1. Super Quiz™ Relay Power Point Test 7 (30)
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Academic Decathlon®
Super Quiz™ Relay Power Point Test 7 (30)

2. Round 1

3. 1. This type of economic analysis explains
economic phenomena and makes predictions
by identifying cause and effect relationships.
microeconomics
macroeconomics
positive economics
normative economics
behavioral economics 1.
-ECONOMICS-

4. 1. This type of economic analysis explains
economic phenomena and makes predictions
by identifying cause and effect relationships.
microeconomics
macroeconomics
positive economics
normative economics
behavioral economics 1.
-ECONOMICS-

5. 2. What led to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death?
a. plane crash
b. cancer
c. brain hemorrhage
d. pneumonia
e. car accident
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

6. 2. What led to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death?
a. plane crash
b. cancer
c. brain hemorrhage
d. pneumonia
e. car accident
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

7. The internationally popular song “Lili Marlene” came from __________.
a. the United States
b. France
c. the United Kingdom
d. Belgium
e. Germany 3.
-MUSIC-

8. The internationally popular song “Lili Marlene” came from __________.
a. the United States
b. France
c. the United Kingdom
d. Belgium
e. Germany 3.
-MUSIC-

9. Who painted the School of Athens?
Michelangelo
Donatello
Ghiberti
Raphael
Botticelli 4.
-ART-

10. Who painted the School of Athens?
Michelangelo
Donatello
Ghiberti
Raphael
Botticelli 4.
-ART-

11. The technique of carbon dating was developed by which American physical chemist in the 1940s?
a. Henri Becquerel
b. Willard Libby
c. Hans Geiger
d. Wolfgang Pauli
e. Frederick Soddy 5.
-SCIENCE-

12. The technique of carbon dating was developed by which American physical chemist in the 1940s?
a. Henri Becquerel
b. Willard Libby
c. Hans Geiger
d. Wolfgang Pauli
e. Frederick Soddy 5.
-SCIENCE-

13. 6. As an adult, Anna Seghers “religion” was MOST clearly Judaism
Judaism
a frugal lifestyle
Communism
bohemianism
her art 6.
-LITERATURE-

14. 6. As an adult, Anna Seghers “religion” was MOST clearly Judaism
Judaism
a frugal lifestyle
Communism
bohemianism
her art 6.
-LITERATURE-

15. 7. The Field of Stelae is notable for all of the following EXCEPT
formal abstraction
simplicity of form
cohesive experience
complex decoration
visceral experience 7.
-ART-

16. 7. The Field of Stelae is notable for all of the following EXCEPT
formal abstraction
simplicity of form
cohesive experience
complex decoration
visceral experience 7.
-ART-

17. The change in the female participation rate during mobilization before World War II was _____.
a. temporary
b. long lasting
c. unchanged
d. lower only during mobilization
e. higher only during mobilization 8.
-ECONOMICS-

18. The change in the female participation rate during mobilization before World War II was _____.
a. temporary
b. long lasting
c. unchanged
d. lower only during mobilization
e. higher only during mobilization 8.
-ECONOMICS-

19. While enlisted in the military, __________ composed his Airborne Symphony in 1944.
a. Berlin
b. Copland
c. Blitzstein
d. Shostakovich
e. Barber 9.
-MUSIC-

20. While enlisted in the military, __________ composed his Airborne Symphony in 1944.
a. Berlin
b. Copland
c. Blitzstein
d. Shostakovich
e. Barber 9.
-MUSIC-

21. Brownshirts was the popular name for which of the following organizations?
a. Sturmabteilung
b. Schutzstaffel
c. Einsatzgruppen
d. Sicherheitsdienst
e. Sonderkommandos
10.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

22. Brownshirts was the popular name for which of the following organizations?
a. Sturmabteilung
b. Schutzstaffel
c. Einsatzgruppen
d. Sicherheitsdienst
e. Sonderkommandos
10.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

23. Round 2

24. Which of the following country blues-based British rock bands featured Eric Clapton?
a. Cream
b. the Rolling Stones
c. the Beatles
d. Black Sabbath
e. Led Zeppelin
11.
-MUSIC-

25. Which of the following country blues-based British rock bands featured Eric Clapton?
a. Cream
b. the Rolling Stones
c. the Beatles
d. Black Sabbath
e. Led Zeppelin
11.
-MUSIC-

26. Rockwell’s ultimate goal was to have his illustrations published in
Life magazine
Look magazine
The Ladies Home Journal
New Yorker magazine
The Saturday Evening Post
12.
-ART-

27. Rockwell’s ultimate goal was to have his illustrations published in
Life magazine
Look magazine
The Ladies Home Journal
New Yorker magazine
The Saturday Evening Post
12.
-ART-

28. Which of the following is NOT a component of GDP? 13.
a. savings
b. investment
c. net exports
d. consumption
e. government expenditures
13.
-ECONOMICS-

29. Which of the following is NOT a component of GDP? 13.
a. savings
b. investment
c. net exports
d. consumption
e. government expenditures
13.
-ECONOMICS-

30. 14. When did the West discover the true extent of the Holocaust?
a. summer of 1944
b. winter of 1945
c. spring of 1945
d. fall of 1944
e. spring of 1944
14.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

31. 14. When did the West discover the true extent of the Holocaust?
a. summer of 1944
b. winter of 1945
c. spring of 1945
d. fall of 1944
e. spring of 1944
14.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

32. 15. The character that tells Marie convincingly
she “may be reunited” with her husband is
Whitaker
Nadine
Claudine
Rosalie
the narrator
15.
-LITERATURE-

33. 15. The character that tells Marie convincingly
she “may be reunited” with her husband is
Whitaker
Nadine
Claudine
Rosalie
the narrator
15.
-LITERATURE-

34. Which of the following is NOT a component of a nuclear power plant?
a gas centrifuge
b control rod
c nuclear fuel
d moderator
e. turbine
16.
-SCIENCE-

35. Which of the following is NOT a component of a nuclear power plant?
a gas centrifuge
b control rod
c nuclear fuel
d moderator
e. turbine
16.
-SCIENCE-

36. 17. During World War I, Moore was hospitalized
after falling ill with dysentery
because of a self-inflected wound
after being exposed to influenza
because of mustard gas exposure
after being hit by friendly fire
17.
-ART-

37. 17. During World War I, Moore was hospitalized
after falling ill with dysentery
because of a self-inflected wound
after being exposed to influenza
because of mustard gas exposure
after being hit by friendly fire
17.
-ART-

38. What was the approximate number of American and Filipino soldiers on Bataan that the Japanese captured after the American and Filipino soldiers surrendered in April 1942?
a. 100,000
b. 25,000
c. 72,000
d. 30,000
e. 50,000
18.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

39. What was the approximate number of American and Filipino soldiers on Bataan that the Japanese captured after the American and Filipino soldiers surrendered in April 1942?
a. 100,000
b. 25,000
c. 72,000
d. 30,000
e. 50,000
18.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

40. 19. Which of the following was NOT proposed in Dalton’s atomic theory?
a. Atoms cannot be created, destroyed, or divided.
b. Atoms of the same element are identical to one another.
c. Atoms are composed of negatively charged particles orbiting a nucleus.
d. Atoms recombine during chemical reactions.
e. Elements are made of atoms.
19.
- SCIENCE-

41. 19. Which of the following was NOT proposed in Dalton’s atomic theory?
a. Atoms cannot be created, destroyed, or divided.
b. Atoms of the same element are identical to one another.
c. Atoms are composed of negatively charged particles orbiting a nucleus.
d. Atoms recombine during chemical reactions.
e. Elements are made of atoms.
19.
- SCIENCE-

42. 20. Based on his poem, Donald Bain sees his role
as a war poet as MOST similar to a
a. philosopher
b. journalist
c. WWI poet
d. movie director
e. political protester
-LITERATURE-

43. 20. Based on his poem, Donald Bain sees his role
as a war poet as MOST similar to a
a. philosopher
b. journalist
c. WWI poet
d. movie director
e. political protester
-LITERATURE-

44. Round 3

45. The __________ scale can feature lowered 3rd and 7th scale degrees as compared to typical major scales. It may also feature a note “between the keys,” as is heard in the selection “I’ve Got Rhythm.”
a. blues
b. natural minor
c. harmonic minor
d. melodic minor
e. modal
21.
-MUSIC-

46. The __________ scale can feature lowered 3rd and 7th scale degrees as compared to typical major scales. It may also feature a note “between the keys,” as is heard in the selection “I’ve Got Rhythm.”
a. blues
b. natural minor
c. harmonic minor
d. melodic minor
e. modal
21.
-MUSIC-

47. An advancement in technology which allows for the production of goods more cheaply will _____.
a. shift the supply curve right
b. shift the supply curve left
c. shift the demand curve right
d. shift the demand curve left
e. none of the above
22.
-ECONOMICS-

48. An advancement in technology which allows for the production of goods more cheaply will _____.
a. shift the supply curve right
b. shift the supply curve left
c. shift the demand curve right
d. shift the demand curve left
e. none of the above
22.
-ECONOMICS-

49. 23.
Which of the following is closest to the mass of one proton (1.67 × 𝟏𝟎 −𝟐𝟕 kg) in eV?
a. 500 MeV
b MeV
700 MeV
d MeV
e MeV
-SCIENCE-

50. 23.
Which of the following is closest to the mass of one proton (1.67 × 𝟏𝟎 −𝟐𝟕 kg) in eV?
a. 500 MeV
b MeV
700 MeV
d MeV
e MeV
-SCIENCE-

51. 24. Which artist was interested in the idea of “recapitulation”?
Rothko
Chagall
Pollock
Still
Newman
24.
-ART-

52. 24. Which artist was interested in the idea of “recapitulation”?
Rothko
Chagall
Pollock
Still
Newman
24.
-ART-

53. According to Woolf, men’s “subconscious Hitlerism” results in the fact that
a. people prefer strict guidelines in their lives
b. society is dominated by men
c. power corrupts society
d. fascist governments are supported by many societies
e. while men are preoccupied by war, women can create the ideas
25.
-LITERATURE-

54. According to Woolf, men’s “subconscious Hitlerism” results in the fact that
a. people prefer strict guidelines in their lives
b. society is dominated by men
c. power corrupts society
d. fascist governments are supported by many societies
e. while men are preoccupied by war, women can create the ideas
25.
-LITERATURE-

55. If a company is raising $1 million dollars through a combination of debt and equity financing, which of the following financial instruments is it issuing?
a. cash
b. only bonds
c. only stocks
d. an S&P500 index fund
e. a combination of stocks and bonds
26.
-ECONOMICS-

56. If a company is raising $1 million dollars through a combination of debt and equity financing, which of the following financial instruments is it issuing?
a. cash
b. only bonds
c. only stocks
d. an S&P500 index fund
e. a combination of stocks and bonds
26.
-ECONOMICS-

57. 27.
The Trinity Test was successful, with an energy release equivalent to approximately how much TNT?
a. 250 tons
b. 4,000 tons
c. 12,000 tons
d. 20,000 tons
e. 75,000 tons
-SCIENCE-

58. The Trinity Test was successful, with an energy release equivalent to approximately how much TNT?
a. 250 tons
b. 4,000 tons
c. 12,000 tons
d. 20,000 tons
e. 75,000 tons
27.
-SCIENCE-

59. By December 26, 1944, which of the following had made their way through to Bastogne?
a. elements of Mark Clark’s Fifth Army
b. American II Corps
c. elements of Lloyd Fredendall’s Second Army
d. elements of John P. Lucas’s Fourth Army
e. elements of George Patton’s Third Army
28.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

60. By December 26, 1944, which of the following had made their way through to Bastogne?
a. elements of Mark Clark’s Fifth Army
b. American II Corps
c. elements of Lloyd Fredendall’s Second Army
d. elements of John P. Lucas’s Fourth Army
e. elements of George Patton’s Third Army
28.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

61. 29.
In Transit, the narrator uses a detached tone MOST likely because he
a. does not care about the war
b. has suffered physical injuries which dull his senses
c. is numbed to the atrocities that occur around him
d. is afraid to speak out for fear of arrest
e. is not among the countrymen or in the country that he loves
-LITERATURE-

62. 29.
In Transit, the narrator uses a detached tone MOST likely because he
a. does not care about the war
b. has suffered physical injuries which dull his senses
c. is numbed to the atrocities that occur around him
d. is afraid to speak out for fear of arrest
e. is not among the countrymen or in the country that he loves
-LITERATURE-

63. 30.
Songs and productions that were unrelated to the U.S.’s war efforts, such as Oklahoma!, acted as a source of __________ for many listeners.
a. ignorance
b. tension
c. vandalism
d. escapism
e. nervousness
-MUSIC-

64. 30.
Songs and productions that were unrelated to the U.S.’s war efforts, such as Oklahoma!, acted as a source of __________ for many listeners.
a. ignorance
b. tension
c. vandalism
d. escapism
e. nervousness
-MUSIC-