The Egyptian myth of Osiris and Seth, the Greek myth of Oedipus and Laius, and the later Egyptian myth of Horus and Isis all share which of the following themes? the rebellious theft of fire from the sun-chariot, and its delivery to human culture the unexpected survival of the protagonist after being set adrift in a large body of water the divine prophecy that the protagonist will kill his father and marry his mother the just punishment of the protagonist after attempting to trick the supreme deity the armed expedition to harvest cedar trees from the forests of Lebanon

The Dutch lens-grinder Anton van Leeuwenhoek made which of the following discoveries (under the microscope) that contradicted one of Aristotle’s claims? he discovered that the velocity of a falling object does not accelerate over time he discovered single-celled organisms that could not properly be classified as either plants or animals he discovered that humans could not be properly classified as rational animals he discovered that the density of a substance was equal to its weight divided by its volu me he discovered that lighter objects fall at a faster velocity than heavier objects

Which of Aristotle’s four causes is a definition of the physical force which exerts an effect? the material cause the teleological cause the formal cause the efficient cause  the final cause

Eratosthenes of Cyrene, the first mathematician to provide a fairly accurate estimate of the Earth’s circumference (about 24,500 miles), was from which of the following schools of higher learning? Aristotle’s Lyceum the Alexandrian School Plato’s Academy the Peripatetic School the Didascalium

Consider the following scenario: A group of five treasure hunters have been hired to retrieve some artefacts believed to be in an abandoned castle in an environment similar to the Arctic tundra (this is a quasi-fantasy land where disparate climates can co-exist in ways they can’t in reality, but everyone is human and has human physiology). Their expedition is happening in winter, and the group set out each carrying a pack of supplies including tents, sleeping gear, and food for either 3 well-fed days or up to 8 days with rationing (approximately 30kg each). The treasure hunters travel on foot to get to the castle through lands where there are predators such as wolves and bears. They have two options in terms of speed of travel: slow (7 days to castle), and fast (4 days to castle). 1) As an advisor to the group, which speed would you say they should travel? Note – neither speed is wrong however your answer must justify your choice in terms of physiology.     Once the group get to the…

The pre-Socratic philosopher Pythagoras is credited with all of the following beliefs except:  the sum of squares of a right triangle’s shortest sides is equal to the square of the hypotenuse there is an infinite number of Pythagorean triplets which meet the above condition (A) natural forces might obey laws of logic, but logic can never be applied to supernatural forces simple integer ratios between strings of different lengths will yield pleasing harmonies there is an infinite number of paired triangular numbers which can be added to make a square

Which Mesopotamian deity (worshipped principally on Thursday) took the tablets of destiny away from Tiamat (the primeval chaos), and placed them in the custody of his son? Nabu (god of writing and travel) son of Marduk (chief god) and Sarpanitum (chief goddess) Sin (god of the moon), son of Enlil (god of the storm) and Ninlil (goddess of the storm) Shamesh (god of the sun), son of Sin (god of the moon) and Ningal (goddess of the moon) Enki (god of the abyss), son of Anu (sky father) and Nammu (primeval sea) Marduk (chief god), son of Enki (god of the abyss) and Dumkina (goddess of the abyss)

Which Islamic dynasty (supported by the Sunnites, in their capital city of Damascus in modern Syria) came to power immediately after Muhammad died without leaving a male heir (from 632 to 750 CE)? the Abbasid dynasty the Omayyad dynasty the Nestorian Christians the Brethren of Purity the Ottoman Turks

Anaxagoras of Clazomenae was the first pre-Socratic philosopher to claim (correctly) that: a solar eclipse may occur only when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon a lunar eclipse may occur only when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun a solar eclipse may occur only when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun a lunar eclipse may occur only when the sun comes between the moon and the Earth a solar eclipse may occur only when the sun comes between the Earth and the moon

The Muslim scholar Abu Ali al-Hussain Ibn Abdullah Ibn Sina (Avicenna) made which of the following scientific claims, which could only be verified after the invention of the microscope? that the chambers of the human heart, and its major blood vessels, are separated by five valves that tuberculosis is a contagious disease, spread by organisms that are too small for the eye to see that the velocity of a falling object is faster for heavier objects than for lighter objects that the human stomach is not “concocting” food, but merely breaking down food mechanically that the human heart contains only three chambers (like the heart of an amphibian)