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The “red tide” in coastal Florida is a harmful algal bloom from microscopic algae that makes fish caught in affected areas unsafe to consume. Researchers claim that pollution from the fertilizer used on Floridian farms is the most significant cause of the red tide.

Which finding, if true, would best support the researchers’ claim?

  • Some fish are more susceptible to fertilizer pollutants than others. (correct)
  • In the state of Texas, researchers found less red tide than there is in Florida.
  • People who suffer from color blindness are less likely to perceive the effects of the red tide.
  • The red tide intensity is positively correlated with the amount of fertilizer in the water.
  • “The Convergence of the Twain” is an early 1900s poem by Thomas Hardy. The poem addresses the tragic loss of the ship Titanic in the year 1912. An English professor claims that in the poem, the speaker alludes to the luxury and opulence of the ship before its demise: __________.

    Which quotation from “The Convergence of the Twain” most effectively illustrates the claim?

  • “For her—so gaily great—/A Shape of Ice, for the time far and dissociate.”
  • “Jewels in joy designed/To ravish the sensuous mind” (correct)
  • “Said “Now!” And each one hears,/And consummation comes, and jars two hemispheres.”
  • “Steel chambers, late the pyres/Of her salamandrine fires”
  • A sociologist studies the influence of colors in business marketing. She notes that fast-food restaurants significantly rely on red and yellow coloration in their signs and logos. She claims that red and yellow colors subconsciously influence consumers to desire the food at the fast-food restaurants since they create positive feelings. This idea is known as the “ketchup-and-mustard” marketing theory, with red ketchup and yellow mustard associated with these colors.

    Which of the following, if true, would best support the sociologist’s claim?

  • A phone survey of adults who self-selected as fast-food diners found that most diners preferred ketchup and mustard as condiments when ordering a sandwich.
  • A study of fast-food restaurant signs found that 45% of fast-food signs were in some combination of yellow and red, while 55% of fast-food signs were in a combination of other colors.
  • Fast-food restaurants that have red and yellow signage consistently had lower revenue per customer than restaurants that have signage featuring other colors.
  • A randomized survey of adults found that a statistically significant majority found red and yellow signs more likely to prompt their appetite than signs in other common colors. (correct)
  • “When I Consider How I Spend My Light” is a mid-1600s poem by John Milton. In the poem, Milton expresses his frustration with losing his sight, preventing him from carrying out his work. However, as a Puritan, he resolves that despite his unfortunate fate, he will still obey God: __________.

    Which quotation from “When I Consider How I Spend My Light” most effectively illustrates the claim?

    <p>God doth not need/Either man’s work or his own gifts; who best/Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Ghosts is an 1881 play by Henrik Ibsen. A drama critic claims that Ibsen uses the play to critique the societal emphasis on the accumulation of wealth instead of on ethical conduct: __________.

    Which quotation from Ghosts most effectively illustrates the claim?

    <p>“Oh, let me help you. That’s it. Why, how wet it is! I will hang it up in the hall. Give me your umbrella, too; I will leave it open, so that it will dry.”</p> Signup and view all the answers

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