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Chapter 1 Beginnings
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Multiple Choice Questions
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1) What triggered the Paleolithic revolution?
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A) agricultural practice
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B) the human use of fire
C) the creation of stone tools
D) human migration from Asia to the Americas
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Answer: C
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.1
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Topic: The First Peoples
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Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
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2) Why did Paleolithic people begin to move northeast in Asia?
A) Colder climates in Central Asia forced this migration.
B) They found themselves pushed out by Asiatic nomadic tribes.
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C) The supply of big game was diminishing,
D) The failure of agricultural communities forced their return to nomadic practices.
Answer: C
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.2
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
3) Why is there so little evidence of Paleo Indian migrations along the North American Pacific
coastline?
A) Paleo-Indians traveled across modern-day Canada into the Midwest first.
B) The uninhabitable nature of that coast forced migrants to move quickly, without setting up
significant camps.
C) Early European explorers and settlers raided and destroyed much of the valuable evidence.
D) Global warming raised the sea level of the Pacific Ocean, flooding migrant routes of the past.
Answer: D
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.3
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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4) Which of the following species became extinct as a result of the hunting practices of the
Clovis complex culture around 12,000 years ago?
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A) horses
B) elephants
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C) monkeys
D) buffalo
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Answer: A
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Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.4
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
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institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Difficulty Level: Easy
BO
5) One of the earliest sedentary communities in North America on the Mississippi River in
Louisiana was founded __________ years ago.
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A) 700
B) 1,700
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C) 3,700
D) 7,300
Answer: C
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Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.5
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
6) In contrast to most Archaic Indian bands in North America, the people at Poverty Point had a
social structure that was __________.
A) egalitarian
B) hierarchical
C) nomadic
D) utopian
Answer: B
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.6
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
7) Which of the following best characterizes the transition from a nomadic existence to a settled
agricultural life for Archaic American Indians?
A) The melting of ice sheets forced this transition abruptly.
B) In almost all tribes, this transition involved a highly personal choice.
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C) The move from hunting and foraging to farming was slow and uneven.
D) Whereas the transition happened early in North America, it happened much later in South
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America.
Answer: C
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Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.7
Topic: The First Peoples
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Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
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institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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8) The first and possibly greatest feat of genetic engineering was the creation of __________
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7,000 years ago.
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A) potatoes
B) wheat
C) maize
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D) yam
Answer: C
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Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.8
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
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institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
9) The transition from hunting and gathering to farming is known as the __________.
A) Neolithic revolution
B) Archaic revolution
C) Paleolithic revolution
D) Clovis complex culture
Answer: A
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.9
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
10) Why did the Anasazi of the Colorado Plateau begin the construction of trenches and homes
about 2500 BP?
A) They embraced corn cultivation.
B) They adapted to a changing climate.
C) They sought better protection against enemy tribes.
D) They had learned the use of tools that made these activities possible.
Answer: A
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.10
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Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
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institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
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11) The accomplishments of the corn-growing Anasazi and Hohokam Indians become clear if we
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consider which of the following?
A) the size of their urban populations
B) the range of trade networks they established into the eastern woodlands
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C) the military technologies they developed
D) they environmental challenges they overcame
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Answer: D
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Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.11
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
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institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
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Difficulty Level: Difficult
12) How have archeologists been able to date the advance of corn?
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A) by measuring the size of ancient settlements
B) by analyzing the soil composition of early settlements
C) by studying the cave paintings of Archaic Indians
D) by dating the dental cavities of skeletons
Answer: A
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.12
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
13) How did the sedentary lifestyle of agricultural Indian tribes promote higher birth rates?
A) The decreased workload allowed more time for sexual activity.
B) Communal work on fields gave men and women more time to be together.
C) The much higher nutritional value of corn over meat assured higher fertility in women.
D) Infants weakened a hunting tribe’s mobility but offered more helping hands on the field.
Answer: D
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.13
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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The American Nation, 15e (Carnes)
Chapter 1 Beginnings
IF
Multiple Choice Questions
IE
1) What triggered the Paleolithic revolution?
D
A) agricultural practice
BR
B) the human use of fire
C) the creation of stone tools
D) human migration from Asia to the Americas
AI
Answer: C
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.1
N
Topic: The First Peoples
BO
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
O
Difficulty Level: Moderate
ST
2) Why did Paleolithic people begin to move northeast in Asia?
A) Colder climates in Central Asia forced this migration.
B) They found themselves pushed out by Asiatic nomadic tribes.
ER
C) The supply of big game was diminishing,
D) The failure of agricultural communities forced their return to nomadic practices.
Answer: C
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.2
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
3) Why is there so little evidence of Paleo Indian migrations along the North American Pacific
coastline?
A) Paleo-Indians traveled across modern-day Canada into the Midwest first.
B) The uninhabitable nature of that coast forced migrants to move quickly, without setting up
significant camps.
C) Early European explorers and settlers raided and destroyed much of the valuable evidence.
D) Global warming raised the sea level of the Pacific Ocean, flooding migrant routes of the past.
Answer: D
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.3
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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4) Which of the following species became extinct as a result of the hunting practices of the
Clovis complex culture around 12,000 years ago?
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A) horses
B) elephants
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C) monkeys
D) buffalo
D
Answer: A
BR
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.4
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
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institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
N
Difficulty Level: Easy
BO
5) One of the earliest sedentary communities in North America on the Mississippi River in
Louisiana was founded __________ years ago.
O
A) 700
B) 1,700
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C) 3,700
D) 7,300
Answer: C
ER
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.5
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
6) In contrast to most Archaic Indian bands in North America, the people at Poverty Point had a
social structure that was __________.
A) egalitarian
B) hierarchical
C) nomadic
D) utopian
Answer: B
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.6
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
7) Which of the following best characterizes the transition from a nomadic existence to a settled
agricultural life for Archaic American Indians?
A) The melting of ice sheets forced this transition abruptly.
B) In almost all tribes, this transition involved a highly personal choice.
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C) The move from hunting and foraging to farming was slow and uneven.
D) Whereas the transition happened early in North America, it happened much later in South
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America.
Answer: C
IE
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.7
Topic: The First Peoples
D
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
BR
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
AI
8) The first and possibly greatest feat of genetic engineering was the creation of __________
N
7,000 years ago.
BO
A) potatoes
B) wheat
C) maize
O
D) yam
Answer: C
ST
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.8
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
ER
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
9) The transition from hunting and gathering to farming is known as the __________.
A) Neolithic revolution
B) Archaic revolution
C) Paleolithic revolution
D) Clovis complex culture
Answer: A
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.9
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
10) Why did the Anasazi of the Colorado Plateau begin the construction of trenches and homes
about 2500 BP?
A) They embraced corn cultivation.
B) They adapted to a changing climate.
C) They sought better protection against enemy tribes.
D) They had learned the use of tools that made these activities possible.
Answer: A
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.10
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Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
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institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
IE
Difficulty Level: Moderate
D
11) The accomplishments of the corn-growing Anasazi and Hohokam Indians become clear if we
BR
consider which of the following?
A) the size of their urban populations
B) the range of trade networks they established into the eastern woodlands
AI
C) the military technologies they developed
D) they environmental challenges they overcame
N
Answer: D
BO
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.11
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
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institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
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Difficulty Level: Difficult
12) How have archeologists been able to date the advance of corn?
ER
A) by measuring the size of ancient settlements
B) by analyzing the soil composition of early settlements
C) by studying the cave paintings of Archaic Indians
D) by dating the dental cavities of skeletons
Answer: A
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.12
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
13) How did the sedentary lifestyle of agricultural Indian tribes promote higher birth rates?
A) The decreased workload allowed more time for sexual activity.
B) Communal work on fields gave men and women more time to be together.
C) The much higher nutritional value of corn over meat assured higher fertility in women.
D) Infants weakened a hunting tribe’s mobility but offered more helping hands on the field.
Answer: D
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.2.13
Topic: The Maize Revolution
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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