Final Examination of TOEFL Reading Class of Darus-Sunnah 2017/2018 1st

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Awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1918, German physics Max Planck is best remembered as the
originator of the quantum theory. His work helped user in a new era in theoretical physics and revolutionized the
scientific communitys understanding of atomic and sub-atomic processes.
Planck intriduced an idea that led to the quantum theory, which became the foundation of twentieth
century physics. In December 1900, Plnck worked out an equation that described the distribution of radiation
accurately over the range of low to high frequencies. He had developed a theory which depended on a model of
matter that seemed very strange at the time. The model required the emission of electromagnetic radiation in small
chunks or particles. These particles were later called quantums. The energy associated with each quatum is
measured by multiplying the frequency of the radiation, v, by a universal constant, h. Thus, energy, or E, equals hv.
The constant, h, is known as Plancks constant. It is now recognized as one of the fundamental constant of the
world.
Planck announced his finding in 1900, but it was years before teh full consequences of his revolutionary
quantum theory were recognized. Throughout his life, Planck made significant contributions to optics,
thermodynamics and stastistical mechanics, physical chemistry, and other fields. In 1930, He was elected president
of the Kaiser Wilhelm society, which was renamed the Max II. Though deeply opposed to the fascist regime of Adolf
Hitler, Planck remained in Germany throughout teh war. He died in Gottingen on October 4, 1947.

1. In which of the following fields did Max Planck a) Planetary

NOT make a significant contribution? b) Cosmic
a) Optics c) Worldwide
b) Thermodynamics d) Always present
c) Stastistical mechanics
d) Biology 6. The implication in this passage is that
a) Only a German physics could discover such a
2. The word revolutionary as used in line 13, theory
means b) Quantum theory, which led to the
a) Dangerous development of twentieth century physics, is
b) Extremist basically a mathematical formula
c) Momentous c) Plancks constant was not discernible before
d) Militarist 1900
d) Radiation was hard to study
3. It can inferred from the passage that Plancks
work led to the development of which of the 7. An idea as used in line 4, refers to
following? a) A model of matter
a) The rocket b) Emission of electromagnetic radiation
b) The atomic bomb c) Quantums
c) The internal combustion engine d) The equation that described the distribution of
d) The computer radiation accurately over the range of low to high
frequencies
4. The particles of electromagnetic radiation given
off by matter are known as 8. The word emission as used in line 8 means
a) Quantums a) Giving off
b) Atoms b) Holding on to
c) Electrons c) Throwing away
d) Valences d) Taking back

5. The word universal, as used in line 10 most 9. Plancks constant, expressed in a mathematical
nearly means formula, is
Final Examination of TOEFL Reading Class of Darus-Sunnah 2017/2018 1st
a) e = v/h 10. What is known as Plancks constant?
b) E = h/v a) v
c) e = h-v b) h
d) E = hv c) e
d) E

The next artist in this survey of American artist is James Whistler; he is included in this survey of American
artist because he was born in the USA, although the majority of his artwork was completed in Europe. Whistler was
born in Massachusetts in 1834, but nine years later his father moved the family to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work
on the construction of a railroad. The family returned to the USA in 1849. Two years later Whistler entered the U.S.
military academy at West Point, but he was unable to graduate. At the age of twenty-one Whistler went to Europe
to study art despite familial objections, and he remained in Europe until his death.
Whistler worked in various art forms, including etchings and lithographs. However, he is most famous, for
his paintings, particularly Arrangement in Gray and Block No. 1: Portrait of the Artists Mother of Whistlers Mother,
as it is more commonly known. This painting shows a side view of whistlers mother, dressed I black and posing
against a gray wall. The asymmetrical nature of the portrait, with his mother seated off-center, is highly
characteristic of Whistlers work.

11. The paragraph preceding this passage most likely 16. The word objections in line 6 is closest in meaning
discusses to
a) A survey of eighteen-century art a) Protest
b) A different American artist b) Goals
c) Whistlers other famous paintings c) Agreements
d) European artists d) Battles

12. Which of the following best describes the 17. In line 7, the etchings are
information in the passage? a) A type of painting
a) Several artists are presented b) The same as a lithograph
b) One artists life and works are described c) An art form introduced by Whistler
c) Various paintings are contrasted d) An art form involving engraving
d) Whistlers family life is outlined
18. The word asymmetrical in line 10 is closest
13. Whistler is considered an American artist because meaning to
a) He was born in America a) Proportionate
b) He spent most of his life in America b) Uneven
c) He served in the U.S. military c) Balanced
d) He created most of his famous art in America d) Lyrical

14. The word majority in line 2 is closest in meaning 19. Which of the following is NOT true according to the
to passage?
a) Seniority a) Whistler work with a variety of art forms.
b) Maturity b) Whistlers Mother is not the official name of his
c) Large pieces painting.
d) High percentage c) Whistler is best known for his etchings.
d) Whistlers Mother is painted in somber tones
15. It is implied in the passage that Whistlers family
was 20. Where in the passage does the author mention the
a) Unable to find any work at all in Russia types of artwork that Whistler was involved in?
b) Highly supportive of his desire to pursue art a) Lines 1-3
c) Working class b) Lines 4-5
d) military c) Lines 6-7
d) Lines 8-10
Final Examination of TOEFL Reading Class of Darus-Sunnah 2017/2018 1st

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