Sample Test Questions Flashcards
This branch of geography is the science that deals with geographic patterns of species distribution and the processes that result is in patterns. What branch and sub-field of geography does this explain?
A) Physical Geography - Biogeography B) Human Geography - Geosophy C) Human Geography - Social Geography D) Physical Geography - Geomorphology E) Human Geography - Regional Geography
A) Physical Geography - Biogeography
Who benefited most from the Reconstruction?
A) Northerners B) Southerners C) African Americans D) European Immigrants E) Whites
C) African Americans
Which of the following is most likely a primary group?
A) Quilting Clubs B) Sports Team C) Family D) Alcoholics Anonymous E) Both A and B
C) Family
America declared war on Britain in 1812 due to what event(s)?
A) embargo act
B) the seizure of thousands of American sailors, restraints on neutral trade, and the alliance and military support of Indians blocking American settlement of the northwest
C) Treaty of Ghent
D) seizure of American sailors, the Treaty of Ghent and the embargo act
E) wars between Britain and France, in which both countries had repeatedly violated the rights of Americans
B) the seizure of thousands of American sailors, restraints on neutral trade, and the alliance and military support of Indians blocking American settlement of the northwest
Who is credited for the concept of social contracts?
A) Thomas Malthus B) Montesquieu C) Plato D) Adam Smith E) John Locke
E) John Locke
What was the outcome of the Mexican American war, and the effects it had on the institution of the United States of America?
A) upon the beneficial win of the Mexican American war America gained after the Mexican territory
B) the aftermath of the Mexican American war was favorable to America as it gave them the command in the region of Texas joining the American union
C) the Mexican American war gained the region of California and the respect of the nation
D) upon the beneficial win of the Mexican American war America gained 3/4 of the Mexican territory
E) the aftermath of the Mexican American war was favorable to the American people who gained the lands of New Mexico, Nevada and California
A) upon the beneficial win of the Mexican American war America gained after the Mexican territory
Although this war was long and killed thousands of soldiers it brought unity to American Society and the most accomplished humanitarian improvement. What war was it in what was the humanitarian improvement that was made?
A) the War of 1812. Once Britain lost the war they allowed thousands of captured sailors to be released and they repeated all trade embargoes
B) the American Civil war. Southerner nationalism was completely abolished allowing unity of the States and all forms of slavery had been completely eliminated
C) World War One. The German, Austro Hungarian, and Russian empires ceased to exist
D) World War Two. Britain, France, Germany, and Japan ceased to have great powers in the traditional military sense
E) the Mexican American war. The win over the Mexican American war offered America more land for westward expansion that included three non slaveholding states
B) the American Civil war. Southerner nationalism was completely abolished allowing unity of the States and all forms of slavery had been completely eliminated
Who were the most targeted during the Zoot Suit Riots?
A) Chinese B) Whites C) Mexican Americans D) Japanese E) Irish
C) Mexican Americans
Which three amendments were implemented after the aftermath of the American Civil War?
A) the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments B) the 11th, 12th, and 13th amendments C) the 14th, 15th and 16th amendments D) the 12th, 13th, and 14th amendments E) the 15th, 16th, and 17th amendments
A) the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
How many times does the sun pass over the equator in a given year?
A) 2 B) 4 C) 12 D) 365 E) None of the above
A) 2
At the commencement of the American Civil War, seven states seceded. Name those states in order of secede date.
A) Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina and Texas
B) Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia
C) South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas and Virginia
D) South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
E) South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Arkansas
D) South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
How were the great lakes formed?
A) They were man made
B) Volcanic Activity
C) Glaciers carved the land and then melted into the water that eventually filled them
D) An earthquake caused the rivers to flow into the area which eventually filled the lake
E) Great lakes are just a myth
C) Glaciers carved the land and then melted into the water that eventually filled them
This method of voting compares every option pair-wise with every other option, one at a time, and an option that defeats every other option is the winner. Which method of voting is described?
A) Bloc voting B) Condorcet voting C) Ranked voting D) Binary voting E) Rated voting
B) Condorcet voting
Which of the following did President William Taft NOT do after his presidency?
A) Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School
B) President of the American Bar Association
C) International Arbitration
D) Appointed 10th Chief justice
E) Died of heart disease and blood pressure complications
E) Died of heart disease and blood pressure complications
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire were disintegrated due to what major American event?
A) World War I B) The War of 1812 C) World War II D) The War of Independence E) The Compromise of 1850.
A) World War 1
When did progressive tax begin?
A) 1932 B) 1986 C) 2001 D) 1945 E) 1993
B) 1986
Although many different aspects, combined with time and incidents, caused World War I many individuals had plenty of their own opinions. Who was the President during that time and his opinion of what caused World War I?
A) President Woodrow Wilson. He and others blamed the war on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
B) President William Howard Taft. He blamed the war on the militarist ide ology, which is the doctrinal view of society being best served when people of the militaries concepts govern it.
C) President William Howard Taft. He and others blamed the war on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
D) President Warren G. Harding. He blamed the war on the militarist ideology, which is the doctrinal view of society being best served when people of the militaries concepts govern it.
E) President Woodrow Wilson. He blamed the war on the militarist ideology,
which is the doctrinal view of society being best served when people of the
militaries concepts govern it.
E) President Woodrow Wilson. He blamed the war on the militarist ideology,
which is the doctrinal view of society being best served when people of the
militaries concepts govern it.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Paris Peace Conference?
A) To deal with the defeat powers of WWI B) To set the peace terms for Germany C) To reshape the map of Europe D) To set the peace terms for Germany's allies E) To create the League of Nations
E) To create the League of Nations
The panic of 1893 can be greatly contributed to which of the following?
A) The Sherman Silver Purchase Act
B) The McKinley Tariff and the Brand-Allison Act
C) The Bland-Allison act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
D) The Brand-Allison Act
E) The Sherman Silver Purchase Act and the McKinley Tariff
E) The Sherman Silver Purchase Act and the McKinley Tariff
Henry David Thoreau was known as
A) A romantic B) A dark romantic C) A transcendentalist D) A creator of lithographs E) None of the above
C) A transcendentalist
If you were a member of this group in the mid-1900’s you would have goals that included preventing war through collective security, attempting to settle disputes between countries by negotiations, and to improve a more global welfare of humanity. Which group would you have been a member of?
A) The Ku Klux Klan, organized in the 1920’s.
B) The League of Nations formed in 1919
C) The US Securities Commission established in 1934
D) The National Industrial Recovery Act, founded in 1933
E) The Federal Emergency Relief Administration, created in 1932
B) The League of Nations formed in 1919
Federalism is the process by which each citizen is under
A) The authority of a central national government.
B) The authority of a regional state government.
C) The authority of a local city government.
D) The authority of both a national and state government.
E) The authority of both a national and city government.
D) The authority of both a national and state government.
How did the role of women change during World War II, also known as the “Rosie the Riveter” phenomenon?
A) Women were required to join the armed forces as military nurses to aid in the injured soldiers.
B) Women offered nursing services throughout the duration of World War II.
C) Women joined the labor workforce in factories and other positions that men normally held.
D) The majority of women assumed their household positions to keep the soldiers moral and drive up to come home from the war.
E) Women established military hospitals and homeless shelters for families who lost their fathers and husbands during the war.
C) Women joined the labor workforce in factories and other positions that men normally held.
Social psychology, sociology and anthropology have what in common?
A) They all study how people live and work in groups and communities.
B) They were all founded by Freud.
C) They are all in the same college major.
D) They require accreditation to work in.
E) None of the above
A) They all study how people live and work in groups and communities.
Established during World War II, what was the responsibility of the Civilian Air Patrol?
A) Civilians were trained to be air traffic controllers to aid in the tack off and landing of fighter pilots.
B) Civilians were taught to be lookout on the top of fighter ships that were located on the Pacific Ocean.
C) Spotters were trained to watch for approaching enemy aircraft in towers along the coastlines and border towns.
D) Pilots were trained to be wingmen for air pilots, offer support and watch for enemy aircrafts.
E) A civilian acted as spies in varies locations throughout the world.
C) Spotters were trained to watch for approaching enemy aircraft in towers along the coastlines and border towns.
Which of the following is NOT true of Roman slaves?
A) They had no rights B) They had legal standing in the court C) They could never be free D) They were cruel E) None of the above
C) They could never be free
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark legislature that was indicted into law on July 2, 1964. What were the major implications of the Civil Rights Act?
A) It protested against the discrimination of individuals based on their race, color, or national origin in voting and employment only.
B) It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in voting, employment, and all public services, including transportation and public schooling.
C) It outlawed discrimination based on sex in voting, employment, and public services, including transportation and public schooling.
D) It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in voting, employment, and public services, excluding transportation and public schooling.
E) It protested against the discrimination of individuals based on their race, color, sex, or national origin in employment and public services only.
B) It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in voting, employment, and all public services, including transportation and public schooling.
Approximately what percentage of Europe was wiped out by the Bubonic plague?
A) 10% B) 15% C) 33% D) 42% E) 50%
C) 33%
If you are a part of a union that “defends and preserves the individual rights and liberties of every person in the United States of America by its own constitution and laws governing it,” you are most likely in the…
A) Union Network International B) American Defense Union C) American Civil Liberties Union D) The Universal Defense Union E) International Union
C) American Civil Liberties Union
A group of people with similar backgrounds and culture would be a(n)
A) Race B) Nationality C) Ethnicity D) Primary group E) None of the above
C) Ethnicity
President John F Kennedy’s stay in office was noted with his famous speech, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” How many days, altogether, did President Kennedy serve as the President of the United States before his assassination?
A) 1,000 days B) 1,500 days C) 900 days D) 1,200 days E) 950 days
A) 1,000 days
Cultural and logistic divisions between East and West Europe initially became divided due to what issue(s)?
A) Issues of the Alliances and Axes powers of World War II.
B) Greek speaking eastern lands and the western territories that adopted as their common language.
C) History of the European empire and the future state of Europe.
D) Differences in the German reunifications.
E) Political and economical differences.
B) Greek speaking eastern lands and the western territories that adopted as their common language.
The borders of Western Europe were largely defined by what two major events?
A) The Civil War and World War I B) The Cold War and the Civil War C) World War I and World War II D) The Civil War and World War II E) World War II and the Cold War
E) World War II and the Cold War
How does a government make up for a budget deficit?
A) Borrowing more money B) Issuing bonds C) Lowering taxes D) Decreasing the budget for federal aid programs E) None of the above
B) Issuing bonds
A difficult barrier to overcome in middle-eastern culture was the on slot of multiple languages, which were the two widely spoken languages in the Middle East?
A) Arabic and Persian B) Azeri and Greek C) Armenian and Greek D) Kurdish and Turkish E) Hebrew and Turkish
A) Arabic and Persian
During the Greek Dark ages there was very little contact, foreign trade or written or spoken communication coming from Mycenaean civilization in the 11th century BC. Before the Greek Dark ages Mycenaean wrote using Linear B, after the Dark Ages what writing system did Mycenaean use?
A) Lemnos Style B) Old Italic C) Syllabary D) Hellenism E) Alphabets of Asia Minor
C) Syllabary
Which of the following is NOT true of the Virginia Resolution at the Constitutional Convention?
A) It proposed that the government be divided into three different branches.
B) It proposed that all representatives be elected by the people.
C) It replaced the Articles of Confederation.
D) It was written by James Madison.
E) It proposed two houses of Congress with representation in one determined by population and the other with equal numbers of representatives from each state.
E) It proposed two houses of Congress with representation in one determined by population and the other with equal numbers of representatives from each state.
What is a Japanese shogun?
A) A weapon similar to a sword
B) The chief military commander.
C) A soldier
D) A robe only worn on special occasions
E) A tent
B) The chief military commander.
The Roman Empire was the superpower of the known Western World, which was weakened by what conflict?
A) Between the time of Augustus and the fall of the Western Empire.
B) The conflict between Gaius Marius and Sulla and the civil war of Julius Caesar against Pompey and Marcus Brutus.
C) The Battle of Actium.
D) The Batavian Rebellion.
E) The Battle of Carrhae.
B) The conflict between Gaius Marius and Sulla and the civil war of Julius Caesar against Pompey and Marcus Brutus.
What is the divine right of kings?
A) Kings have the right to choose their successor
B) Kings were given their power by the people
C) Kings were intended by God to rule from a throne
D) Kings were intended by God to rule over the people
E) Kings were intended by God to rule the world
D) Kings were intended by God to rule over the people
Napoleonic Era, beginning in the early 1800’s, began a series of liberal nationalism in Western Europe, which lead to the rise of
A) The Age of Liberalism
B) The European Revolution
C) Democratic systems.
D) The Nazi Party
E) The Bolshevik Revolution
C) Democratic systems.
Two main concerns over voting rights continue to plague Washington DC, are those two voting concerns?
A) The voting rights of mentally challenged and wounded veterans
B) The voting concern over the youngest voters and being uneducated over the issues and the candidates.
C) The voting rights of the disabled and of those whose primary language English.
D) The voting rights over foreigners and aliens.
E) The voting rights for senior citizens and those of the volunteers working the voting booths.
C) The voting rights of the disabled and of those whose primary language English.
What is ascribed status?
A) The social status ones parent chooses at birth.
B) The social status a person takes on voluntarily that reflects both personal ability and merit.
C) The social status one can achieve.
D) The social status one is assigned at birth.
E) The set of rights that comes with ones social status.
D) The social status one is assigned at birth.
The age of ______ was known as the time after World War 11 when Europe had a strong desire to rebuild and prevent another World War. It was the age whet Western Europe and Eastern Europe united under the European Economic Com munity and signed the Treaty of Rome. This age was known as what?
A) The age of the Union of Europe
B) The age of the European Union
C) The age of the United Europe
D) The age of European Economics
E) The age of Europe’s Union
B) The age of the European Union
When were all 50 states ratified?
A) 1912
B) 1945
C) 1920
D) 1965
E) 1959
E) 1959
Who was the ample mind behind the admission and introduction of the European Union?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Robert Shuman
C) Grand Admiral Karl Donitz
D) Charles D. Gaulle
E) King Vittorio Emanuele III
A) Winston Churchill
The Writ of Habeas Corpus helps uphold which amendment of the constitution?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 12
D) 15
E) 18
B) 5
The Roman Empire contributed a variety of practices and inventions that have served the world and are currently in use today. What are the top three practices that were created or offered by the Roman Empire that are currently in common practice today?
A) Christianity, cement and aspect of modern architecture
B) The calendar, Christianity, and cement
C) The calendar, cement and modern architecture
D) The calendar, Christianity, and aspects of modern architecture
E) Christianity, cement and roads
D) The calendar, Christianity, and aspects of modern architecture
Which of the following was a political book written in the 1500s?
A) The Kings Men
B) Ode to Joy
C) Leaves of Grass
D) The Prince
E) None of the above
D) The Prince
Due to the culture of living in tight quarters with domesticated animals and fowl, the epidemics of smallpox, typhus, influenza, diphtheria, and measles killed be tween 10 to 112 million Indonesians and were introduced to the Americans by which culture?
A) Europeans
B) French
C) Brazilians
D) Indonesians
E) Portuguese
A) Europeans
Which of the following regulated colonization in trade with Africa?
A) League of Nations.
B) Paris Peace Conference
C) Berlin Conference
D) United Nations Conference
E) None of the above
C) Berlin Conference
The Mediterranean Sea separates Europe from what other continent?
A) Greece
B) Turkey
C) Africa
D) Asia
E) Italy
C) Africa
The beginning of the Westward expansion in 1830 could specifically be attributed to what major event in the US?
A) The American Civil War
B) The Trail of Tears
C) The Treaty of New Echota
D) The Treaty of Ghent
E) The Indian Removal Act
E) The Indian Removal Act
54) What is meant by the phrase “the world is getting smaller”?
A) The world’s circumference shrinks by an average of 1 mile per year.
B) Modern communication and technology has made travel and intercontinental operations more feasible and common.
C) As scientists discover more about the universe, the world is viewed as increasingly insignificant.
D) Technology has reached a high point and cannot advance. Because of this, people’s dreams and aspirations are not as high as they used to be.
E) None of the above
B) Modern communication and technology has made travel and intercontinental operations more feasible and common.
55) The Congress in Vienna was a conference between major powers of Europe and the Austrian statesman for the purpose of what?
A) To instill the Christian values of charity and peace from the Europeans to the Australians.
B) To organize an alliance between the two countries after the defeat of France.
C) To uphold the settlement following the Napoleonic wars.
D) To prepare a treaty that would give Europe the power to use Australian lands in exchange for European aid.
E) To redraw the continents political map after the defeat of Napoleonic France.
E) To redraw the continents political map after the defeat of Napoleonic France.
56) Who claimed American land for England? A) Ferdinand Magellan B) John Cabot C) Hernando de Soto D) Sir John Hawkins E) Sir Walter Raleigh
B) John Cabot
57) The period between the death of Alexander the Great and the annexation of the Greek peninsula and the Islands by Rome were considered as what time period? A) The late antiquity B) Ancient Rome C) The fall of Rome D) The Hellenistic period E) The middle ages
D) The Hellenistic period
58) What is a Congressional Committee?
A) A Congressional subgroup which focuses on a specific issue.
B) The name used to refer to a meeting of Congress as a whole.
C) A group of a few people who attempt to sway votes a certain way.
D) A group which meets to decide nominations for people to run for Congress.
E) None of the above
A) A Congressional subgroup which focuses on a specific issue.
59) The term “English Renaissance” refers to, by many historians, a cultural movement in England, between the 1500's and 1600's, that was heavily influenced by, what? A) The European Renaissance B) The Roman Renaissance C) The Italian Renaissance D) The French Renaissance E) The Greek Renaissance
C) The Italian Renaissance
60) What is Gandhi associated with? A) Peace B) Violence C) The United Nations D) Hate E) Love
A) Peace
61) The earliest period in the history of the world, which based on scientific evidence through genetics and the study of fossils places the Homo sapiens in Africa around 200,000 BP is called what? A) Paleolithic period B) Millennia C) Mesolithic period D) Pleistocene E) Epipaleolithic
A) Paleolithic period
62) Which one of the following authors was NOT a transcendentalist? A) Ralph Waldo Emerson B) Edgar Allen Poe C) Henry David Thoreau D) Margaret Fuller E) Walt Whitman
B) Edgar Allen Poe
63) Agriculture has been a major contribution to civilization and mankind, when was
the first recording of agriculture, known as the agricultural revolution?
A) 4000 BC
B) 2700 BC
C) 5000 BC
D) 9500 BC
E) 6000 BC
D) 9500 BC
64) Which of the following believed in a collective unconscious that holds universal human memories? A) Alfred Kinsey B) Carl Jung C) B. F. Skinner D) Carl Rogers E) Ivan Pavlov
B) Carl Jung
65) The first religious beliefs were notably traced to the Neolithic people when it commonly consisted of the worship of the sun and moon. Yet, the earliest surviving produced scripture was produced by whom? A) The Egyptians B) The Kassites C) The Inca D) The Sumerians E) The Azilian
A) The Egyptians
67) The “Great Society” goal of eliminating poverty and racial injustice characterized which president? A) Richard Nixon B) Teddy Roosevelt C) Franklin D Roosevelt D) Lyndon Johnson E) Dwight D Eisenhower
D) Lyndon Johnson
68) Although the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon made the first, undisputed, sighting of Australia in 1606, it was not claimed until 1770 by James Cook. What country did he claim the land for? A) France B) Southeast Asia C) Europe D) Britain E) Rome
D) Britain
69) The Trans-Saharan were trade routes where important trades took place between the eighth century and late sixteenth century, using caravans of Arabian Camels through the Sahara desert. With whom did West Africa use the Trans-Saharan to trade? A) The Mediterranean countries B) The European countries C) The Ottoman Empire D) The Roman Empire E) Spain
A) The Mediterranean countries
70) Which of the following is NOT one of the United Nations four main purposes?
A) To keep peace throughout the world
B) To develop friendly relations among nations
C) To stop the production of all weapons of mass destruction
D) To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, conquer hunger, disease, and illiteracy
E) To be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations
C) To stop the production of all weapons of mass destruction
71) Throughout South America, the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay were overthrown or displaced by what dictatorship? A) The U.S.-aligned military B) The Russian military C) European military alliance D) Chinese military E) Britain military
A) The U.S.-aligned military
72) What were the black codes?
A) Unofficial laws enacted right after the civil war that limited the rights and civil liberties of blacks.
B) official laws enacted right after the civil war that granted rights and liberties to the blacks.
C) The name by which the Jim Crow laws were known in the south.
D) Codes enacted after the civil war that made it illegal to discriminate based on ones color.
E) A set of laws the dictated the labor rate for blacks,
A) Unofficial laws enacted right after the civil war that limited the rights and civil liberties of blacks.
73) According to Hinduism, which describes a sannayasin?
A) A person who has disavowed any worldly goods in order to life a life of asceticism and seek moksha.
B) The person who uses the Ayurvedic technique to heal illnesses and preserve life.
C) A person who has achieved a oneness of the mind and senses and abandoned all states of existence through Yoga.
D) The person who finds a balance between worldly pleasures and spiritual desires.
E) None of the above
A) A person who has disavowed any worldly goods in order to life a life of asceticism and seek moksha.
74) This theory of economics relates preferences to consumer demands. What economic theory does this portray? A) Endogenous growth theory B) Consumer theory C) Efficient markets theory D) Contract theory E) Production theory basics
B) Consumer theory
75) What is psychology?
A) Psychology is the scientific study of the characteristics of mental illness. Psychology is the scientific study of the emotional, social and interpersonal success of humanity.
C) Psychology is the scientific study of the mental process and behavior.
D) Psychology is the scientific study of the evaluation and improvement of mental illness.
E) Psychology is the scientific study of how cognitive and psychological processes affect the human mind.
C) Psychology is the scientific study of the mental process and behavior.
76) Which of the following is China's main export? A) Coffee B) Diamonds C) Iron and steel D) Foodstuffs E) None of the above
C) Iron and steel
77) If you belong to a contemporary political party in the United States and your party supports lowered taxes and a limited government in economically challenged areas and your party is more socially conservative and economically libertarian then the others what party do you belong to? A) Republican Party B) Democratic Party C) Farmer-Labor Party D) Populist Party E) Socialist Party
A) Republican Party
78) With sociology being the study of society and human social interaction, what are the main/basic aspects of sociology, as the nature of sociology?
A) Public sociology, social research, sociological theory, and sociological practice.
B) Social action, social status, social control, and social change.
C) Popular culture, ideology, social research, and sociological theory.
D) Socialization, exploitation, social classes, and sustainable development.
E) Social research, socialization, social change, and social control.
A) Public sociology, social research, sociological theory, and sociological practice.
79) The Open Door policy related to trade between the United States and A) China B) Japan C) Britain D) Australia E) Indonesia
A) China
