Question: After spending a day in the same Florida State Park, Mollie a resident of Colorado and Miranda (a resident of Maine) both lost a watch. When they happened to go to the lost and found, there was a watch someone had turned in. Both Mollie and Miranda claimed the watch to be hers. Which of the following is true?
Answer Options:
Since neither Mollie nor Miranda are Florida residents, they must go to federal court to resolve the dispute.
Since this is a personal matter, the only legal way to resolve this is through mediation.
Since neither Mollie nor Miranda are Florida residents, they must go to either a Maine or Colorado state court to resolve the dispute.
Since the watch is located in Florida, a Florida state court would have jurisdiction to resolve the dispute.
Answer: Since the watch is located in Florida, a Florida state court would have jurisdiction to resolve the dispute.
Question: Jennifer hires a CPA to prepare her income tax return. Jennifer has a large amount of state property tax she wants to deduct. The CPA assures her that her state property tax is deductible and claims it as a deduction on her return. However, the CPA was unaware of a recent tax law that limits the amount of the deductible property tax. The IRS audits Jennifer’s return and denies her a deduction of property tax in excess of the limitation. If Jennifer sues the CPA, which of the following is most likely?
Answer Options:
The CPA will be liable for fraudulent misrepresentation for his failure to keep up with tax law changes.
The CPA will not be liable because he or she was unaware of the tax law change.
The CPA will be liable for negligent misrepresentation for his failure to keep up with recent changes in tax law.
The CPA will not be liable because she could have consulted another CPA.
Answer: The CPA will be liable for negligent misrepresentation for his failure to keep up with recent changes in tax law.
Question: Injury to the hypothalamus may result in all of the following except ______.
Answer Options:
loss of body temperature control
loss of proprioception
paradoxical sleep
production of excessive quantities of urine
Answer: paradoxical sleep
Question: Which property of water is demonstrated when we sweat?
Answer Options:
a) cushioning
b) high heat capacity
c) reactivity
d) polar solvent properties
e) high heat of vaporization
Answer: e) high heat of vaporization
Question: Which statement about coma is true?
Answer Options:
Coma may be caused by widespread cerebral or brain stem trauma.
Coma is neurologically identical to syncope.
During coma, brain oxygen consumption resembles that of a waking state.
Coma is a form of deep sleep.
Answer: Coma may be caused by widespread cerebral or brain stem trauma.
Question: A categorical syllogism is __________.
Answer Options:
any argument with two premises.
a deductive argument with two categorical premises.
an argument with isolated premises.
a categorical argument that is valid.
all of these.
Answer: a deductive argument with two categorical premises.
Question: Bad managerial judgments or unforeseen negative events that happen to a firm are defined as “company-specific,” or “unsystematic,” events, and their effects on investment risk can in theory be diversified away.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
Question: Because many of the same cardiac cells are innervated by both parasympathetic and sympathetic fibers, the innervation of the two divisions on the heart is synergistic.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: In a parking lot, while parking Molly hits Miranda’s car. Molly and Miranda agree to settle any potential claim Miranda has against Molly for $10,000. Later, Miranda decides to sue Molly for $15,000 because she believes a judge would award her that amount in a negligence suit against Molly. Which of the following is true?
Since Molly was negligent, despite the settlement, Miranda can sue Molly.
Since the damage was $15,000 not $10,000, Miranda is able to sue Molly for the difference.
Because the settlement is a consummated contract, Miranda cannot sue Molly.
The Molly-Miranda settlement is not a binding contract.
Answer: Because the settlement is a consummated contract, Miranda cannot sue Molly.
Question: Which term is in the predicate position of the sentence “Some of these questions are difficult”?
Answer Options:
questions.
these questions.
Some.
difficult.
Answer: difficult.
Question: In logic, arguments are best described as __________.
Answer Options:
reasoning someone to win and someone to lose
providing reasons for a conclusion
a dispute involving anger
a debate over something no one believes
none of these
Answer: providing reasons for a conclusion
Question: A deck to a house is considered to be a fixture for the following reason?
Answer: Because it is physically attached and intended to be permanent
Question: Which of the following is a good “non-dairy source” of calcium?
Answer Options:
[A] Kale
[B] Turnip and collard greens
[C] Sardines
[D] All of the above
[E] Only a and c.
Correct Answer
All of the above
Answer:
Question: According to the authors, judgments of faith _________.
Answer Options:
have no place in logical reasoning.
should be warranted.
should have no reasons supporting them.
always result in religious conflict.
Answer: should be warranted.
Question: Which term is in the subject position of the sentence “Every question is answerable”?
Answer Options:
question
unanswerable
Every
This sentence doesn’t have a subject position.
Every question
Answer: Every question
Question: Single mode fiber is preferred over multi-mode fiber for short distances:
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: One character in the hexadecimal notation represents ____ bits.
Answer Options:
4
8
6
Answer: 4