The Improved High School Diploma Test

1. 1

   Calculus
   
   To "undo" a derivate one must take what is commonly called the antiderivative of the function. What is the proper name of the "antiderivative"?

   Inversederivative

   Indefinite integral

   Inverse algorithm

   Differential

2. 2

   English
   
   Complete the following sentence with the words below: _____ is no time for Jonas and Missy to pack because ______ running late. Additionally, _____ car is already full.

   They're | there | their

   Their | they're | there

   Their | there | they're

   There | they're | their

3. 3

   Computer Science
   
   Which of the following file extensions represents a document extension? (meaning something such as a word document

   .dll

   .bmp

   .rtf

   .dmg

4. 4

   World History
   
   Socrates was a philosopher from which ancient civilization?

   Athenian

   Roman

   Spartan

   Persian

5. 5

   Geography
   
   The Tigris river, center of Mesopotamian civilization, runs through which of the following current day nations?

   China

   Iraq

   Saudi Arabia

   Eqypt

6. 6

   Chemistry
   
   The carbon-14 isotope is radioactive for what reason? (Hint: the most stable isotope of carbon is carbon-12)

   Too many electrons make it unstable

   Too many protons make it unstable

   Too many neutrons make it unstable

   Too many quarks make it unstable

7. 7

   Physics (Bonus)
   
   If something free falls to earth for 3 seconds, how far will it have traveled? Assume no wind resistance, initial velocity is 0, and that acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s/s (m/s^2) [yes it's actually 9.8 m/s^2 but 10 doesn't require calculators]

   30 m

   45 m

   90 m

   100 m

8. 8

   Health
   
   What's the number one cause of death in people ages 10-24?

   Automobile accidents

   AIDS

   Murder

   Posioning

9. 9

   Biology
   
   Which of the following can be found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

   Cell membrane

   Cyctoplasm

   Cell wall

   Nucleus

10. 10

    Art
    
    Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

    Michelangelo

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Pablo Picasso

    Vincent van Gogh

11. 11

    Astronomy
    
    Which of the following planets is the largest?

    Venus

    Neptune

    Mars

    Uranus

12. 12

    Algebra
    
    (x^2)+(y^2)=16 is the equation of a circle of what diameter?

    4

    8

    16

    2πr

13. 13

    Geometry (applied)
    
    If you walk 600 feet east, and 800 feet north... how far are you from your original location?

    1400 feet

    1000 feet

    700 feet

    none of the above

14. 14

    Music
    
    The trumpet belongs to which family of instruments?

    Wood wind

    Brass

    Percussion

    String

15. 15

    Foreign Language
    
    Which of the following languages is not a romance language?

    French

    Spanish

    Italian

    German

16. 16

    Social Studies (Extra Credit)
    
    A tariff is most closely defined as which of the following?

    A tax on imports

    A tax on exports

    A type of tax cut

    A type of tax increase

Finished!