UC 2900 Final

Passage 4- According to the passage, Bailin discovered that the angular momentum of the warped portion of the Milky Way and the angular momentum of the Sagittarius Dwarf are:

Identical in both quantity and direction

Passage 2- The phrase "named and nurtured" most nearly means:

Identifies and cultivated

Passage 3- In the seventh paragraph, the author compares sidemen to traveling salesmen in oder to:

Illustrate sidemen's supportive role in a band

Passage 1- The narrator describes the natatorium as being nearly empty of spectators the day of his race in order to:

Illustrate that the perfect racing conditions the narrator had hoped for weren't likely to occur

Passage 2- The author's use of words and phrases "thickets," "stretching in every direction" and "extensive forest" in Passage A most nearly serves to emphasize which of the following points?

The magnitude of wild apples in Kazakhstan is stunning

Passage 1- Which of the following events mentioned in the passage happened first chronologically?

The narrator leapt out over the diving well in late September

Passage 4- It can reasonably be inferred that the problem the author mention in line 33 refers to:

The question of which physical processes caused the warp in the Milky Way

Passage 1- The passage indicates that during the narrator's swim at the time trial, he understood for the first time that:

The swim was an event that was important to him alone

Passage 3- According to the author, Berry's solos as a recording-session musician were often very short because he:

Worked within the recording constraints of the era

Passage 1- The narrator of the passage characterizes the time trial in Houston as:

An informal swimming event put together at the last minute

Passage 3- The author uses the phrase "a cathedral of a solo" most likely to create a sense that Berry's solo was:

An intricate, awe-inspiring masterpiece

Passage 2- Passage A makes which of the following claims about plant seeds that are found in Kazakhstan

Aside from apple, at least 157 plant species found in Kazakhstan are either direct precursors or close wild relatives of domesticated crops

Passage 4- The passage directly compares the Milky Way's disk as it is affected by its warp to:

Pizza dough being spun in the air by a chef

Passage 4- Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage

Evidence suggests that the warp in the Milky Way's disk results from the Milky Way's interaction with small satellite galaxy

Passage 3- The author points out that many serious jazz enthusiasts know little about Berry primarily in order to:

Explain why it's likely that readers would be unfamiliar with Berry

Passage 2- The author of Passage B uses the phrase "whittle away" to refer to the way that apple varieties have been:

Gradually lost from nursery catalogs, farmers' markets, and the American table

Passage 4- The author refers to the swirling pattern of a hurricane primarily in oder to:

Help explain the shortcomings of the plum-and-pizza metaphor

Passage 3- Based on the passage, how did Berry's personality affect his career

His modest and easygoing personality kept him out of the spotlight and, consequently, he received less attention as a performer

Passage 1- When the narrator heard "Jump!" in his mind while swimming, he was most likely remembering:

His teammate's command the day the narrator caught the flag line

Passage 2- Passage B most strongly suggests that Vavilov was motivated to become an agricultural scientist primarily because he:

Hoped to help feed others

Passage 2- The author of passage A most likely states that the wild apples growing in the Tian Shan looked like apple found at the local grocery store to support the point that:

In the Tian Shan, Vavilov had likely found the wild ancestors of the domesticated apple

Passage 4- According to the passage, which of the following statements best describes the movement of the Sagittarius Dwarf with respect to the Milky Way

It appears to be in a roughly polar orbit around the Milky Way

Passage 4- Based on the passage, which of the following statements best describes Bailin's study as it relates to the field of astronomy

It provided evidence for an idea that scientists has long considered a possibility but has not yet proved

Passage 3- According to the author, what is unique about the June 1940 redinition of the song "A ghost of a chance"

It's the only recorded piece that features Berry from beginning to end

Passage 1- Based on the passage, the "end" the narrator mentions in line 80 most likely refers to his:

Last chance to qualify for Junior Nationals

Passage 2- In passage B, it can most reasonably be inferred from the third paragraph that "centers of crop diversity" become crucially important when:

Problems with a cultivated crop require experts to research a new variety of the crop

Passage 3- The author mentions Berry's solo in "Oh, Lady Be Good" primarily in oder to:

Provide an example of Berry's musical excellence

Passage 1- For the narrator, compared to practicing in the outdoor pool, practicing in the indoor pool is:

Less appealing

Passage 3- The author indicates that during Berry's time as a musician, swing music was primarily regarded as:

Music for dance parties but not music for study

Passage 1- The statement "Thats where you're going, now hurry up" can most directly be attributed to the:

Narrator, as he speculates about what the cheering boy meant when the boy pointed at the pool

Passage 3- The author describes Henderson's "Blues in C sharp minor" as:

Odd, haunting, and relaxing

Passage 4- According to the passage, the central bulge of the Milky Way is comprised of:

Older starts and a black hole

Passage 2- Passage A quotes Vavilov as saying "I could see with my own eyes that I had stumbled upon the centre of origin for the apple" In passage B this quote is directly:

Paraphrased by Salova

Passage 2- Which of the following statements best describes the difference in the tone of the two passages

Passage A is celebratory, whereas passage B is cautionary

Passage 1- The narrator of the passage can best be described as a swimmer who primarily:

Recalls the swim of his life and the factors that motivated him during that swim

Passage 2- Compared to the author of passage A, the author of passage B provides more information about the:

Reduction in the number of apple varieties in North America over the past four centuries

Passage 3- As it is used in line 35, the word court most nearly means to:

Seek to attract

Passage 1- The narrator indicates that when he swam the 1,000-yard freestyle in the time trials, the world, for a moment, seemed to:

Slow down, allowing him to reflect in real time

Passage 4- The passage describes angular momentum as the amount of a system's:

Spin or rotation

Passage 4- It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the small satellite galaxy referred to in lines 35-36 is:

The Sagittarius Dwarf