AnswersAL-World History 1500 to the Present ABCumulative Exam

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How did improved transportation affect farming?

A
More people farmed because they could reach distant farmlands.
B
Fewer people farmed because they could travel to other jobs.
C
More people farmed because they could transport crops easily.
D
Fewer people farmed because railways destroyed farmlands.
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Which Enlightenment principle did Napolean adhere to?

A
A government that does not work for its people can be overthrown.
B
Unrestricted civil liberties are necessary to ensure progress in government.
C
The monarchy can play a significant role in a well-organized government.
D
People whose rights are not protected by their government will emigrate.
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Which best explains why Britain restricted trade with the colonies?

A
to restrict access to Britain’s goods as punishment
B
to ensure that trade generated taxes for the Crown
C
to make sure that Britain received the colonies’ best exports
D
to inhibit the distribution of colonial goods—and colonial income
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In the 1500s, the Council of Trent was led by a group of

A
Lutheran ministers who wanted to spread their ideas.
B
Catholic cardinals who wanted to reform the Church.
C
German princes who wanted to end a peasants’ rebellion.
D
Calvinists who wanted to make laws that followed their beliefs.
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During the Renaissance, applying humanist ideas to government meant that people began to

A
support government more.
B
support government less.
C
debate about government.
D
hold elections for government.
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After the defeat of Russia, Japan focused on the expansion of its empire, beginning with

A
seizing Manchuria and eventually annexing it.
B
seizing the Korean peninsula and eventually annexing it.
C
seizing the Philippines as a protectorate.
D
seizing the island of Formosa as a protectorate.
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How did the Catholic Church respond to the Scientific Revolution?

A
The Church tested new theories to prove or disprove them.
B
The Church embraced new discoveries as signs from God.
C
The Church persecuted scientists who challenged religious teachings.
D
The Church supported the work of some scientists but not others.
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One of Galileo’s contributions to science was

A
creating the coordinate plane system.
B
developing the scientific method.
C
improving the telescope.
D
inventing the astrolabe.
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This photo shows an early Mesoamerican structure.

Question illustration
A
creating terraces for farm fields
B
practicing rituals and ceremonies
C
playing a ball game with stone hoops
D
protecting a city from invading armies
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During the era of reform studied, which was the last group to win the rights they fought for?

A
labor
B
enslaved persons
C
women
D
children
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Which is a characteristic of the Jacobins?

A
They were called right-wing.
B
They wanted very few changes.
C
They wanted a monarchy.
D
They were extremely radical.
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Read the following quotation from Catholic bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet at the court of Louis XIV.Rulers then act as the ministers of God and as his lieutenants on earth. It is through them that God exercises his empire. . . . Consequently, as we have seen, the royal throne is not the throne of a man, but the throne of God himself.

A
a French aristocrat
B
a bishop who was not a member of the royal court
C
a member of the British Parliament
D
an absolute monarch from Spain or Russia
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What forced Europeans to look for other routes east?

A
Land routes were closed off by Ottoman Turks.
B
Europeans were conquered by Ottoman Turks.
C
Europeans lost interest in Eastern products.
D
Land routes no longer led to needed goods.
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To paraphrase a document for an informative essay, students should

A
draw conclusions based on facts in the text.
B
restate ideas from the text in their own words.
C
describe the time period when the text was written.
D
quote the text using the exact words in the document.
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Why was the 1848 revolt in Prussia successful only in the short term?

A
The country was under foreign rule again a year later.
B
The overthrown king was back in power a year later.
C
The public rebelled against changes a year later.
D
The new elected assembly was dissolved a year later.
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Why was Maximilien de Robespierre executed?

A
He wanted to retain the French nobility.
B
He didn’t believe in democratic reform.
C
He eventually became a tyrant.
D
He was found guilty of treason.
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An increased demand for books during the 1500s meant that

A
fewer books were written in the vernacular.
B
more books were written in the vernacular.
C
fewer people read classical works
D
more people read Chinese works.
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Read the message below from the Russian tsar to his cousin, the German kaiser.“An ignoble [not noble] war has been declared to a weak country. The indignation [outrage] in Russia shared fully by me is enormous. I foresee that very soon I shall be overwhelmed by the pressure forced upon me and be forced to take extreme measures which will lead to war. To try and avoid such a calamity as a European war I beg you in the name of our old friendship to do what you can to stop your allies from going too far.” - Telegram from Tsar Nicholas II to German Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1914Which of the following best describes the tsar’s message?

A
He worries that the coming war will be blamed on Russia.
B
He believes that warfare is immoral.
C
He complains about the pressures he is facing from Britain for war.
D
He fears Russia will be forced into war by forces outside his control.
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What is one way the East India Company asserted its authority in India?

A
The company collected taxes from Indian citizens.
B
The company worked to stop bribery and corruption.
C
The company drafted Mughal soldiers into an army.
D
The company shut down trading posts across the area.
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Why, after having dissolved Parliament, did Charles I call it back into session?

A
to punish its leaders
B
to get it to raise funds to crush a rebellion
C
to have it name Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector
D
to force it to sign the Petition of Right

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