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Welcome! You are now at the first page of the "Student Learning Assessment," part of a study funded by the Teagle Foundation.
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Section IDirections: Each passage contains an unknown word that is underlined. Read each passage and choose the word that has the same meaning as the unknown word as it is used in the question. (This section should take approximately 15 minutes.)
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Zods took their first trip to the moon 1800 years ago via two stories by Lucian of Samosata, who may therefore properly be called the father of science fiction. In one of his tales, titled "True History," the trip was accidental. A ship sailing in mysterious waters was blown to the moon by a sudden storm. In the other story, the trip was premeditated. Its hero, Icaromenippus, undertook long training with the wings of large birds and finally became airborne and flew to his destination.
Zod most likely means:
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| Any retail business that ignores its regular clientele, in order to concentrate on new jids, may discover that sales do not increase. The new interest generated may not be enough to compensate for the loss in sales caused by dissatisfied patrons who begin to shop elsewhere.
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| Gazing upon the first signs of gep, the traveler stood still and silent. Before him, the mighty Sandrus Mountain peaks rose into the clouds, until the snowy caps were almost indistinguishable from the white fleece hovering over them. When the sun came up, its rays lit up the snow like rainbows.
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| Today the news comes at such a fast pace that we often find ourselves absorbing contradictory information without stopping to think through the mivs. Sometimes, of course, we have simply misunderstood what we hear or read. But at other times, the news is made up of half-truths or ambiguous statements out of context.
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Directions: Each passage contains a series of numbers. Each number in the series is related to one or more of the numbers before it by some rule. Find the rule, and figure out what number should come next in the series.
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Directions: In each question, the shapes in the top row of boxes go together in a certain way. Choose the shape that goes with the shape in the bottom row in the same way that the shapes in the top row go together.
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Directions: In each question below, there are three underlined words. The first two underlined words go together in a certain way. Choose the word that goes with the third underlined word in the same way that the first two go together.
Each question has a "Pretend" statement. You must suppose that this statement is true. Sometimes the statement will be important in helping you choose the correct answer and sometimes it will not. Think of the statement, and then decide which word goes with the third underlined word in the same way that the first two underlined words go together.
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Birds sing in choirs.
actor is to monologue as canary is to
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Prophets procrastinate.
historian is to past as prophet is to
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Colors are audible.
flavor is to tongue as shade is to
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The sea cries.
water is to sand as ocean is to
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Directions: In each problem, you will employ unusual mathematical operations in order to reach the solution. There are two unusual operations: graf and flix. First, read how the operation is defined. Then, decide the correct answer to the question.
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Directions: In each question, the shapes in the first row of boxes go together in a certain way to form a pattern. The second row of boxes follows the same pattern. Decide what shape goes in the empty box.
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| On the basis of these statements, write an essay describing your thoughts about whether the consultant provided a beneficial service to his clients. Why or why not? What other information would you like to know to be able to answer this question well and why would that information be useful?
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| Write an essay comparing two past or present political actors that claim democratic legitimacy. An actor could be a leader, a nation, or an institution. Describe the actors in two or three sentences, and discuss their claims about their assertions that this authority is legitimate. How would you evaluate whether their claims that democratic principles underlie their authority are valid? What factors would you want to consider in order to conduct that assessment?
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Section IIIThis section should take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
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| What is your major? | | | | If you have a second major, what is it? | | | | What is your minor? | | | | If you have a second minor, what is it? | | | | Please list the courses you have taken in classics prior to this course. | | | | Please list the courses you have taken in political science prior to this course. | | | | What is your overall GPA? | | | | What is your GPA in your major? (If you have more than one major, indicate your GPA in your primary major.) | | |
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| In what year were you born? |
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| What is your racial or ethnic identification? (Select all that apply.) |
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| Please select the following that best describes your status: |
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| Do you speak any language(s) in addition to English? |
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| Which languages do you speak in addition to English? | | |
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| What is your native language? |
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| What are your parents' native language(s)? |
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| Do you read or write in any language in addition to English? |
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| Which language(s) can you read in addition to English? | | | | In which language(s) can you write in addition to English? | | |
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| What is the highest level of education completed by your mother? |
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| What is the highest level of education completed by your father? |
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| The high school from which I graduated was . . . |
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| Your grade point average in high school | | | | Your SAT math score | | | | Your SAT verbal score | | | | Your SAT critical writing score | | | | Your composite ACT score | | |
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| Please think about the assessment that you just completed. Choose the answer that best represents how you feel about each of the statements below.
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| I engaged in good effort throughout this assessment. |
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| This was an important assessment to me. |
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| Please use the space below for any comments or questions you have. | | |
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