Round 14
High School – 2013-14 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions
1.
An "opaque" version of this artistic medium is called gouache [GWASH]. Peelable "masking" liquid is
often used in modern works in this medium, which are often executed on heavy paper that can hold
pigment while withstanding repeated saturation. Name this artistic medium in which pigment is
dissolved in a certain liquid.
WATERCOLOR(S)
2.
Matrix A has dimensions 2-by-3, and matrix B has dimensions 3-by-4. Find the number of rows in
the product matrix AB.
2
3.
The anti-gliadin [GLIGH-uh-din] type of these are responsible for much of the intestinal damage
associated with celiac [SEE-lee-ack] disease. One technique used to test for these entities is known
as an enzyme-linked immuno assay, or ELISA. Name these components of the immune system that
come in many varieties, including IgA [eye-gee-ay], IgG, and IgM.
ANTIBODIES (Accept: IMMUNOGLOBULINS [im-yuh-noh-GLOB-yuh-lins])
4.
This religious figure is burned in effigy during the northern Indian Ram Lila [LEE-luh] festival. The
ten-headed demon king of Ceylon, he expels his brother Kubera before abducting Sita [SEE-tuh].
Name this villain from the Hindu epic Ramayana [rah-MAH-yuh-nuh].
RAVANA [RAH-vuh-nuh]
5.
Though similar to a dictatorship this type of political governance was described by the Fascist
leader, Benito Mussolini in the early 1920s. Examples of this type of governance was most
prominent example in Soviet Communism under Josef Stalin and the reign of the Zulu chief, Shaka.
What is this government system in which the state holds complete power and attempts to control all
public and private aspects of their society?
TOTALITARIAN Accept:(TOTALITARIANISM)
6.
If set D has 6 elements, find the number of sets in the power set of D.
64
7.
She led a thiasos [THEE-uh-sose], a religious and educational group that prepared girls for
marriage. One legend has her jumping off a cliff because the ferryman Phaon [FAY-on] rejected her
advances. Name this poet of Hymn to Aphrodite, a native of Lesbos.
SAPPHO
8.
The structure of this polysaccharide was deciphered by Albert Hofmann in 1929. It is made up of
units of glucosamine [gloo-KOH-suh-meen], and is used to heal wounds and strengthen paper.
What polysaccharide makes up the exoskeletons of crabs, lobsters, and insects?
CHITIN [KIGH-tun]
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9.
This artist’s pupil Salai [suh-LYE] may have inspired a painting in which a seductively smiling man
with a tilted head points upwards with his right hand. That portrait ostensibly depicts John the
Baptist, who is also depicted in a painting which derives its name from its unusual craggy
background. Name this artist of the Virgin of the Rocks, who may also have used sfumato to create
an enigmatic smile in his Mona Lisa.
LEONARDO DA VINCI (Accept either LEONARDO or DA VINCI)
10.
This U. S. government official oversees the counting of the votes of the Electoral College. This
government official can vote in the Senate, but only if the vote is tied, thus he holds the tie-breaking
vote. What is this government official that is usually held by a person from a different state than the
president because of Electoral College voting limitations?
VICE PRESIDENT (OF THE UNITED STATES)
11.
Solve the equation, 8 plus 10 raised to the power X equals 108.
(X EQUALS) 2
12.
The 1927 Supreme Court case McGrain versus Daugherty was a result of a congressional
investigation of Albert Fall in 1922. Fall was the Secretary of the Interior who leased Naval Oil
Reserves in the West during this scandal. What is this name of this collection of events that dealt
with the leasing of government land to private oil companies during Warren Harding’s presidential
tenure?
TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL
13.
This artistic style was used to depict a Reading by Emile Verhaeren by Théo van Rysselberghe
[RISS-ul-burg-uh], while Vincent van Gogh used this style in a self-portrait that shows a fiery red
beard. One work in this style depicts a small dog in the foreground while a man in red bathing
trunks dips his legs in the water; that work, Bathers at Asnières, is by Georges Seurat [sur-AH].
Name this artistic style, used in La Grande Jatte, in which a whole image is created from numerous
tiny dots.
POINTILLISM (Accept word forms)
14.
This author divided this work into sections titled "The Purpose of Man," "The Nature and Limits of
Human Knowledge," and "Proofs for the Existence of God." Its one hundred fourteen questions and
answers were meant to collect all knowledge based on Aristotelian [ar-uh-stuh-TEEL-yuhn] theory.
Give the title of this masterwork by St. Thomas Aquinas.
SUMMA THEOLOGICA [SOOM-uh THEE-oh-LAHJ-ih-kuh] (Accept: SUMMA THEOLOGIAE)
15.
This two-word term once referred to any technique used to manipulate an organism through
reproduction or heredity. An important step in the development of the modern sense of the term
was the 1968 discovery of restriction enzymes. What process is the manipulation of an organism's
genome using biotechnology?
GENETIC ENGINEERING
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16.
Express your answer as a fraction. The quantity Y is inversely proportional to the cube root of X,
and Y equals 5 when X equals 27. Find the value of Y when X equals 729.
(Y EQUALS) 5/3
17.
This philosopher discussed how the title events tended to happen in "ignorant" and "barbarous"
nations and times in the section, "Of Miracles." He is known for stating that desire overpowers
reason in the human mind. What British economist wrote A Treatise of Human Nature and An
Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding?
(DAVID) HUME
18.
This play begins with the soliloquy, "Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by
this son of York." The title monarch offers his kingdom for a horse when he is unseated at the Battle
of Bosworth Field. Give the title of this Shakespearean history play.
RICHARD III
19.
Various activities that occur in these structures include the storage of nutrients, ATP production, and
photosynthesis. They are membrane-bound. What intracellular structures, found only in eukaryotes
[yoo-KAR-ee-oats], include vacuoles, mitochondria, and chloroplasts?
ORGANELLES
20.
When this architect's Garabit viaduct opened in 1885, it was the highest bridge in the world. He
designed the underlying framework of the Statue of Liberty, but this "magician of iron" is better
known for a structure built for the 1889 International Exposition composed of naked wrought-iron
girders. Name this man who built a namesake Parisian "tower."
((ALEXANDRE) GUSTAV) EIFFEL (Accept: EIFFEL (TOWER))
21.
Edward Elgar's concerto for this instrument opens with several multi-stop solo chords. This soloist in
a B Minor concerto by Antonin Dvorak [d-VOR-zhahk] is the solo instrument in six suites for it by
J.S. Bach. Name this instrument pitched one octave below the viola, which is played by Yo-Yo Ma.
(VIOLON)CELLO (Accept: (VIOLON)CELLI)
22.
Express your answer as a fraction. Consider the functions F of X equals sine of X and G of X equals
inverse cosine of X. Find the exact value of the expression F of G of negative three-fourths.
SQUARE ROOT OF 7 DIVIDED BY 4 (Accept: SQUARE ROOT OF 7 OVER 4) (ACCEPT RADICAL IN
PLACE OF SQUARE ROOT)
23.
This man depicted the heads of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson davis and "Stonewall" Jackson on Stone
Mountain in Georgia. His lesser known works include the North Carolina Monument and a Seated
Lincoln in New Jersey. Who was this Danish-American sculptor of Mount Rushmore that also created
a memorial to Sacco and Vanzetti in 1928?
(GUTZON) BORGLUM
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24.
This element is necessary for mental and physical development in infants. This element is
responsible for the production of hormones by the thyroid gland. What is this element that can be
found in fish and dairy products and if also found in processed table salt?
IODINE
25.
This poem, subtitled A Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgment, begins, "Still was the
night, Serene & Bright, / when all Men sleeping lay." Its vivid descriptions of the dead rising to
judgment made it the first colonial bestseller, with one in twenty people owning a copy. Name this
puritanical poem by Michael Wigglesworth.
"(THE) DAY OF DOOM"
26.
Find the equation of the asymptote for the graph of the function F of X equals log base 5 of,
quantity, X minus 1, close quantity, plus 7.
X EQUALS 1
27.
In one oratorio by this composer, Simon and Lukas are the two male soloists; that work begins with
the chorus “Come, Gentle Spring.” Besides The Seasons, his works include the “Razor” and “Rider”
quartets, as well as a symphony whose regularity in rhythm prompted it to receive a timekeeping
nickname. Name this composer whose “Clock” and "Surprise" symphonies is one of his 106 total
symphonies.
(FRANZ JOSEPH) HAYDN
28.
In this type of reaction the energy term is generally written as a product. Reactions of this type may
require a cooling element to keep the reaction from overheating. What is this type of reaction that
gives off energy and warms its surroundings?
EXOTHERMIC (REACTION)
29.
This northern African nation gained its independence in 1962 and its first leader was Ahmed Ben
Bella. The country was in constant turmoil during the 1990s due to warring between the
government and the Armed Islamic Group. What is this former French Colony that is currently ruled
by Abdelaziz Bouteflika from Algiers?
ALGERIA
30.
This poem begins, "My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains / My sense, as though of
hemlock I had drunk." Because the speaker hears the same song ancient emperors heard, he
proclaims, "Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird!" Identify this John Keats [KEETS] ode.
"ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE"
31.
In this story, the prostitute Cherokee Sal dies in childbirth at a California gold prospecting camp.
Stumpy cares for her baby, and Kentuck vainly tries to save the infant during a deadly flood. What is
this local color story by Bret Harte?
"(THE) LUCK OF ROARING CAMP"
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32.
Point P lies on the circle centered at the origin and with a radius of 1, and point P lies in the first
quadrant. If the X-coordinate of point P is square root of 2 divided by 2, find the exact value of the
Y-coordinate.
SQUARE ROOT OF 2 DIVIDED BY 2 (Accept: RADICAL 2 DIVIDED BY 2)
33.
This city's chief deities were Tanit and Ba'al Hammon. It defeated Syracuse in the Third Sicilian War
and was led for much of the 3rd century BCE by the Barcid family. What ancient North African city
was destroyed by Rome at the end of the Punic Wars?
CARTHAGE
34.
This linear triad of elements on the Periodic Table have very similar properties which include melting
point and density. This triad also possesses ferromagnetic properties which allows them to form
strong magnetic poles. What is the name of this triad of elements that include the elements C, O; N,
I; and F, E?
IRON (TRIAD)
35.
When one member of this group of composers died and left his opera Prince Igor unfinished, it was
completed by a remaining member. Cesar Cui [kyew-EE] was one member of this group founded by
Mily Balakirev that strove to create a nationalistic Russian character for their music. What lateRomantic musical group's name is taken from its number of members, which also included RimskyKorsakov, Mussorgsky, and Borodin?
(THE) (MIGHTY or RUSSIAN) FIVE (Accept: (THE) (MIGHTY or RUSSIAN) HAND(FUL))
36.
Even though it is called a constant, it can have different numerical values associated with it. The
value of this constant is dependent on which standard unit of pressure is used. What is this constant
that is represented by the letter R in the Ideal Gas Law equation?
UNIVERSAL (GAS LAW CONSTANT) (Accept:MOLAR GAS CONSTANT )
37.
One character in this opera sings an aria with an incredibly high F, “Hell’s Vengeance Boils in My
Heart.” The title object of this opera is given to Tamino to help him on his trials, through which he
wins the hand of Pamina and defeats the plan of the Queen of the Night. Name this opera by Mozart
in which Tamino plays an enchanted woodwind.
(THE) MAGIC FLUTE (Accept: (DIE) ZAUBERFLOTE)
38.
This country and England signed the Treaty of Nonsuch. It won the 1607 Battle of Gibraltar during
negotiations for the Twelve Years' Truce. What country fought Spain in the Eighty Years' War and
formed the United Provinces under William of Orange?
HOLLAND (Accept: (THE) NETHERLANDS)
39.
This son of Emperor-Over-the-Sea sacrifices himself to spare Edmund from the White Witch. When
he is resurrected the following morning, he defeats the White Witch and reclaims Narnia. What
kingly lion was introduced in C. S. Lewis's The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe?
ASLAN
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40.
Triangle ABC is similar to triangle EFG, and the scale factor of triangle ABC to triangle EFG is 5 to 3.
If the length of segment BC is 20 units, calculate the length in units of segment FG.
12 (UNITS)
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Round 14 - Second Half
High School – 2013-14 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions
41.
A tower stands perpendicular to the ground and casts a shadow of length 21 units. The angle of
elevation from a ground observer to the top of the tower has a measure of 30 degrees. In units,
find the exact distance from the observer to the top of the tree.
14 (TIMES) SQUARE ROOT OF 3 (UNITS) (Accept: 14 (TIMES) RADICAL 3 (UNITS))
42.
In this novel, Harriet Winslow watches as General Arroyo seizes land from the Mirandas, a wealthy
Mexican family. The title character is based on Ambrose Bierce, an American author who
disappeared in Mexico. Give the title of this Carlos Fuentes [FWEN-tes] novel.
(THE) OLD GRINGO
43.
The isotope neptunium 237 with atomic number 93, undergoes a series of alpha and beta decays
until is reaches a stable state. The stable state achieved is the isotope, thallium 205, with atomic
number 81. If there were 8 alpha decays in this radioactive decay series, how many beta decays
took place?
4 (BETA DECAYS)
44.
These people lost the Battle of Glen Shiel despite the backing of Cardinal Alberoni and Philip V of
Spain. Their defeat at Culloden in 1745 forced the "Young Pretender," Bonnie Prince Charlie, into
exile in France. Name these people who tried to put a Stuart monarch back on the British throne in
their namesake uprisings.
JACOBITES
45.
This program is based on a British series whose title is often shortened to "Strictly." Peta
Murgatroyd and Mark Ballas are among the professionals featured by this program, whose
champions have included Hines Ward and Apolo Ohno. Name this TV series hosted by Tom
Bergeron, credited with re-popularizing ballroom styles.
DANCING WITH THE STARS (Accept: STRICTLY COME DANCING)
46.
In rectangle LMNP, the length of segment LN equals, quantity, 5X minus 8, close quantity, and the
length of segment MP equals, quantity, 2X plus 1, close quantity. Find the value of X.
(X EQUALS) 3
47.
In this novel, which begins, "124 was spiteful," Baby Suggs holds religious services for Cincinnati's
African-American community. After Paul D and Sethe [SETH-uh] undergo abuse as slaves as Sweet
Home Plantation, Sethe kills her newborn daughter. Name this winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for
Fiction, written by Toni Morrison.
BELOVED
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48.
Raised under a protective mother, she was almost completely secluded from other children and
forbidden to see much of her father's family under the Kensington System. At age 18, after her
father and his three older brothers passed away, she inherited the throne. Who is this longest
reigning Queen of England whose era is know for its industrial, cultural, political, and scientific
achievements?
QUEEN VICTORIA
49.
This biochemical process is dominate in human cells that are growing. Also know as biosynthesis,
this process in the body takes simple structures and forms them into more complex structures. What
is the name of this biochemical process that is the constructive process of metabolism?
ANABOLISM (Accept: ANABOLIC (PROCESS))
50.
This dancer's first New York stage role was in the chorus of Cole Porter's Leave it to Me. He directed
the film version of Hello Dolly, while his own on-screen roles include parts in Cover Girl, On the
Town, and a film in which he played Don Lockwood opposite actress Debbie Reynolds. Name this
dancer and star of Singin' in the Rain.
(GENE) KELLY (Accept: (EUGENE CURRAN) KELLY)
51.
In a regular hexagon ABCDEF, the length of one side of the hexagon is 8 times square root of 3
units. If point G is the center of the hexagon, find the exact area in square units of triangle AGB.
48 (TIMES) SQUARE ROOT OF 3 (SQUARE UNITS) (Accept: 48 (TIMES) RADICAL 3 SQUARE
UNITS)
52.
This drama finds Kurt and Sara Muller and their three children visiting Sara's wealthy relatives, the
Farrellys. Kurt plans to return to Germany to help Max Freidech, a Resistance fighter, but Teck de
Brancovis wants to stop him. Identify this World War Two drama by Lillian Hellman.
WATCH ON THE RHINE
53.
This offensive began in the early hours on January 30, and did not cause many catching U.S. forces
by surprise. More than 80,000 Communist troops attacked over 100 town and cities, with one squad
even penetrating the grounds of the U.S. Embassy. What offensive named for the Lunar New Year
of Vietnam broke a holiday cease fire>
TET (OFFENSIVE)
54.
This philosopher cited a language barrier as one cause of the East-West Schism in Contra errores
Gracorum [“contra” “air”-OR-ayz gray-COR-um], and he attacked Averroism in another work. His
best-known work, unfinished at his 1274 death, was an attempt to synthesize Aristotlean thought
with the whole of Christian doctrine. Name this medieval Catholic author of Summa theologica.
(SAINT) (THOMAS) AQUINAS (Accept: (DOCTOR) ANGELICUS)
55.
Two answers required. Kepler established that the Earth moves about the Sun in an elliptical path
with constantly changing speeds. In correct order, in what month is Earth moving the slowest, and
in what month is Earth moving the fastest, in its path around the Sun?
JULY (AND) JANUARY
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56.
A secant and a tangent to circle O are drawn from the same point in the exterior of circle O. The
length of the tangent segment from the external point to the circle is 10 units and the length of the
secant segment from the external point to the second point of intersection in the circle is four times
the length of the external part of the secant In units, find the length of the entire secant segment.
20 (UNITS)
57.
An object hits a wall and rebounds with one third of its original speed. What is the ratio of the final
kinetic energy to the original kinetic energy?
ONE-NINTH (Accept: ONE OVER NINE)
58.
As governor of the Indies, he was accused of overly harsh treatment of the natives, and was
returned to Spain in chains in 1500. On his first voyage, he and his crew made landfall on an island
most historians believe was San Salvador in the Bahamas. Name this Italian explorer who sailed to
the Americas four times and initiated Spanish colonization.
(CHRISTOPHER) COLUMBUS
59.
Like the historical figure on which he is based, this character leads an 1831 slave revolt in Virginia.
By the novel's conclusion, he has killed more than fifty white planters. What William Styron
character is the protagonist of the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner?
(NAT) TURNER
60.
This title is often replaced in Tibetan Buddhism by the word “lama” [LAH-mah]. Gobind Singh was
the last figure in Sikhism to hold this title, while the first Sikh to whom it is applied is Nanak. In
Hindu tradition, a person with this title was responsible for the oral transmission of Vedic
knowledge. Give this title, from the Sanskrit for “venerable teacher.”
GURU
61.
After this god's genitals were eaten by a fish when he was killed by Set, Nephthys [NEF-this] and his
wife had a golden set made as a replacement, which he used after his resurrection. The mantle of
this father of Horus was assumed by pharaohs upon their death. Name the Egyptian god of the
underworld, who was the husband of Isis.
OSIRIS (Accept: USIR)
62.
An American Saga, this man's biography, earned Steven Naifeh [NAY-fee] and Gregory White Smith
a 1991 Pulitzer Prize. A Cody, Wyoming, native, he popularized abstract expressionism with action
painting technique. Which artist painted Blue Poles and Lavender Mist?
(JACKSON) POLLOCK
63.
Express your answer using a fraction. Find the equation of the directrix for the parabola with
equation Y equals 2X-squared.
Y EQUALS NEGATIVE 1/8
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64.
In 1872, this man, under the Equal Rights Party, became the first African American nominated for
vice president, as the running mate of Victoria Woodhull. In 1847, he founded an abolitionist
newspaper, "The North Star." Name this former slave who, in 1845, wrote an autobiography and
was an advisor to President Lincoln during the Civil War.
(FREDERICK) DOUGLASS
65.
Three resistors with values of 2 ohms, 3 ohms, and 6 ohms are connected in parallel. If the circuit is
connected to a 12 volt power supply, in amperes, how much current will flow through the circuit?
1 (AMP(ERE))
66.
He and John Nance Garner are the only men to have been both speaker of the House of
Representatives and vice president. His account of a cross-country trip with Samuel Bowles was
published as "Our New West" in 1869, the year he became vice president. Who was vice president
under Ulysses S. Grant during the Credit Mobilier scandal?
(SCHUYLER) COLFAX
67.
In one work by this playwright, an out-of-work man tries to make his son more "manly," and
confides perhaps too much in his friend Mavis. Besides The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, this man
wrote another work in which Cherie and Bo have a four hour fling at a diner, and another in which
Madge breaks up with Alan to follow Hal. Name this author of Bus Stop and Picnic.
(WILLIAM MOTTER) INGE
68.
In this story, a banker favors capital punishment, while a lawyer prefers life in prison. The two men
wager two million rubles that the lawyer cannot remain in solitary confinement for fifteen years.
Give the title of this story by Anton Chekhov.
("THE) BET"
69.
Test scores are distributed normally with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 10. As a
decimal to the nearest tenth, estimate the proportion of test scores that are between 90 and 120.
0.8
70.
The name of these subatomic particles was introduced by Paul Dirac. Their name is a tribute to an
Italian theoretical physicist. What is the name of this class of particles that includes quarks, leptons,
and baryons [BARE ee ons]?
FERMION(S)[FUR me on]
71.
Astronomers are able to measure the mass of these types of stars if they are located in a binary
system. These stars have a mass that is approximately 40 percent more than our Sun. These stars
are so dense that one teaspoon of the star material would weigh about one billion tons. What is the
name of these types of stars that are made when the pressure forces electrons and protons to
combine into a single subatomic particle?
NEUTRON (STARS)
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72.
The standard deviation of a distribution is 16. If every value in the distribution is increased by 4, find
the standard deviation of the new distribution.
16
73.
This agency traces its history to Attorney General Charles Bonaparte, who formed a squad of special
agents, without giving the squad a name. Originally given jurisdiction over bankruptcy fraud and
antitrust violations, it expanded its role in World War one to deal with espionage, sabotage, and
sedition. Identify the federal agency that was headed for 48 years by J. Edgar Hoover.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (Accept: FBI)
74.
This dramatic genre included a commentary on the weather by John Heywood, and it declined in
popularity following the rise of a group of Oxford and Cambridge graduates known as the "university
wits." Eugene O'Neill's play about the various positions filled by a single female is titled a "Strange"
one of these plays, which were developed at courts in late medieval England. What dramatic genre's
name comes from the fact that it was performed between segments of other entertainment?
INTERLUDE(S) (Accept: STRANGE INTERLUDE)
75.
This literary term, which means "inscription" in Greek, may refer to an inscription on a building or
statue. More commonly, what word refers to a quotation that is placed at the beginning of a literary
work to suggest the work's theme?
EPIGRAPH
76.
This two-word French phrase describes a social blunder, such as using the wrong fork at a dinner
party. Which phrase literally translates as "false step"?
FAUX PAS [FOE PAH]
77.
One speech by this character begins "O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you." At his Act 3
death, he notes "they have made worms' meat of me" after proclaiming "a plague o'er both your
houses." Name this Shakespeare character who is slain by Tybalt [TIB-ult], a friend of Romeo with a
name derived from a Roman god.
MERCUTIO [mer-KYOO-shee-oh] (Not: MERCURY)
78.
The first ship of this name was launched in 1919, and was named for a Marine who was mortally
wounded in the Battle of Belleau [BEL-oh] Wood. The second ship was launched in 1995, and was
named for a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Iwo Jima. What vessel
was the target of an Al-Qaeda attack while anchored in the Gulf of Aden along the coast of Yemen
in October of 2000?
(USS) COLE
79.
The function S of T equals T-cubed minus 3T-squared plus 5T gives the displacement of a particle
as a function of time. Find an expression that gives the acceleration of the particle at time T.
(A OF T EQUALS) 6T MINUS 6
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80.
These geologic features are found in karst formations. They can be formed by the chemical
dissolution of carbonate rocks that are just under the surface. What are these geologic features that
have been featured in the news lately after one opened up and partially devoured a house in
Florida?
SINKHOLE(S)
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Extra Questions
H-1
A pederastic attraction in this work begins with an encounter at a New York swimming pool, and the
girl at the center of it eventually drives a wedge between the protagonist and his brother, Joey.
That protagonist of this work splits a 1943 pair of matches with Sugar Ray Robinson, but it later
forced to take a dive by Mafia boss Tommy Como. Name this Martin Scorcese film in which Robert
de Niro stars as down-and-out boxer Jake LaMotta.
RAGING BULL
M-2
Find an expression for the antiderivative of the function F of X equals 5 times cosine of, quantity,
5X, close quantity.
SINE (OF) (QUANTITY), 5X, (CLOSE QUANTITY), PLUS C
SS-3
These two bills were intended to protect against copyright infringement by foreign websites. They
would require U.S. search engines and other companies to refuse to provide services to pirate sites.
What two bills were widely protested by websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit, which temporarily
closed their websites, redirecting users to an opposition message instead?
SOPA (AND) PIPA (Accept: STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT and PROTECT IP ACT)
SC-4
This proposed United States defense plan of the early 1980s relied on the technology of lasers. Its
major proponents were Ronald Reagan and George W Bush. What was the name of this proposed
system that had lasers mounted on space vehicles along with Earth based laser stations that were
designed to shoot down Soviet I, C, B, Ms?
STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE (Accept: STAR WARS OR SDI)
LA-5
Like an intensive pronoun, this pronoun ends in -self or -selves. Which type of pronoun is preceded
by the word to which it refers, as in "I made myself a sandwich"?
REFLEXIVE (PRONOUN)
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