Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1.
The city-state of Sparta was characterized by
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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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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?
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a.
class='default'>the Delian League
c.
width='46%'>neutral states
class='choice'>b.
the Peloponnesian League
class='choice'>d.
Persia
3.
Who took the throne in Macedonia after King Philip II was assassinated?
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a.
class='default'>Alexander
c.
width='46%'>Darius II
class='choice'>b.
Philip III
class='choice'>d.
Archimedes
4.
Spartan society revolved around training for war because
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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.
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d.
Spartans believed
they could not achieve immortality without proving their bravery in
battle.
According to the map titled “Expansion of Islam, 632–760,”
Islam had spread to western Europe by
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a.
class='default'>AD 632.
c.
width='46%'>AD 661.
class='choice'>b.
705 BC.
class='choice'>d.
AD 750.
14.
Some Meccans did not accept Muhammad’s teachings because he
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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.
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d.
chose to live in
Yathrib.
15.
What was the result of Muslim scholars translating Greek texts into
Arabic?
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a.
class='default'>It kept the information from Europeans.
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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
16.
Read the passage from the Qur’an. The “followers of earlier
revelation” are Jews and Christians, illustrating that Muslims believe that
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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.
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d.
Jews and Christians
worship a different God than Allah.
17.
Which of the following is famous for creating the statues of David and
Pietà, and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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a.
class='default'>Ignatius of Loyola
c.
width='46%'>Michelangelo Buonarroti
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b.
Baldassare
Castiglione
d.
William
Shakespeare
18.
Which of the following statements best describes the importance of Italian
city-states to the Renaissance?
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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.
19.
To represent three-dimensional objects on flat paper, Renaissance artists
studied
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a.
class='default'>astronomy.
class='choice'>b.
the work of Lorenzo de
Medici.
c.
class='default'>humanism.
class='choice'>d.
perspective.
20.
Humanism was inspired by interest in
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a.
class='default'>Greek and Roman culture.
class='choice'>c.
Buddhist
philosophy.
b.
class='default'>Catholic doctrines.
d.
class='default'>scientific writings.
21.
Increasing numbers of people learned to read after the mid-1400s because
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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.
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d.
illumination made
works of literature extremely beautiful.
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22.
Which of the following statements is best supported by the map titled “The
Spread of Protestantism”?
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a.
class='default'>Protestantism spread from London to Ireland.
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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.
23.
According to the map titled, “The Spread of Protestantism” which
country was Anglican?
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a.
class='default'>Sweden
c.
width='46%'>France
class='choice'>b.
England
class='choice'>d.
the Holy Roman
Empire
24.
Which of the following statements is best supported by the map titled “The
Spread of Protestantism”?
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a.
class='default'>From Geneva, Anglicanism spread to England.
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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.
25.
Johannes Gutenberg’s invention has been described as revolutionary
because
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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.
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d.
until guilds were
created, craftspeople were unable to control the goods they produced.
26.
Why did both sides in World War I turn to new weapons?
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a.
class='default'>because trench warfare had led to a stalemate
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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
27.
Which series of events led to World War I?
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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.
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d.
An
Austrian-Hungarian nobleman was assassinated, Germany moved to support Austria, and Great Britain
declared war on Germany.
28.
France, Russia, and Great Britain made up the
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a.
class='default'>Triple Entente.
c.
width='46%'>Eastern Block.
class='choice'>b.
Triple Alliance.
class='choice'>d.
Central Powers.
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
30.
The Gallipoli Campaign was
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a.
class='default'>a battle in 1917 in which the French beat back the Austrians.
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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.
31.
Women’s participation in World War I consisted primarily of
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a.
class='default'>entertaining the troops.
class='choice'>b.
fighting on the front line.
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c.
assisting on the
home front and nursing wounded soldiers.
class='choice'>d.
filling vacated jobs in the service
industry.
32.
Allied treaties with the defeated Central Powers accomplished which of the
following?
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a.
class='default'>They consolidated Russian ethnic groups into the Soviet Union.
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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.
33.
Following World War I,
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a.
class='default'>the economy of the United States took several years to recover.
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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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34.
Study the map titled “Japanese Aggression, 1931–1937.” How
does the map help to explain Japan’s lack of success in China?
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a.
class='default'>China was too far away for Japan to govern.
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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.
35.
What event led to the United States entering the World War II?
valign='baseline'>
a.
class='default'>the Battle of Britain
class='choice'>b.
the discovery of Auschwitz
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c.
the sinking of
American ships by German submarines
The graph titled “Europe’s Jewish Population” refers to which
of the following?
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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.
valign='baseline'>
c.
The Jewish
population of Europe decreased by 6 million.
class='choice'>d.
The Jewish population of the United States
decreased.
37.
Use the graph titled “Europe’s Jewish Population” to complete
the statement: This graph illustrates the
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a.
class='default'>migration of European Jews to Israel after World War II.
valign='baseline'>
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.
38.
Hitler’s Final Solution included
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a.
class='default'>opening a second front in Western Europe.
valign='baseline'>
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.
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
40.
Who wrote the passage from Two Treatises on Government?
