Praxis 5004 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following best describes why a democratic government
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regulates the economy? | |
• To guarantee fair elections
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• To protect civil rights
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• To provide federal jobs
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• To ensure financial stability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To ensure
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financial stability |
Which of the following statements best describes the historical
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settlement of the present-day United States?
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• European powers cooperated with one another to colonize new
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territories. |
• The area was primarily populated from the East Coast to the West
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Coast.
• Internal migration was discouraged by local government officials.
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• Large groups of Native Americans were assimilated into European -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The area was primarily populated from the East
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Coast to the West Coast.
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,Which of the following most contributes to the cultural cohesion of a
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community? |
• Diverse climate
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• Common language
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• Natural resources
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• Market economy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Common language
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Which of the following conflicts contributed to an agreement between
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British colonies known as the Albany Plan?
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• American Revolution
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• King Philip's War
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• French and Indian War
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• War of 1812 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-French and Indian War
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The following excerpt is a portion of a letter from George Washington to
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Henry Knox in February, 1787.
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"If three years ago, any person had of told me that at this day, I should
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see such a formidable rebellion against the laws and constitutions of our
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own making as now appears, I should have thought him a bedlamite
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(insane person)—fit subject for a madhouse..."
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Which of the following rebellions is discussed in this excerpt?
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• Shays' Rebellion
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• Nat Turner's Rebellion
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,• The Whiskey Rebellion
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• Stono Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Shays' Rebellion
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Which TWO of the following natural resources were European explorers
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trying to acquire during the early exploration of North America?
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• Platinum
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• Zinc
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• Gold
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• Iron
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• Silver
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• Ivory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Gold and Sliver
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Which of the following developments prompted the United States
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Congress to pass the USA PATRIOT Act? | | | | | | |
• A Middle East oil embargo in 1973
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• The start of the Iran-Iraq War
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• An attack by terrorists in 2001
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• The outbreak of the Cuban missile crisis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An
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attack by terrorists in 2001
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Which of the following actions would a government most likely take to
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encourage economic growth? | | |
, • Lowering interest rates
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• Raising income taxes
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• Increasing federal regulations
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• Decreasing federal spending - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Lowering
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interest rates |
Which of the following doubled the size of the United States?
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• The Gadsden Purchase
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• The Louisiana Purchase
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• The annexation of Texas
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• The cession of Florida - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Louisiana Purchase
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The following narrative is from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
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Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa (1789).
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"I remember, in the vessel in which I was brought over, in the men's
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apartment, there were several brothers . . . sold in different lots; and it
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was very moving on this occasion, to see and hear their cries at parting."
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Which of the following eighteenth-century practices is described by this
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narrative?
• Imperialism
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• Mercantilism
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• Chattel slavery
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following best describes why a democratic government
| | | | | | | | | |
regulates the economy? | |
• To guarantee fair elections
| | | |
• To protect civil rights
| | | | |
• To provide federal jobs
| | | |
• To ensure financial stability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To ensure
| | | | | | | | |
financial stability |
Which of the following statements best describes the historical
| | | | | | | | |
settlement of the present-day United States?
| | | | | |
• European powers cooperated with one another to colonize new
| | | | | | | | | |
territories. |
• The area was primarily populated from the East Coast to the West
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Coast.
• Internal migration was discouraged by local government officials.
| | | | | | | | |
• Large groups of Native Americans were assimilated into European -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The area was primarily populated from the East
| | | | | | | | |
Coast to the West Coast.
| | | |
,Which of the following most contributes to the cultural cohesion of a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
community? |
• Diverse climate
| |
• Common language
| |
• Natural resources
| |
• Market economy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Common language
| | | | | |
Which of the following conflicts contributed to an agreement between
| | | | | | | | | |
British colonies known as the Albany Plan?
| | | | | |
• American Revolution
| |
• King Philip's War
| | |
• French and Indian War
| | | |
• War of 1812 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-French and Indian War
| | | | | | | | |
The following excerpt is a portion of a letter from George Washington to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Henry Knox in February, 1787.
| | | | |
"If three years ago, any person had of told me that at this day, I should
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
see such a formidable rebellion against the laws and constitutions of our
| | | | | | | | | | |
own making as now appears, I should have thought him a bedlamite
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
(insane person)—fit subject for a madhouse..."
| | | | |
Which of the following rebellions is discussed in this excerpt?
| | | | | | | | | |
• Shays' Rebellion
| |
• Nat Turner's Rebellion
| | |
,• The Whiskey Rebellion
| | |
• Stono Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Shays' Rebellion
| | | | | |
Which TWO of the following natural resources were European explorers
| | | | | | | | | |
trying to acquire during the early exploration of North America?
| | | | | | | | |
• Platinum
|
• Zinc
|
• Gold
|
• Iron
|
• Silver
|
• Ivory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Gold and Sliver
| | | | | |
Which of the following developments prompted the United States
| | | | | | | | |
Congress to pass the USA PATRIOT Act? | | | | | | |
• A Middle East oil embargo in 1973
| | | | | | |
• The start of the Iran-Iraq War
| | | | | |
• An attack by terrorists in 2001
| | | | | |
• The outbreak of the Cuban missile crisis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An
| | | | | | | | | | |
attack by terrorists in 2001
| | | |
Which of the following actions would a government most likely take to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
encourage economic growth? | | |
, • Lowering interest rates
| | |
• Raising income taxes
| | |
• Increasing federal regulations
| | |
• Decreasing federal spending - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Lowering
| | | | | | |
interest rates |
Which of the following doubled the size of the United States?
| | | | | | | | | |
• The Gadsden Purchase
| | |
• The Louisiana Purchase
| | |
• The annexation of Texas
| | | |
• The cession of Florida - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Louisiana Purchase
| | | | | | | | |
The following narrative is from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa (1789).
| | | | |
"I remember, in the vessel in which I was brought over, in the men's
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
apartment, there were several brothers . . . sold in different lots; and it
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
was very moving on this occasion, to see and hear their cries at parting."
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Which of the following eighteenth-century practices is described by this
| | | | | | | | | |
narrative?
• Imperialism
|
• Mercantilism
|
• Chattel slavery
| |
