Introduction to Mastering Geography and Meterology

Multiple-choice questions have a special grading rule determined by your instructor. Assume that your instructor has decided to grade these questions in the following way: If you submit an incorrect answer to a multiple-choice question with n� options, you will lose 1/(n−1)1/(�−1) of the credit for that question. Just like the similar multiple-choice penalty on most standardized tests, this rule is necessary to prevent random guessing. If a multiple-choice question has five answer choices and you submit one wrong answer before getting the question correct, how much credit will you lose for that part of the question?

25% Correct Your instructor may choose not to deduct 1/(n−1)1/(�−1) of the credit for a multiple-choice question with n� options, so refer to your instructor's Grading Policy on your assignment page as mentioned before to see how your instructor is grading you.

The capital of Argentina is

Buenos Aires.

____ is the capital of Australia.

Canberra

____ is the capital of Indonesia.

Jakarta

The capital of Kenya is ____.

Nairobi

___ is the capital of Norway

Oslo.

The capital of Canada is ___.

Ottawa

What is the magic number in (Figure 1)? You could try to guess the magic number but you would probably use up all your tries before getting the correct answer. Notice the View Available Hint(s) link underneath the question statement for this part. Selecting this link will open up a list of hints that will guide you to the correct number.

60 Correct Your instructor may choose to give you a bonus for not using hints or to deduct a small penalty for using hints. If you are stuck, using the hints will usually result in a higher score than simply trying to guess because you may lose fewer points for opening a hint than for getting the answer to the main question incorrect. Note that you are never required to use the hints; if you want to figure the question out on your own, go ahead! Upon completing a part though, you may go back and review the hints even if you didn't use them, as you might want to when studying for a test. You do not lose any credit for viewing hints after completing the Part.