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There are born geniuses. Then there are the rest of us -- and even the most-schooled among us may have gaps in our cultural literacy, our general knowledge of culture, history, and world events. andlt;Iandgt;Test Your Cultural Literacy I.Q.andlt;/Iandgt; brings you up to speed with hundreds of entertaining questions in more than a dozen categories, including: andlt;BRandgt; American and World History and#149; Geography and#149; Science and#149; Art and Architecture and#149; Music and#149; Literature and#149; Myth and Religion and#149; Quotes and#149; Current Events andlt;BRandgt; Packed with multiple-choice questions (and their answers, of course), this stimulating volume can help you develop your own cultural literacy -- or challenge other trivia buffs in a fun and educational meeting of the minds! andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;Test Your Cultural Literacy I.Q.andlt;/Iandgt;
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Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;CONTENTSandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Test-Taking Strategiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 1andlt;/Bandgt; Conceived in Liberty: American Historyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 2andlt;/Bandgt; What's Past Is Prologue: World Historyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 3andlt;/Bandgt; We the People: Civicsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 4andlt;/Bandgt; Spaceship Earth: Geographyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 5andlt;/Bandgt; Worth a Thousand Words: Art and Architectureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 6andlt;/Bandgt; The Food of Love: Musicandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 7andlt;/Bandgt; All's Right with the World: Myth and Religionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 8andlt;/Bandgt; A Well-Turned Phrase: Quotes, Phrases, and Aphorismsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 9andlt;/Bandgt; Of Thee I Sing: American Literatureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 10andlt;/Bandgt; Mightier Than the Sword: World Literatureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 11andlt;/Bandgt; The Birds and the Bees: Life Scienceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 12andlt;/Bandgt; A Swiftly Tilting Planet: Physical Scienceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 13andlt;/Bandgt; The Wave of the Future: Technologyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TEST 14andlt;/Bandgt; The Queen of the Sciences and the Dismal Science: Mathematics and Economicsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Answer Sheetsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Suggested Readingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Photo Credits