COMS311 Written Communication Analysis Spring 2020 6

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1. Who discovered Penicillin?

a. Marie Curie
b. Alfred Nobel
c. !Alexander Flemming
d. Louis Pasteur

2. Joseph Smith was the founder of what religion?


a. !Mormonism
b. Buddhism
c. Christianity
d. Hinduism

3. What historical event was Tchaikovsky039;s 1812 Overture referencing?


a. The Russian Revolution
b. The American War of 1812
c. !The Napoleonic Wars
d. The Charge of the Light Brigade Crimean War

4. Which of the following battles is often considered as marking the beginning of


the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
a. !Battle of Adrianople
b. Battle of Constantinople
c. Battle of Pollentia
d. Battle of Thessalonica

5. Assyrian king Sennacherib039;s destruction of Babylon in 689 BCE was viewed as a


triumph by other Assyrian citizens.
a. !False
b. True

6. What was the name of one of the surviving palaces of Henry VIII located near
Richmond, London?
a. St James039;s Palace
b. Buckingham Palace
c. !Hampton Court
d. Coughton Court

7. The minigun was designed in 1960 by which manufacturer.


a. !General Electric
b. Colt Firearms
c. Sig Sauer
d. Heckler amp; Koch

8. In addition to his career as an astrologer and quot;prophetquot;, Nostradamus


published a 1555 treatise that included a section on what?
a. Teaching parrots to talk
b. Cheating at card games
c. !Making jams and jellies
d. Digging graves

9. Which King of England was faced with the Peasants039; Revolt in 1381?
a. Edward II
b. Edward III
c. Henry IV
d. !Richard II

10. The Korean War started in what year?


a. 1960
b. 1945
c. !1950
d. 1912

11. What was the name of the planned invasion of Japan towards the end of World War
II?
a. Operation Aflame
b. Operation Boarding Party
c. Operation Ironclad
d. !Operation Downfall

1. Which time signature is commonly known as ldquo;Cut Time?rdquo;


a. 34
b. 44
c. !22
d. 68

2. Which artistrsquo;s studio was known as 039;The Factory039;?


a. Roy Lichtenstein
b. David Hockney
c. Peter Blake
d. !Andy Warhol

3. Albrecht Duuml;rer039;s birthplace and place of death were in...


a. Augsburg
b. !Nuuml;rnberg
c. Bamberg
d. Berlin

4. Who painted quot;Swans Reflecting Elephantsquot;, quot;Sleepquot;, and quot;The


Persistence of Memoryquot;?
a. Vincent van Gogh
b. !Salvador Dali
c. Jackson Pollock
d. Edgar Degas

5. Pablo Picasso is one of the founding fathers of quot;Cubism.quot;


a. !True
b. False

6. Which one of these paintings is not by Caspar David Friedrich?


a. The Monk by the Sea
b. Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
c. The Sea of Ice
d. !The Black Sea

7. Which of these is not an additional variation of the color purple?


a. Byzantium
b. Palatinate
c. !Kobicha
d. Pomp and Power

8. Who painted The Starry Night?


a. Michelangelo
b. Leonardo da Vinci
c. Pablo Picasso
d. !Vincent van Gogh

1. Which buzzword did Apple Inc. use to describe their removal of the headphone
jack?
a. !Courage
b. Revolution
c. Innovation
d. Bravery

2. Microphones can be used not only to pick up sound, but also to project sound
similar to a speaker.
a. False
b. !True

3. When was the iPhone released?


a. !2007
b. 2004
c. 2005
d. 2006

4. Which company developed the Hololens?


a. Tobii
b. Oculus
c. !Microsoft
d. HTC

5. Which of the following cellular device companies is NOT headquartered in Asia?


a. Samsung
b. LG Electronics
c. HTC
d. !Nokia

6. What round is a classic AK47 chambered in?


a. 7.62x51mm
b. 5.56x45mm
c. !7.62x39mm
d. 5.45x39mm

7. Which of the following is used to measure blood pressure?


a. Barometer
b. Ruler
c. !Sphygmomanometer
d. Haemoerythrometer

8. What is the most significant side venture the popular firearms company,
Remington, has pursued?
a. Blenders
b. !Typewriters
c. Door Knobs
d. Ceiling Fans

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