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Praxis SS 5004

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following early colonial leaders advocated for religious freedom?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Adams

c)

John Locke

d)

James Madison

2.

Which of the following is the belief that people have the right to disobey the government if the government fails to protect their natural rights?

a)

Manifest destiny

b)

Social contract

c)

Conservatism

d)

Civil Rights

3.

Which of the following best describes the similarity between 16th century Latin America and 19th century Africa?

a)

Industrialization

b)

European colonialism

c)

Revolution

d)

Renaissance

4.

Pakistan and Bangladesh were formed from which British colony after it gained independence following World War II?

a)

India

b)

Cambodia

c)

Malaysia

d)

Kazakhstan

5.

Which of the following describes the trade routes of raw materials, manufactured goods, and slaves among Europe, Africa, and the United States?

a)

Intrastate trade

b)

Silk Road

c)

NAFTA

d)

Trade triangle

6.

Which of the following regions was once a prosperous civilization but has become a barren desert due to deforestation?

a)

Siberia

b)

Sahel

c)

Saskatchewan

d)

Sahara

7.

Which of the following is the process of cultivating crops on the sides of hills to maximize land area?

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Sustenance farming

c)

Terrace farming

d)

Commercial farming

8.

Which of the following inventions of the Industrial Revolution made it possible for factory workers to work longer hours?

a)

Henry Ford's assembly line

b)

Thomas Edison's lightbulb

c)

Eli Whitney's cotton gin

d)

Henry Bessemer's steel process

9.

Which of the following amendments to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

a)

The First Amendment

b)

The Fourth Amendment

c)

The Thirteen Amendment

d)

The Nineteenth Amendment

10.

What purpose did the Articles of Confederation serve?

a)

To establish the first constitution of the United States

b)

To declare independence from Great Britain

c)

For the southern states to secede from the Union

d)

To strengthen the central government

11.

The United States and Great Britain signed which of the following documents to end the War of 1812?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of Ghent

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

Oregon Treaty

12.

Which of the following triggered the Space Race?

a)

Sputnik satellite

b)

First woman in space

c)

First moon landing

d)

International space station

13.

Which of the following nations built the irrigation system that caused the desertification of the Aral Sea?

a)

Egypt

b)

Japan

c)

United States

d)

Soviet Union

14.

Which of the following refers to the social movement in the late 19th and 20th centuries that focused on women's suffrage?

a)

First-wave of feminism

b)

Second-wave of feminism

c)

Militant feminism

d)

Third-wave of feminism

15.

Which of the following was a catalyst for the energy crisis in the 1970's?

a)

United States support to Israel

b)

Soviet Union support to the United States

c)

Decreased consumption of fossil fuels

d)

Increased trade with OPEC

16.

Prior to the end of the War of 1812, which of the following is true?

a)

Native American tribes did not support British troops in fighting the American colonists.

b)

France refused to trade with Britain and the American colonists.

c)

Russia dominated trade while the French, British, and American colonists were fighting wars with each other.

d)

The British provided protection for Native Americans in resisting the American colonists from settling in present-day Indiana.

17.

Which of the following is the most significant development in ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Farming

b)

Transportation

c)

Writing

d)

Irrigation

18.

Which of the following civilizations was best known for its complex aqueduct systems?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Pangea

d)

Ancient Rome

19.

Which Mesoamerican civilization built the Pyramid of the Sun?

a)

Inca

b)

Teotihuacan

c)

Aztec

d)

Olmec

20.

Which of the following types of economies supports advances in technology?

a)

Market

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Traditional

21.

Which of the following consists of a group of people that has a prominent ethnicity different from the surrounding community?

a)

An embassy

b)

An ethnic enclave

c)

A religious community

d)

A linguistic community

22.

Which of the following is an example of an archipelago?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Great Plains

d)

Hawaiian Islands

23.

Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution because of which of the following reasons?

a)

It lacked a bill of rights.

b)

It lacked the ability to trade independently with other nations.

c)

It gave too much power to the states

d)

It did not include an executive branch.

24.

Following the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson ordered which of the following tasks to be completed?

a)

Implementation of the Indian removal process

b)

Reconstitution of the southern states

c)

Exploration of the new territory

d)

Initiation of the first U.S. census

25.

Using the map, which county is at 60 degrees N, 120 degrees E?

a)

Russia

b)

South Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Canada

26.

Which of the following is an example of absolute advantage?

a)

When a country produces goods at a lower opportunity cost than its competitors

b)

When a country specializes in the product they are most efficient at producing and trades for products that other countries are most efficient at producing

c)

When a country has an economic surplus and its trading partner has an economic shortage

d)

When a country only exports products and does not import products

27.

Which of the following was established to restrict monopolies?

a)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

b)

Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

Federal Reserve Act

d)

Securities Exchange Act

28.

Which of the following restricted the First Amendment, specifically the freedom of speech?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Schenck v. United States

c)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

29.

Which of the following terms refers to a sense of identity and perception of societal norms?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Competition

c)

Cooperation

d)

Socialization

30.

Which of the following developments helped increase agriculture during the western expansion?

a)

Irrigation from dams

b)

Crop rotation

c)

Terrace farming

d)

Desalination of seawater

31.

Which of the following is true of voter turnout in the United States?

a)

Fewer people vote in general elections than in primary elections.

b)

More people vote in presidential elections than in midterm elections.

c)

More people vote in local elections than in presidential elections.

d)

More independents vote in presidential elections than democrats and republicans combined.

32.

Demand for a product sharply decreases. As a result, companies produce less of the product. What happens to the equilibrium price and quantity?

a)

Quantity increases; price increases.

b)

Quantity increases; price is indeterminate.

c)

Quantity increases; price decreases.

d)

Quantity decreases; price is indeterminate.

33.

Which of the following is attributed to Henry Ford's assembly line?

a)

Increased wages

b)

Reduced migrant workers

c)

Increased production

d)

Reduced workplace accidents

34.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

People moved away from urban areas to rural and suburban areas.

b)

Immigrant workforce increased in factories.

c)

Government Regulators provided protection for workers.

d)

Environmental activists pushed big business toward conversation.

35.

Which of the following is a characteristic of early 18th century America?

a)

Dependence on trade with France and Great Britain

b)

Dependence on trade with Italy and Germany

c)

Independent from trade with Europe

d)

Dependence on trade within the colonies

36.

Which of the following states would be most affected by the Mississippi River flooding?

a)

Utah

b)

Texas

c)

Washington

d)

Louisiana

37.

What is Thomas Jefferson advocating for in the following quote? It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.

a)

Due process

b)

Crime and punishment

c)

Civic duty to understand the law

d)

Extrasition

38.

What did Andrew Carnegie use the Bessemer steel process for?

a)

Railroads

b)

Canals

c)

Irrigation Systems

d)

Assembly line

39.

Which of the following characteristics best describes President Coolidge's approach to economics in the 1920's?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Democratic

d)

Collaborative

40.

Which of the following describes the duty of the judicial branch of U.S. governemnt?

a)

Makes law

b)

Enforces laws

c)

Interprets laws

d)

Implements policy

41.

Which entity of U.S. government has the power to declare war?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

House of Representatives

d)

The President

42.

Which term is used to describe the study of folklore, linguistics, and ethnology?

a)

Physical anthropology

b)

Biology

c)

Cultural anthropology

d)

Civics

43.

Which region of the world had the highest population at the beginning of the 21st century?

a)

North and South America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

44.

How did the U.S. government ensure resources were available during WWII?

a)

Central Planning

b)

Eminent domain

c)

Market economy

d)

Mix economy

45.

Which of the following best describes the similarities between 18th century America and 20th century Africa?

a)

Industrialization

b)

European colonialism

c)

Revolution

d)

Renaissance

46.

Which of the following strategies was used during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Colonialism

b)

Containment

c)

Imperialism

d)

Proliferation

47.

Which of the following terms is used to describe agriculture where large parcels of land are cultivated using machinery rather than manual labor?

a)

Extensive farming

b)

Intensive farming

c)

Sustenance farming

d)

Pastoral farming

48.

Which of the following types of power generation creates the most greenhouse gasses?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Wind

c)

Hydro

d)

Coal

49.

Which of the following is the type of economic policy where the government regulates the price of goods and services?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Mix-Market

c)

Socialism

d)

Competition

50.

Which of the following best exemplifies the concept of manifest destiny?

a)

Westward expansion in the United States

b)

Scramble for Africa

c)

Internment camps of Japanese-Americans

d)

Decolonization of India

51.

The idea that students can reach higher-level goals if their basic human needs are realized describes which of the following theories?

a)

Piaget's stages of cognitive development

b)

Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

c)

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

d)

Vygotsky's zone of proximal development

52.

Which of the following mountain ranges passes through Argentina and Chile?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Andes

c)

Alps

d)

Rockies

53.

Why would the Federal Reserve increase interest rates?

a)

To boost the economy out of a recession

b)

To increase lending by banks

c)

To mitigate a rapid expansion of the economy

d)

To increase inflation

54.

Which of the concepts describes a government structure where powers not explicitly granted to the federal government are delegated to state governments?

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of power

c)

Representative democracy

d)

Liberalism

55.

Which of the following religions is practiced in East Asia and focuses on the Four Noble Truths?

a)

Islam

b)

Catholicism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddism