Praxis Practice Test #2

What was the earliest written language in Mesopotamia?

• Sumerian

• Elamite

• Akkadian

• Aramaic

During which of these periods were pyramids NOT built in Egypt?

• The Old Kingdom

• The Middle Kingdom

• The New Kingdom

• The Third Dynasty

Which of the following is NOT true about the Crusades?

• Their purpose was for European rulers to retake the Middle East from Muslims.

• The Crusades succeeded at European kings' goal of reclaiming the "holy land."

• The Crusades accelerated the already incipient decline of the Byzantine Empire.

• Egypt saw a return as a major Middle Eastern power as a result of the Crusades.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Italian Renaissance?

• The Black Death killed one third of the population of Europe.

• The lower classes benefited from the need for laborers.

• The middle classes developed from a need for services.

• The upper classes invested in banks.

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding assumptions of mercantilism?

• The money and the wealth of a nation are identical properties.

• In order to prosper, a nation should try to increase its imports.

• In order to prosper, a nation should try to increase its exports.

• Economic protectionism by national governments is advisable.

Which of the following is NOT true about the English Civil Wars between 1641 and 1651?

• These wars all were waged between Royalists and Parliamentarians.

• The outcome of this series of civil wars was victory for Parliament.

• These wars legalized Parliament's consent as requisite to monarchy.

• Two of the wars in this time involved supporters of King Charles I.

Which of the following is NOT considered among the causes of the French Revolution?

• Famines causing malnutrition and starvation

• War debt, court spending, and a bad monetary system

• Resentment against the Catholic Church's rule

• Resentment against the Protestant Reformation

Which statement best describes the role played by the French economy in causing the 1789 French Revolution?

• France's very large national debt led to heavy tax burdens on the French peasantry.

• Nearly sixty percent of annual national expenditures financed luxuries for the French nobility.

• Reforms in the guild system allowed many peasants to rise to the middle class.

• The king's attempt to curtail free trade led skilled journeymen to rebel against the monarchy.

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the end of the First World War?

• The Treaty of Versailles brought peace among all countries involved in the war.

• The Treaty of Versailles contained a clause for establishing the United Nations.

• President Woodrow Wilson had proposed forming a coalition of world nations.

• President Wilson succeeded in getting the USA to ratify the League of Nations.

How did Russia's participation in World War I influence the Russian Revolution?

• Civilian suffering and military setbacks served as a catalyst for revolutionary forces.

• Nicholas II capitalized on battlefield successes to temporarily silence critics.

• The government eased laws banning collective action by factory workers to appease social discontent about the war.

• Anti-government protesters temporarily ceased protesting to show patriotism in a difficult war.