MTTC Practice Test History 009
Bill Gates transformed the U.S. computer industry by forming a corporation that:
developed personal computers that allowed users to send information over the Internet.
organized a network of retail stores that marketed personal computers in all regions of the country.
produced silicon chips that supplied electric circuitry for personal computers.
manufactured a successful and innovative operating system for personal computers. - Answer -
manufactured a successful and innovative operating system for personal computers.
Which of the following responses best describes a major demographic trend in the United States during
the period 1970 to 2000?
Population in the Southwest increased more than anywhere else in the country.
Population in the Great Plains increased more than in the Rocky Mountain states.
Population in the mid-Atlantic region increased more than in the Southeast.
Population in the Midwest declined more than anywhere else in the country. - Answer -Population in the
Southwest increased more than anywhere else in the country.
Which of the following responses best describes the significance of the Montgomery bus boycott of the
mid-1950s for the postwar civil rights movement?
It focused national attention on the repressive tactics used against civil rights activists.
It was the first major confrontation of the mass action phase of the postwar struggle for civil rights.
,It prompted the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
It was the first time that the federal government intervened to protect civil rights demonstrators. -
Answer -It was the first time that the federal government intervened to protect civil rights
demonstrators.
As chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Marshall most influenced the development of
constitutional law by:
placing clear limits on the legal privileges of business corporations.
adopting an expansive interpretation of individual rights.
emphasizing the supremacy of national laws over state legislation.
basing decisions on a strict construction of the Constitution. - Answer -emphasizing the supremacy of
national laws over state legislation.
Cultural knowledge and expertise brought to colonial North America by enslaved Africans most
influenced the development of which of the following economic activities?
the raising of sheep and cattle
the inland trade with American Indians
the coastal fishing industry
the cultivation of rice and indigo - Answer -the cultivation of rice and indigo
A historian would most likely use the term caste system in a study of:
a) socioreligious development in early Indian civilization.
b) intergroup relations in early Greek society.
c) socioeconomic development in early Chinese civilization.
d) political organization in ancient Roman society. - Answer -a) socioreligious development in early
Indian civilization.
Which of the following sources would be most helpful to a colonial historian who is examining social
stratification in eighteenth-century Boston?
customs receipts
minutes of town meetings
, tax lists
newspaper editorials - Answer -tax lists
A historian who is studying the Industrial Revolution from a gender perspective would likely find which
of the following topics most interesting to investigate?
factors influencing the location of factories in Great Britain
inventions that changed iron making and machine tool production
the effect of industrialization on cottage industries
the spread of industrialization in continental Europe - Answer -the effect of industrialization on cottage
industries
When examining a historical subject, which of the following steps in the research process should a
historian perform first?
select a research design for the study
review the secondary literature on the topic to be examined
formulate a hypothesis for the study
create a system for organizing research data - Answer -review the secondary literature on the topic
Researchers can best assess a written primary source for bias and accuracy by:
identifying the central questions addressed by the source.
using evidence from other sources to corroborate information presented in the source.
determining the date and geographic location of the author when the source was created.
comparing information presented in the source with later secondary interpretations. - Answer -Using
evidence from other sources to corroborate information presented in the source
There was a cause-and-effect relationship in late medieval Europe between the expansion of trade and
the:
decline of papal authority.
growth of towns.
limited power of monarchs.
Bill Gates transformed the U.S. computer industry by forming a corporation that:
developed personal computers that allowed users to send information over the Internet.
organized a network of retail stores that marketed personal computers in all regions of the country.
produced silicon chips that supplied electric circuitry for personal computers.
manufactured a successful and innovative operating system for personal computers. - Answer -
manufactured a successful and innovative operating system for personal computers.
Which of the following responses best describes a major demographic trend in the United States during
the period 1970 to 2000?
Population in the Southwest increased more than anywhere else in the country.
Population in the Great Plains increased more than in the Rocky Mountain states.
Population in the mid-Atlantic region increased more than in the Southeast.
Population in the Midwest declined more than anywhere else in the country. - Answer -Population in the
Southwest increased more than anywhere else in the country.
Which of the following responses best describes the significance of the Montgomery bus boycott of the
mid-1950s for the postwar civil rights movement?
It focused national attention on the repressive tactics used against civil rights activists.
It was the first major confrontation of the mass action phase of the postwar struggle for civil rights.
,It prompted the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
It was the first time that the federal government intervened to protect civil rights demonstrators. -
Answer -It was the first time that the federal government intervened to protect civil rights
demonstrators.
As chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Marshall most influenced the development of
constitutional law by:
placing clear limits on the legal privileges of business corporations.
adopting an expansive interpretation of individual rights.
emphasizing the supremacy of national laws over state legislation.
basing decisions on a strict construction of the Constitution. - Answer -emphasizing the supremacy of
national laws over state legislation.
Cultural knowledge and expertise brought to colonial North America by enslaved Africans most
influenced the development of which of the following economic activities?
the raising of sheep and cattle
the inland trade with American Indians
the coastal fishing industry
the cultivation of rice and indigo - Answer -the cultivation of rice and indigo
A historian would most likely use the term caste system in a study of:
a) socioreligious development in early Indian civilization.
b) intergroup relations in early Greek society.
c) socioeconomic development in early Chinese civilization.
d) political organization in ancient Roman society. - Answer -a) socioreligious development in early
Indian civilization.
Which of the following sources would be most helpful to a colonial historian who is examining social
stratification in eighteenth-century Boston?
customs receipts
minutes of town meetings
, tax lists
newspaper editorials - Answer -tax lists
A historian who is studying the Industrial Revolution from a gender perspective would likely find which
of the following topics most interesting to investigate?
factors influencing the location of factories in Great Britain
inventions that changed iron making and machine tool production
the effect of industrialization on cottage industries
the spread of industrialization in continental Europe - Answer -the effect of industrialization on cottage
industries
When examining a historical subject, which of the following steps in the research process should a
historian perform first?
select a research design for the study
review the secondary literature on the topic to be examined
formulate a hypothesis for the study
create a system for organizing research data - Answer -review the secondary literature on the topic
Researchers can best assess a written primary source for bias and accuracy by:
identifying the central questions addressed by the source.
using evidence from other sources to corroborate information presented in the source.
determining the date and geographic location of the author when the source was created.
comparing information presented in the source with later secondary interpretations. - Answer -Using
evidence from other sources to corroborate information presented in the source
There was a cause-and-effect relationship in late medieval Europe between the expansion of trade and
the:
decline of papal authority.
growth of towns.
limited power of monarchs.
