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History Final

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A B C D	1.	The city-state of Sparta was characterized by valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>democratic institutions. class='choice'>b. an emphasis on temple worship. c. class='default'>an emphasis on warfare. class='choice'>d. dependence upon the sea.
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A B C D	2.	Study the map titled “The Peloponnesian War.” According to the map, which side controlled much of the territory surrounding the Aegean Sea during the Peloponnesian War? valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>the Delian League c. width='46%'>neutral states class='choice'>b. the Peloponnesian League class='choice'>d. Persia
A B C D	3.	Who took the throne in Macedonia after King Philip II was assassinated? valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>Alexander c. width='46%'>Darius II class='choice'>b. Philip III class='choice'>d. Archimedes
A B C D	4.	Spartan society revolved around training for war because valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>warfare was their favorite activity. class='choice'>b. Spartans feared helot (slave) rebellions. c. class='default'>Spartans wanted to dominate the entire Mediterranean world. d. Spartans believed they could not achieve immortality without proving their bravery in battle.
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A B C D	5.	The chart titled “Roman Government” shows that the Romans designed their government to valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>promote trade and commerce. class='choice'>b. centralize power in one person. c. class='default'>respond quickly to military attacks. class='choice'>d. incorporate checks on the power of different parts of government.
A B C D	6.	When the last king of Rome was thrown out, his place was taken by two magistrates called valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>consuls. c. width='46%'>plebeians. class='choice'>b. tribunes. class='choice'>d. the Senate.
A B C D	7.	Why did a group of senators murder Julius Caesar? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>because he was extremely unpopular with the Roman people b. to dismantle the Republic and return governing power to the monarchy class='choice'>c. because he was waging a civil war d. class='default'>to prevent him from destroying the Roman Republic and becoming too powerful
A B C D	8.	Roman audiences enjoyed public entertainment valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>in the Forum on Capitoline Hill. class='choice'>c. on the Palatine and Pont du Gard. b. class='default'>in temples and at the Forum. class='choice'>d. in the Colosseum or at Circus Maximus.
A B C D	9.	Paul of Tarsus helped to attract non-Jews to Christianity by valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>dispensing with some Jewish customs. class='choice'>b. following Jewish food laws. c. actively opposing the teaching that Jesus was the Messiah. class='choice'>d. remaining in Rome.
A B C D	10.	Where was Mecca located? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>on the Arabian Peninsula near the Red Sea b. in the largest oasis of the Sinai Desert class='choice'>c. at the mouth of the Nile River d. class='default'>on the Floridian Peninsula near the Mediterranean Sea
A B C D	11.	A Muslim who states, “There is no god but God [Allah], and Muhammad is the messenger of God,” has fulfilled the valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>first pillar of Islam. c. width='46%'>pilgrimage to Mecca. class='choice'>b. Ten Commandments. class='choice'>d. giving of alms.
A B C D	12.	During Ramadan, Muslims are required to valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>read the Qur’an. class='choice'>b. follow the lessons in the Sunna. c. class='default'>make a pilgrimage to Mecca. class='choice'>d. go without food or drink from dawn to dusk.
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A B C D	13.	According to the map titled “Expansion of Islam, 632–760,” Islam had spread to western Europe by valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>AD 632. c. width='46%'>AD 661. class='choice'>b. 705 BC. class='choice'>d. AD 750.
A B C D	14.	Some Meccans did not accept Muhammad’s teachings because he valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>had a career as a merchant. class='choice'>b. criticized their belief in many gods. c. class='default'>refused to share the angel’s message. d. chose to live in Yathrib.
A B C D	15.	What was the result of Muslim scholars translating Greek texts into Arabic? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>It kept the information from Europeans. b. It limited what Muslim scholars studied. class='choice'>c. The texts were then translated into Latin and used in European universities. class='choice'>d. Everyone under Muslim rule was required to learn Greek and Arabic.
		“Do not argue with the followers of earlier revelation otherwise than in a most kindly manner–unless it be such of them as are bent on evil-doing–and say: ‘We believe in that which has been bestowed from on high upon us, as well as that which has been bestowed upon you; for our God and your God is one and the same.’” style='text-align:right'>--Qur’an 29:46
A B C D	16.	Read the passage from the Qur’an. The “followers of earlier revelation” are Jews and Christians, illustrating that Muslims believe that valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>there is more than one true God. class='choice'>b. Jews and Christians worship idols. c. class='default'>Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship the same God. d. Jews and Christians worship a different God than Allah.
A B C D	17.	Which of the following is famous for creating the statues of David and Pietà, and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>Ignatius of Loyola c. width='46%'>Michelangelo Buonarroti b. Baldassare Castiglione d. William Shakespeare
A B C D	18.	Which of the following statements best describes the importance of Italian city-states to the Renaissance? valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>Knowledge of arts increased as nobles and merchants sought to display their new wealth. b. class='default'>The Catholic Church, dominant in the city-states, published the first Bible. c. class='default'>Italian shipbuilders brought paintings and sculpture back from China and India. d. class='default'>As agricultural centers, city-states produced an abundance of crops, and sold them to foreign markets.
A B C D	19.	To represent three-dimensional objects on flat paper, Renaissance artists studied valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>astronomy. class='choice'>b. the work of Lorenzo de Medici. c. class='default'>humanism. class='choice'>d. perspective.
A B C D	20.	Humanism was inspired by interest in valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>Greek and Roman culture. class='choice'>c. Buddhist philosophy. b. class='default'>Catholic doctrines. d. class='default'>scientific writings.
A B C D	21.	Increasing numbers of people learned to read after the mid-1400s because valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>most people had ample leisure time. class='choice'>b. most people had ample disposable income. c. class='default'>printed materials became more available. d. illumination made works of literature extremely beautiful.
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A B C D	22.	Which of the following statements is best supported by the map titled “The Spread of Protestantism”? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>Protestantism spread from London to Ireland. b. Lutheranism spread from Switzerland to France. class='choice'>c. Norway, Sweden, and Denmark shared the same faith. d. class='default'>Calvinism took over England and Scotland.
A B C D	23.	According to the map titled, “The Spread of Protestantism” which country was Anglican? valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>Sweden c. width='46%'>France class='choice'>b. England class='choice'>d. the Holy Roman Empire
A B C D	24.	Which of the following statements is best supported by the map titled “The Spread of Protestantism”? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>From Geneva, Anglicanism spread to England. b. Protestantism did not spread into Rome or the Papal States. class='choice'>c. Norway, Denmark, and Sweden remained Catholic. d. class='default'>Scotland, England, and Ireland shared the same faith.
A B C D	25.	Johannes Gutenberg’s invention has been described as revolutionary because valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>with easier access to books, more people learned to read and more books were printed. b. class='default'>with oil paints, Renaissance artists could paint much more detail than they could with watercolors. class='choice'>c. coupled with a large pool of unemployed workers, it led to early industrialization in parts of Central Europe. d. until guilds were created, craftspeople were unable to control the goods they produced.
A B C D	26.	Why did both sides in World War I turn to new weapons? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>because trench warfare had led to a stalemate b. because there were not enough weapons to arm the millions of soldiers class='choice'>c. because advances in radar technology made bombers almost useless class='choice'>d. because both sides wanted to avoid the deaths of too many soldiers
A B C D	27.	Which series of events led to World War I? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>Austria took over Bosnia, Serbia declared war on Austria, and Germany declared war on Serbia. b. class='default'>Germany declared war on Serbia, Russia moved to support Serbia, and Great Britain declared war on Russia. class='choice'>c. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia moved to support Serbia, and Germany declared war on Russia. d. An Austrian-Hungarian nobleman was assassinated, Germany moved to support Austria, and Great Britain declared war on Germany.
A B C D	28.	France, Russia, and Great Britain made up the valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>Triple Entente. c. width='46%'>Eastern Block. class='choice'>b. Triple Alliance. class='choice'>d. Central Powers.
A B C D	29.	What was the immediate result of trench warfare? valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>an easy victory for the Allied Powers class='choice'>c. fewer casualties on both sides b. class='default'>massive deadlock d. class='default'>an easy victory for the Central Powers
A B C D	30.	The Gallipoli Campaign was valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>a battle in 1917 in which the French beat back the Austrians. b. an extension of the war into colonies held by various European powers. class='choice'>c. a successful attempt by Serbia to defend a shipping route to Italy against the Allies. class='choice'>d. a failed attempt by the Allies to defend a shipping route to Russia against the Ottoman Empire.
A B C D	31.	Women’s participation in World War I consisted primarily of valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>entertaining the troops. class='choice'>b. fighting on the front line. c. assisting on the home front and nursing wounded soldiers. class='choice'>d. filling vacated jobs in the service industry.
A B C D	32.	Allied treaties with the defeated Central Powers accomplished which of the following? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>They consolidated Russian ethnic groups into the Soviet Union. b. They allowed each nation to rebuild its military forces. class='choice'>c. They forced every nation to pay retribution into a world fund for maintaining peace. class='choice'>d. They broke apart Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.
A B C D	33.	Following World War I, valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>the economy of the United States took several years to recover. b. Europe lost its role as the dominant economic region of the world. class='choice'>c. France’s economy flourished. d. class='default'>European colonies became more loyal to their mother countries.
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A B C D	34.	Study the map titled “Japanese Aggression, 1931–1937.” How does the map help to explain Japan’s lack of success in China? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>China was too far away for Japan to govern. b. Countries to the east of Japan were easier to conquer. class='choice'>c. China was too large for Japan to conquer. d. class='default'>Japan did not need the land or resources of China.
A B C D	35.	What event led to the United States entering the World War II? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>the Battle of Britain class='choice'>b. the discovery of Auschwitz c. the sinking of American ships by German submarines class='choice'>d. the attack on Pearl Harbor
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A B C D	36.	The graph titled “Europe’s Jewish Population” refers to which of the following? valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>After the war the Jewish population of Europe increased by 3.5 million. b. class='default'>Before the war, fewer Jews lived in Europe than after the war. c. The Jewish population of Europe decreased by 6 million. class='choice'>d. The Jewish population of the United States decreased.
A B C D	37.	Use the graph titled “Europe’s Jewish Population” to complete the statement: This graph illustrates the valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>migration of European Jews to Israel after World War II. b. deportation of thousands of German Jews by Nazi Germany. class='choice'>c. deaths of 6 million Jews worldwide during World War II. d. class='default'>decrease in Europe’s Jewish population between 1933 and the conclusion of the war.
A B C D	38.	Hitler’s Final Solution included valign='baseline'>valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>opening a second front in Western Europe. b. less restrictive laws benefiting Germany’s Jewish population. class='choice'>c. concentration camps, death camps, and Einsatzgruppen. class='choice'>d. deportation of European Jews.
A B C D	39.	The new way of thinking that emerged in the mid-1500s is called the valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>geocentric theory. c. width='46%'>Enlightenment. class='choice'>b. Scientific Revolution. class='choice'>d. American Revolution.
		“The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it. . . no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions. . . Every one. . . may not. . . take away, or impair. . . the life, the liberty, health, limb, or goods of another.” style='text-align:right'>Two Treatises on Government, 1690
A B C D	40.	Who wrote the passage from Two Treatises on Government? valign='baseline'> a. class='default'>Thomas Hobbes c. width='46%'>Adam Smith class='choice'>b. John Locke class='choice'>d. Isaac Newton

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