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SECTION 1 – short answer questions. In this section, you must provide an answer to SIX out of the following TEN questions (aim to spend about 10 minutes on each question).  Your answers should be carefully focused on the topic that forms the subject matter of each question.  Be certain to make it entirely clear which out of the ten possible questions you are answering! You MAY answer a 7th ‘bonus’ question and I will delete your weakest answer if you do. How can we say that the Delian League was turned from a ‘coalition of the willing’ into the Athenian Empire? What were the typical components of Minoan palace complexes? What measures undertaken by the Mycenaeans suggest that their society was under some form of external threat from c. 1200 BC onwards? What strategies were adopted by the League of the Greeks to oppose the invasion of Xerxes? Were tyrannies always a ‘bad thing’ in the Greek world? Explain the Marathon campaign (not just the battle) from the Persian perspective. What are the defining characteristics of a polis society and what were the different types of government whereby they were run? What specific socio-cultural information can we derive from the way people chose to dispose of the dead in ancient Greece (using examples to illustrate your points)? How did the introduction of sailing technology revolutionize trade contacts in the Aegean Bronze Age? How does a reliance on written texts alone skew our understanding of ancient Greece?

When discussing the specifics of a good liver diet with your colleague, you make sure to mention that the diet should be highly _______ so that the animal wants to eat the food because _______ is the most common feature of hepatic disease.

Calculate the RER of the following patients. Use the following formula: RER= (30 x weight (kg)) + 70 A 7-year-old neutered miniature Poodle weighing 15 lbs. _______ A 3-year-old intact Walker Coon Hound weighing 52 lbs. _______ A 15-year-old Shih Tzu weighing 36 lbs. _______

Reduced oral water consumption, vomiting, and diarrhea all contribute to what common condition in patients suffering from GI disorders?

Which of the following is NOT a key factor in nutritional management of constipation?

What organ is MOST likely affected in this case?

What is the indication for this agent in cattle?

Nutella. List one toxic ingredient you note on this label.

What is the indication for this agent in swine?

Match the following diet characteristics to the appropriate disease/condition.