1. Which of the following factors was the most instrumental in stimulating the migration for Black workers from the southern United States to the North between 1900 and 1920?
(A) The increased entrance of European immigrants into the southern work force
(B) Growing demand for unskilled labor in northern factories
(C) The fear of competition in the South from West Indian immigrant labor
(D) The promise of a more active role for Black members of the Democratic party in the North
(E) The move of Black religious leaders to northern cities
2. Which of the following is the correct chronological order for the events in United States history listed below?
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) II, I, III, IV
(C) II, III, I, IV
(D) III, I, IV, II
(E) III, IV, II, I
3. How many of the countries shown in the graph produced more crude oil in 1975 than in 1974?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) Four
4. During the recessions in the United States in the twentieth century, unemployment has historically been highest among which of the following groups?
(A) Public school teachers
(B) Army officers
(C) Office managers
(D) Automobile assembly workers
(E) Dairy farmers
5. The climate and vegetation of which region of Africa are the most similar to those of the Amazon River Basin?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
6. During the 1970's, unrest over the issue of White control of a country with a Black majority erupted in which region of Africa?(Use the graphic above)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
7. If there are 5 times as many children as adults at a show, which of the following CANNOT be the number of people at the show?
(A) 102
(B) 80
(C) 36
(D) 30
(E) 24
8. The large rectangular block pictured was made by stacking smaller blocks, all of which are the same size. What are the dimensions in centimeters of each of the smaller blocks?
(A) 2 X 2 X 3
(B) 3 X 2 X 3
(C) 3 X 3 X 3
(D) 3 X 4 X 3
(E) 4 X 4 X 3
9. In a class of 29 children, each of 20 children has a dog and each of 15 has a cat. How many children have both a dog and a cat?
(A) None of the children necessarily has both
(B) Exactly 5
(C) Exactly 6
(D) At least 6 and at most 15
(E) At least 9 and at most 20
10. A penny, a nickel, and a dime are tossed at the same time. What is the probability that the outcome will be heads on the penny and heads on the nickel and tails on the dime?
(A) 1/8
(B) 3/8
(C) 1/2
(D) 3/4
(E) 3/2
11. The average number of passengers who use a certain airport each year is 350 thousand. A newspaper reported the number as 350 million. The number reported in the newspaper was how many times the actual number?
(A)10
(B)100
(C)1,000
(D)10,000
(E)100,000
12. All of the following describe the woodblock print shown above EXCEPT:
(A) The scene is observed from the point above the roof level.
(B) The composition is divided visually along the diagonal.
(C) The cutoff figures and buildings suggest that the scene extends beyond the limits of the frame.
(D) The composition lacks a central dramatic focus.
(E) The light creates long shadows.
13. There was so much to read, for one thing, and so much fine health to be pulled down out of the young breath-giving air. I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities, and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold the shining secrets that only ________ and J.P. Morgan and Maecenas knew.
(A) Samson
(B) Hercules
(C) Merlin
(D) Midas
(E) Oedipus
14. The costumes and stage setting of the play pictured suggest
(A) a world of fantasy and imagination.
(B) the austere world of the Puritans.
(C) a medieval castle.
(D) a nineteenth-century farm family.
(E) the cold, empty space of the artic wasteland.
15. The songs referred to in lines 2, 5, 6, and 8 are Heart of what slave poured out such melody
(A) serenades
(B) spirituals
(C) marching songs
(D) Irish ballads
(E) Old English folksongs
16. According to the lines above, the songs all have which of the following in common?
(A) They have secular lyrics.
(B) Their melodies are traditional.
(C) They are difficult to sing.
(D) They were sung in the evening.
(E) Their composers are unknown.
17. The bronze statue derives much of its effect from
(A) the disguised subject matter
(B) a gesture that is open and inviting
(C) the lines and folds of the figure's garment
(D) the relaxed posture of the figure
(E) the pathetic facial expression of the figure
18. Which of the following most closely resembles the way in which the human body functions in maintaining internal constancies such as pH of the blood and body temperature?
(A) The time control device for an oven
(B) The manual transmission in an automobile
(C) The selector switch on a toaster to make the toast lighter or darker
(D) The thermostat for a heating oven
(E) The accelerator for an automobile
19. Which of the following would be the most likely to account for an increased number of earthquakes in a given region?
(A) A sudden shift in the location of the Earth's magnetic poles
(B) The increased concentration of ozone in the atmosphere as a result of chlorofluorocarbon pollution
(C) Development of a new glacier in a mountain range
(D) An increase in the temperature of the molten rocks underlying the Earth's mantle
(E) Increased movement of two adjoining tectonic plates
20. When iron filings and powered sulfur are ground together, which of the following is the best evidence that a mixture and not a compound is formed?
(A) A color change occurs.
(B) There is little change in the temperature of the sample.
(C) The result is a solid.
(D) One can see the separate atoms of iron and sulfur.
(E) The iron can be separated from the sulfer by a magnet.
21. Which of the following statements is accurate concerning a comparison of an object's mass and weight on the surface of the Earth with its mass and weight on the surface of the Moon?
(A) Both are greater on the Moon.
(B) Weight is greater on the Moon but mass is the same in both locations.
(C) Both are the same
(D) Weight is lower on the Moon but mass is the same in both locations.
(E) Both are less on the Moon.
22. Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the results of this experiment? A controlled experiment is conducted to find the effect of GHN, a newly developed growth stimulant, on tomatoes. Immediately after germination, one group is treated with GHN; another group of the same variety is left untreated. Both groups are exposed to the same environment conditions and care. The following data are collected.Average Height (cm) Time (days) Treated Group Control Group 0 4.0 4.0
(A) GHN causes elongation of the cells along the stem of the young tomato plants.
(B) GHN can be used to stimulate the growth of many varieties of tomatoes.
(C) GHN stimulates the growth of young tomato plants of the variety studied.
(D) GHN is about equally effective on the stems and roots of young tomato plants.
(E) GHN is no more effective than other growth stimulants on young tomato plants.