Sample Test Questions Flashcards
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This branch of geography is the science that deals with geographic patterns of species distribution and the processes that result is in patterns. What branch and sub-field of geography does this explain?
A) Physical Geography - Biogeography B) Human Geography - Geosophy C) Human Geography - Social Geography D) Physical Geography - Geomorphology E) Human Geography - Regional Geography
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A) Physical Geography - Biogeography
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Who benefited most from the Reconstruction?
A) Northerners B) Southerners C) African Americans D) European Immigrants E) Whites
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C) African Americans
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Which of the following is most likely a primary group?
A) Quilting Clubs B) Sports Team C) Family D) Alcoholics Anonymous E) Both A and B
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C) Family
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America declared war on Britain in 1812 due to what event(s)?
A) embargo act
B) the seizure of thousands of American sailors, restraints on neutral trade, and the alliance and military support of Indians blocking American settlement of the northwest
C) Treaty of Ghent
D) seizure of American sailors, the Treaty of Ghent and the embargo act
E) wars between Britain and France, in which both countries had repeatedly violated the rights of Americans
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B) the seizure of thousands of American sailors, restraints on neutral trade, and the alliance and military support of Indians blocking American settlement of the northwest
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Who is credited for the concept of social contracts?
A) Thomas Malthus B) Montesquieu C) Plato D) Adam Smith E) John Locke
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E) John Locke
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What was the outcome of the Mexican American war, and the effects it had on the institution of the United States of America?
A) upon the beneficial win of the Mexican American war America gained after the Mexican territory
B) the aftermath of the Mexican American war was favorable to America as it gave them the command in the region of Texas joining the American union
C) the Mexican American war gained the region of California and the respect of the nation
D) upon the beneficial win of the Mexican American war America gained 3/4 of the Mexican territory
E) the aftermath of the Mexican American war was favorable to the American people who gained the lands of New Mexico, Nevada and California
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A) upon the beneficial win of the Mexican American war America gained after the Mexican territory
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Although this war was long and killed thousands of soldiers it brought unity to American Society and the most accomplished humanitarian improvement. What war was it in what was the humanitarian improvement that was made?
A) the War of 1812. Once Britain lost the war they allowed thousands of captured sailors to be released and they repeated all trade embargoes
B) the American Civil war. Southerner nationalism was completely abolished allowing unity of the States and all forms of slavery had been completely eliminated
C) World War One. The German, Austro Hungarian, and Russian empires ceased to exist
D) World War Two. Britain, France, Germany, and Japan ceased to have great powers in the traditional military sense
E) the Mexican American war. The win over the Mexican American war offered America more land for westward expansion that included three non slaveholding states
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B) the American Civil war. Southerner nationalism was completely abolished allowing unity of the States and all forms of slavery had been completely eliminated
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Who were the most targeted during the Zoot Suit Riots?
A) Chinese B) Whites C) Mexican Americans D) Japanese E) Irish
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C) Mexican Americans
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Which three amendments were implemented after the aftermath of the American Civil War?
A) the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments B) the 11th, 12th, and 13th amendments C) the 14th, 15th and 16th amendments D) the 12th, 13th, and 14th amendments E) the 15th, 16th, and 17th amendments
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A) the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
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How many times does the sun pass over the equator in a given year?
A) 2 B) 4 C) 12 D) 365 E) None of the above
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A) 2
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At the commencement of the American Civil War, seven states seceded. Name those states in order of secede date.
A) Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina and Texas
B) Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia
C) South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas and Virginia
D) South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
E) South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Arkansas
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D) South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
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How were the great lakes formed?
A) They were man made
B) Volcanic Activity
C) Glaciers carved the land and then melted into the water that eventually filled them
D) An earthquake caused the rivers to flow into the area which eventually filled the lake
E) Great lakes are just a myth
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C) Glaciers carved the land and then melted into the water that eventually filled them
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This method of voting compares every option pair-wise with every other option, one at a time, and an option that defeats every other option is the winner. Which method of voting is described?
A) Bloc voting B) Condorcet voting C) Ranked voting D) Binary voting E) Rated voting
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B) Condorcet voting
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Which of the following did President William Taft NOT do after his presidency?
A) Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School
B) President of the American Bar Association
C) International Arbitration
D) Appointed 10th Chief justice
E) Died of heart disease and blood pressure complications
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E) Died of heart disease and blood pressure complications
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire were disintegrated due to what major American event?
A) World War I B) The War of 1812 C) World War II D) The War of Independence E) The Compromise of 1850.
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A) World War 1
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When did progressive tax begin?
A) 1932 B) 1986 C) 2001 D) 1945 E) 1993
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B) 1986
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Although many different aspects, combined with time and incidents, caused World War I many individuals had plenty of their own opinions. Who was the President during that time and his opinion of what caused World War I?
A) President Woodrow Wilson. He and others blamed the war on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
B) President William Howard Taft. He blamed the war on the militarist ide ology, which is the doctrinal view of society being best served when people of the militaries concepts govern it.
C) President William Howard Taft. He and others blamed the war on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
D) President Warren G. Harding. He blamed the war on the militarist ideology, which is the doctrinal view of society being best served when people of the militaries concepts govern it.
E) President Woodrow Wilson. He blamed the war on the militarist ideology,
which is the doctrinal view of society being best served when people of the
militaries concepts govern it.
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E) President Woodrow Wilson. He blamed the war on the militarist ideology,
which is the doctrinal view of society being best served when people of the
militaries concepts govern it.
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Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Paris Peace Conference?
A) To deal with the defeat powers of WWI B) To set the peace terms for Germany C) To reshape the map of Europe D) To set the peace terms for Germany's allies E) To create the League of Nations
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E) To create the League of Nations
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The panic of 1893 can be greatly contributed to which of the following?
A) The Sherman Silver Purchase Act
B) The McKinley Tariff and the Brand-Allison Act
C) The Bland-Allison act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
D) The Brand-Allison Act
E) The Sherman Silver Purchase Act and the McKinley Tariff
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E) The Sherman Silver Purchase Act and the McKinley Tariff
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Henry David Thoreau was known as
A) A romantic B) A dark romantic C) A transcendentalist D) A creator of lithographs E) None of the above
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C) A transcendentalist
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If you were a member of this group in the mid-1900’s you would have goals that included preventing war through collective security, attempting to settle disputes between countries by negotiations, and to improve a more global welfare of humanity. Which group would you have been a member of?
A) The Ku Klux Klan, organized in the 1920’s.
B) The League of Nations formed in 1919
C) The US Securities Commission established in 1934
D) The National Industrial Recovery Act, founded in 1933
E) The Federal Emergency Relief Administration, created in 1932
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B) The League of Nations formed in 1919
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Federalism is the process by which each citizen is under
A) The authority of a central national government.
B) The authority of a regional state government.
C) The authority of a local city government.
D) The authority of both a national and state government.
E) The authority of both a national and city government.
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D) The authority of both a national and state government.
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How did the role of women change during World War II, also known as the “Rosie the Riveter” phenomenon?
A) Women were required to join the armed forces as military nurses to aid in the injured soldiers.
B) Women offered nursing services throughout the duration of World War II.
C) Women joined the labor workforce in factories and other positions that men normally held.
D) The majority of women assumed their household positions to keep the soldiers moral and drive up to come home from the war.
E) Women established military hospitals and homeless shelters for families who lost their fathers and husbands during the war.
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C) Women joined the labor workforce in factories and other positions that men normally held.
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Social psychology, sociology and anthropology have what in common?
A) They all study how people live and work in groups and communities.
B) They were all founded by Freud.
C) They are all in the same college major.
D) They require accreditation to work in.
E) None of the above
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A) They all study how people live and work in groups and communities.
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Established during World War II, what was the responsibility of the Civilian Air Patrol?
A) Civilians were trained to be air traffic controllers to aid in the tack off and landing of fighter pilots.
B) Civilians were taught to be lookout on the top of fighter ships that were located on the Pacific Ocean.
C) Spotters were trained to watch for approaching enemy aircraft in towers along the coastlines and border towns.
D) Pilots were trained to be wingmen for air pilots, offer support and watch for enemy aircrafts.
E) A civilian acted as spies in varies locations throughout the world.
C) Spotters were trained to watch for approaching enemy aircraft in towers along the coastlines and border towns.
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Which of the following is NOT true of Roman slaves?
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A) They had no rights
B) They had legal standing in the court
C) They could never be free
D) They were cruel
E) None of the above
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C) They could never be free
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark legislature that was indicted into law on July 2, 1964. What were the major implications of the Civil Rights Act?
A) It protested against the discrimination of individuals based on their race, color, or national origin in voting and employment only.
B) It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in voting, employment, and all public services, including transportation and public schooling.
C) It outlawed discrimination based on sex in voting, employment, and public services, including transportation and public schooling.
D) It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in voting, employment, and public services, excluding transportation and public schooling.
E) It protested against the discrimination of individuals based on their race, color, sex, or national origin in employment and public services only.
B) It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in voting, employment, and all public services, including transportation and public schooling.
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Approximately what percentage of Europe was wiped out by the Bubonic plague?
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A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 33%
D) 42%
E) 50%
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C) 33%
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If you are a part of a union that "defends and preserves the individual rights and liberties of every person in the United States of America by its own constitution and laws governing it," you are most likely in the...
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A) Union Network International
B) American Defense Union
C) American Civil Liberties Union
D) The Universal Defense Union
E) International Union
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C) American Civil Liberties Union
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A group of people with similar backgrounds and culture would be a(n)
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A) Race
B) Nationality
C) Ethnicity
D) Primary group
E) None of the above
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C) Ethnicity
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President John F Kennedy's stay in office was noted with his famous speech, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." How many days, altogether, did President Kennedy serve as the President of the United States before his assassination?
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A) 1,000 days
B) 1,500 days
C) 900 days
D) 1,200 days
E) 950 days
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A) 1,000 days
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Cultural and logistic divisions between East and West Europe initially became divided due to what issue(s)?
A) Issues of the Alliances and Axes powers of World War II.
B) Greek speaking eastern lands and the western territories that adopted as their common language.
C) History of the European empire and the future state of Europe.
D) Differences in the German reunifications.
E) Political and economical differences.
B) Greek speaking eastern lands and the western territories that adopted as their common language.
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The borders of Western Europe were largely defined by what two major events?
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A) The Civil War and World War I
B) The Cold War and the Civil War
C) World War I and World War II
D) The Civil War and World War II
E) World War II and the Cold War
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E) World War II and the Cold War
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How does a government make up for a budget deficit?
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A) Borrowing more money
B) Issuing bonds
C) Lowering taxes
D) Decreasing the budget for federal aid programs
E) None of the above
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B) Issuing bonds
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A difficult barrier to overcome in middle-eastern culture was the on slot of multiple languages, which were the two widely spoken languages in the Middle East?
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A) Arabic and Persian
B) Azeri and Greek
C) Armenian and Greek
D) Kurdish and Turkish
E) Hebrew and Turkish
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A) Arabic and Persian
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During the Greek Dark ages there was very little contact, foreign trade or written or spoken communication coming from Mycenaean civilization in the 11th century BC. Before the Greek Dark ages Mycenaean wrote using Linear B, after the Dark Ages what writing system did Mycenaean use?
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A) Lemnos Style
B) Old Italic
C) Syllabary
D) Hellenism
E) Alphabets of Asia Minor
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C) Syllabary
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Which of the following is NOT true of the Virginia Resolution at the Constitutional Convention?
A) It proposed that the government be divided into three different branches.
B) It proposed that all representatives be elected by the people.
C) It replaced the Articles of Confederation.
D) It was written by James Madison.
E) It proposed two houses of Congress with representation in one determined by population and the other with equal numbers of representatives from each state.
E) It proposed two houses of Congress with representation in one determined by population and the other with equal numbers of representatives from each state.
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What is a Japanese shogun?
A) A weapon similar to a sword
B) The chief military commander.
C) A soldier
D) A robe only worn on special occasions
E) A tent
B) The chief military commander.
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The Roman Empire was the superpower of the known Western World, which was weakened by what conflict?
A) Between the time of Augustus and the fall of the Western Empire.
B) The conflict between Gaius Marius and Sulla and the civil war of Julius Caesar against Pompey and Marcus Brutus.
C) The Battle of Actium.
D) The Batavian Rebellion.
E) The Battle of Carrhae.
B) The conflict between Gaius Marius and Sulla and the civil war of Julius Caesar against Pompey and Marcus Brutus.
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What is the divine right of kings?
A) Kings have the right to choose their successor
B) Kings were given their power by the people
C) Kings were intended by God to rule from a throne
D) Kings were intended by God to rule over the people
E) Kings were intended by God to rule the world
D) Kings were intended by God to rule over the people
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Napoleonic Era, beginning in the early 1800's, began a series of liberal nationalism in Western Europe, which lead to the rise of
A) The Age of Liberalism
B) The European Revolution
C) Democratic systems.
D) The Nazi Party
E) The Bolshevik Revolution
C) Democratic systems.
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Two main concerns over voting rights continue to plague Washington DC, are those two voting concerns?
A) The voting rights of mentally challenged and wounded veterans
B) The voting concern over the youngest voters and being uneducated over the issues and the candidates.
C) The voting rights of the disabled and of those whose primary language English.
D) The voting rights over foreigners and aliens.
E) The voting rights for senior citizens and those of the volunteers working the voting booths.
C) The voting rights of the disabled and of those whose primary language English.
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What is ascribed status?
A) The social status ones parent chooses at birth.
B) The social status a person takes on voluntarily that reflects both personal ability and merit.
C) The social status one can achieve.
D) The social status one is assigned at birth.
E) The set of rights that comes with ones social status.
D) The social status one is assigned at birth.
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The age of ______ was known as the time after World War 11 when Europe had a strong desire to rebuild and prevent another World War. It was the age whet Western Europe and Eastern Europe united under the European Economic Com munity and signed the Treaty of Rome. This age was known as what?
A) The age of the Union of Europe
B) The age of the European Union
C) The age of the United Europe
D) The age of European Economics
E) The age of Europe's Union
B) The age of the European Union
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When were all 50 states ratified?
A) 1912
B) 1945
C) 1920
D) 1965
E) 1959
E) 1959
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Who was the ample mind behind the admission and introduction of the European Union?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Robert Shuman
C) Grand Admiral Karl Donitz
D) Charles D. Gaulle
E) King Vittorio Emanuele III
A) Winston Churchill
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The Writ of Habeas Corpus helps uphold which amendment of the constitution?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 12
D) 15
E) 18
B) 5
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The Roman Empire contributed a variety of practices and inventions that have served the world and are currently in use today. What are the top three practices that were created or offered by the Roman Empire that are currently in common practice today?
A) Christianity, cement and aspect of modern architecture
B) The calendar, Christianity, and cement
C) The calendar, cement and modern architecture
D) The calendar, Christianity, and aspects of modern architecture
E) Christianity, cement and roads
D) The calendar, Christianity, and aspects of modern architecture
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Which of the following was a political book written in the 1500s?
A) The Kings Men
B) Ode to Joy
C) Leaves of Grass
D) The Prince
E) None of the above
D) The Prince
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Due to the culture of living in tight quarters with domesticated animals and fowl, the epidemics of smallpox, typhus, influenza, diphtheria, and measles killed be tween 10 to 112 million Indonesians and were introduced to the Americans by which culture?
A) Europeans
B) French
C) Brazilians
D) Indonesians
E) Portuguese
A) Europeans
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Which of the following regulated colonization in trade with Africa?
A) League of Nations.
B) Paris Peace Conference
C) Berlin Conference
D) United Nations Conference
E) None of the above
C) Berlin Conference
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The Mediterranean Sea separates Europe from what other continent?
A) Greece
B) Turkey
C) Africa
D) Asia
E) Italy
C) Africa
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The beginning of the Westward expansion in 1830 could specifically be attributed to what major event in the US?
A) The American Civil War
B) The Trail of Tears
C) The Treaty of New Echota
D) The Treaty of Ghent
E) The Indian Removal Act
E) The Indian Removal Act
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54) What is meant by the phrase "the world is getting smaller”?
A) The world's circumference shrinks by an average of 1 mile per year.
B) Modern communication and technology has made travel and intercontinental operations more feasible and common.
C) As scientists discover more about the universe, the world is viewed as increasingly insignificant.
D) Technology has reached a high point and cannot advance. Because of this, people's dreams and aspirations are not as high as they used to be.
E) None of the above
B) Modern communication and technology has made travel and intercontinental operations more feasible and common.
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55) The Congress in Vienna was a conference between major powers of Europe and the Austrian statesman for the purpose of what?
A) To instill the Christian values of charity and peace from the Europeans to the Australians.
B) To organize an alliance between the two countries after the defeat of France.
C) To uphold the settlement following the Napoleonic wars.
D) To prepare a treaty that would give Europe the power to use Australian lands in exchange for European aid.
E) To redraw the continents political map after the defeat of Napoleonic France.
E) To redraw the continents political map after the defeat of Napoleonic France.
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56) Who claimed American land for England?
A) Ferdinand Magellan
B) John Cabot
C) Hernando de Soto
D) Sir John Hawkins
E) Sir Walter Raleigh
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B) John Cabot
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57) The period between the death of Alexander the Great and the annexation of the Greek peninsula and the Islands by Rome were considered as what time period?
A) The late antiquity
B) Ancient Rome
C) The fall of Rome
D) The Hellenistic period
E) The middle ages
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D) The Hellenistic period
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58) What is a Congressional Committee?
A) A Congressional subgroup which focuses on a specific issue.
B) The name used to refer to a meeting of Congress as a whole.
C) A group of a few people who attempt to sway votes a certain way.
D) A group which meets to decide nominations for people to run for Congress.
E) None of the above
A) A Congressional subgroup which focuses on a specific issue.
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59) The term “English Renaissance” refers to, by many historians, a cultural movement in England, between the 1500's and 1600's, that was heavily influenced by, what?
A) The European Renaissance
B) The Roman Renaissance
C) The Italian Renaissance
D) The French Renaissance
E) The Greek Renaissance
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C) The Italian Renaissance
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60) What is Gandhi associated with?
A) Peace
B) Violence
C) The United Nations
D) Hate
E) Love
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A) Peace
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61) The earliest period in the history of the world, which based on scientific evidence through genetics and the study of fossils places the Homo sapiens in Africa around 200,000 BP is called what?
A) Paleolithic period
B) Millennia
C) Mesolithic period
D) Pleistocene
E) Epipaleolithic
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A) Paleolithic period
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62) Which one of the following authors was NOT a transcendentalist?
A) Ralph Waldo Emerson
B) Edgar Allen Poe
C) Henry David Thoreau
D) Margaret Fuller
E) Walt Whitman
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B) Edgar Allen Poe
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63) Agriculture has been a major contribution to civilization and mankind, when was
the first recording of agriculture, known as the agricultural revolution?
A) 4000 BC
B) 2700 BC
C) 5000 BC
D) 9500 BC
E) 6000 BC
D) 9500 BC
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64) Which of the following believed in a collective unconscious that holds universal human memories?
A) Alfred Kinsey
B) Carl Jung
C) B. F. Skinner
D) Carl Rogers
E) Ivan Pavlov
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B) Carl Jung
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65) The first religious beliefs were notably traced to the Neolithic people when it commonly consisted of the worship of the sun and moon. Yet, the earliest surviving produced scripture was produced by whom?
A) The Egyptians
B) The Kassites
C) The Inca
D) The Sumerians
E) The Azilian
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A) The Egyptians
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67) The “Great Society” goal of eliminating poverty and racial injustice characterized which president?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Teddy Roosevelt
C) Franklin D Roosevelt
D) Lyndon Johnson
E) Dwight D Eisenhower
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D) Lyndon Johnson
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68) Although the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon made the first, undisputed, sighting of Australia in 1606, it was not claimed until 1770 by James Cook. What country did he claim the land for?
A) France
B) Southeast Asia
C) Europe
D) Britain
E) Rome
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D) Britain
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69) The Trans-Saharan were trade routes where important trades took place between the eighth century and late sixteenth century, using caravans of Arabian Camels through the Sahara desert. With whom did West Africa use the Trans-Saharan to trade?
A) The Mediterranean countries
B) The European countries
C) The Ottoman Empire
D) The Roman Empire
E) Spain
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A) The Mediterranean countries
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70) Which of the following is NOT one of the United Nations four main purposes?
A) To keep peace throughout the world
B) To develop friendly relations among nations
C) To stop the production of all weapons of mass destruction
D) To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, conquer hunger, disease, and illiteracy
E) To be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations
C) To stop the production of all weapons of mass destruction
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71) Throughout South America, the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay were overthrown or displaced by what dictatorship?
A) The U.S.-aligned military
B) The Russian military
C) European military alliance
D) Chinese military
E) Britain military
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A) The U.S.-aligned military
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72) What were the black codes?
A) Unofficial laws enacted right after the civil war that limited the rights and civil liberties of blacks.
B) official laws enacted right after the civil war that granted rights and liberties to the blacks.
C) The name by which the Jim Crow laws were known in the south.
D) Codes enacted after the civil war that made it illegal to discriminate based on ones color.
E) A set of laws the dictated the labor rate for blacks,
A) Unofficial laws enacted right after the civil war that limited the rights and civil liberties of blacks.
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73) According to Hinduism, which describes a sannayasin?
A) A person who has disavowed any worldly goods in order to life a life of asceticism and seek moksha.
B) The person who uses the Ayurvedic technique to heal illnesses and preserve life.
C) A person who has achieved a oneness of the mind and senses and abandoned all states of existence through Yoga.
D) The person who finds a balance between worldly pleasures and spiritual desires.
E) None of the above
A) A person who has disavowed any worldly goods in order to life a life of asceticism and seek moksha.
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74) This theory of economics relates preferences to consumer demands. What economic theory does this portray?
A) Endogenous growth theory
B) Consumer theory
C) Efficient markets theory
D) Contract theory
E) Production theory basics
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B) Consumer theory
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75) What is psychology?
A) Psychology is the scientific study of the characteristics of mental illness. Psychology is the scientific study of the emotional, social and interpersonal success of humanity.
C) Psychology is the scientific study of the mental process and behavior.
D) Psychology is the scientific study of the evaluation and improvement of mental illness.
E) Psychology is the scientific study of how cognitive and psychological processes affect the human mind.
C) Psychology is the scientific study of the mental process and behavior.
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76) Which of the following is China's main export?
A) Coffee
B) Diamonds
C) Iron and steel
D) Foodstuffs
E) None of the above
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C) Iron and steel
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77) If you belong to a contemporary political party in the United States and your party supports lowered taxes and a limited government in economically challenged areas and your party is more socially conservative and economically libertarian then the others what party do you belong to?
A) Republican Party
B) Democratic Party
C) Farmer-Labor Party
D) Populist Party
E) Socialist Party
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A) Republican Party
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78) With sociology being the study of society and human social interaction, what are the main/basic aspects of sociology, as the nature of sociology?
A) Public sociology, social research, sociological theory, and sociological practice.
B) Social action, social status, social control, and social change.
C) Popular culture, ideology, social research, and sociological theory.
D) Socialization, exploitation, social classes, and sustainable development.
E) Social research, socialization, social change, and social control.
A) Public sociology, social research, sociological theory, and sociological practice.
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79) The Open Door policy related to trade between the United States and
A) China
B) Japan
C) Britain
D) Australia
E) Indonesia
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A) China
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80) Which of the following best describes the beliefs Thomas Malthus?
A) A good society is one in which the truly wise people are the rulers.
B) The existence of society is what makes governments necessary, not the other way around.
C) If the world was run based on capitalist precepts, there would be no need for government.
D) Eventually the world will run out of resources because population grows exponentially and resources grow geometrically.
E) None of the above
D) Eventually the world will run out of resources because population grows exponentially and resources grow geometrically.
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81) The third voting rights movement in the 1960's concentrated on advancing the voting age to twenty-one from eighteen, centered on the young boy's who were drafted to fight in a war were ineligible to vote for the leaders who were sending them off to fight. Requiring all states to lower the voting age, which amendment was this?
A) The twenty-first
B) The twenty-fifth
C) The twenty-fourth
D) The twenty-sixth
E) The twenty-third
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D) The twenty-sixth
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82) Which of the following is the process of removing an ethnic group from a geographical area by violent and illegal means?
A) Ethnic cleansing
B) Civil war
C) Discrimination
D) Civil disobedience
E) None of the above
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A) Ethnic cleansing
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83) What was the freedom bus ride?
A) A group of people who rode various forms of transportation throughout the northern U.S. to test their rights granted by the Boynton v. Virginia Supreme court decision.
B) The first group of people to ride a bus from the southern border of the country to the northern border.
C) A bus that rode right after the civil war informing the country that the blacks were free.
D) A group of people who rode various forms of transportation throughout the southern U.S. to test their rights granted by the Boynton v. Virginia Supreme court decision.
E) A free bus that would take voters to the polls.
D) A group of people who rode various forms of transportation throughout the southern U.S. to test their rights granted by the Boynton v. Virginia Supreme court decision.
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84) The original Olympic Games began in what year and in what country?
A) 776 BC in Athens, Greece
B) 776 BC in Olympia, Greece
C) 676 BC in Athens, Greece
D) 776 BC in Sparta, Greece
E) 676 BC in Olympia, Greece
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B) 776 BC in Olympia, Greece
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85) The middle ages formed the middle period in a graphic division of European history into three ages. Name those three ages.
A) The classical civilization of antiquity, the medieval times and the middle ages.
B) The classical civilization of antiquity, the middle ages and the modern times.
C) The middle ages, modern times and the renaissance era.
D) The classical civilization of antiquity, the renaissance era and the modern times.
E) The medieval times, the middle ages and the modern times.
B) The classical civilization of antiquity, the middle ages and the modern times.
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86) As a definition of American governing ideology, American schools teach three major political inscriptions throughout the school's structures. What are those three inscriptions?
A) The Constitution, Pledge of Allegiance, and the Bill of Rights.
B) The Articles of Confederation, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
C) The Pledge of Allegiance, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
D) The Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence.
E) The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Political Agenda.
D) The Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence.
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87) The Bay of Pigs
A) Was successful in overthrowing Cuba
B) Was successful in overthrowing Japan
C) Was unsuccessful
D) Was about farm territory
E) Was linked to socialism military trained Cuban exiles back on the island to over throw Castro's regime.
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C) Was unsuccessful
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88) After the American Civil war, blacks were given the right to vote, however barriers were implemented including a literacy clause that prevented anyone from voting who could not read or write. A clause was implemented that allowed il- legitimate whites to vote, what was the clause and the format of the clause?
A) The “Choice of Law" clause allowed any lawmaker or civil service to choose whether to allow the vote of white's who did not pass the literacy test, which they were most likely allowed to vote.
B) The “Exclusion Clause” exempted the white race from the barriers of the literacy test.
C) The “Grandfather Clause" waived literacy requirements if one's grandfather was qualified to vote.
D) The “Privileges Clause" waived the literacy requirements if the individual's family and the individual born within the United States, although if this applied to a person of color they sometimes traced it back three or four generations.
E) The “Salvatorius Clause" exempted the right for whites from the literacy tests.
C) The “Grandfather Clause" waived literacy requirements if one's grandfather was qualified to vote.
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89) When an adult experiences a trauma and begins to suck their thumb, this is known as
A) Displacement
B) Regression
C) Sublimation
D) Identification
E) None of the above
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B) Regression
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90) Theories of political behavior attempt to explain a person's voting influence and political ideology, with both long-term and short-term voting behaviors. Under these theories what are the short-term factors that effect voting behavior in the United States?
A) The media and the impact of individual issues.
B) The campaign debate and campaign commercials.
C) The individual's teachers, or other educational authority figures and peers.
D) The individual's family members and the moral goals and family values of
E) The Individuals neighborhood and the candidate's agenda on community improvements the candidate.
A) The media and the impact of individual issues.
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91) According to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, who should be the rulers in a good society?
A) The truly wise people
B) The most experienced people
C) The wealthiest people
D) The most intimidating people
E) None of the above
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A) The truly wise people
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92) International relations theories provide a conceptual model of the analyzing of international relations, with five major theories that are most prevalent. Name those five theories.
A) Idealism, Marxism, Socialism, Nationalism, and Realism
B) Realism, Nationalism, Socialism, Functionalism, and Critical Theory
C) Socialism, Nationalism, Critical Theory, Functionalism, and Anarchism
D) Socialism, Realism, Communitarianism, Anarchism, and Nationalism
E) Realism, Idealism, Marxism, Critical Theory, and Functionalism
E) Realism, Idealism, Marxism, Critical Theory, and Functionalism
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93) Copernicus and Galileo relate to what field?
A) Geology
B) Biology
C) Anthropology
D) Psychology
E) Astronomy
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E) Astronomy
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94) This theory suggests that the nature of democracy means that democratic countries will not go to war with each other, unless under extreme just cause, but instead have a mutual trust and respect is known as what theory?
A) The Democratic Peace Theory
B) The Explanatory Political Theory
C) The Democracy Peace Theory
D) The Explanatory Peace Theory
E) The Democratic Political Theory
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A) The Democratic Peace Theory
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95) The quote “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth,” by Henry David Thoreau is characteristic of
A) Transcendentalism
B) Utopianism
C) Deism
D) Abolitionism
E) Both A and D
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A) Transcendentalism
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96) A foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military and a political policy of economics nationalism is called what?
A) Leninism
B) Luxemburgism
C) Democratic capitalism
D) Isolationism
E) Internationalism
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D) Isolationism
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97) Which of the following is NOT true of the Renaissance?
A) It centered on a revival of Greek and Roman knowledge.
B) It had a more optimistic view of cities than was held in the Middle Ages.
C) Humanist beliefs flourished during the Renaissance.
D) Art during the Renaissance became more realistic and focused on human beauty.
E) All of the above are true.
E) All of the above are true.
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98) Which of the following best defines cultural relativism?
A) An individual should not be judged based on their culture.
B) An individual's belief and actions should be understood by others of that individual's culture.
C) An individual's belief and actions should be understood by others because of that individual's culture.
D) An individual should decide for themselves their own culture to be a part of.
E) None of the above.
C) An individual's belief and actions should be understood by others because of that individual's culture.
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99) This multi-winner method of voting gives voters fewer votes then the number of seats to be decided. What method of voting is explained?
A) Bloc voting
B) Cumulative voting
C) Rated voting
D) Ranked voting
E) Limited voting
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C) Rated voting
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100) Which of the following individuals was a strong advocate in encouraging many of Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
A) Phyllis Schlafly
B) C. Wright Mills
C) Voltaire
D) Frances Perkins
E) None of the above
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D) Frances Perkins
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101) In this Sociology theory it is believed that social process should be studied in terms of cause and effect using the scientific method. Name this theory.
A) Social Positivism
B) Social Constructionism
C) Interpretative Sociology
D) Social System Paradigm
E) Conflict Theory
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A) Social Positivism
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102) In 1838-1839, Cherokee Indians faced hunger, disease and death due to which event?
A) Smallpox
B) King Philip's War
C) Trail of Tears
D) The Seminole War
E) The Sand Creek Massacre
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C) Trail of Tears
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103) What is the basic concept of the sociology theory of Social Contructionism?
A) A sociological theory is an attempt to reconcile the theoretical split of social systems such as agency/structure, subjective/objective, and micro/macro perspectives.
B) A sociological theory that sees society as made up of inter-dependent sections that work together to fulfill the functions necessary for the survival of society as a whole.
C) A sociological study on dialectical idealism that focuses on the non-physical and psychological revolution.
D) A sociological theory of knowledge that considers how social phenomena develops in distinct social contexts.
E) A sociological theory that attempts to explain social institutions as a means to fill biological needs.
D) A sociological theory of knowledge that considers how social phenomena develops in distinct social contexts.
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104) If you are studying Ethnomethodology what will your focus of study be on?
A) The social connection and interactions of individuals in a virtual setting, such as chat rooms and online message boards.
B) The ways people make sense of their world, display their understanding to others and the shared order in which people live.
C) The study of conflict between social classes and the opposing ideology of those classes.
D) The aspects of social interactions within group settings and the dynamics of individuals' perception of self.
E) The ways environment and the media effect social change and alienation.
B) The ways people make sense of their world, display their understanding to others and the shared order in which people live.
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105) Which of the following is a depressant and is linked to depression?
A) PCP
B) Alcohol
C) Sugar
D) Saccharine
E) None of the above
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B) Alcohol
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106) The three main modern sociological theories include:
A) Systems theory, Postmodernism, and Conflict Theory.
B) Functionalism, Structural Functionalism, and Symbolic Interactionism.
C) Postmodernism, Systems Theory and Conflict Theory.
D) Marxism, Phenomenology, and Symbolic Interactionism.
E) Conflict Theory, Structural Functionalism, and Symbolic Interactionism.
E) Conflict Theory, Structural Functionalism, and Symbolic Interactionism.
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107) During what time period were the Marlboro Man and M&M's created?
A) 1940 - 1955
B) 1980 - 1995
C) 2000 - 2003
D) 1600 - 1615
E) 1910 - 1924
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A) 1940 - 1955
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108) Which three other fields of social sciences have greatly influenced and shared in a great amount of history and common research interest with sociology?
A) Political Science, Linguistics, and Anthropology
B) Psychology, Anthropology, and Economics
C) Linguistics, Economics, and Psychology
D) Geography, Political Science, and Economics
E) Psychology, Political Science, and Anthropology
B) Psychology, Anthropology, and Economics
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109) Which Sociology method are you using if the information you are obtaining takes an extended period of time, ranging from a few months to years, to collect and you monitor a specific group of people?
A) Case studies
B) Historical research
C) Participant observation
D) Interviewing
E) Survey research
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C) Participant observation
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110) This sub-field of physical geography is the study of landforms, including their origin and the evolution process, and the processes that shape them. Which sub-field of physical geography is depicted?
A) Geomorphology
B) Biogeography
C) Geodesy
D) Pedology
E) Glaciology
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A) Geomorphology
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111) How has the Internet affected the research and study of sociology?
A) It has offered a new form of research, communication and tools for the study of sociology
B) The internet has made available more powerful research tools and visual aids in the concept of understanding sociology better.
C) The internet has allowed sociologists to compare with other sociologists studies and theories for further accuracy of sociology.
D) It has given sociologists a variety of aspects for the continued study of sociology through a variety of mediums.
E) It has given sociologist a broader and more comprehensive research tool and a productive way of using discussion platforms, by using online questionnaires as apposed to paper questionnaires.
E) It has given sociologist a broader and more comprehensive research tool and a productive way of using discussion platforms, by using online questionnaires as apposed to paper questionnaires.
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112) The study of how social behavior and organization has been influenced by evolution and other biological processes is?
A) Applied sociology
B) Sociobiology
C) Sociolinguistics
D) Social psychology
E) Comparative sociology
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B) Sociobiology
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113) The study of both healthy individuals and patients who have suffered from a brain injury or a mental illness is what method of psychological research?
A) Longitudinal studies
B) Neuropsychological method
C) Computational modeling
D) Action research
E) Controlled experiments
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B) Neuropsychological method
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114) Psychology describes and attempts to explain consciousness, behavior and what?
A) Social interaction
B) The nervous system
C) The mental process
D) The brain
E) Relationships
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A) Social interaction
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115) If you study the nature of psychopathology and its causes, having this knowledge applied to clinical psychology for treating patients with psychological disorders you are studying what?
A) Personality psychology
B) Social psychology
C) Abnormal psychology
D) Cognitive psychology
E) Comparative psychology
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C) Abnormal psychology
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116) What is the interface between psychology and forensic psychology?
A) All psychological services in the study of physical stimulation is forensic psychology, senses is the interface.
B) All psychological services in the occupational fields are forensic psychology, workplace issues is the interface.
C) All psychological services in experimental manipulation is forensic psychology, evidence based practice is the interface.
D) All psychological services in perceptions and feelings are forensic psychology, emotions are the interface.
E) All psychological services performed for the legal community is forensic psychology, the law is the interface.
E) All psychological services performed for the legal community is forensic psychology, the law is the interface.
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117) This field of research psychology involves the application of statistical analysis to psychological research and the development of statistical approaches for measuring and explaining human behavior. What form of research psychology is explained?
A) Social psychology
B) Quantitative psychology
C) Comparative psychology
D) Cognitive psychology
E) Developmental psychology
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B) Quantitative psychology
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118) What is the difference between applied psychology and research psychology?
A) Applied psychology studies the behavior of the mentally ill, while research psychology studies the behavior of individuals who have psychological problems.
B) Applied psychology uses more controlled experiments of research while research psychology uses the neuropsychological methods.
C) In applied psychology research is used in an applied setting, while in research psychology the research is only used in an academic setting.
D) Applied psychology is more driven towards the actions of patients, while research psychology is more driven toward the emotions of patients.
E) Applied psychology is motivated by the personal change for the future of patients, while research psychology is motivated by the personal change from the past.
C) In applied psychology research is used in an applied setting, while in research psychology the research is only used in an academic setting.
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119) The Berlin Conference of 1884 was called for the purpose of
A) Establishing boundaries between Middle Eastern nations
B) Partitioning the remaining unclaimed lands of Africa
C) Ending the conflicts of WWI
D) Establishing fair trade practices between European nations and China
E) None of the above
B) Partitioning the remaining unclaimed lands of Africa
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120) This research method has merged in recent years to become a significant method of intervention, development and change within groups and communities. What research method is described?
A) Experimental study
B) Correlational research
C) Cross-sectional study
D) Participatory action research.
E) Longitudinal study
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D) Participatory action research.
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120) This research method has merged in recent years to become a significant method of intervention, development and change within groups and communities. What research method is described?
A) Experimental study
B) Correlational research
C) Cross-sectional study
D) Participatory action research.
E) Longitudinal study
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D) Participatory action research.
121
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121) This form of psychology examines the internal mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language. What form of psychology does this depict?
A) Developmental psychology
B) Cognitive psychology
C) Social psychology
D) Emotion psychology
E) Personality psychology
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B) Cognitive psychology
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122) Structuration theory identifies three types of structures in social systems: Signification, which produces meaning through organized language, Legitimation, which produces a moral order through naturalization in societal norms, values and standards and what? Please name and explain the third type of structure.
A) Justification, which produces the order of judgment in a societal fashion.
B) Ramification, which produces the order of social practice through space and time.
C) Domination, which produces power that originates through the control of resources.
D) Socialization, which produces a sequence of proportioned social interactions.
E) Determination, which produces the power struggle of individual purpose.
C) Domination, which produces power that originates through the control of resources.
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123) Specialized techniques are used in the field of economics; they include mathematical economics, econometrics, and computational economics. What is one other important technique used, which summarizes economic activity?
A) Agent-based computational economics
B) Microeconomics
C) National accounting
D) Computer calculations
E) Neoclassical economics
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C) National accounting
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124) What is the study of economics?
A) The study of the investment market and how that affects the economy of the country.
B) The study of capitalism.
C) The study on how to satisfy unlimited wants with limited resources.
D) The study on the financial structure of businesses and the nation.
E) The study of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
E) The study of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
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125) A branch of economics that studies how individuals, households and firms make decisions to allocate limited resources, normally in a market where goods and services are being bought and sold, is called what?
A) Microeconomics
B) Positive economics
C) Mainstream economics
D) Macroeconomics
E) Normative economics
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A) Microeconomics
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126) The three main concerns of political philosophy include; the political economy by which property rights are defined and access to capital is regulated, the demands of justice in distribution and punishment, and what other concern?
A) Cultural and gender debates as it relates to politics.
B) The rights and freedoms by which it should protect.
C) The various forms of political behavior and political organizations.
D) The theology of the government and political views.
E) The rules of truth and evidence that determine judgments in the law.
E) The rules of truth and evidence that determine judgments in the law.
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127) Recently economic theory has moved toward the study of economic fluctuation rather than _______________, yet some economists continue to use the phrase for convenient shorthand. What phrase is this referring to?
A) Commodity markets
B) Event study
C) Business cycle
D) Economic policy
E) Production theory basics
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C) Business cycle
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128) What is the name for the Jewish Holiday which is celebrated as the Day of Atonement?
A) Yom Kippur
B) Lag BaOmer
C) Tzom Gedalia
D) Rosh Hashanah
E) None of the above
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A) Yom Kippur
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129) This term is used to describe, in fiscal value, the total yearly flow of goods and services in the economy of the nation. What is the term?
A) Environmental finance
B) Investment-specific technological progress
C) Gross National Product
D) Homogeneous products
E) Evolutionary economics
C) Gross National Product
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130) Which branch of economics attempts to answer the following questions: How the prices of financial assets are determined, the effects of a company's methods of financing its operations, and what portfolio of assets should an investor have to meet his objectives?
A) Public finance
B) Industrial organization
C) Institutional economics
D) Financial economics
E) Development economics
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D) Financial economics
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131) The branch of economics that incorporates valued judgments about what the economy should be like or what particular policy action should be recommended to achieve a desirable goal is what?
A) Mainstream economics
B) Normative economics
C) Positive economics
D) Heterodox economics
E) Microeconomics
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B) Normative economics
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132) What is the focus of positive economics and how does it differ from other branches of economics?
A) It focuses on the people, institutions, and their relationships to resources. Positive economics describes the affects of money and supply growth whereas others also instruct on what policy should be followed.
B) It focuses on how individuals, households and firms make decisions regarding limited resources. Positive economics describes the affects of money and supply growth whereas others also instruct on what policy should be followed.
C) It focuses on the methods of promoting economical growth. Positive economics describes money and supply affect the nation whereas others also instruct on what policy should be followed.
D) It focuses on the performance, structure and behavior of the economy as a whole. Positive economics describes what policy should be implemented whereas others describe the affects of certain policies.
E) It focuses on the cause and effect of relationships and the testing of economic theories. Positive economics describes the affects of money and supply growth whereas others also instruct on what policy should be followed.
E) It focuses on the cause and effect of relationships and the testing of economic theories. Positive economics describes the affects of money and supply growth whereas others also instruct on what policy should be followed.
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133) The Keynesian economic perspective advocates which of the following to cure a struggling economy?
A) Wait and the problem will work itself out eventually
B) Elect an entirely new set of government officials
C) Increase the amount of government spending
D) Decrease taxes
E) Both C and D
E) Both C and D
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134) Unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany is what spurred US engagement in which war?
A) War of 1812
B) Spanish-American War
C) German Conflict of 1898
D) WWI
E) WWII
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D) WWI
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135) The first Gothic Cathedral in France was
A) Notre Dame Cathedral
B) Basilica of St. Denis
C) Salisbury Cathedral
D) Lyon Cathedral
E) Church of Saint-Maclou
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B) Basilica of St. Denis
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136) The method of political science used for obtaining evidence of casual effects by evaluating the varying forms of government in the world, and the states they govern, would be considered?
A) International relations
B) Foreign policy analysis
C) Comparative government
D) Comparative environments
E) Foreign policy doctrine
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C) Comparative government
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137) Explain the study and process of human geography.
A) This branch of geography describes the various aspects of interactions between humans and the natural world.
B) This branch of geography studies the areas of high populations with a concentration of infrastructures and the interactions of human behavior.
C) This branch of geography focuses on the study of patterns and processes that shape human interaction with various environments.
D) This branch of geography studies the impact of security and the prosperity of the nations and human behavior to each.
E) This branch of geography studies Earth's geography and its relationship with economic development.
C) This branch of geography focuses on the study of patterns and processes that shape human interaction with various environments.
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138) Voltaire was one of the great minds of which historic period?
A) Enlightenment
B) Renaissance
C) Dark Ages
D) Classical
E) Neoclassical
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A) Enlightenment
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139) In this method of geography it deals with quantitative data analysis specifically the application of statistical methodology to the exploration of geographic phenomena. Which method of geography would this be considered?
A) Epidemiology
B) Remote sensing
C) Ethnographical
D) Geographic qualitative method
E) Geostatistics
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E) Geostatistics
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140) Geographers use four interrelated approaches to geographical techniques. Name those four approaches.
A) Systematic, geostatistics, regional and descriptive
B) Systematic, ethnography, geostatistics and cartography
C) Systematic, regional, descriptive and analytical
D) Systematic, cartography, descriptive and analytical
E) Systematic, remotes sensing, cartography and analytical
C) Systematic, regional, descriptive and analytical
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141) The two major fields that economics are divided into are?
A) Neoclassical economics and experimental economics
B) Institutional economics and international economics
C) Labor economics and public finance
D) Economic geography and economics of security
E) Microeconomics and macroeconomics
E) Microeconomics and macroeconomics
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142) Explain the study of palaeogeography, often called paleogeography, and the branch of geography that it stems from.
A) Palaeogeography is the study of the region and of all its shape and sizes across the earth. It is a sub-field of human geography.
B) Palaeogeography is the study of inland waters including their biology, physical geological, chemical and hydrological aspects. It is a sub-field of physical geography.
C) Palaeogeography is the study of the measurement and representation of the Earth, its gravitational field and other geodynamic phenomena. It is a sub-field physical geography.
D) Palaeogeography is the study of ancient geological environments of the Earths surface. It is a sub-field of physical geography.
E) None of the above
D) Palaeogeography is the study of ancient geological environments of the Earths surface. It is a sub-field of physical geography.
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143) The study of marking maps is known as
A) Cartography
B) Geography
C) Strategic geography
D) Anthropology
E) Thermography
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A) Cartography
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144) The primary way in which governments fund deficit spending is
A) Corporate securities
B) Tax credits
C) Printing money
D) Bonds
E) None of the above
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D) Bonds
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145) Phyllis Schlafly is known for her opposition to the
A) Platt Amendment
B) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
C) Equal Rights Amendment
D) Civil Rights Act
E) Teller Amendment
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C) Equal Rights Amendment
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146) This branch of geography focuses on geography as an earth science. It attempts to understand the features of the Earth and its environment. Which branch of geography does this represent?
A) Environmental geography
B) Earth science
C) Human geography
D) Geomatics
E) Physical geography
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E) Physical geography
147
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147) This field of anthropology studies the contemporary distribution and the form of artifacts, with the intention of understanding ancient populations, development of human social organization and relationships in population. What form of Anthropology does this describe?
A) Forensic anthropology
B) Archaeology
C) Medical anthropology
D) Primatology
E) Human and population genetics
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B) Archaeology
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148) This very significant and famous anthropologist played a key role in organizing the American Anthropological Association, wrote an important book, The Mind of Primitive Man, which would dominate American anthropology for the fifteen years, and also brought noteworthy change and theories to cultural anthropology, linguistics, and physical anthropology. Who is this significant figure in anthropology?
A) Bronislaw Malinowski
B) E.B. Tylor
C) George Mercer Dawson
D) Franz Boas
E) Margaret Mead
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D) Franz Boas
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149) This study of the Earth's geography and its relationships with economic development is closely related to economic geography and development economics. Which sub-field of geography does this depict?
A) Development geography
B) Political geography
C) Strategic geography
D) Social geography
E) Cultural geography
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A) Development geography
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150) This field of anthropology is the investigation of the culture and social organizations of a particular cultural group. Which field of anthropology does this explain?
A) Socio-cultural anthropology
B) Ethnic anthropology
C) Anthropology of religion
D) Psychological anthropology
E) Social anthropology
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A) Socio-cultural anthropology
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151) The first hominids lived in the grasslands of which continent?
A) North America
B) Asia
C) Australia
D) Europe
E) Africa
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E) Africa
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152) What was Paul of Tarsus' originally intending to do when he reached Da- mascus?
A) Worship at the Temple
B) Arrest members of the Christ-worshipping church
C) Convert people to Christianity
D) Receive communion
E) None of the above
B) Arrest members of the Christ-worshipping church
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153) Which value is not Taoist?
A) Formal education
B) Simplicity
C) Spontaneity
D) Appreciation of nature's movements
E) None of the above
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A) Formal education
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154) During which holiday does Islam require fasting?
A) Al-Hijira
B) Ramadan
C) Hajj
D) Aid al-Haddah
E) None of the above
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B) Ramadan
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156) Which of these groups was the most liberal thinking in Ancient China?
A) Xunzi
B) Taoists
C) Reformers
D) Confucians
E) None of the above
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B) Taoists
156
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157) Christians use this term that refers to the Second coming of Jesus Christ
A) Messiah
B) Revelation
C) Rapture
D) Liturgy
E) None of the above
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C) Rapture
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158) Ralph Waldo Emerson was known as
A) A romantic
B) A dark romantic
C) A transcendentalist
D) A creator of lithographs
E) None of the above
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C) A transcendentalist
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159) Jews traditionally hang this item in a doorway which contains a scroll of parchment containing the opening lines of the shema in order to remember their religious obligation to God.
A) Tephllin
B) Tallit
C) Kippah
D) Mezuzah
E) None of the above
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D) Mezuzah
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160) Each field of anthropology draws from a variety of sub-fields for research, study and methods, which related fields does linguistics anthropology, which seeks to understand the process of human communication, draw from?
A) Ethnic studies, cultural studies, anthropology of media, historical linguistics, and discourse analysis.
B) Cultural studies, anthropology of media, cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics and narrative linguistics.
C) Sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, semiotics, discourse analysis, and narrative analysis.
D) Cultural anthropology, social anthropology, cognitive linguistics, narrative linguistics and sociolinguistics.
E) Narrative linguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, cognitive linguistics, and narrative analysis.
C) Sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, semiotics, discourse analysis, and narrative analysis.
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161) Which religion believes that there is only one God and Mohammad is his prophet?
A) Islam
B) Christianity
C) Judaism
D) Hinduism
E) Taoism
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A) Islam
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162) The ability of an individual to tie their shoes with little conscious thought is a result of which type of memory?
A) Procedural memory
B) Explicit memory
C) Sensory memory
D) Long-term memory
E) Episodic memory
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A) Procedural memory
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163) Which of the following is NOT a category of long-term memory?
A) Procedural memory
B) Declarative memory
C) Implicit memory
D) Sensory memory
E) Explicit memory
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D) Sensory memory
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164) If an individual faces extreme anxiety over leaving their home, they may have
A) Agliophobia
B) Arachnophobia
C) Agoraphobia
D) Claustrophobia
E) Mysophobia
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C) Agoraphobia
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165) Which of the following terms BEST describes Kurdistan?
A) State
B) Nation-state
C) Cultural anomaly
D) City-state
E) Stateless nation
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E) Stateless nation
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165) Which of the following terms BEST describes Kurdistan?
A) State
B) Nation-state
C) Cultural anomaly
D) City-state
E) Stateless nation
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E) Stateless nation
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166) The case of McCulloch v. Maryland established the right of Congress to
A) Impose a draft
B) Charter a bank
C) Tax state banks
D) Establish school systems
E) None of the above
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B) Charter a bank
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167) If a person has the opinion that "all foreign food is gross,” they could be described as having which perspective?
A) Biodidactic
B) Cultural relativist
C) Egotistical
D) Racist
E) Ethnocentric
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E) Ethnocentric
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168) Which of the following BEST describes cultural relativism?
A) All cultures are related because they derive from a single source.
B) Cultures should be judged relative to the culture an individual is a part of.
C) Actions of individuals should be judged within the context of their own culture, and no single culture is superior to another.
D) Everyone should strive to like other cultures better than their own.
E) Both A and B
C) Actions of individuals should be judged within the context of their own culture, and no single culture is superior to another.
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169) The theory of Sociological Imagination is a product of
A) John Maynard Keynes
B) William Marbury
C) Phyllis Schafly
D) C. Wright Mills
E) John Adams
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D) C. Wright Mills
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170) The case of Marbury v. Madison established
A) The right of Congress to establish a national bank
B) Congressional powers to overrule the Supreme Court
C) The Presidential power of veto
D) The right of the court to issue a writ of mandamus
E) The Supreme Court's power of judicial review
E) The Supreme Court's power of judicial review
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171) The Great Lakes were developed as a result of
A) Volcanic activity
B) Vigorous effort by early American colonists
C) Glacial expansion and contraction
D) Prehistoric earthquakes
E) None of the above
C) Glacial expansion and contraction
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172) The United States purchased Alaska from which country?
A) Great Britain
B) Russia
C) France
D) Spain
E) Canada
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B) Russia
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173) Which man centered his presidency on the campaign of creating a “Great Society”?
A) Lyndon B Johnson
B) John F Kennedy
C) Rutherford B Hayes
D) Theodore Roosevelt
E) None of the above
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A) Lyndon B Johnson
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174) Which of the following was NOT addressed as part of the “Great Society” movement in the 1960's?
A) Poverty
B) Civil rights
C) Education
D) Medicare
E) All of the above were passed as part of the “Great Society”
E) All of the above were passed as part of the “Great Society”
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175) A bill must be passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives to become law. Who is able to break a tie in the Senate's vote?
A) No one, the vote must be taken again after further deliberation
B) President
C) Speaker of the House
D) Secretary of State
E) Vice President
E) Vice President
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176) Which Act signed by President Andrew Jackson resulted in the Trail of Tears?
A) Native American Lands Act
B) Western Migration Act
C) Removal Act
D) Relocation Act
E) None of the above
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C) Removal Act
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177) In the majority of English-speaking countries anthropology has been traditionally studied within four related fields of study, what are those fields?
A) Biological, linguistics, psychology and sociology
B) Biological, socio-cultural, linguistic, and archeology
C) Socio-cultural, sociology, psychology, and economics
D) Linguistics, psychology, sociology, and sociolinguistics
E) Social psychology, psychology, sociology, and archeology
B) Biological, socio-cultural, linguistic, and archeology
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178) This field of anthropology seeks to understand the physical human being through the study of genetics, inherited and the variations, evolution and adaptation. Which field of anthropology does this describe?
A) Anthopometrics
B) Socio-cultural anthropology
C) Biological (physical anthropology)
D) Forensic anthropology
E) Linguistic anthropology
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C) Biological (physical anthropology)
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179) Prior to the Age of Exploration, the spice trade was primarily dominated by
A) Native Americans
B) France
C) Britain
D) Muslim merchants
E) Russia
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D) Muslim merchants
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180) When Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 he was looking for
A) A new land to claim in the name of Queen Isabella of Spain
B) Exotic food and gifts he could return to the people of Spain
C) A new route to India and easier access to valuable spices
D) Freedom from religious oppression he had faced his whole life
E) None of the above
C) A new route to India and easier access to valuable spices
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181) Native American shamans are believed to gain information by
A) Interacting with the spirit world
B) Communications with tribal leaders
C) Personal intuition and morality
D) Information-gathering visits to other tribes
E) Meaningful dreams and divine right
A) Interacting with the spirit world
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183) Based on the theory of Divine Right of Kings, the king is believed to be responsible to and ultimately answer to
A) Their subjects
B) Their local ecclesiastical rulers
C) Other monarchs
D) God
E) None of the above
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D) God
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184) Which of the following is an ascribed status?
A) Nurse
B) Teacher
C) Doctor
D) Female
E) None of the above
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D) Female
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185) The Equal Rights Amendment advocated
A) Gender equality
B) Racial equality
C) Religious freedoms
D) Ethnic tolerance
E) Opposition to age discrimination
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A) Gender equality
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186) Authoritarian governments are largely characterized by
A) Representation of the people
B) Centralized power
C) Individual rights
D) Dispersion of power
E) Both A and C
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B) Centralized power
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187) Which of the following BEST describes role conflict?
A) A person in a play must do a role in which a person has conflicting emotions.
B) A mother feels obligated to both clean the house and cook dinner, but won't have time for both.
C) A person has two work projects which must be finished, but they will only have time to do one.
D) A person is told that they must finish a project at work, but to do so they will have to miss their child's soccer game.
E) None of the above
D) A person is told that they must finish a project at work, but to do so they will have to miss their child's soccer game.
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188) The main problem with the Keynesian economic theory is
A) It incorrectly asserts that people will spend a lot of money during recessions
B) The assumption that foreign governments will be willing to purchase U.S. products at a premium
C) It requires creating a budget surplus to pay down any debts incurred once the recession ends
D) Its requirement that the government not increase spending until the recession ends
E) That it overlooks the effects of stock markets in leading to most recessions
C) It requires creating a budget surplus to pay down any debts incurred once the recession ends
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189) Spartan government can be most accurately described as
A) Authoritarian
B) Democratic
C) Theocratic
D) Prosperous
E) Authentic
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A) Authoritarian
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190) Which empire prevented Rome from expanding further east?
A) Babylonian
B) Parthian
C) Greek
D) Kurdistan
E) Roman
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B) Parthian
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191) The primary reason the Great Wall of China was built was to
A) Protect against invasion by nomadic barbarians
B) Stand as a symbol of the powerful Qin Dynasty
C) Provide work for millions of destitute farmers
D) Allow for more efficient communications by merchants
E) None of the above
A) Protect against invasion by nomadic barbarians
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192) What was the central argument of the Zenger trial?
A) Taxation without representation is not valid or constitutional
B) Equal rights do not require that individuals use the same facilities
C) The Supreme Court does not have the power to issue a writ of mandamus
D) A person cannot be convicted of libel if their statements are true
E) Unconstitutional laws do not have to be upheld by the public
D) A person cannot be convicted of libel if their statements are true
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193) Which of the following correctly lists the four Asian Tigers?
A) China, Japan, Nepal, and South Korea
B) Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand
C) Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan
D) Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand
E) China, Nepal, Taiwan, and Singapore
C) Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan
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194) In this field of applied psychology how our cognitive and psychological processes affect our interaction with tools and objects in the environment is studied. What field of applied psychology does this portray?
A) Human factors psychology
B) Industrial and organizational psychology
C) Educational psychology
D) Clinical psychology
E) Health psychology
A) Human factors psychology
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195) The Imam Mahdi are to the Shiites as is to Christians.
A) Mary's virgin birth
B) Christ's divinity
C) The Holy Ghost
D) Christ's Second Coming
E) None of the above
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D) Christ's Second Coming
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196) In this geographical technique geographers group geographical knowledge into categories that can be explored globally. What geographical technique does this explain?
A) Geographic information systems
B) Systematic
C) Regional
D) Descriptive
E) Analytical
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B) Systematic
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197) Geography can be divided into two main branches that can also be divided into a number of sub-fields. What are the names of the two main branches?
A) Regional geography and geomatics
B) Physical geography and human geography
C) Environmental geography and human geography
D) Human geography and regional geography
E) Geomatics and environmental geography
B) Physical geography and human geography
