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Take this quiz as often as you would like and print out a successful quiz for extra credit. Remember, according to the Regents Formula, you need at minimum 60% of these questions correct. That's 30 out of 50, along with ALL of your DBQ answers correct, and 3's on both essays.

{{#professor:Regents Practice Exam #3 - August 2012}}

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What does a topographic map show?
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- climate regions
- ethnic distributions
- pattens of trade
+ physical features

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Which social scientist is most concerned with analyzing the relationship between the supply of and the demand for goods and services?
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- an anthropologist
+ an economist
- a sociologist
- a political scientist

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Which geographic feature did the earliest civilizations in
Egypt, India, and China have in common?
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- mountains that provided protection from invasion
+ rivers that increased the fertility of the land by flooding
- vast forests that supplied lumber for building
- tropical climates that included monsoons

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Base your answer to the question on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.

... We give our obedience to those whom we put in positions of authority, and we obey the laws themselves, especially those which are for the protection of the oppressed, and those unwritten laws which it is an acknowledged shame to break. ... - Pericles, quoted in History of the Peloponnesian War

In this quotation, Pericles is praising Athenian
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+ civic values
- artistic creativity
- military strengths
- commercial success

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Which historical period is most closely associated with these achievements?
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- Pax Romana
- Age of Alexander the Great
- European Middle Ages
+ Scientific Revolution

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The ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by
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- building terraces
- removing rain forests
+ digging irrigation canals
- developing chinampas

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Which concept does this map best illustrate?
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- balance of power
- ethnocentrism
+ cultural diffusion
- self-suffIciency

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Believers of Hinduism are expected to
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+ fulfill their dharma for a favorable reincarnation
- complete a pilgrimage to Mecca
- obey the Ten Commandments
- follow the Eightfold Path to achieve enlightenment

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* Islamic scholars made significant contributions to astronomy.
* Muslim architects excelled in design.
* Schools and libraries were built in Islamic urban centers.
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Which conclusion about Islamic society during its
Golden Age can best be supported by these statements?
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- Social status of Muslims was determined at birth.
+ Achievements relied on a knowledge of math and science.
- People of diverse faiths were required to convert to Islam.
- Cities developed self-sufficient economies.

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Base your answer to question on the outline below and on your knowledge of social studies.

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Which civilization best completes the title of this outline?
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- Ghana
- Khmer
- Song
+ Gupta

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Which region had the greatest influence on the historical and cultural development of the Byzantine Empire?
|type="[]"}
- Mesoamerica
- India
+ Rome
- Egypt

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Muslims' reference to Christians and Jews as "People of the Book" demonstrates they all shared a belief in
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- the pope
- the five relationships
+ monotheism
- dharma

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During the Renaissance, humanist philosophers emphasized the importance of
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+ individualism
- absolutism
- religious salvation
- technological advancement

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Which statement about the Protestant Reformation is an opinion rather than a fact?
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- German princes revolted against the Holy Roman Emperor.
- Membership in the Catholic Church declined in northern Europe.
- European religious unity was disrupted by the newly established religions.
+ Henry VIII led a stronger religious reform movement than Martin Luther did.

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What is the best title for this chart?
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- Role of the Church
+ Feudal Obligations
- Knights' Code of Chivalry
- Rules for Guild Membership

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The location of the Ottoman Empire had an impact on the
|type="[]"}
+ trade between Europe and Asia
- conquest of Spain by the Muslims
- spread of Buddhism into Southeast Asia
- decline in the Atlantic slave trade

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The rule of Akbar the Great is important because he
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- admired legalism and emphasized oppression
- recognized natural laws and supported democracy
+ accepted diversity and practiced religious toleration
- supported equality and outlawed the caste system

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Europeans considered mercantilism a successful policy because it
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- encouraged self-sufficiency in less developed nations
- led to alliances with Asian countries
- protected traditional social practices
+ created wealth for the colonial powers

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One similarity between the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights is that both documents
|type="[]"}
- set up a two-party political system
+ placed limits on the power of the monarch
- established the right to inherit the throne
- guaranteed equal rights for all citizens

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[[image:colre2.jpg]]

This chart of the Columbian exchange shows the
|type="[]"}
- benefits of the exploration of Asia by Europeans
- effects of the Middle Passage on the Americas
- introduction of South American products into North America
+ interaction of cultures between the Western and Eastern hemisphere

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Which statement represents a key idea directly associated with John Locke's Two Treatises of Government?
|type="[]"}
- Freedom of speech should be denied.
- The king's power on Earth comes from God.
+ All people are born with the right to life, liberty, and property.
- Individuals acting in their own self-interest will achieve economic success.

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Base your answer to question on the partial outline below and on your knowledge of social studies.

I. ______________________________________________

A. Ideas from the American Revolution spread.
B. Enslaved persons burned sugar fields and rebelled against French slave owners.
C. Toussaint L'Ouverture organized rebels.

Which title best completes this partial outline?
|type="[]"}
- Causes for Bismarck's Rise to Power
+ Factors of the Haitian Revolution
- Results of the Munich Pact
- Situations Contributing to the Zionist Movement

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Belief in the ideas of the Enlightenment and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the
|type="[]"}
+ French Revolution
- Counter Reformation
- Industrial Revolution
- Spanish Reconquista

{
Both the division of Germany and the division of Korea
following WorId War II led to
|type="[]"}
+ uneven economic development between the divided portions
- democratic governments for all citizens
- open warfare between the divided parts
- space exploration agreements with the superpowers

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Changes in the political borders of Eastern European
countries during the 1990s were a result of the
|type="[]"}
+ failure of communism
- expansion of the Warsaw Pact
- end of free trade
- decline of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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The Code of Hammurabi, the Twelve Tables, and the
Justinian Code are examples of
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- religious edicts
+ written laws
- epic poems
- democratic constitutions

{
Which statement about the bubonic plague in Europe,
Asia, and Africa is accurate?
|type="[]"}
+ It followed trade routes.
- It increased agricultural production.
- It was restricted to rural areas.
- It encouraged nationalism.

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[[image:rfs1.jpg]]

Which statement best reflects the main idea of this
cartoon
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- The League of Nations is stopping world boycotts.
+ The League of Nations hopes to use boycotts to end war.
- Belligerent nations wish to be included in the League of Nations.
- War is likely if the League of Nations acts.

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In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in
Great Britain resulted in urbanization because
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- enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms
- factory work strengthened extended families
+ displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs
- the middle class decreased in size

{
Base your answer to question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

... Since the beginning of China as a nation we Chinese have governed our own country despite occasional interruptions. When China was occasionally occupied by a foreign race, our ancestors could always in the end drive these foreigners out, restore the fatherland, and preserve China for future generations of Chinese. Today when we raise the righteous standard of revolt in order to expel an alien race [the Manchus] that has been occupying China, we are doing no more than our ancestors have done or expected us to do. Justice is so much on our side that all Chinese, once familiarizing themselves with our stand, will have no doubt about the righteousness of our cause.... - "A Public Declaration," 1906

Which conclusion can be drawn from this passage?
|type="[]"}
- China can no longer remain isolated from its neighbors.
- The Chinese people are happy with the rule of the Manchu.
+ The Chinese people wanted to end foreign occupation.
- China has prospered under the rule of foreign powers.

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A key idea in the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is that workers should support the
|type="[]"}
+ overthrow of the capitalist system
- establishment of labor unions
- legislative regulation of wages and working conditions
- technological changes in production methods

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Which change is associated with Meiji Japan?
|type="[]"}
- expansion of feudal political and social values
+ modernization of the economy and government
- adoption of isolationist policies
- abandoning plans for an overseas empire

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Which action contributed to the success of Lenin's communist revolution in Russia?
|type="[]"}
+ Peasants were promised land reform.
- Businessmen were encouraged to form monopolies.
- Landowners were offered tax relief.
- Factory workers were required to start small businesses.

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* Treaty of Nanjing gives control of Hong Kong to Great Britain.
* French government sets up a protectorate in Cambodia.
* Italian forces occupy Ethiopia.

Which policy is most closely associated with these statements?
|type="[]"}
- détente
- appeasement
- nonalignment
+ imperialism

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What was a major cause of the famines in Ukraine between 1929 and 1935?
|type="[]"}
- war with Chechnya and Armenia
+ forced collectivization by the government
- lack of arable land in the region
- movement of workers to Siberia

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The British reliance on India as a market for its manufactured goods caused Mohandas Gandhi to
|type="[]"}
- run for a seat in the British Parliament
- lead the Sepoy Rebellion
- support traditional caste divisions
+ refuse to buy British textiles

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Which headline is most closely associated with the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
|type="[]"}
- "Japan Signs Treaty of Kanagawa"
+ "Nuclear Bombs Dropped on Japan"
- "Japan Invades Korea"
- "Japan Hosts Discussion on Greenhouse Gases"

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The leaders in this 1936 cartoon are depicted as "spineless" because they
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- signed the Treaty of Versailles
+ wanted to avoid global conflict at any cost
- depended on economic measures to stop aggression
- recognized the communist government in the Soviet Union

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The purpose of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan was to
|type="[]"}
- support the construction of the Iron Curtain
- increase membership in the United Nations
+ prevent the spread of communism
- attempt to solve world hunger

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Which change occurred immediately after the region of
British India gained its independence in 1947?
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- India became an ally of the Soviet Union.
- India adopted Islam as the official state religion.
+ The region was partitioned into two separate states.
- A military dictatorship took control of the entire region.

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In the struggle to gain independence for their countries, both Kwame Nkrumah and Ho Chi Minh relied on
|type="[]"}
+ nationalist sentiments
- trench warfare
- collective security agreements
- nonviolent resistance

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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC) was formed with the intent of
|type="[]"}
- stabilizing the supply of oil to Japan
- cutting off the supply of oil to the United States and its allies
- increasing the supply of oil available for use within Middle Eastern countries
+ controlling the supply of oil to raise prices

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Which factor contributed to the fall of the Han dynasty, the fall of the Roman Empire, and the fall of the Abbasid Empire?
|type="[]"}
+ invasions by nomadic peoples from Central Asia
- demands for religious freedom by Christians
- long periods of drought that led to isolation
- dependence on slaves to produce manufactured goods

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Which empires gained wealth by controlling the trade of gold, ivory and salt across the Sahara Desert?
|type="[]"}
- Maya and Aztec
- Greek and Roman
+ Mali and Songhai
- Mauryan and Mughal

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The encomienda system, the latifundia form of land ownership, and the office of viceroy are all closely associated with
|type="[]"}
+ Spanish rule in Latin America
- pre-Columbian practices of Native Americans
- attempts to halt the drug trade in South America
- reduction of trade barriers in the Western Hemisphere

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One way in which the Bantu people of West Africa (500 B.C.–A.D. 1500) and the people of Ireland (1840s) are similar is that both groups
|type="[]"}
- carried out successful conquests
- supported nationalist movements
+ experienced large migrations
- represented early civilizations

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What is the key idea of this cartoon?
|type="[]"}
- Genocide in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur has been stopped.
- Human rights issues are best dealt with by the United Nations.
+ The United Nations has not been effective in ending genocide.
- Fear of war crimes trials has brought peace to troubled regions.

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What was one factor that caused Napoleon's invasion of Russia and Hitler's invasion of Russia to be unsuccessful?
|type="[]"}
- poorly trained military forces
- a lack of alliances
+ harsh winter climate
- mountainous terrain

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What is a valid conclusion based on the information shown in this chart?
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- The primary cause of soil degradation throughout the world is bio-industrial.
- Deforestation causes soil degradation to more hectares of land in South America than in Asia.
+ The largest number of hectares affected by soil degradation due to overgrazing is located in Africa.
- The fewest number of hectares affected by soil degradation due to arable fanning is located in North America.

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One similarity in the actions of Benito Mussolini and
Saddam Hussein is that both
|type="[]"}
- established a democratic form of government
+ denied individual rights
- expanded the power of labor unions
- sought a classless society

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