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(06.04 MC) Which expression is equivalent to the area of metal sheet required to make this square-shaped traffic sign?

(06.02 MC) The function f(x) represents the time it takes an airplane to travel east. The function g(x) represents the time it takes an airplane to travel west. Given f(x) = 4x + 13 and g(x) = 10x − 2, solve for (f + g)(x) to determine the total roundtrip time.

(06.04 MC) The function f(x) = 60x + 4 represents the amount of money Mike earns making custom tables. The function g(x) = 2x − 4 represents his upfront costs. Find (f – g)(4) to determine how much profit he will make from four tables.

(06.04 MC) Find the product of (x − 7)2 and explain how it demonstrates the closure property of multiplication.

(5.03, 6.02, MC) Read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below: President George W. Bush’s speech to the troops on the USS Abraham LincolnThe enemies of freedom are not idle, and neither are we. Which answer best describes Bush’s point of view as presented in this excerpt? (3 points)

(4.04, 4.05 MC) Read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below: President George W. Bush’s speech to the troops on the USS Abraham Lincoln Our mission continues. Al-Qaida is wounded, not destroyed. The scattered cells of the terrorist network still operate in many nations, and we know from daily intelligence that they continue to plot against free people. The proliferation of deadly weapons remains a serious danger. The enemies of freedom are not idle, and neither are we. Our government has taken unprecedented measures to defend the homeland — and we will continue to hunt down the enemy before he can strike. Which topic best relates to the central idea in this part of the speech? (3 points)

(5.03, 6.02, MC) Read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below: President George W. Bush’s speech to the troops on the USS Abraham LincolnSome of you will see new family members for the first time — 150 babies were born while their fathers were on the Lincoln. Which answer best describes Bush’s point of view as presented in this excerpt? (3 points)

Using your understanding of diction and tone, select the best meaning for Tybalt’s lines in the following section from Romeo and Juliet: (3 points) TYBALTRomeo, the hate I bear thee can affordNo better term than this,—thou art a villain. ROMEOTybalt, the reason that I have to love theeDoth much excuse the appertaining rageTo such a greeting: villain am I none;Therefore farewell; I see thou know’st me not. TYBALTBoy, this shall not excuse the injuriesThat thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw. ROMEOI do protest, I never injured thee,But love thee better than thou canst devise,Till thou shalt know the reason of my love:And so, good Capulet,—which name I tenderAs dearly as my own,—be satisfied.

(4.04, 4.05 MC) Read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below: President George W. Bush’s speech to the troops on the USS Abraham LincolnOther nations in history have fought in foreign lands and remained to occupy and exploit. Americans, following a battle, want nothing more than to return home. And that is your direction tonight. After service in the Afghan and Iraqi theaters of war — after 100,000 miles, on the longest carrier deployment in recent history — you are homeward bound. Some of you will see new family members for the first time — 150 babies were born while their fathers were on the Lincoln. Your families are proud of you, and your nation will welcome you. Which answer is a complete and correct summary of this part of the speech? (3 points)

Read the following lines and answer the question that follows: NURSEThere’s no trust,No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured,All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.Ah, where’s my man? give me some aqua vitae:These griefs, these woes, these sorrows make me old.Shame come to Romeo! JULIETBlister’d be thy tongueFor such a wish! he was not born to shame:Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit;For ’tis a throne where honour may be crown’dSole monarch of the universal earth.O, what a beast was I to chide at him! What is the significance of Juliet’s diction in this section of the play? (3 points)