NEW MEXICO HISTORY CUM EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
LATEST 2025 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is true of the early Clovis and Folsom people in New
Mexico?
a. They developed a series of ancient roads.
b. They were hunters and gatherers.
c. They built multistoried houses from Adobe.
d. They were primarily farmers. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. They were hunters and
gatherers
Which of the following is true of New Mexico at the beginning of the 20th
century?
a. It was completely rural and focused on trade only.
b. Its politics focused on the bid for statehood.
c. It was focused on developing the technology.
d. Its main goal was to develop strong international relations. - CORRECT
ANSWER-B. Its politics focused on the bid for statehood.
Cabeza de Vaca __________________.
,a. wandered for 8 years, seeing much of the continent from Florida to New
Mexico
b. was part of Coronado's expeditions
c. was a missionary in Florida and never made it west
d. found the Seven Cities of Gold - CORRECT ANSWER-A. wandered for 8 years,
seeing much of the continent from Florida to New Mexico
Which of the following is true regarding the Great Missionary Period of 1610-
1680?
a. Native American religion was not encouraged, but tolerated.
b. Only Pueblo religions were allowed to be practiced.
c. Native Americans were to obey the mission community priest.
d. Christian services were held in traditional Native American meeting places. -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. Native Americans were to obey the mission community
priest.
Anasazi culture included __________________.
a. Apache and Navajo peoples
b. Cherokee and Cree peoples
c. Basketmaker and Pueblo peoples
d. Cheyenne and Crow peoples - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Basketmaker and Pueblo
peoples
- CORRECT ANSWER-
,Early farmers included the _______________.
a. Apaches
c. Mogollon and Anasazi
b. Navajo
d. Cherokees - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Mogollon and Anasazi
During the ___________ period, the Pueblo sites were abandoned and building
styles evolved.
a. Developmental Pueblo
b. Great Missionary
c. Great Pueblo
d. Rio Grande Classic - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Rio Grande Classic
Hernan Cortez did which of the following?
a. He established Spanish presence in the Americas.
b. He created gold fever in Europe.
c. He defeated the mighty Aztecs.
d. He did all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. He did all of the above.
Trade between Mexico and New Mexico established during the Spanish period
was ______________.
, a. free for anyone
b. open only to the French
c.open to only Anglos
d. open only to the Spanish - CORRECT ANSWER-d. open only to the Spanish
Which of the following was not a Spanish group?
a. folsom
b. desert cultures
c. clovis
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d. all of the above
What happens to trees from one life zone to the next?
a. All varieties of trees will increase as the altitude gets higher.
b. A variety of trees will disappear as the altitude gets higher.
c. Trees get larger as altitude increases.
d. There is no difference in trees from one zone to another. - CORRECT
ANSWER-b. A variety of trees will disappear as the altitude gets higher.
What are the life zones of the Sandia Mountains?
a. The seven levels of vegetation that rotates existence seasonally in the Sandia
Mountains.
b. Cultural patterns, determined by a culture's age, that have existed in the area.
LATEST 2025 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is true of the early Clovis and Folsom people in New
Mexico?
a. They developed a series of ancient roads.
b. They were hunters and gatherers.
c. They built multistoried houses from Adobe.
d. They were primarily farmers. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. They were hunters and
gatherers
Which of the following is true of New Mexico at the beginning of the 20th
century?
a. It was completely rural and focused on trade only.
b. Its politics focused on the bid for statehood.
c. It was focused on developing the technology.
d. Its main goal was to develop strong international relations. - CORRECT
ANSWER-B. Its politics focused on the bid for statehood.
Cabeza de Vaca __________________.
,a. wandered for 8 years, seeing much of the continent from Florida to New
Mexico
b. was part of Coronado's expeditions
c. was a missionary in Florida and never made it west
d. found the Seven Cities of Gold - CORRECT ANSWER-A. wandered for 8 years,
seeing much of the continent from Florida to New Mexico
Which of the following is true regarding the Great Missionary Period of 1610-
1680?
a. Native American religion was not encouraged, but tolerated.
b. Only Pueblo religions were allowed to be practiced.
c. Native Americans were to obey the mission community priest.
d. Christian services were held in traditional Native American meeting places. -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. Native Americans were to obey the mission community
priest.
Anasazi culture included __________________.
a. Apache and Navajo peoples
b. Cherokee and Cree peoples
c. Basketmaker and Pueblo peoples
d. Cheyenne and Crow peoples - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Basketmaker and Pueblo
peoples
- CORRECT ANSWER-
,Early farmers included the _______________.
a. Apaches
c. Mogollon and Anasazi
b. Navajo
d. Cherokees - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Mogollon and Anasazi
During the ___________ period, the Pueblo sites were abandoned and building
styles evolved.
a. Developmental Pueblo
b. Great Missionary
c. Great Pueblo
d. Rio Grande Classic - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Rio Grande Classic
Hernan Cortez did which of the following?
a. He established Spanish presence in the Americas.
b. He created gold fever in Europe.
c. He defeated the mighty Aztecs.
d. He did all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. He did all of the above.
Trade between Mexico and New Mexico established during the Spanish period
was ______________.
, a. free for anyone
b. open only to the French
c.open to only Anglos
d. open only to the Spanish - CORRECT ANSWER-d. open only to the Spanish
Which of the following was not a Spanish group?
a. folsom
b. desert cultures
c. clovis
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d. all of the above
What happens to trees from one life zone to the next?
a. All varieties of trees will increase as the altitude gets higher.
b. A variety of trees will disappear as the altitude gets higher.
c. Trees get larger as altitude increases.
d. There is no difference in trees from one zone to another. - CORRECT
ANSWER-b. A variety of trees will disappear as the altitude gets higher.
What are the life zones of the Sandia Mountains?
a. The seven levels of vegetation that rotates existence seasonally in the Sandia
Mountains.
b. Cultural patterns, determined by a culture's age, that have existed in the area.
