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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
48. That which cannot be read.
  • A. Inaudible
  • B. Invisible
  • C. Illegible
  • D. Incomprehensible
Answer: Illegible means not clear enough to be read.
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.
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.