TEST1

Conversationone

1.Whydoesthestudentgotoseetheprofessor?

A.Todiscussanartprojectinspiredbyenvironmentalconcerns

B.Tocomplainaboutthelackofmaterialsavailabletoartstudents

C.Toaskwhetherstudentscanberepresentedataningfacultymeeting

D.Toproposechangingthekindsofsuppliestheartdepartmentuses

2.Whydoestheprofessordiscusstheeaselsinthepaintingstudio?

A.Togiveanexampleofhowtheartdepartmentbecamemoreefficient

B.Topointoutonecost-cuttingmeasurebytheuniversity

C.Tosupportherclaimthattheartdepartmentisalreadyguidedbyenvironmentalconcerns

D.Toexplainwhythereisnotenoughmoneyforadditionalartsupplies

3.Whatdoestheprofessorsuggestthestudentdo?

A.Drawupaplanforrecyclingartsupplies.

B.Getpricinginformationandsubmitaproposal

C.Presenthisrequesttotheartsuppliescoordinator

D.Attendameetingtolearnmoreabouttheuniversity'spolicies

4.Whatisthestudent'sopinionofthepurchasingdecisionsmadebytheartdepartment?

A.Theyshouldnotbebasedsolelyonconsiderationsofcost.

B.Theyshouldnotbemadebytheartdepartmentchairalone.

C.Theyshouldbemadewhenitisclearexactlyhowmanysuppliesareneeded.

D.Theyshouldbebasedontheamountoffundingprovidedbythestategovernment.

5.Whatdoestheprofessorimplyabouttheuniversity'sgreencommittee?

A.Itwillsoonbefundedentirelybythestategovernment.

B.Itmightbeabletoprovidefundingfortheartdepartment.

C.Itfocusesonsolarenergyinitiatives,notonpurchasesofgreenproducts.

D.Itsworkwasnotdescribedaccuratelyinthecampusnewspaper.

Lectureone

1.Whatdoestheprofessormainlydiscuss?

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A.NewresearchtechniquesusedbyevolutionarybiologistsontheGalapagosislands

B.TheresultsofaresearchstudyonevolutionintheGalapagosislands

C.AseriesofobservationsthatinfluencedthedevelopmentofDarwin'stheoryofevolution

D.Argumentsthathavebeenraisedagainstthetheoryofevolution

2.WhatdoestheprofessorsayaboutthethirteenspeciesofDarwinfinches?

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A.Noneofthemcanflywell.

B.Allofthemeatthesamefruit.

C.Theirbeaksdiffernoticeablyinsizeofshape.

D.Theycanbedistinguishedfromoneanotherbythecoloroftheirfeathers.

3.Accordingtotheprofessor,whatdidDarwinbelievemightbetrueofthefinchspeciesonGalapagosislands?

A.Theyarecloselyrelatedtoparrots.

B.TheyhavebeenlivingontheGalapagosislandsformillionsofyears.

C.TheyallevolvedfromasinglespeciesfromSouthAmerica.

D.Thissizeoftheirpopulationsfluctuatesconsiderablyfromyeartoyear.

4.WhatopiniondoestheprofessorexpressregardingtheGrants'research?

A.ItexposedaflawinDarwin'smethodsbutdidnotinvalidatehisoveralltheory.

B.Itwasasimportantforitsinnovativemethodsasforitsactualfinding.

C.Itconfirmedthefindingsofresearchersworkingatthesametimeonotherislands.

D.Itwasmorethoroughthananyotherresearchers'workonDarwinfinches.

5.WhatdoestheprofessorsayaboutmajorenvironmentaleventsontheGalapagosIslands?

A.Theyaccountforthefactthatfinchesarefoundonjustafewoftheislands.

B.Theymightexplainsomeofthedifferencesamongthefinchspeciesfoundthere.

C.Theyposeathreattothesizeofthefinchpopulationthere.

D.Theyoccurlessfrequentlynowthantheydidinthepast.

6.WhatdidtheGrants'findingshow?

A.Dissimilarspeciesinthesameenvironmentcanevolveinsimilarways.

B.Evolutionarychangesaresometimesreversible.

C.ThepopulationofDarwinfincheswasdecreasingslightlywitheachgeneration.

D.Evolutionarychangescanbeobservedintheshortterm.

Lecturetwo

1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelecture?

A.Toexplainhowarchaeologistsidentifybrokenpottery

B.ToexplainwhyMayanpotteryismoredifficulttoclassifythanothertypesofpottery

C.Todiscussdifferentsystemsforclassifyingtheshapeofancientpottery

D.ToexplainwhynewmethodsofclassifyingMayanpotteryarenecessary

2.Accordingtothediscussion,whatcanbelearnedbyanalyzingancientpottery?

A.Timeperiodsofcontactbetweendifferentcultures

B.Timeperiodswhencertainculturesthrive

C.Locationswherepotterywasmass-produced

D.Waysofmendingbrokenpotteryvessels

3.Whatistheprofessor'sopinionaboutclassificationsystems?

A.Manyofthecurrentclassificationsystemsareconfusing.

B.Usingonlyonesystemcouldresultinanpleteorinaccurateanalysis.

C.Newclassificationsystemsareneededtoreplacethecurrentones.

D.Archaeologistswilllikelyneveragreeonthebestsystemtouse.

4.Whatpointistheprofessortryingtomakewhenshementionsskiing?

A.Archaeologistsmustcomparetheshapesofpotteryfoundatdifferentsites.

B.Identifyingsimilaritiesbetweenobjectsisimportantinarchaeologicalresearch.

C.Digitalphotographywillsoonhelparchaeologiststodocumenttheirdiscoveries.

D.Surfacefinishisconsideredanimportantpartofclassifyingpotter.

5.Whatdoestheprofessorimplyaboutbrokenpieces?

A.Theycanprovidemoreinformationthanunbrokenpottery.

B.Theyareoftenidentifiedimproperly.

C.Theyarenotusefuliftheyareverysmall.

D.Theyareusuallynotworthdocumenting.

6.Accordingtotheprofessor,whyisitoftendifficultforarchaeologiststocomparet