Creating a Museum Exhibit — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from "Hokusai's The Great Wave” by Neil MacGregor.Here’s a snatch of the letter from the president of the United States that Perry delivered to the Japanese emperor:Many of the large ships-of-war destined to visit Japan have not yet arrived in these seas, and the undersigned, as an evidence of his friendly intentions, has brought but four of the smaller ones, designing, should it become necessary, to return to Edo in the ensuing spring with a much larger force. But it is expected that the government of your imperial majesty will render such return unnecessary, by acceding at once to the very reasonable and pacific overtures contained in the president’s letter . . .This was textbook gunboat diplomacy, and it worked. Japanese resistance melted, and very quickly the Japanese embraced the new economic model, becoming energetic players in the international markets they had been forced to join. They began to think differently about the sea that surrounded them, and their awareness of the possible opportunities in the world beyond grew fast.

A
to show how strongly the American president insisted Japan participate in international trade
B
to show how the Japanese government isolated the country from trade with other nations
C
to educate readers about traditional art in Japan
D
to educate readers about American ships near Japan
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looks at an objectresearches an objectperceives a topicprovides evidence for a topic

A
looks at an object
B
researches an object
C
perceives a topic
D
provides evidence for a topic
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Which list represents the steps for analyzing visual art?

A
view, conclude, critique, create
B
view, focus, conclude, relate
C
view, focus, observe, conclude
D
view, conclude, relate, critique
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Which research question would be the most effective in researching the effects of text messaging on adolescents?

A
Does text messaging affect adolescents’ ability to read and write?
B
How many text messages does the average adolescent send each day?
C
What percentage of adolescents communicate using text messages?
D
Do adolescents prefer text messaging, e-mailing, or talking on the phone?
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public domaincopyrightedcrediblevirtual

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public domain
B
copyrighted
C
credible
D
virtual
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What details can be observed in the painting? Select 3 options.

A
an unclean floor
B
injured men
C
surgical tables
D
dazed expressions
E
concerned relatives
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In "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," Williams describes the scene in a painting. How does Auden treat the same subject in "Musée des Beaux Arts"?

A
Auden offers more background information about Icarus in mythology.
B
Auden offers criticism of Icarus’s self-centered behavior and demise.
C
Auden’s offers other literary examples of egotistical characters.
D
Auden offers multiple examples of people ignoring momentous events.
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A summary of an informational text must show the relationship between the author’s viewpoint and the

A
insignificant details.
B
information presented.
C
illustrations provided.
D
important characters.
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Consider the painting and the related poem.The Harvesters by Bruegel "The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos WilliamsSummer !the painting is organizedabout a youngreaper enjoying hisnoonday restcompletelyrelaxedfrom his morning laborssprawledin fact sleepingunbuttonedon his backthe womenhave brought him his lunchperhapsa spot of winethey gather gossipingunder a treewhose shadecarelesslyhe does not share therestingcenter oftheir workaday world.

Question illustration
A
the laborers involved in the corn harvest
B
the profit gained from the corn harvest
C
the land owner’s management of the harvest
D
the steps involved in the harvesting of corn
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Read the excerpt from "Ship's Chronometer from HMS Beagle” and consider the accompanying image.If you wanted to sail, it was impossible to keep a precise record of time. And at sea, if you can’t tell the time, you don’t know how far east or west you are. It is relatively easy to calculate latitude – your distance north or south of the equator – by measuring the height of the Sun above the horizon at noon; but this won’t let you calculate longitude – your position east or west.

Question illustration
A
The image engages readers with an historic example.
B
The image aids readers’ understanding of key concepts.
C
The image entertains readers with a modern application.
D
The image explains how to measure the height of the sun.
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Read the excerpt from "Early Victorian Tea Set.” Among the upper classes, tea had been popular since before 1700. It received celebrity endorsement from Charles II’s queen, Catherine of Braganza, and from Queen Anne. It came from China, it was expensive, refreshingly bitter and drunk in tiny cups without milk or sugar. People kept their tea in locked tea caddies, as if it were a drug; for those who could afford it, it often was. In the 1750s Samuel Johnson confessed himself a happy addict:A hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has for twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant, whose kettle scarcely has time to cool, who with Tea amuses the evening, with Tea solaces the midnights, and with Tea welcomes the morning.

A
The author explains how tea was popular among the upper class. He quotes Samuel Johnson to illustrate its popularity.
B
The author explains how addictive tea can become. He quotes Samuel Johnson to warn against tea addiction.
C
Tea is bitter but can be improved with milk and sugar.
D
Tea should be locked in caddies for a longer shelf life.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.This suffragette coin stands for all those who fought for the right to vote. Recent objects have been about nineteenth-century mass production and mass consumption – this one is about the rise of mass political engagement.

A
after "This suffragette."
B
after "Recent objects."
C
before "mass consumption."
D
before "this one is about."

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