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Practice Questions
1. Which statement is an opinion?
a. Russian athletes are successful because their nation
has superior culture.
b. The gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan is greater
than that of Thailand.
c.
China and India
are the two most populous nations in the world.
d. The majority of people in the Republic of South Africa
are black.
2. Which document is an example of a primary source?
a. A novel on the Age of Discovery
b. A diary of a Holocaust survivor
c.
A textbook on
Latin American history
d. An encyclopedia article on Songhai
3. In which field of study do people learn about the
development of early human beings?
a. Economics
b. Cartography
c.
Political science
d. Anthropology
4. Which factor is most characteristic of a market
economy?
a. Frequent shortages of consumer goods
b. Prices determined by supply and demand
c.
Government
control of heavy industry
d. Lack of free enterprise
5. The term “mercantilism” is defined as an economic
system in which
a. Prices are determined by the laws of supply and demand
b. Colonies exist for the benefit of the colonial power
c.
Factors of
production are owned by the government
d. The proletariat benefit at the expense of the
bourgeoisie
6. Which statement best describes a mixed economy?
a. The government determines the production and
distribution of goods and services
b. The products that consumers demand determine what
goods are produced
c.
Some industries
are owned by the state, and others are privately owned
d. People produce the same goods, but in different
amounts, every year
7. A topographical map would most likely be used to
a. Identify the major agricultural products of Egypt
b. Determine the population of Beijing, China
c.
Estimate the
elevation of Bangkok, Thailand
d. Count the number of provinces in India
8. Italy, Korea, Spain, and India are similar in that
each is considered
a. An archipelago
b. A peninsula
c.
A landlocked
nation
d. An island nation
9. Both Inca farmers and Japanese farmers adapted a
geographic feature of their countries by
a. Engaging in overseas expansion
b. Growing crops suited to desert climates
c.
Building terraces
into the mountainsides
d. Reclaiming land from the sea by building dikes
10. Which geographic factor has most strongly influenced
Russia’s foreign policies and economic development?
a. Lack of natural resources
b. Vast desert regions
c.
Limited access to
warm-water ports
d. Extensive mountain ranges
1. In the Middle East during Neolithic times, the
development of farming brought about
a. The establishment of permanent settlements
b. A return to a nomadic lifestyle
c.
The rise of
hunting as an important occupation
d. Increased dependence on the exportation of oil
2. The caste system in India was characterized by
a. Toleration for various religious beliefs
b. Equality between men and women
c.
A lack of social
mobility
d. The right of people to choose the occupations
3. The Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the
concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of
a. Islam
b. Janism
c.
Shinto
d. Buddhism
4. The Code of Hammurabi of Sumeria, the Twelve Tables of
Rome, and the Justinian Code of the Byzantine Empire were similar in that they
a. Provided a basis for behavior for medieval knights and
Japanese samurai
b. Are legal systems developed to create order for the
society
c.
Are documents
that maintained the position of the upper classes
d. Became examples of religious doctrine for other
societies
5. Taoism and Shintoism are similar in that both
religions stress
a. Adhering to the five Confucian relationships
b. Following the Eightfold Path
c.
Developing
harmony between humans and nature
d. Believing in one God
6. Why did the ancient city-states of Athens and Sparta
develop different political systems?
a. The Byzantine Empire dictated government policies
b. Foreign travelers introduced new philosophies
c.
The mountainous
topography resulted in the isolation of these city-states
d. For over three centuries, civil wars rages in these
city-states
7. A similarity between the ancient western African
kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai is that these kingdoms
a. Limited the power of their rulers
b. Practiced Christianity
c.
Established
economies based on trade
d. Isolated themselves from contact with other cultures
§ Developed a tribute system
§ Reestablished trade along the Silk Roads
§ Created an empire from Eastern Europe to the Pacific
coast of Asia
8. Which group was responsible for the results described
above?
a. Huns
b. Japanese
c.
Koreans
d. Mongols
9. In Japan between 1603 and 1863, the most notable
action taken by the Tokugawa Shogunate was the
a. Military conquest of China
b. Development of extensive trade with the Americas
c.
Formation of
cultural links with Europe
d. Virtual isolation of the country from the outside
world
10. Alexander the Greats conquests of Greece, Asia Minor,
Egypt, and Persia led to the
a. Spread of Hellenistic culture
b. Adoption of a feudal system
c.
Establishment of
representative democracy
d. Spread of Islamic culture throughout Europe
1. The introduction of banking letters of credit, joint
stock companies, and guilds contributed to the start of the
a. Renaissance
b. Agricultural Revolution
c.
Enlightenment
d. Commercial Revolution
2. Which idea about leadership would Niccolo Machiavelli
most likely support?
a. Leaders should do whatever is necessary to achieve
their goals
b. Leaders should fight against discrimination and
intolerance
c.
Leaders should
listen to the desires of the people
d. Elected leaders should be fair and good
3. A major goal of the Christian Church during the
Crusades (1096-1291) was to
a. Establish Christianity in western Europe
b. Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
c.
Unite warring
Arab people
d. Strengthen English dominance in the Arab world
4. One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in
Northern Italy was that the region had
a. W wealthy class that invested in the arts
b. A socialist form of government
c.
Limited contact
with the Byzantine Empire
d. A shrinking middle class
5. Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the
idea that knowledge should be based on
a. The experiences of past civilizations
b. Experimentation and observation
c.
Emotions and
feelings
d. The teachings of the Catholic Church
6. The primary goal of most of Europe’s absolute monarchs
was to
a. Support political freedom for the new middle classes
b. Prevent contact with areas beyond Europe’s borders
c.
Centralize their
political control over their nations
d. Maintain peaceful relations with neighboring nations
7. Base your answer to the following question on the
quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.
“We
hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they
are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these
are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…”
This
statement best expresses the philosophy of
a. Adam Smith
b. Karl Marx
c.
Thomas Hobbes
d. John Locke
8. Which long-term effect did the Magna Carta and the
establishment of Parliament have on England?
a. The system of mercantilism was strengthened
b. The power of the monarchy was limited
c.
The new American
form of government was adopted
d. The influence of the middle class was reduced
9. What was a major cause of the French Revolution?
a. Inequalities in the tax structure
b. Economic success of mercantilism
c.
Failure of the
Congress of Vienna
d. Continental System of Europe
10. One political objective of both Otto von Bismarck and
Giuseppe Garibaldi was to
a. Overthrow divine right monarchies
b. Unify their nations
c.
Establish
communist systems
d. Form an alliance with Great Britain
1. Which statement would Social Darwinists most likely
support?
a. Universal suffrage is a basic human right
b. Political equality strengthens the effectiveness of
government
c.
Stronger groups have
the right to rule and control weaker groups
d. Public education should be guaranteed to all members
of a society
2. Which was a result of the Industrial Revolution in
England during the 19th century?
a. The number of farmers increased as the demand for wool
in the textile industry rose
b. Democratic principles were weakened as the power of
the working class increased
c.
Workers became
more secure in their jobs and less dependent on employers
d. The structure of society changed to include a growing
middle class
3. Which statement is supported by the ideas of Karl
Marx?
a. Private ownership of businesses help workers
b. Industrialization benefits the wealthy and exploits
the poor
c.
Countries should
benefit from the wealth of their colonies
d. Industrial capitalism allows workers and employers to
work together for a common purpose
4. An immediate result of Commodore Matthew Perry’s visit
to Japan in 1853 was
a. An alliance between Japan and Russia
b. The development of trade between Japan and the West
c.
A war between
Japan and the United States
d. The continued isolation of Japan
5. In 19th century China, the Opium War
resulted in
a. The control of Hong Kong being returned to China
b. The removal of all British naval forces from China
c.
An increase in
European spheres of influence in China
d. The rejection of Buddhism by the Chinese people
6. Why was the Balkan region referred to as the “Powder
Keg of Europe” prior to World War I?
a. The aggression of the Ottoman Empire was disrupting
the balance of power
b. Yugoslavia was invading its neighboring countries
c.
Nationalistic and
imperialistic rivalries were increasing
d. The area was the leading supplier of military
equipment to the rest of the world
7. Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in 1917
primarily because the Bolsheviks pledged to
a. Establish and maintain collective farms
b. Redistribute land and make peace
c.
Keep crop yields
low
d. Limit the income of the nobility
8. A major goal of Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans was to
a. Encourage communist revolutions in the colonies of the
European powers
b. Transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power
c.
Expand the Soviet
Union’s borders to include warm-water ports
d. Reduce the amount of foreign aid coming from the
Western Hemisphere
9. Which factor contributed most to the rise of
totalitarian governments in Europe before World War II?
a. Improved educational systems
b. Expanding democratic reforms
c.
Increasing
political stability
d. Worsening economic conditions
10. Which idea was included in the provisions of the
Treaty of Versailles to show the intent of the Allies to punish the Central
Powers for their role in World War I?
a. All nations shall maintain open covenants of peace
b. Freedom of the seas will be maintained
c.
Germany will
accept full responsibility for causing the war
d. Territorial settlements shall be made along clearly
recognizable lines of nationality
1. World War II is often considered to be a turning point
in history because
a. The League of Nations demonstrated that an
international organization could maintain world peace
b. The war brought an end to dictatorships as a form of
government
c.
European
domination of the world began to weaken as nationalism in colonies increased
d. Religious and ethnic differences were no longer a
source of conflict between nations
2. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were
designed to
a. Promote economic and political stability in Europe
b. End German demands for the Sudetenland
c.
Restore
democratic rule in Haiti
d. Prevent Iraq’s takeover of Kuwait
3. In the 30 years after World War II, which area was
most influenced by the Soviet Union?
a. Southeast Asia
b. North Africa
c.
Eastern Europe
d. Central America
4. One similarity between Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika
and Deng Xiaoping’s Four Modernizations is that each
a. Allowed elements of capitalism
b. Maintained the democratic process
c.
Strengthened
communism
d. Increased global tensions
5. In China, the terms :commune,” “Great Leap Forward,:
and “Cultural Revolution” are associated with the
a. Economic success of the Manchu dynasty
b. Mandate of Heaven
c.
Confucian
emphasis on the five human relationships
d. Leadership of Mao Zedong
6. Sun Yat-sen’s “Three Principles of the People” (1911)
and the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square (1989) were similar in that they
both demanded that the Chinese government
a. Achieve global interdependence
b. Restore dynastic rule
c.
Introduce
democratic reforms
d. End foreign influences in China
7. Genocide in Rwanda, apartheid in South Africa, and
labor camps for dissidents in the Soviet Union are all examples of
a. War crimes
b. Acts of international terrorism
c.
Violations of
human rights
d. Civil disobedience
8. The first Arab nation in the Middle East to reach a
formal peace agreement with Israel under the Camp David accords (1979) was
a. Saudi Arabia
b. Lebanon
c.
Egypt
d. Syria
9. Which statement concerning the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a fact rather than an opinion?
a. Canada, Mexico, and the United States have benefitted
equally from this agreement
b. Canada, Mexico, and the United States have agreed to
remove trade barriers between their countries
c.
Canada has been
hurt the most by this agreement
d. The United States wanted to sign this agreement more
than Mexico did
10. Which environmental problem affects large areas in
both the Amazon Basin and Central Africa?
a. Deforestation
b. Nuclear waste
c.
Acid rain
d. Air pollution
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