		a lighter requiring air to light
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 12

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: astrolabe

   		a laboratory for stars
   		a laboratory for astronauts
   		a type of cell
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 13

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: retrospective

   		a look backward at past events
   		a view from above
   		a machine which allows three dimensional travel
   		all the above

2 points

Question 14

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: cosmopolitan

   		provincial and unsophisticated
   		worldly and sophisticated
   		having no interest in universal things
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 15

1. One message of Ecclesiates 3:1-8 might be:

   		Life is just hard.
   		There is more bad in life than there is good.
   		There are equal parts of bad and good in every life.
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 16

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: millennium

   		200 years
   		100 years
   		1,000 years
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 17

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: asynchronous

   		happening at the same time
   		not happening at the same time
   		never happening at all
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 18

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: asteroid

   		shaped like a roid
   		shaped like a star
   		shaped like a celestial sphere
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 19

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: aerodynamic

   		designed to be the least resistant to air flow
   		designed to create an explosion when exposed to oxygen
   		designed to create molecular energy when exposed to oxygen
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 20

1. Indicate the correct meaning of the word: chronicle

   		a recording of events
   		a type of shellfish which attaches to boats
   		an endangered species
   		none of the above

2 points

Question 21

1. Although “Rip Van Winkle” is a fictional tale, it presents truths that can teach the reader. Write an essay that focuses on the truths presented in the short story.

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20 points

Question 22

1. In the epilogue, the narrator offers his interpretation of the Time Traveller’s journey, sharing his philosophy of how to live life. What are his suggestions and thoughts? Do you agree with him?

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