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1. What is the primary function of the ribosomes in a cell?
a) Energy production
b) Lipid synthesis
c) Protein synthesis ✓
d) Waste removal
2. Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse" of the cell?
a) Nucleus
b) Golgi Apparatus
c) Mitochondrion ✓
d) Endoplasmic Reticulum
3. In a chemical reaction, a catalyst functions to:
a) Be consumed in the reaction
b) Shift the equilibrium point
c) Lower the activation energy ✓
d) Change the products formed
4. The atomic number of an element is defined by its number of:
a) Protons ✓
b) Neutrons
c) Electrons
d) Nucleons
5. Which phase of mitosis involves the separation of sister chromatids?
a) Prophase
b) Metaphase
c) Anaphase ✓
d) Telophase
6. A solution with a pH of 2 is considered:
a) Strongly acidic ✓
b) Weakly acidic
,c) Neutral
d) Basic
7. In DNA, adenine (A) always pairs with:
a) Cytosine (C)
b) Guanine (G)
c) Thymine (T) ✓
d) Uracil (U)
8. The process by which water moves across a semipermeable membrane from a low solute
concentration to a high solute concentration is called:
a) Diffusion
b) Active transport
c) Osmosis ✓
d) Filtration
9. Which of the following is a noble gas?
a) Oxygen
b) Chlorine
c) Neon ✓
d) Nitrogen
10. The overall chemical equation for photosynthesis is:
a) C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + ATP
b) 6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ ✓
c) 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O
d) CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O
History & Social Studies
11. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively known as the:
a) Articles of Confederation
b) Bill of Rights ✓
c) Emancipation Proclamation
d) Preamble
12. Which event directly triggered the start of World War I in 1914?
a) The sinking of the Lusitania
b) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand ✓
,c) The invasion of Poland
d) The bombing of Pearl Harbor
13. The economic philosophy that emphasized a nation's wealth was measured by its gold and
silver reserves was called:
a) Socialism
b) Mercantilism ✓
c) Capitalism
d) Communism
14. The "Iron Curtain" speech, delivered in 1946, was given by:
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Harry S. Truman
d) Winston Churchill ✓
15. The Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was significant because it:
a) Legalized abortion
b) Established the "separate but equal" doctrine
c) Ended racial segregation in public schools ✓
d) Protected the right to free speech
16. Which ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex?
a) The Aztec
b) The Maya
c) The Inca ✓
d) The Olmec
17. The concept of the "Divine Right of Kings" was most prominently challenged by:
a) The Protestant Reformation
b) The Enlightenment ✓
c) The Crusades
d) The Renaissance
18. The Manhattan Project was the code name for the development of:
a) The first computer
b) The atomic bomb ✓
c) The Panama Canal
d) Radar technology
, 19. The legislative branch of the U.S. government is called:
a) The Presidency
b) The Supreme Court
c) Congress ✓
d) The Cabinet
20. The economic crisis that began with the stock market crash of 1929 is known as the:
a) Panic of 1837
b) Great Depression ✓
c) Recession of 1981
d) Dot-com Bubble
English & Literature
21. What is the term for the central character in a story who drives the action?
a) Antagonist
b) Protagonist ✓
c) Foil
d) Narrator
22. "The sky wept for days" is an example of which literary device?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification ✓
d) Hyperbole
23. Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
a) Christopher Marlowe
b) William Shakespeare ✓
c) Charles Dickens
d) Jane Austen
24. The perspective from which a story is told is known as the:
a) Plot
b) Theme
c) Point of View ✓
d) Conflict