GED® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 TEST
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER / VERIFIED/GRADED
A+/
The most important source of Sojourner Truth's credibility was
a. her physical toughness.
b. her personal beauty and charm.
c. her moral strength.
d. her eloquent use of language. - --Answers----7. Choice c is
correct.
The directness and power of her language emphasize her moral
strength. Her physical strength can be seen as a metaphor for
her moral strength. Choice a is incorrect. Her physical toughness
alone is only part of her credibility. Choice b is incorrect. Truth
makes the point that she is not a dainty creature of privilege, and
therefore beauty and charm would not form part of her powers
of persuasion. Choice d is incorrect. Her eloquent and direct use
of language may be persuasive and helps to clarify her moral
character, but it is her character itself that is the ultimate source
of her credibility.
Please use the following passage to answer questions 8 and 9.
,"When the Spanish Conquistadors came to the Americas in the
sixteenth century and destroyed Native American civilizations,
one of the greatest civilizations, the Classical Maya, had already
disappeared. The archeological evidence shows that a relatively
peaceful civilization became more violent with the conquest of
Tikal, the greatest Mayan city, in 378 by the mysterious warrior
Fire Is
Born. Even though Tikal was rebuilt and remained one of the
dominant Mayan city-states for hundreds of years, it and the
other Mayan cities fell into disrepair and were eventually
abandoned.
Researchers have worked for years to identify the causes for
this collapse. According to the National Geographic article "The
Maya: Glory and Ruin," by Guy Gugliotta, Scholars have looked at
various afflictions across the Mayan world, including
overpopulation,
environmental damage, fam - --Answers----8. Choice b is
correct.
Loss of confdence of the people in the system was the most
important cause of the collapse of the Classical Mayan
civilization. Choice a is incorrect. The conquest of Tikal in 378 by
Fire Is Born was a key step in the collapse of the Mayan system,
but it was only one part of a loss of confdence that spanned
hundreds of years. Choice c is incorrect. Ritualized warfare was
an important part of their stable religious system. Choice d is
incorrect. The invasion of the Conquistadors happened hundreds
of years later.
,Please use the following passage to answer questions 8 and 9.
"When the Spanish Conquistadors came to the Americas in the
sixteenth century and destroyed Native American civilizations,
one of the greatest civilizations, the Classical Maya, had already
disappeared. The archeological evidence shows that a relatively
peaceful civilization became more violent with the conquest of
Tikal, the greatest Mayan city, in 378 by the mysterious warrior
Fire Is
Born. Even though Tikal was rebuilt and remained one of the
dominant Mayan city-states for hundreds of years, it and the
other Mayan cities fell into disrepair and were eventually
abandoned.
Researchers have worked for years to identify the causes for
this collapse. According to the National Geographic article "The
Maya: Glory and Ruin," by Guy Gugliotta, Scholars have looked at
various afflictions across the Mayan world, including
overpopulation,
environmental damage, fam - --Answers----9. The correct
answer is kuhul ajaw.
The kuhul ajaw was a Mayan ruler. While the passage does not
state this directly, it makes clear that the kuhul ajaw was the
head of the society by what follows the phrase"kuhul ajaw"—
"their divine luster . . . the confdence of their subjects."
Please use the following lyrics to answer questions 10 and 11.
, "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier"
(1915)
Lyrics by Al Bryan, music by Al Piantadosi
I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier,
I brought him up to be my pride and joy.
Who dares to place a musket on his
shoulder
To shoot some other mother's darling boy?
Let nations arbitrate their future troubles,
It's time to lay the sword and gun away;
There'd be no war today if mothers would
all say,
"I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier."
-
"Over There"
(1917)
Music and Lyrics by George Cohan
Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get
your gun.
Take it on the run, on the run, on the run.
Hear them calling you and me, every son of
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER / VERIFIED/GRADED
A+/
The most important source of Sojourner Truth's credibility was
a. her physical toughness.
b. her personal beauty and charm.
c. her moral strength.
d. her eloquent use of language. - --Answers----7. Choice c is
correct.
The directness and power of her language emphasize her moral
strength. Her physical strength can be seen as a metaphor for
her moral strength. Choice a is incorrect. Her physical toughness
alone is only part of her credibility. Choice b is incorrect. Truth
makes the point that she is not a dainty creature of privilege, and
therefore beauty and charm would not form part of her powers
of persuasion. Choice d is incorrect. Her eloquent and direct use
of language may be persuasive and helps to clarify her moral
character, but it is her character itself that is the ultimate source
of her credibility.
Please use the following passage to answer questions 8 and 9.
,"When the Spanish Conquistadors came to the Americas in the
sixteenth century and destroyed Native American civilizations,
one of the greatest civilizations, the Classical Maya, had already
disappeared. The archeological evidence shows that a relatively
peaceful civilization became more violent with the conquest of
Tikal, the greatest Mayan city, in 378 by the mysterious warrior
Fire Is
Born. Even though Tikal was rebuilt and remained one of the
dominant Mayan city-states for hundreds of years, it and the
other Mayan cities fell into disrepair and were eventually
abandoned.
Researchers have worked for years to identify the causes for
this collapse. According to the National Geographic article "The
Maya: Glory and Ruin," by Guy Gugliotta, Scholars have looked at
various afflictions across the Mayan world, including
overpopulation,
environmental damage, fam - --Answers----8. Choice b is
correct.
Loss of confdence of the people in the system was the most
important cause of the collapse of the Classical Mayan
civilization. Choice a is incorrect. The conquest of Tikal in 378 by
Fire Is Born was a key step in the collapse of the Mayan system,
but it was only one part of a loss of confdence that spanned
hundreds of years. Choice c is incorrect. Ritualized warfare was
an important part of their stable religious system. Choice d is
incorrect. The invasion of the Conquistadors happened hundreds
of years later.
,Please use the following passage to answer questions 8 and 9.
"When the Spanish Conquistadors came to the Americas in the
sixteenth century and destroyed Native American civilizations,
one of the greatest civilizations, the Classical Maya, had already
disappeared. The archeological evidence shows that a relatively
peaceful civilization became more violent with the conquest of
Tikal, the greatest Mayan city, in 378 by the mysterious warrior
Fire Is
Born. Even though Tikal was rebuilt and remained one of the
dominant Mayan city-states for hundreds of years, it and the
other Mayan cities fell into disrepair and were eventually
abandoned.
Researchers have worked for years to identify the causes for
this collapse. According to the National Geographic article "The
Maya: Glory and Ruin," by Guy Gugliotta, Scholars have looked at
various afflictions across the Mayan world, including
overpopulation,
environmental damage, fam - --Answers----9. The correct
answer is kuhul ajaw.
The kuhul ajaw was a Mayan ruler. While the passage does not
state this directly, it makes clear that the kuhul ajaw was the
head of the society by what follows the phrase"kuhul ajaw"—
"their divine luster . . . the confdence of their subjects."
Please use the following lyrics to answer questions 10 and 11.
, "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier"
(1915)
Lyrics by Al Bryan, music by Al Piantadosi
I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier,
I brought him up to be my pride and joy.
Who dares to place a musket on his
shoulder
To shoot some other mother's darling boy?
Let nations arbitrate their future troubles,
It's time to lay the sword and gun away;
There'd be no war today if mothers would
all say,
"I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier."
-
"Over There"
(1917)
Music and Lyrics by George Cohan
Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get
your gun.
Take it on the run, on the run, on the run.
Hear them calling you and me, every son of
