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QUESTION 41
The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts.
  • A Anthropology
  • D Ethnology
  • B Paleontology
  • C Archaeology
Answer: Archaeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
QUESTION 42
A place where dead bodies are kept for identification.
  • A Hospital
  • D Cemetery
  • B Morgue
  • C Clinic
Answer: A morgue or mortuary is a place used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification or removal for autopsy or burial.
QUESTION 43
A person who is extremely careful about small details and follows rules exactly.
  • A Punctual
  • D Fastidious
  • B Meticulous
  • C Disciplined
Answer: Meticulous means showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise. Fastidious is similar but often implies being hard to please.
QUESTION 44
A person who can do many different things well.
  • D Professional
  • A Specialist
  • C Expert
  • B Versatile
Answer: Versatile means able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
QUESTION 45
A hater of mankind.
  • B Misanthrope
  • A Philanthropist
  • C Misogynist
  • D Mercenary
Answer: A misanthrope is a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
QUESTION 46
The period between two reigns or governments.
  • C Interregnum
  • D Hiatus
  • B Era
  • A Anomaly
Answer: An interregnum is a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.
QUESTION 47
A person who is an expert judge in matters of taste.
  • D Dilettante
  • C Connoisseur
  • B Novice
  • A Amateur
Answer: A connoisseur is an expert judge in matters of taste, especially in the fine arts.
QUESTION 48
That which cannot be read.
  • A Inaudible
  • B Invisible
  • C Illegible
  • D Incomprehensible
Answer: Illegible means not clear enough to be read.
QUESTION 49
An animal or plant living in or on another.
  • B Parasite
  • C Scavenger
  • D Symbiote
  • A Host
Answer: A parasite is an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
QUESTION 50
A person who is recovering from an illness.
  • A Patient
  • D Valetudinarian
  • B Invalid
  • C Convalescent
Answer: A convalescent is a person who is recovering after an illness or medical treatment.