Multiple Choice Practice

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Wollstonecraft's main goal in this passage is to

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secure female equality with males

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Which of the following writers would LEAST likely support the goals of Mary Wollstonecraft? A conservative, A utopian socialist, A classical liberal, A Marxist

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A conservative

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What part of the excerpt is connected most closely to the ideals of the Enlightenment? Options: Its reference to equality in marriage, Its mention of equitable laws, Its appeal to reason, Its rejection of tyrants

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Its appeal to reason

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In the above passage, what policy is the Russian Minister of Finance urging?

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Supporting independent Russian industrial development

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What shift in economic focus did the emancipation of the serfs foster?

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It created a pool of laborers who could more easily move to cities and work in industry.

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What was a critical strategy in the industrialization of Russia? Options: building an infrastructure of canals, controlling the settlement of Siberia, expanding the national railroad network, developing a free trade policy

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expanding the national railroad network

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Which statement provides the best context for understanding the passage? Options: Germany lagged behind Britain in enacting reforms to improve the lives of industrial workers and the unemployed. The problems of urban industrial workers and the unemployed were much worse in Germany than in Britain. The United States led the way in enacting reforms to improve the lives of industrial workers and the unemployed. Industrialization caused greater economic insecurity in the lives of many urban workers.

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Industrialization caused greater economic insecurity in the lives of many urban workers.

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Bismarck made the proposal in the passage because he believed that

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if the government did not address worker problems associated with industrialization, socialists and other radicals might incite a revolt

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Which reform was instituted by another government in response to the problems of industrialization? Options: Britain expanded voting by reducing property-owning qualifications., The U.S. government encouraged the growth of labor unions., Russia adopted a form of utopian socialism, The United States allowed a women's rights movement to emerge.

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Britain expanded voting by reducing property-owning qualifications.

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Which movement included forced migrants before about 1850? Options: British to Australia, Indians to Southeast Asia, Chinese to Southeast Asia, Japanese to North America

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British to Australia