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Unit 3: Comprehension Check

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Freedom to own the factors of production, subsidized transportation services, and involuntary spending and investments are all examples of:

a)

market economies

b)

command economies

c)

mixed economies

d)

traditional economies

2.

The Treaty of Versailles brought an end to:

a)

The French Revolution

b)

World War II

c)

The American Revolution

d)

World War I

3.

Which of these is usually true in nations with a market economy?

a)

Consumers have little choice in the types of goods they may buy.

b)

Workers are restricted by the government from changing jobs.

c)

Most farms are owned and operated by the government.

d)

Businesses that are inefficient risk going out of business.

4.

One of the contributing factors in the _____ was an unequal distribution of wealth.

Which term or phrase BEST completes this sentence?

a)

Creation of the United Nations

b)

End of the Cold War

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Great Depression

5.

In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed MAINLY because:

a)

a civil war erupted in the southern republics.

b)

key Soviet leaders were assassinated.

c)

years of economic stagnation left it far behind Western and Asian countries.

d)

the United States was a better country and capitalism ruled the world.

6.

An economy in which the market and the government both play an important role in determining the production and consumption of goods is called a:

a)

mixed economy

b)

traditional economy

c)

subsistence economy

d)

command economy

7.

· No clear separation of governmental powers.

· Head of government is usually a Prime Minister.

· Head of state is often a King or Queen.

· Examples are the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Australia.

This is a description of what type of government system?

a)

parliamentary

b)

autocratic

c)

oligarchic

d)

presidential

8.

Most Europeans speak ___ languages.

a)

Indo-European

b)

English-based

c)

Romance

d)

Mediterranean

9.

France, the United Kingdom, and Spain are three examples of unitary states. This means that each country is:

a)

governed as an autocracy, with a single leader creating all of the laws of the country.

b)

governed by a President and a Legislative branch.

c)

governed constitutionally as one single entity, with one constitutionally created

legislature.

d)

governed by a small committee of elite planners.

10.

Which statement describes one advantage of a market economy?

a)

The government owns the productive resources.

b)

Nonproductive resources are rewarded.

c)

A large bureaucracy is required to make economic decisions.

d)

A high degree of individual freedom is offered.

11.

In Russia, the President serves a six year term, and takes office upon winning a majority of the popular vote.

Based on this sentence, you can classify Russia's political system as being a:

a)

parliamentary democracy.

b)

totalitarian dictatorship.

c)

constitutional monarchy.

d)

presidential democracy.

12.

“The Holocaust” of World War II generally refers to the:

a)

bombing of the interior regions of Germany by Allied bombers.

b)

planned murder of Jews, gypsies, communists, and others by the German government.

c)

treatment of Chinese people by Japan in the late 1930s.

d)

internment of Japanese-Americans in the United Stated during World War II.

13.

Which of these countries uses an alphabet that is most UNLIKE the English alphabet?

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

France

14.

What do the economic system of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia have in common?

a)

All are examples of pure command economies.

b)

All are examples of mixed economies that are mostly market economies with some

elements of command economies.

c)

All are examples of pure market economies.

d)

All are examples of mixed economies that are mostly command economies with some

elements of market economies.

15.

"Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves. The Gestapo is treating them very roughly and transporting them in cattle cars to Westerbork, the big camp in Drenthe to which they're sending all the Jews....If it's that bad in Holland, what must it be like in those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them? We assume that most of them are being murdered. The English radio says they're being gassed."

- Diary of a Young Girl (1947), entry dated April 11, 1944

The quote is referring to what period in history?

a)

The Holocaust

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Russian Revolution

d)

World War I

16.

Which of these European countries had a government in the 1930s and early 1940s that was autocratic?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

4

d)

2

17.

When one describes Christianity as monotheistic they mean,

a)

that Christians believe in one God.

b)

that Christians have many Gods.

c)

that Christians believe in only one Savior.

d)

that Christians believe in one country

18.

What is the MOST common form of government system in Europe?

a)

ologarchy

b)

parliamentary

c)

autocracy

d)

presidential

19.

Which of these is a way in which Christianity is different from Judaism?

a)

Jews believe in the Trinity Doctrine.

b)

Jewish prophets are not in the Bible.

c)

Christians believe Jesus to be the Messiah.

d)

Christianity is monotheistic.

20.

One of the main reasons for massive inflation in Germany following World War I was:

a)

Germany's reparations payments to the victorious Allies.

b)

the repeated revolutions in their African colonies in the 1920s.

c)

its reliance on Japan for imports of gas and coal.

d)

Hitler's invasion of the Rhineland and Czechoslovakia.

21.

Which statement BEST describes the economy of the United Kingdom (U.K)?

a)

The. U.S. is the world’s leader in exporting of coal and natural gas.

b)

The U.K. must import all of its oil, coal, and natural gas.

c)

The U.K.’s geography provides it with all of the natural resources it needs.

d)

The U.K. must import many raw materials used in manufacturing.

22.

Which of the following explanations would reflect a country with a mixed economy?

a)

a combination of privately owned industry and government control.

b)

prices and wages are solely regulated by a country’s government.

c)

prices and wages are determined by the laws of supply and demand rather than being

regulated by a country’s government.

d)

a country’s distribution of resources is based on inheritance.

23.

Communism and socialism are usually found in what type of economic system?

a)

pure market

b)

command

c)

traditional

d)

mixed market

24.

The popularity of the Nazi Party grew in Germany because:

a)

the Spanish Civil War had shown that communists could successfully take control if not

monitored.

b)

people were in despair following the loss of the war, the Great Depression, and the

ineffectiveness of the Weimar government.

c)

Italian leader Benito Mussolini had sent troops to Germany to train the Nazis and instruct

Hitler on how to take power.

d)

it had been declared illegal following World War I and Germans resented the ban.

25.

Compare and contrast these two forms of government:

- Autocracy

- Democracy

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