January 2008

Top Ten Quiz

Slash-and-burn techniques are typically practiced by

(1) people who live along rivers that deposit rich soil during floods(2) subsistence farmers who plant an area until the soil loses its fertility(3) farmers who rely on chemical fertilization and pesticides(4) nomads who use pastures for their livestock

(2) Subsistence farmers who plant an area until the soil loses its fertility

Which feature would most likely be included in an economic system based on traditional agriculture and self-sufficiency?

(1) banks(2) barter (3) gold standard(4) tariffs

(2) Barter

Which heading best fits the partial outlinebelow? I. _________________________________A. People become more aware of the outside world.B. Merchant and craft guilds help commercial centers grow into cities.C. Trade routes develop to supply the growing demand for new products.D. Monarchs centralize control and increase their power.

(1) Seljuk Turks Dominate Europe(2) Democracy Ends in Eastern Europe(3) Feudalism Declines in Western Europe(4) Religion Becomes Powerful Force in Europe

(3) Feudalism Declines in Western Europe

Which statement describes an impact of theColumbian exchange on the lives of Europeans?

(1) The combination of new products and ideaspromoted economic growth.(2) Native Americans immigrated to Europe andcompeted with Europeans for jobs.(3) Millions of Europeans were killed by newAmerican diseases.(4) Introduction of the Native American religionsresulted in the decline of the Roman CatholicChurch.

(1) The combination of new products and ideas promoted economic growth.

. . . His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country. . . .

This 1917 passage is taken from a document known as the

(1) Truman Doctrine(2) Marshall Plan(3) Fourteen Points(4) Balfour Declaration

(4) Balfour Declaration

“. . . Seventy thousand people were killed instantly, and many more would die — 60,000 by November and another 70,000 by 1950. Most of them would be victims of a new method of killing — radiation. . . .”— Ronald Takai

The situation described in this passage was thedirect result of which World War II event?

(1) blitz of London(2) attack on Pearl Harbor(3) D-Day invasion of Normandy(4) bombing of Hiroshima

(4) Bombing of Hiroshima

In Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser’s seizure of theSuez Canal continued his policy of

(1) attracting investments from Western banks(2) supporting the rights of British workers(3) eliminating criticism of political opponents(4) establishing national control of vitalresources

(4) Establishing national control of vitalresources

A study of the fall of the Roman Empire (476)and of the collapse of the Soviet Union (1991)shows that powerful empires can

(1) lose strength when mercenaries enforcereforms(2) be threatened only when directly attacked by outsiders(3) conquer more than one continent and remain stable(4) be weakened by both internal and externalpressures

(4) Be weakened by both internal and externalpressures

A comparison of the feudal system in Europe and the encomienda system in Latin America shows that both systems

(1) awarded land to the elite(2) promoted religious tolerance(3) relied on global trade for goods(4) used a parliamentary system of government

(1) Awarded land to the elite(2) land usage patterns(3) climatic patterns(4) mountain ranges

Which sequence of Russian events is in the correct chronological order?A. Catherine the Great westernizes Russia.B. Ivan III defeats the Mongols.C. Khrushchev places missiles in Cuba.D. Czar Nicholas II abdicates the throne.

(1) A → B → C → D(2) B → A → D → C (3) B → C → A → D(4) D → A → C → B

(2) B → A → D → C