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var clue11 = "Hint: doesn't it mean \"jumped badly\"?"
var clue12 = "Hint: keyword is \"cycle\""
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This quiz, adapted from a test developed by Alaistair Allan, tests your objective test taking skills. It contains vocabulary that you may not have seen before. However,  it is still possible to answer the questions successfully by using skills and initiatives. Each question has four choices. Only ONE is correct for each question. </P>

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<DT>1. The doctor who discovered the cause of leprosy was Hansen. This horrifying disease which has ruined the lives of thousands of people is sometimes known as </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = bad">Schweitzer's Complaint </DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue5">Dr Elizabeth Blackwell's Syndrome </DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">Hansen's Disease </DD>


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<DT>2. Mr Brown's dismissal caused the union's Grievance Committee to </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue6">angry </DD> 
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<DT>3. Charles Dickens' book "Hard Times" is about </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue2">life in the twentieth century</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue2">the adventures of a strong man</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">the difficult life of a factory worker</DD>


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<DT>4. This connoisseur does not collect objects like these because they  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">do not have much value</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">are nearly worthless</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">are quite common</DD>


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<DT>5. The bark of the silver birch tree </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue2">cannot be easily removed</DD>


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<DT>6.  Elizabeth Blackwell was  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">a writer</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">a politician</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">a musician </DD>


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<DT>7. Of all the board games, Caissa's is  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">the easiest to play</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">a game for those who do not like hard games</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">mentally challenging</DD>


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<DT>8. He explained that "dormilona" referred to a </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue4">undeveloped thought</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">sensitive plant </DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue4">uneasy sleeper</DD>


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<DT>9. Everyone agrees that he is a similitude of his father.  This means  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue8">he is influenced by his father</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue8">he obeys his father</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue8">he works for his father</DD>


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<DT>10. There are many osteomancers but only one of them   </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue4">help us to attain our ambition</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">explains what we want to know</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue4">cure our illness</DD>


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<DT>11. Someone suffering from hemeralopia  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">rarely has trouble seeing in daylight</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">infrequently has trouble seeing in daylight</DD>


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<DT>12. A silver birch is a  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">treasure</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">rare type of dog </DD>


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<DT>13. He is suffering from malacia so he  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">constantly desires spiced food</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">always desires spiced food</DD>


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<DT>14. When you see a marinorama you are looking at a  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue9">part of the night sky</DD>

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<DT>15. The most common form of recreation in Erewhon is    </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">outdoor games</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue10">electronic games</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">automated tv games</DD>


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<DT>16.  The Karamajong tribesmen were easily frightened by the soldiers because they were   </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">non-aggressive</DD>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">unarmed</DD>


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<DT>17. The Olympian did not win because she </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">misjudged her jump</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue3">jumped badly</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue11">did not jump properly</DD>


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<DT>18. Caissa invented a </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">program </DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">medicine </DD>


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<DT>19. Malacia is a </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">town in Spain</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">human disorder</DD>


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<DT>20. A writer who composes a cycle of legends is  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue12">a narrator</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">a cyclographer</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue12">an authority</DD>


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<DT>21. The Karamajong tribesmen were  </DT>

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<DT>22. The boy who rescued his sister from drowning was  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue13">bravely</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue13">gratitude</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue13">survived</DD>


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<DT>23. The student practised by auscultating an   </DT>

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<DT>24. Sidney and Beatrice Webb wrote many epistles to each other so they were skilled in the art of    </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">epistolography</DD>

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<DT>25. The book states that all cases of amphicrania  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue4">has great importance</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">are to be taken seriously</DD>


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<DT>26. The hunters chose that part of the forest because it  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">was legal to hunt there</DD>

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<DT>27. The use of a chemical agent to obtain a result usually obtained by surgery is referred to as  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue15">heroic surgery</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">chemosurgery</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue15">cosmetic surgery</DD>


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<DT>28. The dispute between the two countries was settled by an </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue4">peace treaty</DD>

<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">elected commission</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue4">series of negotiations</DD>


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<DT>29. The Boating Club is  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">in Riverside Way</DD>


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<DT>30. Hemeralopia is a  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">calorie deficiency</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">breathing difficulty</DD>


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<DT>31. Sidney Webb's wife was called </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">Angela</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">Caissa</DD>


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<DT>32. The Saint Andrew Society headquarters are situated in  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue2">Independence Square</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue2">Capital Avenue</DD>


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<DT>33. Amphicrania is clearly described in  </DT>

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<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = clue1">a series of TV programmes</DD> 
<DD><INPUT type="radio" name= "q1" value="" onClick="elements[4].value = cor">a book</DD>


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