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A Peace Corps Test | |||||||||||||||||
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1. | Verbal Aptitude | ||||||||||||||||
The question below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five words or phrases lettered A through E. Choose the lettered word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LABORIOUS: (A) stationary |
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2. | Agriculture | ||||||||||||||||
After a seven year period of drought, an area had so much rain that floods were common. However, farms in these areas were still considered to be drought-stricken because
(A) Farmers had not had time to plant and harvest any crops |
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3. | Mechanical Skills | ||||||||||||||||
In this part solve the problem, using any available space on the page for scratchwork. Then indicate the one correct answer in the appropriate space on the answer sheet. What does 28 feet of wire weigh, if 154 feet weighs 11 pounds? (A) 2 lb. |
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4. | United States History and Institutions | ||||||||||||||||
Upon which of the following did Jefferson base his argument for American independence in the Declaration of Independence?
(A) The rights of the colonists as Englishmen and British subjects |
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5a. | Literature Test | ||||||||||||||||
The Hero as Divinity, the Hero as Prophet, are productions of old ages; not to be repeated in the new. They presuppose a certain rudeness of conception, which the progress of mere scientific knowledge puts an end to. There needs to be, as it were, a world vacant, or almost vacant of scientific forms, if men in their loving wonder are to fancy their fellow-man either a god or one speaking with the voice of a god.
On the basis of content and style, the passage can be judged to be the work of: (A) Swinburne |
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5b. | 'Tis late to hearken, late to smile, But better late than never: I shall have lived a little while Before I die for ever. Among other things, in these lines the poet is expressing his belief that (A) a man should counterfeit cheer in preparing himself for death |
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6. | Health Sciences | ||||||||||||||||
The question below is followed by five suggested answers. Select the one which is best.
Which of the following would be the most satisfactory nutritional substitute for fresh orange juice? (A) Fresh apple juice |
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7. | Physics | ||||||||||||||||
A helium-filled toy balloon is tied by a 3-foot string to the bottom of a closed box so that the balloon occupies the exact center of the box. The box is then given a sudden shove. While the box is accelerating, the position of the balloon is
(A) in back of its starting position |
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8. | World History | ||||||||||||||||
The Calvinists were inclined to a democratic outlook by the circumstance that, for the most part, they remained a minority and were thus not able to prescribe the mode of life and religion of a whole region.
Which of the following was probably among the regions which the author had in mind when he made this statement? (A) Scotland |
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