Oracle Exam

By Thomas A. Smith Jr.

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1) In the following series 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 the next number will be

15
17
16
19

2) If someone is omninescient then that person knows

something
everything
nothing
none of the above

3) PGPGGPGPPGPGG is to ~/~//~/~~/~// as GPGGPGPPGPG is to

/~//~//~/~/
~/~//~/~//~
~/~~/~//~/~
/~//~/~~/~/

4) A man walks into a hardware store with $111.50. He grabs three cans of paint each costing $24.79 and puts them into his shopping cart. He also grabs two paintbrushes, ($4.95 apiece) a roller, ($13.95) and a pack of batteries ($3.99) for his radio. After 6% sales tax is included he can afford this material.

True
False
Neither
None of the Above

5) EEZSHNCIT unscrambled is the name of a(n)

poet
philosopher
composer
artist

6) The area surrounding a blackhole where the intense pull of gravity

the event horizon
the singularity
a wormhole
spaghettification

7) The weakest force in quantum physics is

electromagnetism
gravity
a strong nuclear force
a weak nuclear force

8) Rasputin (also known as the Mad Monk) was killed by which of the
following methods:

gunshot
drowning
stabbed
beheaded

9) Dissociative Identity Disorder is an example of a psychosis.

True
False
Neither
None of the Above

10) In music, a sforzando refers to

dynamics
tempo
polyphony
none of the above

11) KKAOGNB unscrambled is the name of a(n)

city
plant
nation
animal

12) 25201014106149 is to infinity as 2520149185205 is to eternity.

True
False
Neither
None of the Above

13) If I write this poem down:

The sky awakens
And all the creatures are blessed
The falling rain

then I have just put to paper a haiku.
True
False
Neither
None of the Above

14) If something is eradicated from existence as though it has never
existed then it has been

obliterated
annihilated
expunged
demolished

15) EMNOGTA unscrambled is a type of

music
art
writing
religion