HS QB - online practice #2

In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in the people. In absolute despotism it is vested in a ...

• junta

• monarch

• triumvirate

• bureaucracy

• representative council

Ferns differ from mosses by being ...

• annular

• vascular

• lenticular

• tentacular

• crepuscular

Name the arrangement in which a seller takes possession of goods for the purpose of reselling them but does not pay until they are sold.

• indenture

• subterfuge

• price fixing

• consignment

• interdependence

In 1835, which tribe was forced to cede its lands in Georgia when gold was discovered there?

• Modoc

• Navajo

• Iroquois

• Cherokee

• Blackfoot

Prior to her untimely death, one of Princess Diana's top priorities was ...

• eliminating land mines

• preserving the Antarctic

• improving relations with Russia

• restoring dignity to the monarchy

• keeping Hong Kong in the British Empire

A silver compound contains 60% silver by weight. How many grams of silver are in a 2.6 gram sample of the compound?

• 1.34

• 1.23

• 1.45

• 1.56

• 1.67

What machine can gain force and speed at the same time?

• no machine

• bicycle gears

• steam turbine

• a system of pulleys

• a car's drive shaft and rear axle

Which builds a chrysalis?

• wolf

• perch

• amoeba

• butterfly

• hummingbird

The ships that brought the first settlers to Jamestown included the Discovery, the Godspeed, and the Susan ...

• Cooper

• Anthony

• Hayward

• Constant

• Sarandon

Which adjective indicates the edges of streams and rivers?

• diluvian

• riparian

• ophidian

• thespian

• isthmian