Upfront quiz 1.

• Position: Brief Article

DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter next to the best answer.

1. A scientific experiment with birds demonstrates that you are more likely to get what you want if you

   a make a logical argument.

   b act reasonably.

   c become angry.

   d collaborate with others.

2. The lost-and-found property system in Japan

   a ensures that lost property is always returned to its rightful owner.

   b dates to an eighth-century law.

   c is common throughout Asia.

   d is part of Japan's U.S.-imposed constitution.

3. Syrians love used American cars. Besides the style, there is the question of economics, specifically the fact that

   a Syria places a large import tax on new cars.

   b American cars age gracefully in Syria's warm climate.

   c American cars get better mileage than other cars.

   d American cars cost less to repair than other cars.

4. Over the past year, there has been a 23 percent decline in the number of undergraduates who are studying

   a art.

   b history.

   c computer science and computer engineering.

   d premed.

5. Top business executives like Martha Stewart, Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco, and Jack Welch, former head of General Electric, have much in common, not the least of which is the fact that

   a their companies are located in the same place.

   b they all have almost identical salaries.

   c their companies provided them with expensive perks.

   d they almost never stop traveling.

6. College students are spending a lot more on

   a clothing.

   b textbooks.

   c travel.

   d...