Question 1
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Which of the following best describes the regional development of the
Protestant Reformation?
The Reformation saw its earliest success in Germany under the leadership of
Martin Luther, but the form of Protestantism promoted by John Calvin had the
most widespread impact in Europe.
Question 2 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Which ancient Chinese Dynasty came first? Xia
Question 3 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Which of the following is true about the New Deal?
A & B only
Question 4 0.5 / 0.5 pts
The son of Hamilcar Barca and the chief and brilliant commander of Carthaginian forces during
the Second Punic War. In 218 B.C., he marched a force of 90,000 infantry and 12,000 cavalry
into Italy. He won every major battle in Italy against the Romans.
Hannibal
Question 5 0.5 / 0.5 pts
NOT one of the reasons for the War of 1812.
The preemptive U.S. invasion of Canada, & the subsequent burning of Canada's
Parliament building.
Question 6 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Who composed his City of God in response to the Goths' sacking of the city of Rome in the year
410, thereby answering pagan critics who had pointed out that Rome had fallen during Christian
times? St. Augustine
Question 7 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Regarding civil liberties, the Napoleonic regime: all of the above.
Question 8 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is NOT a commonality of New England and
Chesapeake settlements?
Both were settled by very similar people groups.
Question 9 0.5 / 0.5 pts Much of our knowledge concerning the Mycenaean Era comes from this
8th century B.C. poet (author of the Iliad and the Odyssey). Homer
Question 10 0.5 / 0.5 pts In 31 B.C. this grandnephew of Julius Caesar became absolute master
of the Roman Empire (31 B.C.-14 A.D.). Remembering that Julius Caesar had been murdered
because of his recourse to naked power, he concealed his ascendancy behind acceptable
republican facades and traditions. Thus his method of consolidating power: retain the form while
changing the substance. He is also remembered as Octavian. Augustus Caesar
Question 11 0.5 / 0.5 pts NOT one of the innovations to precede the coming of urbanization and
the development of writing in the ancient world. Nomadic wandering
Question 12 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is NOT true about President Richard Nixon?
He ordered the break-in at the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in 1972.
Question 13 0.5 / 0.5 pts This revivalist is known best for his sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an
Angry God. Jonathan Edwards
Question 14 0.5 / 0.5 pts What ancient leader established the first kingdom in Mesopotamia
(around 2350 BC)? Sargon
Question 15 0.5 / 0.5 pts How had medieval French society (the clergy, aristocracy, and the
peasants) changed by the seventeenth- and eighteenth centuries?
The structure had transformed into an upper class of aristocrats and high clergy, an
emerging middle class of business people, and a lower class of farmers, shopkeepers, and
craftsmen.
Question 16 0.5 / 0.5 pts What was important about the battle of Trafalgar? The Royal Navy's
victory guaranteed Britain was safe from a French invasion.
Question 17 0.5 / 0.5 pts. On 9 April 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his
army to Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant at this place, marking (for all practical
purposes) the end of the American Civil War. Appomattox
Question 18 0.5 / 0.5 pts Where in the Bible can the following passage be found, “Inasmuch as
many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, just as those
who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word have handed them down to
us, it seems fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning,
to write it out for you in consecutive order…; so that you might know the exact truth about the
things you have been taught.”? Luke 1:1-4
Question 19 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is the best comparative analysis: Jefferson’s
Louisiana Purchase is to his Embargo of 1807 like… Kennedy's Peace Corp is to the
Cuban Missile Crisis
Question 20 0.5 / 0.5 pts Why should you read secondary sources? All of the above
Question 21 0 / 0.5 pts Of the options, in which ancient society did women experience the most
freedom and opportunities? Egypt
Question 22 0.5 / 0.5 pts What 20th century American would have said the following: “I am in
Birmingham because injustice is here… Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We
are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever
affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow,
provincial ‘outside agitator’ idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be
considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds…” Martin Luther King Jr.
Question 23 0.5 / 0.5 pts NOT one of the provisions of the Compromise of 1850. Allowed for
the admission of Missouri into the union as a slave state.
Question 24 0.5 / 0.5 pts How did Jerry Falwell influence American politics in the 1980s? He
established Moral Majority to fight the growing secularization of society
Question 25 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is true about Woodrow Wilson and the Great
War? All of the above
Question 26 0.5 / 0.5 pts Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Since it believed a war with the
U.S. was inevitable, it decided to deliver a knockout blow initially.
Question 27 0.5 / 0.5 pts Why was Brown v. Board of Education so important to the black civil
rights movement? It ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
Question 28 0.5 / 0.5 pts What empire was Hammurabi the leader of? Babylon
Question 29 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is true of the Royal Proclamation of 1763? It
was designed to keep American colonists off Indian lands and to subordinate them
(colonists) to English control.
Question 30 0.5 / 0.5 pts A Puritan sermon that decried “declension” was called a… Jeremiad
Question 31 0.5 / 0.5 pts What colonial region would be best characterized as a “patchwork of
cultures”? Middle Colonies
Question 32 0.5 / 0.5 pts In the Antinomian controversy, Anne Hutchinson challenged… the
New England Puritan doctrine of salvation
Question 33 0.5 / 0.5 pts NOT one of the Allied Powers of World War I: Austria
Question 34 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which Antebellum American politician would have most likely made
the following argument: “The Supreme Court is not competent to judge whether acts of Congress
are constitutional, since the Court, like Congress, is only a branch of an agency created by the
states. The states themselves must decide whether their instructions have been violated,
declaring, if necessary, that an act of Congress is null and void in their state, and that states have
a right to defend their decision through secession.” John C. Calhoun
Question 35 0.5 / 0.5 pts What were challenges that American settlers traveling west might
encounter in the mid-19th century? A & B only
Question 36 0.5 / 0.5 pts As France’s situation became increasingly dire in 1793, the Convention
and the Committee of Public Safety took measures such as: passing a "Law of Suspects" to
arrest virtually anyone for treason
Question 37 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which one of the following statements about the Pilgrims is false?
They sought to purify the Anglican Church from within.
Question 38 0.5 / 0.5 pts This Republican from Illinois was elected President of the United States
in 1860. His election caused the South, fearful that he would prevent slavery from expanding
west, to secede from the Union that December. His presidency (1861-1865) coincided with the
American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln
Question 39 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following was NOT a revivalist during the era of First
Great Awakening (18th century)? Charles Finney
Question 40 0.5 / 0.5 pts The United States did not have political parties prior to the 1790s. Prior
to that time, Americans preferred to get political business done through personal leadership,
factions, cliques, and other means. True
Question 41 0 / 0.5 pts Which of the following was true of Louis XVI? He was a devout
individual and reasonably intelligent, but who found the business of government boring
Question 42 0.5 / 0.5 pts Why is Prince Edward County, Virginia significant to the desegregation
fight? It closed its public schools for five years.
Question 43 0.5 / 0.5 pts This eastern theater battle, fought in Pennsylvania in July 1863, marked
a turning point in the American Civil War. Here, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was
decisively defeated on Northern soil. Gettysburg
Question 44 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is true regarding the Indians of the American
West? All of the above
Question 45 0.5 / 0.5 pts The most common medium for writing in the ancient Mediterranean
was this “paper of antiquity.” It had been used in Egypt since 3000 B.C. Overall, these sheets
were made by bonding together layered strips sliced from a reed. They were glued together to
form a long roll, 20 or more ft long. Words were usually written horizontally to form columns,
which the reader isolated by scrolling back and forth along the roll. The average roll could
contain a play of about 1,500 lines. Papyrus
Question 46 0.5 / 0.5 pts The first numerous city-states in history started to form in river basis in
what ancient society? Sumer
Question 47 0.5 / 0.5 pts In order for Virginia to re-enter the Union during Reconstruction, what
did it have to do? All of the above.
Question 48 0.5 / 0.5 pts The purpose of the Enlightenment was: all of the above.
Question 49 0.5 / 0.5 pts In what circumstances did Captain Napoleon Bonaparte first attract
significant notice in the wars of the French Revolution? His command of the artillery and
action under fire during the successful siege of Toulon
Question 50 0.5 / 0.5 pts In October 732, Muslim forces from Spain clashed with the Frank
Charles Martel at this battle. Here the Franks won-- halting the Muslims and marking the most
northerly advance of the Muslims. Tours
Question 51 0.5 / 0.5 pts In 1950s America, this replaced the town square as the community’s
focal point. In 1945, there were only eight in the United States. By 1960, there were 4,000.
Shopping Malls
Question 52 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which monarch went by the title 'Mansa' which means "King of kings"
in ancient Africa? Musa I
Question 53 0.5 / 0.5 pts The name given to the policy of the Western democracies in the 1930s
that gave in to Hitler’s expansionist demands in the hopes for peace. Appeasement
Question 54 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following would definitely be a primary source?
Jefferson, Thomas. Jefferson Writings: Autobiography, Notes on the State of Virginia,
Public and Private Papers, Addresses, Letters. Library of America, 1984.
Question 55 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following was NOT associated with the Progressive
movement of the early 20th century? Civil rights for blacks
Question 56 0.5 / 0.5 pts What did Stalin want from the British and the Americans more than
anything else during 1942 and 1943?
He wanted their forces to invade northern France.
Question 57 0.5 / 0.5 pts In 490 B.C. Darius I. of Persia-- in an attempt to punish Greek support
of the Ionian Rebellion (499-496 B.C.), and gain control of the Aegean Sea-- launched an attack
against Athens. The Athenians, of course, resisted, and at this battle decisively defeated the
Persians. The battle was of enormous importance to the future of Greek civilization-- a Persian
victory would have destroyed Athenian freedom, and the conquest of all the mainland Greeks
would have soon followed. Marathon
Question 58 0.5 / 0.5 pts Important aspects of the French Revolutionary legacy include all of the
following EXCEPT: the emergence of conservatism as a cohesive force defending order and
stability.
Question 59 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which Antebellum American politician would have most like said the
following: “I go for the Constitution as it is, and for the Union as it is… It is, Sir, the people’s
Constitution, the people’s government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable
to the people… Liberty & Union, now & forever, one & inseparable.” Daniel Webster
Question 60 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following best defines the Half-Way Covenant of 1662?
Allowance of the baptism of children of unconverted parents in the Puritan churches.
Question 61 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is true about Herodotus? All of the above
Question 62 0.5 / 0.5 pts During the French Revolution, the program of “dechristianization”
included: all of the above.
Question 63 0.5 / 0.5 pts NOT one of the perceptions Romans held toward early Christians. That
Christians were eager of joining with the Roman state to achieve legitimacy.
Question 64 0.5 / 0.5 pts Transportation improved enormously due to the invention of the wheel
between 5000- 6000 BC... in what ancient society? Mesopotamia
Question 65 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following contributed to continued movement West by the
second half of the 19th century? All of the above
Question 66 0.5 / 0.5 pts Marbury v. Madison (1803) gave the Supreme Court power to
pronounce federal law unconstitutional.
Question 67 0.5 / 0.5 pts How did the United States and Western Europe respond to Japanese
aggression in the 1930s before the start of the war in Europe? They generally allowed the
Japanese to get away with aggression.
Question 68 0.5 / 0.5 pts Why were the questions concerning reparations and war debts so
important to Europe and the United States in the 1920s? These issues caused tensions between
the United States, the former allies, and Germany.
Question 69 0.5 / 0.5 pts What was the key provision of the Edict of Nantes subsequently
revoked by Louis XIV in 1685? Extended religious toleration to protestant Huguenots
Question 70 0.5 / 0.5 pts Buddha taught in his 'Four Noble Truths' that? People suffer because
they constantly try to get things they cannot have.
Question 71 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following statements about Reconstruction is NOT
correct? Southern Democrats were humbled by their defeat in the Civil War, and genuinely
worked to provide a stable, peaceful, and tolerant New South.
Question 72 0.5 / 0.5 pts NOT a reason for the Northern retreat from Reconstruction in 1877.
The beginning of the Indian wars
Question 73 0.5 / 0.5 pts What Byzantine emperor’ Code greatly influenced European legal
traditions? Justinian
Question 74 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following statements is true of the French bourgeoisie in
the eighteenth century? They controlled an enormous share of the national wealth.
Question 75 0.5 / 0.5 pts This Greek conqueror’s hallmark of war was the total destruction of the
enemy. From 336 to 323 B.C., he defeated foe after foe—including the mighty Persian Empire of
Darius III, and established an empire that stretched from Greece to India. Alexander the Great
Hannibal Alcibiades Memnon of Rhodes Julius Caesar
Question 76 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is TRUE about the Kansas Nebraska Act of
1854 All of the above
Question 77 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following would definitely be a secondary source?
Chernow, Ron. Washington: A Life. Penguin Books, 2011.
Question 78 0.5 / 0.5 pts What discovery allowed scholars to de-cipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
Question 79 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is not one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Followers must fast during the month of Sha'Ban
Question 80 0.5 / 0.5 pts NOT a requirement the Roman republican government insisted upon for
its subjects: Practice state religious ceremonies, including human sacrifice and cannibalism
Question 81 0.5 / 0.5 pts In April 1789, this Virginia landowner was inaugurated as the first
President of the United States. While thin-skinned when it came to criticism, he did not view
himself as a democratically elected monarch, and, most importantly, by voluntarily relinquishing
the office at the end of two terms, he forced the world to revise its definition of greatness George
Washington
Question 82 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which statement best describes the relationship between Virginia and
England after 1625? The British allowed Virginians a great deal of autonomy.
Question 83 0.5 / 0.5 pts Why was Bacon’s Rebellion significant? All of the above
Question 84 0.5 / 0.5 pts In pre-Revolutionary France, the reason reform under the Old Regime
was so difficult was: The nobility and high clergy saw their rights and privileges as legal,
proper, traditional, and altogether necessary
Question 85 0.5 / 0.5 pts What event inaugurated the struggle between empire and papacy in
A.D. 800, creating the definitive theme of the Medieval period? Charlemagne was crowned by
Pope Leo III.
Question 86 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following statements is NOT true about early Roman
society? Marriages were polygamous, and adultery and divorce common.
Question 87 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following best describes the influence of the Glorious
Revolution (1688) on the American colonies? Growth in perceived power of the various
Lower Houses of Assembly.
Question 88 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is true about Reagan’s foreign policy beliefs?
All of the above
IncorrectQuestion 89 0 / 0.5 pts NOT one of the ways in which television transformed American
life:. It gave rise to a new type of "prime-time" television hero--young, sensitive, tough,
misunderstood, and non-conformist (such as James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause and
Elvis Presley in King Creole).
Question 90 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is NOT true regarding social values the Romans
admired? Individualism (an emphasis on self over others)
Question 91 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is true about Andrew Jackson as President
(1829-1833)? All of the above
Question 92 0.5 / 0.5 pts What event is usually seen as marking the end of the Cold War (and
settling the end of World War II)? The reunification of Germany in 1990
Question 93 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following is true about the post-World War II. American
economy? All of the above
Question 94 0.5 / 0.5 pts This Prussian leader was a key military figure in the formation of
Germany as a nation-state in the early 1870s. Otto von Bismarck
Question 95 0.5 / 0.5 pts In the The Social Contract, what does Jean-Jacques Rousseau argue
about the “general will? All of the above.
Question 96 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following best describes the importance of the defeat of
the Spanish Armada? England was able to successfully challenge Spain's control of the
Americas.
Question 97 0.5 / 0.5 pts This Cold War strategy was developed in 1946 administration by
George Kennan, a State Department official, who recommended a foreign policy based on the
“long-term, patient, but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.” It was
the polestar of American foreign policy for most of the Cold War. Containment
Question 98 0.5 / 0.5 pts Which of the following beliefs did George Mason and Patrick Henry
maintain during the debates over ratifying the Constitution? All of the above
Question 99 0.5 / 0.5 pts NOT a structural flaw of the American economy during the 1920s that
led to the Great Depression by 1930: Tax cuts and budget deficits
Question 100 0 / 0.5 pts Of the options, which ancient society (during the 500s BC) was among
the very first to promote a gold and silver coined “money economy"? Lydians
