This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

A paradox is

• A. applied to a word or combination of words whose sound resembles the sense
• B. a statement which seems self-contraditory or absurd, yet turns out to have a valid meaning
• C. an episode of pantomime introduced through gesture and bodily movement in a play
• D. an elaborately conceived poem expressing an urban poet's nostalgia for life in the country

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

Newspeak, the official language of Oceania, is devised to

• A. meet the ideological needs of lngsoc
• B. help devoted party men and women
• C. provide a medium of expression for world view only
• D. assist by cutting the choice of words for party members

Consider the reaction represented by the equation. 2NaHCO₃(s) → 2Na₂CO₃(S) + CO 2(g) + H2O(g) what volume of carbon (IV)oxide at s.t.p is evolved when 0. 5 moles of NaHCO₃ is heated? [Molar volume = 22.4 dm³ at s.t. p]

• A. 1.12dm³
• B. 2.24dm³
• C. 5.6dm³
• D. 56.0dm³

Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of God Poor in spirit means

• A. poor in heavenly wealth
• B. suffering for any cause one belives in
• C. poor in wordly possessions yet rich in faith
• D. pious but very low in spirit

An increase in temperature causes an increase in pressure of a gas in a fixed volume due to an increase in the?

• A. number of molecules of the gas
• B. density of the gas molecules
• C. number of collisions between the gas molecules
• D. number of collisions between the gas molecules and the walls of the container

An inscription on a tombstone is an

• A. epitaph
• B. epistle
• C. epigram
• D. ode

An institution that transforms a myriad of demands into a more manageable proposal is the

• A. executive
• B. legislature
• C. government
• D. political party

Which of the following is a primary product of forest trees?

• A. paper
• B. particle board
• C. timber
• D. cardboard

The act of recruiting and trading of persons for the purpose of commercial exploitation is known as

• A. slave trade
• B. human trafficking
• C. human rights abuse
• D. amnesty violations

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

The testimony of the witness was sovague that it was difficult to learn the...........details of the case

• A. specific
• B. minute
• C. transparent
• D. hidden