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1.
How did Plato’s Theory of Forms most influence Christianity?
a)
It held that what is most real and most good is outside the physical realm.
b)
The theory described a cosmic conflict between ideal forms of good and evil.
c)
It held that the form of the good formed a trinity with ideal forms of knowledge and reason.
d)
The theory described Socratic reasoning as a means of redemption from sin
2.
How did Egypt’s geographical features most contribute to the stability of ancient Egyptian culture?
a)
The Nile River regularly and predictably flooded, irrigating crops.
b)
B. The expanse of the Nile River prevented Egyptians from settling elsewhere.
c)
C. The Valley of the Kings divided Upper Egypt from Lower Egypt.
d)
D. The Mediterranean Sea enabled contact between Egyptians and other ancient peoples.
3.
How does the prevalence of ziggurats in ancient Mesopotamia illustrate a central factor of Mesopotamian culture?
a)
A. Intended as lookouts, the number of ziggurats illustrates a Mesopotamian concern for security from invaders.
b)
B. Used for stargazing, the number of ziggurats shows how Mesopotamian culture depended on astrology.
c)
C. Dedicated to Mesopotamian rulers, the ziggurats illustrate the complete control Mesopotamian kings held over their subjects.
d)
D. Structures dedicated to gods, the ziggurats illustrate the importance of religion in Mesopotamian culture.
4.
4. Which of the following played the most influential role in the Spanish defeat of the Incas in the 16th century?
a)
A. The scarcity of roads in the Incan Empire prevented the Incas from easily defending their cities.
b)
B. Francisco Pizarro’s forces outnumbered the Incan warriors.
c)
C. The centralized power structure of the Incan Empire left the Incas vulnerable after Atahualpa was captured.
d)
D. New diseases introduced by the Spanish decimated the Incan army.
5.
5. How did Charlemagne’s coronation as Holy Roman Emperor influence European politics?
a)
A. It united much of Western Europe under a single ruler.
b)
B. It strengthened papal authority regarding the right of political leaders to rule.
c)
C. It made Catholicism the official religion throughout Charlemagne’s empire.
d)
D. It led to Charlemagne’s renunciation of conquest by force.
6.
6. In about 1428, the Mesoamerican city-states Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan formed a Triple Alliance. How did this influence Aztec history?
a)
A. Texcoco and Tlacopan secretly conspired against Tenochtitlan, using the Alliance as a front.
b)
B. Disagreements about strategy between the city-states weakened Aztec resistance to Spanish invaders.
c)
C. The alliance agreed that each city-state would offer a specific number of human sacrifices each year.
d)
D. The allied city-states joined forces to conquer other city-states, incorporating them into an Aztec Empire.
7.
7. Which statement best describes the feudal society of Western Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
A. Religious institutions owned most of the land and leased portions to vassals.
b)
B. Rulers granted land strictly on the basis of blood relationships.
c)
C. Rulers granted vassals land in exchange for military and political service.
d)
D. Feudalism shifted a spice-based economy to a land-based economy.
8.
8. Which statement best describes the role of the Catholic Church in medieval Western Europe?
a)
A. Powerful and wealthy, the Church was important to both poor and rich people.
b)
B. The Church concerned itself mainly with the poorer members of medieval society.
c)
C. Weakened by infighting about Church doctrine, the Church struggled to wield power.
d)
D. The Catholic Church served as a neutral force between competing political leaders.
9.
9. What effect did the Crusades have on Europe’s Jewish population?
a)
A. Entire European Jewish communities were killed during the First Crusade.
b)
B. Persecution of Jewish people declined as the Crusaders focused on Muslims.
c)
C. Most Jewish traders and merchants profited through Crusades-related business.
d)
D. To avoid persecution, some Jewish-only battalions fought in each Crusade.
10.
10. During the 15th century, Johann Gutenberg invented a printing press with moveable type. How did his invention influence science?
a)
A. It did not influence science; the printing of Gutenberg Bibles directed public attention away from science and toward reforming the Catholic Church.
b)
B. It led to scientific advances throughout Europe by spreading scientific knowledge.
c)
C. It influenced scientific advancement in Germany only, where Gutenberg’s press was based.
d)
D. It did not influence science; though texts with scientific knowledge were printed, distribution of these texts was limited
11.
Which immigrant
group was the largest Anglo immigrants in Texas?
a)
Russians
b)
Czechs
c)
Germans
d)
Italians
12.
Supply and
Demand=know what happens to price when supply is greater than demand or demand
is greater than supply.
When supply of a product is high, and demand is low, the price is usually low.
When supply of a product is low, and demand is high, price is usually high.
What happens when bird flu kills millions of chickens?
When supply of a product is high, and demand is low, the price is usually low.
When supply of a product is low, and demand is high, price is usually high.
What happens when bird flu kills millions of chickens?
a)
Prices remain stable.
b)
Prices increase as their are fewer chickens for sale.
c)
Prices fall as people are afraid to buy chicken products.
d)
Only chicken meat prices fall, not egg prices
13.
What event(s)
caused women to begin to enter the workforce in record numbers?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Invention of the washing machine and dryer
d)
World War I and World War II
14.
What is the
fastest growing population in Texas?
a)
Vietnamese
b)
Chinese
c)
Caucasions
d)
Hispanic
15.
In addition to being a leader of the civil rights movement, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Barbara Jordan also was?
a)
a hispanic farm labor union activist.
b)
from Tyler, Texas.
c)
Texas first republican governor since recontruction.
d)
the first African
female elected to Texas Senate after Reconstruction
16.
What two events
led to the Great Depression Era?
a)
High unemployment and banks closures
b)
Stock market crash, and the dust bowl
c)
Increased supply and demand
d)
Decreased supplies and more demand
17.
What does the Suffrage Movement refer to
a)
The right to suffer
b)
Freedmen's right to vote
c)
Women’s right
to vote
d)
Moving from a weak to a strong economy
18.
Which President had the plan of The New Deal?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
William Jennings Bryant
d)
Woodrow Wilson
19.
Who surrendered
at the Appomattox courthouse in 1865?
a)
U.S. Grant surrendered to the South
b)
Robert E. Lee surrendered for the South to the North
c)
George Patton surrendered to the North
d)
General Persing surrendered to the South
20.
What year did
the Civil War begin?
a)
1835
b)
1845
c)
1850
d)
1861
21.
What event is
marked as the start of the Civil War?
a)
Yankees firing on Charleston, SC.
b)
The firing on Fort Sumter in South Carolina by the rebels.
c)
The Battle of Gettysburg
d)
The first Battle of Bull Run
22.
What was the job
of the Buffalo Soldiers after the Civil War?
a)
To guard the
frontier and protect the settlers against Indians
b)
To kill off the buffalo and starve out the Indains.
c)
To seize the property of former plantation owners in the South
d)
Make sure every freed person got 40 acres and a mule
23.
Why did ranchers
have to drive their cattle from Texas to the north?
a)
People in the North ate more beef than Texans and needed more
b)
Pancho Villa was stealing all the Texas cattle
c)
They did not move the cattle up north.
d)
To meet up
with the railroads to get the cattle to market in the north and east.
24.
What had the
greatest impact on growth and urbanization in Texas in the mid to late 1800’s?
a)
The expansion of railroads in Texas
b)
New bearings for the stagecoach wheel
c)
Discovery of gold in West Texas
d)
Invention of concrete by Sam Houston's grandson
25.
What kind of
transportation helped the cattle industry to grow?
a)
Larger ships
b)
Railroads
c)
Airplane
d)
New canals were dug in Texas
26.
What year did
Texas adopt the state constitution that we are still using today?
a)
1492
b)
1876
c)
1836
d)
1861
27.
What was the 13th
Amendment?
a)
Abolished slavery
b)
Freed the slaves
c)
Gave citizenship to the slaves
d)
Suffrage for women
28.
What policy did
United States President James Polk support during his 1844 campaign?
a)
Alaskan Purchase
b)
Oil drilling
c)
Building the Erie Canal
d)
Manifest Destiny
29.
What impact did
“land-grabbing” such as the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 have on the United
States?
a)
Helped
fulfill the belief in Manifest Destiny
b)
Bankrupted the nation
c)
Caused Britain to attack the U.S.
d)
Caused France to attack the U.S.
30.
What happened as
a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
Mexico recognized the annexation of Texas by the U.S.
b)
The U.S. bought Louisiana from Mexico
c)
The U.S. paid for the Gadsden Purchase
d)
Mexico paid the U.S. 50 million dollars
31.
What was the
first state to secede from the Union?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Tennessee
32.
What invention
eventually led to the closing of the open range?
a)
Tractors
b)
Large steam ships
c)
The interstate highway system
d)
Barbed wire
33.
How do most
Texans contribute to the state’s educational system?
a)
By voting in school board elections
b)
By supporting their superintendent
c)
By paying
property taxes
d)
By buying lotto tickets
34.
What Supreme Court ruling ended segregation in schools?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Sweatt v. Painter
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Blue v. Panel of Education
35.
Who was a Texan who created a company that became a leading seller of personal computers?
a)
Howard Hughes Sr
b)
Michael Dell
c)
Mark Cuban
d)
Jack Kilby
36.
What was one of the effects of the Civil War on the home front?
a)
Women became more involved in the economy by producing food and clothing.
b)
Women got voting rights.
c)
Children began to commit acts of terror against over bearing teachers.
d)
People at home were starving so they decided to begin eating 7th graders.
37.
Why did white hunters kill the buffalo?
a)
Because the hunters were very hungry.
b)
To open up land for settlers coming from the East due to the Homestead Act.
c)
To force Native Americans unto reservations by destroying their food source.
d)
Because we all know that Buffalo are stupid and they were asking for it.
38.
What was the impact of oil on the Texas economy?
a)
Created new jobs and brought more income to Texans.
b)
It caused so many people to move to Texas that there were many jobless people.
c)
It caused people in Texas to start building automobile factories.
d)
It had no impact.
39.
What do trusts and monopolies do?
a)
Restrict free enterprise and raise prices
b)
Discriminate against certain people
c)
Make us like them and play old board games
d)
Help improve the economy
40.
What was one invention that allowed Texans to farm in dry West Texas?
a)
Electricity
b)
Windmill
c)
Steam capture widget
d)
Water sniffer
41.
Who was a Comanche leader who had a white mother, fought fiercely and learned to cooperate with the U.S.?
a)
Tecumseh
b)
Quanah Parker
c)
Chief Ten Rivers
d)
Sitting Bull
42.
How did Texas most contribute to WWII?
a)
Oil production
b)
Agriculture
c)
Cattle Ranching
d)
Coal Production
43.
Who was a Mexican-American who helped found the GI Bill?
a)
Henry Gonzalez
b)
Ramond Telles
c)
Hector P. Garcia
d)
Bob
44.
Why did the U.S. establish the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
a)
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957
b)
The desire to travel to Mars
c)
To better monitor the weather after the Galveston Hurricane
d)
Because who doesn't want to be an astronaut?
45.
Who was the first African American from the South elected to Congress?
a)
Oveta Culp Hobby
b)
Kay Bailey Hutchinson
c)
Barbara Jordan
d)
Mary Jane Watson
46.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine sighted the _____, a British passenger ship. Correctly suspecting that it carried weapons for the Allies, it fired on the liner. 1,198 passengers died, among them were 128 Americans.
a)
Lusitania
b)
Queen Anne
c)
HMS Hitler
d)
Titanic
47.
The _____ _____ was allegedly sent by Germany’s Foreign secretary to Mexico. It stated that Germany wanted Mexico to make an alliance with them and Mexico is to re-conquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico , and Arizona.
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Morse Telegram
c)
De Lome Letter
d)
Roosevelt Letter
48.
The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected freedom of speech because they
a)
allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged its authority.
b)
forced the repeal of the First Amendment.
c)
promoted biased ideas designed to sway people's thinking.
d)
forced restaurant owners to offer "liberty sandwiches" rather than "hamburgers."
49.
The tool by which business, labor, government, and American opinion were molded to fight was:
a)
Propaganda
b)
Conscription
c)
Neutrality
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
50.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
51.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose their homes because they couldn't pay for them. They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find. These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
52.
The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Grover Cleveland
53.
The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as:
a)
The time period in which African Americans joined the war effort during World War I
b)
A time period when African Americans came to the city to look for jobs
c)
A time period in which African Americans fought against the discrimination in New York City
d)
A time period where African Americans celebrated their culture and roots through music, art, and literature
54.
During The Great Migration, many southerners moved to big cities for what reason?
a)
to find more food
b)
because they didn't like growing cotton
c)
to find better jobs
d)
to get bigger homes
55.
6A- During the 1920s, Congress passed a series of immigration laws that were primarily designed to-
a)
increase immigration from Asia
b)
expand the workforce for the growing economy
c)
limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
d)
prohibit immigration from Latin America
56.
6A- During the first three decades of the 20th century, what was the main reason many African Americans left the South?
a)
The Dawes Act made free land available in the West.
b)
More factory jobs were available in the North.
c)
Many white landowners refused to accept them as sharecroppers
d)
Racial discrimination did not occur in the states outside the South.
57.
Who said this: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Joseph Stalin
58.
When a country limits things that people are allowed to buy in order to conserve them during a war this is called:
a)
rationing
b)
the Bracero Program
c)
war production
d)
selective service
59.
Who bombed Pearl Harbor
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
Canada
60.
The Marshall plan was intended to aid who?
a)
Russia
b)
Western Europe
c)
Cuba
d)
Both A and C
61.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960s?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
62.
Define ISIS
a)
International Society of Intervention System
b)
is the terrorist group that is known for kidnapping western journalists and aid workers as part of their tactics.
c)
a heavy military army that is located Russia
63.
What was Potosí?
a)
The standard Spanish coin
b)
A nickname for animal furs
c)
The city that was the site of the world's largest silver mine
d)
Native Americans involved in the fur trade
64.
Put theses events in order.
Atlantic Slave Trade, Black Death, Renaissance, Fall of Roman Empire
Atlantic Slave Trade, Black Death, Renaissance, Fall of Roman Empire
a)
Fall of Roman Empire, Black Death, Renaissance, Atlantic Slave Trade
b)
Fall of Roman Empire, Renaissance, Black Death, Atlantic Slave Trade
c)
Renaissance, Atlantic Slave Trade, Black Death, Fall of Roman Empire
d)
Atlantic Slave Trade, Black Death, Renaissance, Fall of Roman Empire
65.
Who were enslaved in the Atlantic Slave Trade
a)
People from Western Africa
b)
Prisoners of war
c)
Criminals
d)
All of the above
66.
Who were the daimyo?
a)
Feudal lords of Japan
b)
A west African kingdom
c)
Native Americans
d)
Slaves
67.
Who first controlled silver mines?
a)
The Spanish
b)
The Native Americans
c)
The Japanese
d)
The Chinese
68.
Which of the following would have benefitted the most from the Industrial Revolution ?
a)
Small landowners/farmers
b)
Aristocrats/Nobles
c)
Lower Working Class
d)
Middle Class Workers
69.
What area of manufacturing was the first to be industrialized?
a)
Textiles
b)
Transportation
c)
Railroads
d)
Shipbuilding
70.
Who was the “Prussian Chancellor who used wars to unify Germany between 1864-71, "Iron & Blood’”?
a)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Simon Bolivar
71.
Pride in one's own country (often leading to a desire for self-rule)
a)
imperialism
b)
militarism
c)
nationalism
d)
alliances
72.
What was the "spark" that ignited the "Powder Keg" of Europe and started WWI?
a)
The sinking of the USS Maine
b)
The use of animal grease on the ammunition
c)
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
d)
The bombing of Pearl-Harbor
73.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Entente Powers
74.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Great Britain, France, Russia and later the United States?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Axis Powers
c)
Triple Entente
d)
The Western Front
75.
What did soldiers in WWI usually fight from?
a)
tanks
b)
airplanes
c)
trenches
d)
ships
76.
Who is to blame for the war according to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Serbia
77.
This marks the official end of WWI
a)
Armistice day
b)
The Treaty or Berlin
c)
The Schlieffen Plan
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
78.
This underwater ship was used by Germany to destroy allied shipping and saw a greater unrestricted use against British and French ships.
a)
U-Boat
b)
Model T
c)
Panzer
d)
Nuclear Submarine
79.
What were the contents of the Zimmermann telegram?
a)
A United States warning against German invasion of Great Britain
b)
A U.S. proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany.
c)
A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the United States.
d)
A German offer to negotiate peace with the United States.
80.
Normandy beach was site of
a)
allied saving of French at dunkirk
b)
allied invasion of German occupied france
c)
Allied invasion of russia
d)
Japanese invasion of france
81.
Violating the treaty of Versailles, Hitler:
a)
built up the military
b)
put weapons in demilitarized (non military) zones
c)
built up his air force
d)
all of the above
82.
Benito Mussolini
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
83.
Stalin
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
84.
Adolf Hitler
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
85.
After WW2, the United States and Russia got into a competition, called the:
a)
Korean War
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cold War
d)
Persian Gulf War
86.
what was the advantage of heavy flooding of the Nile?
a)
Made soil fertile
b)
made fish easy to catch
c)
allowed more water per capita
d)
Katelyn and Grace could have fun on the River.
87.
what is a nilometer?
a)
tool used to measure flour
b)
tool used to measure crop usage
c)
tool used to calculate how many 3's Steph Curry makes.
d)
government officials use to measure the flooding of the Nile.
88.
The belief in many gods is called
a)
Reincarnation
b)
ethical monotheism. reincarnation.
c)
Polytheism
d)
The Eightfold Path.
89.
The Paleolithic Era is also known as
a)
Bronze Age
b)
Iron Age
c)
Old Stone Age
d)
Steel Age
90.
was made up of the city and the farm land around the city
a)
irrigation
b)
city-state
c)
ziggarut
d)
scribe
91.
During the Paleolithic age which of the following would have least likely happened?
a)
man developed stone plows and harnesses for oxen
b)
man migrated from origins in Africa throughout the world
c)
man lived by hunting and gathering
d)
men and women shared status and stayed with small groups
92.
Where is it believed that the Neolithic age began?
a)
in the Eastern Africa Great Rift valley
b)
in the Bering strait connecting Asia with North America
c)
in Southwest Asia along the Fertile Crescent
d)
in the Amazon Rainforest
93.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilization?
a)
Record keeping
b)
Advanced cities
c)
A large, standing army
d)
Division of labor
94.
What is considered the first civilization?
a)
Sumeria
b)
China
c)
Mayan
d)
Roman
95.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage Egypt had as a early civilization?
a)
The Nile flowed north
b)
The Nile flooded predictably every year, bringing good soil
c)
Deserts on the east and west protected Egypt from invaders
d)
The Mediterranean sea to the north prevented invasions
96.
The major cities in the Indus valley civilization were
a)
Ur
b)
Giza and Memphis
c)
Babylon
d)
Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro
97.
Which of the following would have been the most unique and different from the others?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Huang He
c)
Indus
d)
Nile
98.
The earliest form of writing was known as
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
cuneiform
c)
sanskrit
d)
dravidian
99.
The Mesopotamian empire known for using Iron were
a)
Akkadians
b)
Hittites
c)
Assyrians
d)
Persians
100.
The largest empire up to its time was known for its methods of management and tolerance.
a)
Akkadians
b)
Hittites
c)
Assyrians
d)
Persians
101.
What greek city-state was the first to use democratic governing?
a)
Athens
b)
Rome
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
102.
What was the political system where royalty grave land in exchange for loyalty, and those living off the land where in debt to the noble owners?
a)
oligarchy
b)
fedualism
c)
feudalism
d)
republic
103.
What was Alexander the Great’s legacy?
a)
The Socratic Seminar
b)
Hellenistic Culture
c)
Horse Drawn Carriages
d)
Being a world traveler
104.
What positive period of time came for Athens after they defeated the Persians?
a)
The Bronze Period
b)
The Good Times
c)
The Time of Gold
d)
The Golden Age
105.
Which philosopher was Plato’s most prestigious student, was recruited by the Macedonians, and created the scientific method?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Alexander
106.
Which prompted ancient Mesopotamians to construct irrigation systems during their transitions to agriculture?
a)
the cold climate
b)
the mountainous terrain
c)
the unpredictable flood cycle
d)
the favorable conditions for disease
107.
Which of these early activities of human civilization are listed in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order?
a)
farming, hunting, cooking food, gathering fruits and seeds
b)
hunting, farming, gathering fruits and seeds, cooking food
c)
gather fruits and seeds, hunting, cooking food, farming
d)
cooking food, hunting, farming, gathering fruits and seeds
108.
What is the basis for the spread of Islam?
a)
Islam stopped at the Mediterranean Sea
b)
Islam fella part after Muhammad's death
c)
Islam spread from Persia to Northern Africa
d)
Islam spread all the way from Spain to the east.
109.
What was the most important impact of agriculture?
a)
It prompted humans to domesticate animals to have pets
b)
It provided a solution to the widespread problem of famine
c)
It brought an end to competition between tribes for animals
d)
It land the groundwork for labor specialization and civilization
110.
Machiavelli's, The Prince, most likely encouraged Renaissance thinkers to examine which aspect of society?
a)
family
b)
religion
c)
government
d)
work
111.
Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Johannes Gutenberg
d)
Francis Drake
112.
Approximately how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
a)
all
b)
three quarters
c)
one half
d)
one third
113.
How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
a)
There was a renewed belief of feudalism
b)
Feudalism broke down, and new social classes arose
c)
The lords and vassals took control of the communities
d)
Fewer people were able to own land
114.
Which was the largest and most powerful kingdom in Medieval Africa?
a)
Ghana Empire
b)
Songhai Empire
c)
Mali Empire
d)
Akan Empire
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