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Academic Decathlon®

Super Quiz™ Relay Practice Test 1130 Questions

Art, Music, Economics, Literature, Social Science, and Science

2015-2016

Round 1

An art form in which artists combine various materials and adhere them to a surface is known as

a. compositeb. celadonc. collaged. cemente. chasing

* Art*

An art form in which artists combine various materials and adhere them to a surface is known as

a. compositeb. celadonc. collaged. cemente. chasing

* Art*

The statement which MOST closely reflects therelationship between women in the novel is  

a. women form an unbreakable bond in the novelb. women do not form strong relationships, but their

acquaintances are marked by mutual respectc. all of the women are suspicious and disrespectful of each

otherd. the women have little time in their daily lives to form any

outside relationshipse. other women offer an opportunity to display displaced anger

at the larger forces

* Literature*

The statement which MOST closely reflects therelationship between women in the novel is  

a. women form an unbreakable bond in the novelb. women do not form strong relationships, but their

acquaintances are marked by mutual respectc. all of the women are suspicious and disrespectful of each

otherd. the women have little time in their daily lives to form any

outside relationshipse. other women offer an opportunity to display displaced

anger at the larger forces

* Literature*

In landscape ecology, extent is defined as  

a. average patch sizeb. entire area of landscape being observedc. edge d. dynamic interactione. habitat fragmentation

* Science*

In landscape ecology, extent is defined as  

a. average patch sizeb. entire area of landscape being observedc. edge d. dynamic interactione. habitat fragmentation

* Science*

Public goods are different than private goodsin that public goods are characterized by both  

a. non-rivalry and excludabilityb. rivalry and excludabilityc. rivalry and non-excludabilityd. non-rivalry and non-excludabilitye. high rivalry and low excludability

* Economics*

Public goods are different than private goodsin that public goods are characterized by both  

a. non-rivalry and excludabilityb. rivalry and excludabilityc. rivalry and non-excludabilityd. non-rivalry and non-excludabilitye. high rivalry and low excludability

* Economics*

India was the greatest exporter of textiles the world has ever known between  

a. 1300 and 1500b. 1400 and 1600c. 1500 and 1700d. 1600 and 1800e. 1700 and 1900

* Art *

India was the greatest exporter of textiles the world has ever known between  

a. 1300 and 1500b. 1400 and 1600c. 1500 and 1700d. 1600 and 1800e. 1700 and 1900

* Art *

What did the Kingdom of Awadh do in 1801when it found itself owing a tremendousamount of debt to the East India Company?

a. It ceded the eastern half of its territory to the East India Company.

b. It ceded the western half of its territory to the East India Company.

c. It ceded the northern half of its territory to the East India Company.

d. It ceded the southern half of its territory to the East India Company.

e. It ceded the central portion of its territory to the East India Company.

* Social Science*

What did the Kingdom of Awadh do in 1801when it found itself owing a tremendousamount of debt to the East India Company?

a. It ceded the eastern half of its territory to the East India Company.

b. It ceded the western half of its territory to the East India Company.

c. It ceded the northern half of its territory to the East India Company.

d. It ceded the southern half of its territory to the East India Company.

e. It ceded the central portion of its territory to the East India Company.

* Social Science*

The unique dynamics that occur between the boundaries of two distinct ecosystem patches are known as 

a. biomassb. primary productionc. edge effectsd. pioneer effecte. habitat fragmentation

*Science*

The unique dynamics that occur between the boundaries of two distinct ecosystem patches are known as 

a. biomassb. primary productionc. edge effectsd. pioneer effecte. habitat fragmentation

*Science*

The Buddha is often seen with a mole on his forehead known as the 

a. sanghatib. urnac. ushnishad. angulae. dhyana

*Art*

The Buddha is often seen with a mole on his forehead known as the 

a. sanghatib. urnac. ushnishad. angulae. dhyana

*Art*

In a full ragam-tanam-pallavi, which section of the piece contains pre-composed material? 

a. ragamb. tanamc. pallavid. all of the abovee. none of the above

*Music*

In a full ragam-tanam-pallavi, which section of the piece contains pre-composed material? 

a. ragamb. tanamc. pallavid. all of the abovee. none of the above

*Music*

What did the Bengal state do in terms of dealing with the issue of Islam in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries? 

a. It encouraged the Bengalis to convert to Islam.b. It discouraged the Bengalis from converting to Islam.c. It persecuted those who were trying to convert the Bengalis to

Islam.d. It did nothing to either encourage or stop the Bengalis from

converting.e. It welcomed those who were trying to convert the Bengalis to

Islam.

 

 

*Social Science*

What did the Bengal state do in terms of dealing with the issue of Islam in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries? 

a. It encouraged the Bengalis to convert to Islam.b. It discouraged the Bengalis from converting to Islam.c. It persecuted those who were trying to convert the Bengalis to

Islam.d. It did nothing to either encourage or stop the Bengalis from

converting.e. It welcomed those who were trying to convert the Bengalis to

Islam.

 

 

*Social Science*

Round 2

Why might it be difficult for the Federal Reserve to increase the money supply? 

a. It is not difficult; the Federal Reserve can increase the money supply all it wants.

b. Congress must approve any significant increase in the money supply.

c. The Secretary of the Treasury must first print the money.d. The Federal Reserve has limited assets.e. Banks do not have to make more loans as the Federal Reserve increases bank reserves.

*Economics*

Why might it be difficult for the Federal Reserve to increase the money supply? 

a. It is not difficult; the Federal Reserve can increase the money supply all it wants.

b. Congress must approve any significant increase in the money supply.

c. The Secretary of the Treasury must first print the money.d. The Federal Reserve has limited assets.e. Banks do not have to make more loans as the Federal Reserve increases bank reserves.

*Economics*

The Taj Mahal was built as a

a. palaceb. libraryc. fortressd. hospitale. tomb

*Art*

The Taj Mahal was built as a

a. palaceb. libraryc. fortressd. hospitale. tomb

*Art*

In the novel, when Rukmani says her world “darkens a little with each passing day” she means 

a. she continues to lose family membersb. rice/food continues to become scarcec. poverty makes her increasingly depressedd. she is losing hope for her futuree. her eyesight is fading in old age

*Literature*

In the novel, when Rukmani says her world “darkens a little with each passing day” she means 

a. she continues to lose family membersb. rice/food continues to become scarcec. poverty makes her increasingly depressedd. she is losing hope for her futuree. her eyesight is fading in old age

*Literature*

Jogi travel from village to village performing what type of music? 

a. snake-charmingb. devotionalc. rockd. sufie. classical

*Music*

Jogi travel from village to village performing what type of music? 

a. snake-charmingb. devotionalc. rockd. sufie. classical

*Music*

The Tables Have Turned is an exampleof

a. Pop artb. Minimal Artc. Installation Artd. Expressionist Arte. Realist Art

  

*Art*

The Tables Have Turned is an exampleof

a. Pop artb. Minimal Artc. Installation Artd. Expressionist Arte. Realist Art

  

*Art*

Which of the following refers to pitches smaller than half-steps? 

a. minitoneb. monotonec. microtoned. semi-stepe. pseudo-step

*Music*

Which of the following refers to pitches smaller than half-steps? 

a. minitoneb. monotonec. microtoned. semi-stepe. pseudo-step

*Music*

Which of the following BEST characterizes the flow of refugees in the Punjab region and the flow of refugees in the Bengal region during the period after the Partition of 1947?

a. It was fast and sudden in the Punjab but not as fast and sudden in Bengal.

b. It was fast and sudden in Bengal but not as fast and sudden in Punjab.c. It was slow and gradual in both regions.d. It was fast and sudden in both regions.e. It was well-organized and orderly in both regions.

*Social Science*

Which of the following BEST characterizes the flow of refugees in the Punjab region and the flow of refugees in the Bengal region during the period after the Partition of 1947?

a. It was fast and sudden in the Punjab but not as fast and sudden in Bengal.b. It was fast and sudden in Bengal but not as fast and sudden in Punjab.c. It was slow and gradual in both regions.d. It was fast and sudden in both regions.e. It was well-organized and orderly in both regions.

*Social Science*

In 1991, which of the following was a stipulation of the loan made to India by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? India had to _______. 

a. liberalize its economyb. return to being a colonyc. pay a very high interest rated. impose more regulation on its economye. trade exclusively with the United States

*Economics*

In 1991, which of the following was a stipulation of the loan made to India by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? India had to _______. 

a. liberalize its economyb. return to being a colonyc. pay a very high interest rated. impose more regulation on its economye. trade exclusively with the United States

*Economics*

Which of the following terms BEST describes the collective explanation of multiple related hypotheses?

a. theoryb. hypothesisc. trophic cascaded. natural selectione. evolution

*Science*

Which of the following terms BEST describes the collective explanation of multiple related hypotheses?

a. theoryb. hypothesisc. trophic cascaded. natural selectione. evolution

*Science*

Gandhi would have been MOST supportive of the actions of the character(s) 

a. Rukmani and Nathanb. Kennyc. Arjun and Thambid. Old Grannye. Selvam

*Literature*

Gandhi would have been MOST supportive of the actions of the character(s) 

a. Rukmani and Nathanb. Kennyc. Arjun and Thambid. Old Grannye. Selvam

*Literature*

Round 3

What was the name of Prince of Jammu and Kashmir who agreed to accede to India instead of Pakistan?  

a. Pratap Singhb. Hari Singhc. Ranbir Singhd. Karan Singhe. Jit Singh 

*Social Science*

What was the name of Prince of Jammu and Kashmir who agreed to accede to India instead of Pakistan?  

a. Pratap Singhb. Hari Singhc. Ranbir Singhd. Karan Singhe. Jit Singh 

*Social Science*

In Hindustani classical practice, the ornament that involves a forceful approach to a svara from above is called a(n) 

a. andolanb. murkic. gamakd. sphuritae. meend *Music*

In Hindustani classical practice, the ornament that involves a forceful approach to a svara from above is called a(n) 

a. andolanb. murkic. gamakd. sphuritae. meend

*Music*

Rukmani’s eventual feelings about Ira’s prostitution echoes the line from the novel 

a. “one gets used to anything”b. “these men are strangers”c. she “ceased to belong to us” d. “I was mute: I had said all there was to say and

now there was nothing more.” e. “I have been robbed by one of my own children”

*Literature*

Rukmani’s eventual feelings about Ira’s prostitution echoes the line from the novel 

a. “one gets used to anything”b. “these men are strangers”c. she “ceased to belong to us” d. “I was mute: I had said all there was to say and

now there was nothing more.” e. “I have been robbed by one of my own children”

*Literature*

Disturbance events often function as a catalyst for ecological  

a. density-dependent factorsb. successionc. density-independent factorsd. speciatione. stability

*Science*

Disturbance events often function as a catalyst for ecological  

a. density-dependent factorsb. successionc. density-independent factorsd. speciatione. stability

*Science*

Individual consumer surplus is calculated as the price a consumer is willing to pay for a good 

a. plus the cost of producing the goodb. minus the cost of producing the goodc. minus the price of the goodd. divided by the price of the goode. multiplied by the price of the good

*Economics*

Individual consumer surplus is calculated as the price a consumer is willing to pay for a good 

a. plus the cost of producing the goodb. minus the cost of producing the goodc. minus the price of the goodd. divided by the price of the goode. multiplied by the price of the good

*Economics*

Parasites that live within their hosts are collectively known as

 a. endoparasitesb. Mycobacterium tuberculosis c. ectoparasitesd. antibiosis e. Tinea pedis

*Science*

Parasites that live within their hosts are collectively known as  

a. endoparasitesb. Mycobacterium tuberculosis c. ectoparasitesd. antibiosis e. Tinea pedis

*Science*

A _______________ is a type of Sufi rhyming poetry in the Urdu language. 

a. qawwalib. halc. raqd. pire. ghazal

*Music*

A _______________ is a type of Sufi rhyming poetry in the Urdu language. 

a. qawwalib. halc. raqd. pire. ghazal

*Music*

Which of the following wars ended in 1880?  

a. First Anglo-Afghan Warb. Second Anglo-Afghan Warc. Battle of Saragarhid. Bhutan Ware. Battle of Khadki

*Social Science*

Which of the following wars ended in 1880?  

a. First Anglo-Afghan Warb. Second Anglo-Afghan Warc. Battle of Saragarhid. Bhutan Ware. Battle of Khadki

*Social Science*

In Nectar in a Sieve, the tannery is the one of the factors that drains the hope from Rukmani. In the Coleridge poem that provides the epigraph of the novel, the draining factor is  a. city lifeb. workc. natured. lonelinesse. love

*Literature*

In Nectar in a Sieve, the tannery is the one of the factors that drains the hope from Rukmani. In the Coleridge poem that provides the epigraph of the novel, the draining factor is  a. city lifeb. workc. natured. lonelinesse. love

*Literature*

How are resources allocated in a market economy? 

a. by the cooperative planning of entrepreneursb. through changes in the foreign exchange ratec. when banks act to connect savers and borrowersd. when investments in production are madee. through the interaction of producers and consumers in

markets

 *Economics*

How are resources allocated in a market economy? 

a. by the cooperative planning of entrepreneursb. through changes in the foreign exchange ratec. when banks act to connect savers and borrowersd. when investments in production are madee. through the interaction of producers and consumers in

markets

 *Economics*