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Brianna is creating her own virtual museum and sees this symbol next to a photograph she wants to use.

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No, because the image does not have an owner.
B
Yes, because it is part of the public domain.
C
No, because using it would break copyright laws.
D
Yes, as long as she follows the fair use principle.
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Read the excerpt from "Early Victorian Tea Set.” So our tea set is really a three-piece social history of nineteenth-century Britain. It is also a lens through which historians such as Linda Colley can look at a large part of the history of the world:It does underline how much empire, consciously or not, eventually impacts on everybody in this country. If in the nineteenth century you are sitting at a mahogany table drinking tea with sugar, you are linked to virtually every continent on the globe. You are linked with the Royal Navy, which is guarding the sea routes between these continents, you are linked with this great tentacular capital machinery through which the British control so many parts of the world and ransack them for commodities, including commodities that can be consumed by the ordinary civilian at home.

A
The tea set has always been an important part of British life.
B
The tea set has become more valuable through the years.
C
MacGregor believes the antique tea set to be a symbol of British history. He includes a quotation from a historian to support his point.
D
MacGregor believes that the antique tea set belonged to the Royal Navy. He quotes a historian to prove his theory.
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Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans” and consider the accompanying photo.There are several hundred Benin plaques now in European and American museums, and they offer us a remarkable picture of the structure of this West African kingdom. Their main subject is the glorification of the Oba and of his prowess as a hunter and soldier, but they also tell us how the people of Benin saw their first European trading partners.

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The image adds interest to the text by offering a glimpse of the plaques.
B
The image tells a story about a day in the life of Benin culture.
C
The photograph supports the description of the Oba’s role in society.
D
The photograph engages the reader by revealing minute artistic detail.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. A musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over Central Africa and of allegiance to Islam.The drum had come to Khartoum at a critical moment in Sudanese history.

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emphasize the word's importance and the idea that follows
B
add emphasis to the following sentence
C
signal that something important has just been repeated
D
add emphasis to the preceding sentence
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Which sentence requires no revision?

A
New Jersey is the state where I grew up in.
B
Christian knows where the party is at.
C
Which bench will you be sitting on?
D
Where are your parents driving to?
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What does pausing before a certain word in the middle of a sentence provide for the listener?

A
a signal that a sound effect will occur soon
B
a reason to go back and quickly reread the text
C
a cue that an important word might follow
D
a moment to look up new terms
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Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans.”The Portuguese galleons, cutting out all the middlemen and able to carry much bigger cargoes, offered a totally new kind of trading opportunity. They and their Dutch and English competitors, who followed later in the sixteenth century, carried gold and ivory to Europe and in return brought commodities from all over the world that were greatly valued by the Oba’s court, including coral from the Mediterranean, cowry shells from the Indian Ocean to serve as money, cloth from the Far East and, from Europe itself, larger quantities of brass than had ever before reached West Africa. This was the raw material from which the Benin plaques were made.

A
The Benin people had access to the riches of the world through trade.
B
The members of the Oba’s court were richer than other Benin people.
C
European traders treated the Benin people unfairly in trade agreements.
D
The Benin plaques were highly valued by Portuguese traders.
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What type of context clue offers information about the function, features, or appearance of an unfamiliar word?

A
definition
B
explanation
C
antonym
D
synonym
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Read the excerpt from "Hokusai's The Great Wave” by Neil MacGregor.In the early nineteenth century Japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years. It had simply opted out of the community of nations.Kings are burning somewhere,Wheels are turning somewhere,Trains are being run,Wars are being won,Things are being doneSomewhere out there, not here.Here we paint screens.Yes . . . the arrangement of the screens.This is Stephen Sondheim’s musical tableau of the secluded and calmly self-contained country in 1853, just before American gunships forced its harbours to open to the world. It is a witty caricature of the dreamy and aesthetic Japanese, serenely painting screens while across the seas Europe and America industrialize and political turmoil rages.

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college textbook
B
magazine article
C
musical lyrics
D
historical website
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Ana is researching the history of jazz music in the United States. Which is the most credible source on her list?

A
the opinion page of a popular newspaper
B
the National Jazz Museum’s website
C
a blog critiquing modern jazz albums
D
a wiki page about a famous jazz musician
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Read the research question about the decreasing number of honey bees in the United Sates.How many honey bee colonies have collapsed in the United States over the last decade?

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It lacks specificity.
B
It results in a single answer.
C
It is not answerable through research.
D
It is too complex.
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What type of context clue offers a word with the same meaning as an unfamiliar word?

A
definition
B
explanation
C
antonym
D
synonym
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Which details are evident in both the excerpt and the image? Select 3 options.

A
ceremonial jewelry
B
government leaders
C
period architecture
D
family rituals
E
European traders
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Read the sentence.Head toward the large yellow sign to find the lemon grove.Which word is a preposition?

A
head
B
toward
C
yellow
D
lemon
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Read the paragraph.My grandmother taught me to appreciate architecture. She grew up in Greece and photographed ancient ruins in her youth. She told me that people do not build things of beauty the way they used to, and her favorite example was Greek Ionic columns. As an architecture student today, I wonder if I will ever create anything as beautiful as these.

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a map of ancient Greece
a
a portrait of the author’s grandmother
a
a picture of Ionic columns
a
a poster defining architectural terms
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.In 2001 the UK National Census recorded that more than 1 in 20 Londoners were of black African descent, a figure that has continued to rise in the years since. Modern British life and culture now have a strong African component. This development is merely the latest chapter in the history of relations between Africa and western Europe, and in that long and turbulent history the Benin Bronzes, as they used to be known, hold a unique place.

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by giving an anecdote that makes the reader interested in modern British life
B
by providing a quotation that makes the reader interested in current census data
C
by presenting a series of interesting facts that make the reader curious about the significance of the Benin Bronzes
D
by providing a description of the Benin Bronzes that makes the reader interested in how they were made
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"The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos Williams

t
the amount of work accomplished
t
the coworkers’ enjoyment
t
the need for rest after work
t
the desire to find a new job
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What can be observed from this painting? Select 3 options.

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It was created in June.
I
It shows a night scene.
I
It is a landscape view.
I
It reveals the Alpilles mountain range.
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It was painted with swirling brush strokes.
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Consider the painting entitled L’Ambulance de la Gare de Poitiers by Henri Gervex.

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The depiction of a crowded medical facility suggests teamwork and optimism.
B
The depiction of soothing light and comforting gestures suggests compassion.
C
The image of wounded men in a makeshift clinic suggests the chaos of war.
D
The image of patriotism in action suggests loyalty to a shared cause.
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Hillarie is creating a webpage about the Amazon River.

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The Amazon River is about 4,000 miles long and goes through three countries: Peru, Brazil, and Colombia.
B
Bull sharks have been found swimming in the Amazon River, thriving as much as 2,300 miles inland.
C
Mangroves are trees and shrubs that thrive in tropical swamps close to the Amazon River in northern Brazil.
D
When the Amazon River floods during the rainy season, it can increase to almost 25 miles wide.

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