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Choose the proper form for punctuating the name of a magazine in AP Style:
1. Harper's Magazine
2. "Harper's Magazine"
3. Harper's Magazine
Indicate the correct punctuation for composition titles in AP Style:
1. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
2. For Whom the Bell Tolls
3. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
4. For Whom the Bell Tolls
Indicate the preferred form in AP Style:
1. mailman
2. mailperson
3. mailman/woman
4. postal worker or letter carrier
5. mail(wo)man
In an election 10,000 votes were cast. The winner received 7,000 votes. The other three candidates combined received 3,000. The winner had a majority of __________ votes.
1. 20,000
2. 4,000
3. 3,000
4. 7,000
The majority of the students in the class _______ to stay late and study.
1. want
2. wants
She set the award on the _______.
1. mantel
2. mantle
His speech was titled, "Passing the ______ of Authority."
1. Mantel
2. Mantle
Indicate the correct spelling according to AP Style:
1. marijuana
2. marihuana
The Maritime Provinces are:
1. the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
2. Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
3. a chain of islands off the coast of Southern California.
The parade was led by Field ________ George Martin.
1. Marshal
2. Marshall
His internet server is located in the _________ Islands.
1. Marshal
2. Marshall
The Mason-Dixon line forms the boundary between:
1. Pennsylvania and Delaware
2. Delaware and Maryland
3. New Jersey and Virginia
4. Pennsylvania and Maryland
She is working on her second ________ degree.
1. master's
2. Master's
3. masters
4. Masters
_________ is a major holiday in much of Europe.
1. May Day
2. Mayday
_________ is the international distress signal.
1. May Day
2. Mayday
For his bravery, he was awarded __________
1. the Congressional Medal of Honor.
2. The Medal of Honor by Congress.
Medicare is:
1. the government insurance program for people 65 and over, and for the disabled.
2. the government health-care program for the needy, aged, blind, disabled, and for low-income families with children.
The prefix "mega-" (as in megacycles) indicates
1. one millionth
2. a million
3. a thousand
4. an indeterminately large number
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
1. men's wear
2. menswear
One meter is approximately
1. 3.54 centimeters
2. 39.5 inches
3. 0.54 yard
4. 1,760 grams
To convert meters to yards, multiply by
1. 1.1
2. 0.54
3. 3.54
4. 39.5
One kilometer is about
1. 0.6 mile
2. 60 miles
3. 1760 meters
Your editor was clocked going 30 kilometers per hour in a school zone where the speed limit is 20 mph. Was she speeding?
1. Yes, 30 kilometers per hour is more than 20 miles per hour
2. No, 30 kilometers per hour is less than 20 miles per hour
Station A sells gas for $1.50 per gallon. Station B sells the same gas for 50 cents per liter. How much does Station B's gas cost per gallon? Which is cheaper?
1. Station B's gas costs $1.90 per gallon, which makes it more expensive than Station A.
2. Station B's gas costs 58 cents per gallon, which makes it considerably cheaper than Station A.
The prefix "micro-" means
1. one million
2. one millionth
3. an indeterminately small amount
The Middle Ages ran approximately from:
1. A.D. 500 to A.D. 1450
2. 500 B.C. to A.D. 500
3. A.D. 1200 to A.D. 1650
4. 1920-1980
A millimeter is roughly the equal to:
1. the height of a typical stair step
2. the diameter of a quarter
3. the thickness of a paper clip
4. the thickness of a hair
If someone's stocks were worth $6 million and dropped $2 million in value, you could describe their value as falling
1. from $6 to $4 million.
2. from $6 million to $4 million.
Indicate the correct spelling for the word meaning "very small:"
1. miniscule
2. minuscule
A "Monday morning quarterback" is one who
1. gives orders he is not qualified to give
2. second-guesses
3. suffers aches from playing sports on the weekend
Indicate the preferred term for believers in Islam:
1. Muslims
2. Moslems
Murphy's Law states that
1. trouble comes to the unprepared.
2. if something can go wrong, it will.
3. computing power doubles each decade.