Practice Test 4

In paragraph 4 of "The Berlin Wall," the word unified comes from a Latin root that means...

• conquered

• ruled

• made into one

• freed from prison

Which sentence from "The Berlin Wall" supports the idea that the Soviet Union wanted to stop people from leaving East Germany?

• Instead, they woke up to find that the streets connecting the two sides of the city had been torn up.

• For twenty-eight years, the only way the people of East Germany could reach West Berlin was by attempting to escape across the wall.

• Germany functioned as a single country for more than seventy years.

• Germany was in the center of the two great World Wars in the twentieth century.

How does the author of "The Berlin Wall" support the point that there were many reasons why people in East Germany wanted to move to West Germany?

• by describing details of daily life in East and West Germany

• by contrasting the jobs and freedoms in East and West Germany

• by comparing life before and after East and West Germany were separated

• by stating where people could go once they left East Germany for West Germany

According to "The Berlin Wall," why did the victors of World War II divide Germany in half?

• They wanted Germany to be separated like Berlin.

• They wanted part of Germany to be just like the Soviet Union.

• They wanted to stop Germany from becoming powerful again.

• They wanted to return Germany to the way it was before World War I.

Which sentence from the "The Berlin Wall" states a fact that can be verified?

• East Berlin had become a prison.

• Its people worked hard at well-paying jobs.

• They could travel where they wanted and vote in free elections.

• By 1961, 2.5 million people had fled East Germany.

Read this dictionary entry.

major (noun) 1. a military officer above a captain 2. a field of study or subject that a student specializes in (adjective) 3. of great importance 4. of great risk; serious

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

According to "Tear Down This Wall!" why were the peace talks between Reagan and Gorbachev "historic"?

• They happened many years ago.

• They helped bring about great change in the world.

• They took place between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• They continued the word Reagan had begun as governor of California.

Which sentence should be included in the summary of "Tear Down This Wall!"

• The Berlin Wall was built at the end of World War II.

• Reagan and Gorbachev met several times between 1985 and 1988.

• During a trip to Berlin, Reagan asked Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

• Reagan's achievements made him a great president.

According to "The Berlin Wall," why did East Germans want to escape to West Germany?

• They wanted to follow their religious beliefs.

• They wanted to fly to the United States.

• They wanted to show support for President Reagan.

• They wanted freedom and economic opportunity.

What was President Reagan's main point in his "Tear Down This Wall!" speech?

• Freedom leads to economic success.

• Nothing is as important as world peace.

• Foreign news broadcasts are important.

• People in the West have false hopes.