Simplify the given expression.
-$$- 2 ^ { 2 } \cdot ( - 4 ) ^ { 3 }$$
A) 48
B) 256
C) $- 324$
D) $- 256$

Name: Simplify the given expression. -\[- 2 ^ { 2 } \cdot ( - 4 ) ^ { 3 }\] A) 48 B) 256 C) $- 324$ D) $- 256$
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First, we perform the exponential operation of $-4$^3 which results in $-4\cdot-4\cdot-4=-64$. Then, we calculate $2^2=4$. Multiplying these two results together, we get $-64\cdot 4 = -256$. Therefore, the answer is choice D.

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