FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER FSOT
PRACTICE TEST 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which president had two terms that weren't consecutive? (Government of the
United States) ANSWER Grover Cleveland was President for the 22nd and
24th terms.
For what reason was the Warren Commission formed? (Government of the
United States) ANSWER It was the JFK assassination inquiry unit. Lyndon B.
Johnson founded it on 29th of 1963.
What was at the heart of the Scopes Trial? (Government of the US)-ANSWER
Educating students about evolution in the classroom
In the 1925 American judicial case known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, John
Scopes, a substitute high school teacher, was charged with breaking Tennessee's
Butler Act, which forbade the teaching of human evolution in any school
receiving state funding.
In 122 A.D., which Roman Emperor constructed a huge wall that stretched over
Northern Britain? (History of the World) - ANSWER Hadrian - Hadrian's Wall
(Latin: Rigore Valli Aeli, "the line along Hadrian's frontier") is a Roman wall
made of stone and grass that stretches across the whole of present-day England.
The text known as the 95 Theses was authored by whom? (History of the
World)-ANSWER The founder of the Protestant movement in Europe was
Martin Luther, who was troubled by the Catholic Church's indulgence policy.
What is the number of amendments to the Constitution? (History of the US)
ANSWER 27: On September 25, 1789, the 27th Amendment was first put out.
approved on May 7, 1992.
, [Sir] Stamford Raffles is who? (World History) - ANSWER The British
nobleman who founded Singapore (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was also the
Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817-1822) and the Lieutenant-Governor of
British Java (1811-1815).
From 1864 until 1870, which South American nation engaged in combat with
the combined armies of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil? (History of the World)
ANSWER Paraguay From 1864 to 1870, Paraguay and the Triple Alliance—
Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina—fought an international military confrontation
in South America that is commonly referred to as the Paraguayan War [a] or the
War of the Triple Alliance [b].
Who was Afghanistan's founder? (History of the World)-ANSWER Ahmad
Shah Abdali is recognised as the founder of the contemporary state of
Afghanistan and the founder of the Durrani Empire.
Declaring that taxes ought to be increased in order to aid the impoverished is an
example of: (Economics) - A Normative Economic Statement in Response A
normative statement in philosophy and economics conveys a value judgement
regarding the subjective desirability or undesirability of a situation. The world is
viewed as it "should" be.
All of the above can be shown by a PPF [Productions Possibilities Frontier],
with the exception of: (Economics) [enumerate three things it suggests and one
that it doesn't] ANSWER PPF shows that:
1. The impact of more new technologies
2. The opportunity cost of producing more of a certain good
3. Growth in the economy
Consumer preferences (double check, but I believe a CPF indicates these) are
not represented by PPF.
The primary way that the price mechanism operates is through: (Economics)
[The response has two items] ANSWER Signalling and Incentives
Currently, a store sells 1000 kilogrammes of tomatoes every week at a price of
50p per kilogramme. After lowering the price to 40p, it discovers that 1400
PRACTICE TEST 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which president had two terms that weren't consecutive? (Government of the
United States) ANSWER Grover Cleveland was President for the 22nd and
24th terms.
For what reason was the Warren Commission formed? (Government of the
United States) ANSWER It was the JFK assassination inquiry unit. Lyndon B.
Johnson founded it on 29th of 1963.
What was at the heart of the Scopes Trial? (Government of the US)-ANSWER
Educating students about evolution in the classroom
In the 1925 American judicial case known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, John
Scopes, a substitute high school teacher, was charged with breaking Tennessee's
Butler Act, which forbade the teaching of human evolution in any school
receiving state funding.
In 122 A.D., which Roman Emperor constructed a huge wall that stretched over
Northern Britain? (History of the World) - ANSWER Hadrian - Hadrian's Wall
(Latin: Rigore Valli Aeli, "the line along Hadrian's frontier") is a Roman wall
made of stone and grass that stretches across the whole of present-day England.
The text known as the 95 Theses was authored by whom? (History of the
World)-ANSWER The founder of the Protestant movement in Europe was
Martin Luther, who was troubled by the Catholic Church's indulgence policy.
What is the number of amendments to the Constitution? (History of the US)
ANSWER 27: On September 25, 1789, the 27th Amendment was first put out.
approved on May 7, 1992.
, [Sir] Stamford Raffles is who? (World History) - ANSWER The British
nobleman who founded Singapore (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was also the
Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817-1822) and the Lieutenant-Governor of
British Java (1811-1815).
From 1864 until 1870, which South American nation engaged in combat with
the combined armies of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil? (History of the World)
ANSWER Paraguay From 1864 to 1870, Paraguay and the Triple Alliance—
Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina—fought an international military confrontation
in South America that is commonly referred to as the Paraguayan War [a] or the
War of the Triple Alliance [b].
Who was Afghanistan's founder? (History of the World)-ANSWER Ahmad
Shah Abdali is recognised as the founder of the contemporary state of
Afghanistan and the founder of the Durrani Empire.
Declaring that taxes ought to be increased in order to aid the impoverished is an
example of: (Economics) - A Normative Economic Statement in Response A
normative statement in philosophy and economics conveys a value judgement
regarding the subjective desirability or undesirability of a situation. The world is
viewed as it "should" be.
All of the above can be shown by a PPF [Productions Possibilities Frontier],
with the exception of: (Economics) [enumerate three things it suggests and one
that it doesn't] ANSWER PPF shows that:
1. The impact of more new technologies
2. The opportunity cost of producing more of a certain good
3. Growth in the economy
Consumer preferences (double check, but I believe a CPF indicates these) are
not represented by PPF.
The primary way that the price mechanism operates is through: (Economics)
[The response has two items] ANSWER Signalling and Incentives
Currently, a store sells 1000 kilogrammes of tomatoes every week at a price of
50p per kilogramme. After lowering the price to 40p, it discovers that 1400
