QUIZ 5 b.
French
PRONOUN REFERENTS
Passage one
The full moon that occurs nearest the
equinox of the Sun has become known as the
harvest moon. It is a bright moon which allows
farmers to work late into the night for several
nights; they can work when the moon is at its
brightest to bring in the fall harvest. The harvest
moon, of course, occurs at different times of the
year in the northern and southern hemispheres.
In the northern hemisphere, the harvest moon
occurs in September at the time of the autumnal
equinox. In the southern hemisphere, the harvest
moon occurs in March at the time of the vernal
equinox.
1. Pronoun “It” in line 3 refers to
a. the equinox
b. the Sun
c. the harvest moon
d. the night
Passage two
Mardi Gras, which means “Fat Tuesday” in
French, was introduced to America by French
colonists in the early eighteenth century. From
that time it has grown in popularity, particularly
in New Orleans, and today it is actually a legal
holiday in several southern states. The Mardi
Gras celebration in New Orleans begins well
before the actual Mardi Gras Day. Parades,
parties, balls, and numerous festivities take place
throughout the week before Mardi Gras Day;
tourists from various countries throughout the
world flock to New Orleans for the celebration,
where they take part in a week of nonstop
activities before returning home for some much-
needed rest.
2. The pronoun “it” in line 4 refers to
a. Mardi Gras
c. that time
d. New Orleans
Passage three
The financial firm Dew Jones and
Company computes business statistics every
hour in the hour of each of the business days of
the year, and these statistics are known as the
Dew Jones averages. They are based on a select
group of stocks and bonds that are traded on the
New York stock Exchange. The Dew Jones
averages are composed of four different types of
averages; the average price of the common stock
of thirty industrial firms, the average price of the
common stock prices of twenty transportation
companies, the averages price of the common
stock prices of fifteen utility companies, and an
overall average of all the sixty-five stocks used
to compute of the first three averages. Probably
the average that is the most commonly used is
the industrial average; it is often used by an
investor interested in checking the state of the
stock market before making an investment in an
industrial stock.
3. The pronoun “They” in line 5 refers to
a. the business days
b. these statistics
c. stocks and bonds
d. four different types
Passage four
When the first English settlers arrived in
America, they were amazed at the foods they
found. The Indians had developed techniques for
growing corn, squash, watermelons, and other
crops. The settlers also found blueberries,
cranberries, wild rice, and pumpkin. They
learned to eat lobster and crab as well as cod and
striped bass. Still other foods included nuts such
as cashews, black walnuts, hickory nuts, and
pecans. Wild turkeys were also a first for the
settlers.
4. The Pronoun “They” in line 6 refers to
a. blueberries
b. cranberries
c. other crops
d. the settlers
Passage five
The United States does not have a national
university, but the idea has been around for quite
some time. George Washington first
recommended to the idea to Congress; he even
selected an actual site in Washington, D.C., and
the left an endowment for the proposed national
university in his will. During the century
following the Revolution, the idea of national
university continued to receive support of
various U.S. presidents, and philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie pursued the cause at the
beginning of the present century. Although the
original idea has not yet been acted upon, it
continues to be proposed in bills before
Congress.
5. The pronoun “it” in line 13 refers to
a. the cause
b. the beginning of the present century
c. the original idea
d. Congress
Passage six
The La Brea tarpits, located in Hancock
Park in the Los Angeles area, have proven to be
an extremely fertile source of Ice Age fossils.
Apparently, during the period of the Ice Ages,
the tarpits were covered by shallow pools of
water; when animals come there to drink, they
got caught in the sticky tar and perished. The tar
not only trapped the animals, leading to their
death, but it also served as a remarkably
effective preservant, allowing near-perfect
skeletons to remain hidden until the present area.
6. The pronoun “they” in line 6 refers to
a. the La Brea tarpits
b. Ice Age fossils
c. shallow pools of water
d. animals
Passage seven
Carbon tetrachloride is a colorless and
inflammable liquid that can be produced by
combining carbon disulfide and chlorine. This
compound is widely used in industry today
because of its effectiveness as a solvent as well
as its use in the production of propellants.
7. The word “This compound” in line 3-4
describes
a. inflammable liquid
b. carbon disulfide
c. chlorine
d. carbon tetrachloride
Passage eight
South Korea is one of the only countries
in the world, if not the only one, that has a
dedicated goal to become the world’s leading
exporter of popular culture. It is a way for Korea
to develop its “soft power”. Soft power is a
popular term coined in 1990 by Harvard
political scientist Joseph Nye. It refers to the
intangible power a country wields through its
image, rather than through hard force. Hard
force refers to military power or economic
power. An example of soft power in play is how
the US enticed the world to buy its Levi’s
jeans, Apple iPhones, Marlboro cigarettes,
Coca-Cola soft drinks and Hollywood movies,
by leveraging on a desirable image. A unique
image of cool.
8. The pronoun “It” in line 7 refers to
a. popular culture
b. Soft power
c. Korea
d. term