Saint Joseph Entrance Exam Actual Questions And Answer Graded A+.

1. The sixteenth century was an age of great ___exploration. A. cosmic B. land C. mental D. common man E. none of the above - correct answer B. Land 2. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political ___. A. entanglement B. discussion C. negotiation D. problems E. none of the above - correct answer A. entanglement 3. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a ___ direction. A. north and south B. crosswise C. easterly D. south east E. north and west - correct answer A. north and south 4. One of Magellan's ships explored the ___ of South America for a passage across the continent. A. coastline B. mountain range C. physical features D. islands E. none of the above - correct answer C. physical features 5. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ___. A. coast B. inland C. body of land with water on three sides D. border E. answer not available - correct answer C. body of land with water on three sides 6. The passage was found near 50 degrees S of ___. A. Greenwich B. The equator C. Spain D. Portugal E. Madrid - correct answer B. The equator 7. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the ___ now called the International Date Line. A. imaginary circle passing through the poles B. Imaginary line parallel to the equator C. area D. land mass E. answer not found in article - correct answer A. imaginary circle passing through the poles 8. The Curies' ____ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom. A. friendly B. competitive C. courteous D. industrious E. chemistry - correct answer A. friendly 9. Marie had a bright mind and a __personality. A. strong B. lighthearted C. humorous D. strange E. envious - correct answer B. lighthearted 10. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt___. A. hopeless B. annoyed C. depressed D. worried E. none of the above - correct answer B. annoyed 11. Marie ___ by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne. A. challenged authority B. showed intelligence C. behaved D. was distressed E. answer not available in article - correct answer A. challenged authority 12. _____she remembered their joy together. A. Dejectedly B. Worried C. Tearfully D. Happily E. Sorrowfully - correct answer A. Dejectedly 13. Her ____ began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her husband. A. misfortune B. anger C. wretchedness D. disappointment E. ambition - correct answer C. wretchedness 14. Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was never ____. A. troubled B. worried C. disappointed D. sorrowful E. disturbed - correct answer C. disappointed 15. Herculaneum and its harbor were buried under ___lava. A. liquid B. solid C. flowing D. gas E. answer not available - correct answer B. solid 16. The poisonous gases were not ___ in the air. A. able to float B. visible C. able to evaporate D. invisible E. able to condense - correct answer A. able to float 17. Scientists analyzed data about Vesuvius in the same way that a zoologist ___ a specimen. A. describes in detail B. studies by cutting apart C. photographs