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