Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Chapter 1 The elimination of
tax increases may result in __________.
a. | cuts to state and local government budgets | d. | increases in foreign
trade | b. | an increase to the budget of the federal government | e. | improvement to services that people have come
to expect | c. | decreases in the national debt |
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Chapter 1
Democracy in the United States derives its powers from
a. | the Constitution | d. | citizens | b. | the Declaration of
Independence | e. | natural
law | c. | the U.S. Supreme Court |
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Chapter 2
The Constitution defines the structure of the national and
state governments and
a. | restricts the power of county or parish governments | d. | restricts the power of the
individual citizen | b. | outlines the nomination process for selecting
the executive officer | e. | promotes the formation of the confederation of states | c. | regulates the
relationship between government and each individual citizen |
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Chapter 2
Theoretically, the colonies were governed by England, but the
colonists were able to exercise a large measure of self-government because the __________.
a. | British Crown had little interest in the activities in the colonies | d. | colonial
representatives in Parliament had lobbied for more freedom | b. | distance between
mother country and the colonies allowed more freedom | e. | British had not issued a charter to each of the
colonies thus allowing greater individual rights | c. | British were more concerned with colonies in
India |
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Chapter 3
Which of the
following would not describe the Middle Kingdom?
a. | Political stability for half a millennium. | d. | A more "democratic" sense
of who would be able to enjoy the afterlife. | b. | Increased trade with
neighbors. | e. | Development of
the first real empire. | c. | Worsening conditions for poor
laborers. |
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Chapter 3
How are the Hyksos remembered in Egyptian
history?
a. | They came from sub-Saharan Africa. | d. | They were mostly working class
peasants who rose up in rebellion but were crushed by the pharaohs. | b. | They became the
rulers of Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. | e. | They brought hieroglyphics to
Egypt | c. | They were mostly working class peasants who rose up in rebellion but were crushed by
the pharaohs. |
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Chapter 4 Which
modern-day country is the location of the Indus River Valley settlements?
a. | Southern Indiana | d. | Tibet | b. | Pakistan | e. | Thailand | c. | Burma |
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Chapter 5 The ruler of which
ancient civilization said, "I cut off their heads and piled them at the walls of their cities
like heaps of grain"?
a. | Phoenicians | d. | Assyrians | b. | Hyksos | e. | Persians | c. | Carthaginians |
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Chapter 6 In which of the
following ways was China different from other early civilizations?
a. | The earliest settlements were along rivers. | d. | They were more isolated than
others. | b. | There was a real lack of dependence on agriculture. | e. | They lacked any real governmental
structure. | c. | They lacked a system of writing. |
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Chapter 7 About how far south
did the descendants of the first wave of Asian migrants to the New World probably settle?
a. | All the way to the American Southwest. | d. | The southern tip of South
America. | b. | Part of the way to eastern Canada. | e. | Almost to Mexico City. | c. | Only as far as
Alaska. |
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Chapter 8
Which geographical feature was a major benefit for
Greece?
a. | Alpine climate. | d. | Open grasslands. | b. | Semi-tropical jungles. | e. | Excellent harbors. | c. | Fertile
farmland. |
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Chapter 9 For the ancient
Greeks, "philosophy" might best have been defined as
a. | logical thinking and resultant scientific research. | d. | questioning of
authority. | b. | the love of knowledge for its practical purposes. | e. | examination of all aspects of
knowledge. | c. | scientific research into the human mind. |
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Chapter 10 The Romans seem to
have viewed the Greeks as
a. | rivals and defeated enemies. | d. | culturally superior to
themselves. | b. | democratic role-models. | e. | their equals in warfare. | c. | self-indulgent
degenerates. |
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Chapter 11 Diocletian was the
first leader of the western world to
a. | move his capital city to the East. | d. | place price ceilings on consumer
goods. | b. | make Christianity the religion of the state. | e. | collect taxes from the
peasants. | c. | make use of tax collectors. |
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Chapter 12
During India's Gupta period, most villagers and farmers
experienced
a. | overpopulation. | d. | a large increase in population of their herds. | b. | a lack of adequate
farmland | e. | disagreements
concerning control of water resources. | c. | starvation from
famine. |
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