Key: Answer, Type, Learning Objective, Level
Type
A=Applied
C=Conceptual
F=Factual
Level
(1)=Easy; (2)=Moderate; (3)=Difficult
LO=Learning Objective
Multiple Choice Single Select
M/C Question 1
Many ancient humans migrated to the Americas over a
a) wooden bridge.
b) land bridge.
c) volcanic crater.
d) cobblestone road.
ANS: b
Skill=Factual, Objective=1.1: Recall the extraordinary diversity of cultures in the Americas
in the centuries prior to Columbus's arrival, Topic=The Peoples of America Before
Columbus, Difficulty=Easy
M/C Question 2
As a result of the development of agriculture in the Americas, the members of native tribes
a) abandoned regional trading networks.
b) engaged solely in agricultural tasks.
c) lost faith in religious leaders.
d) grew in numbers and founded separate societies.
ANS: d
Skill=Apply, Objective=1.1: Recall the extraordinary diversity of cultures in the Americas
in the centuries prior to Columbus's arrival, Topic=The Peoples of America Before
Columbus, Difficulty=Moderate
M/C Question 3
The Spanish encountered the Aztec people in Mexico in the year
a) 1492.
b) 1519.
c) 1545.
d) 1619.
ANS: b
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@sathe @saAmericas @sain @sathe @sacenturies @sa prior @sato @sa Columbus's @saarrival, @saTopic=The
@sa Peoples @sa of @sa America @sa Before @sa Columbus, @sa Difficulty=Easy
M/C @saQuestion @sa4
The @saAztecs, @saone @saof @sathe @saMeso-American @saempires, @sacreated @saa(n)
a) empire @sathat @sacontrolled @saa @sapopulation @saestimated @saat @sabetween @sa100 @saand @sa200
@samillion @sapeople.
b) highly @ s a unstratified @ s a society.
c) capital @sacity @sathat @saamazed @sathe @saSpanish @sawith @saits @sapoverty.
d) sophisticated @ s a agricultural @ s a system.
ANS: @sad
Difficulty=Moderate, @saSkill=Understand, @saObjective=1.1: @saRecall @sathe @saextraordinary
@sa diversity @sa of @sacultures @sain @sathe @saAmericas @sain @sathe @sacenturies @saprior @sato @saColumbus's
@saarrival, @saTopic=The @saPeoples @sa of @sa America @sa Before @sa Columbus
M/C @saQuestion @sa5
The @saPueblo @sapeople @saof @sathe @saAmerican @saSouthwest, @saencountered @saby @sathe @saSpanish @sain
@sathe @sa1540s,
a) built @saceremonial @samounds @saon @sawhich @sato @saworship @satheir @sagods.
b) failed @sato @sadevelop @saagricultural @satechniques @sasuitable @safor @satheir @saarid @saenvironment.
c) used @sairrigation @sacanals, @sadams, @saand @sahillside @saterracing @sato @sawater @satheir @saarid @samaize
@safields.
d) made @satheir @saclothing @saand @sautensils @safrom @sabuffalo @sahides @saand @sabones.
ANS: @sac
Skill=Understand, @sa, @saObjective=1.1: @saRecall @sathe @saextraordinary @sadiversity @saof
@sacultures @sain @sathe @sa Americas @sain @sathe @sacenturies @saprior @sato @saColumbus's @saarrival @sa,
@saTopic=The @saPeoples @saof @saAmerica @sa Before @sa Columbus, @sa Difficulty=Moderate
M/C @saQuestion @sa6
In @sathe @saseventeenth @sacentury, @saEuropean @saexplorers @sain @sathe @saMississippi @saand @saOhio
@savalleys @sawere @saamazed @sato @safind
a) the @saremnants @saof @saancient @saEuropean @savisitors.
b) Native @saAmericans @saliving @saas @saforest @saprimitives.
c) hundreds @ s a of @ s a large @ s a ceremonial @ s a mounds.
d) a @sahighly @sadeveloped @saand @safar-flung @saIndian @sasociety.
ANS: @sac
Objective=1.1: @saRecall @sathe @saextraordinary @sadiversity @saof @sacultures @sain @sathe @saAmericas
@sain @sathe @sa centuries @saprior @sato @saColumbus's @saarrival, @saTopic=The @saPeoples @saof @saAmerica
@saBefore @saColumbus, @sa Difficulty=Moderate, @sa, @sa Skill=Understand
M/C @saQuestion @sa7
Archaeological @ s a studies @ s a of @ s a the @ s a Mound @ s a Builders @ s a suggest @ s a that @ s a Native @ s a American
a) loss @saof @sapopulation @saand @saland @saaccompanying @sathe @sawestern @samigration @saof
@saEuropeans @sawas @sainevitable.
b) settlements @saof @sathe @saAtlantic @saseaboard @sarepresented @sathe @sahighest @salevels @saof
@sapre-Columbian @sa development.
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, c) culture @saremained @sastatic @safor @sathousands @saof @sayears @sabefore @saEuropeans @saarrived.
d) societies @saparticipated @sain @saa @savast @satrading @sanetwork @sathat @salinked @savillages @saacross @sathe
@sacontinent.
ANS: @sad
Skill=Understand, @saObjective=1.1: @saRecall @sathe @saextraordinary @sadiversity @saof
@sacultures @sain @sathe @sa Americas @sain @sathe @sacenturies @saprior @sato @saColumbus's @saarrival,
@saTopic=The @saPeoples @saof @saAmerica @sa Before @sa Columbus, @sa Difficulty=Moderate
M/C @saQuestion @sa8
In @sawhich @saof @sathe @safollowing @sacategories @sadid @sathe @saIroquois @sapractice @saa @sacommunal
@salifestyle?
a) work
b) land @sause
c) hunting
d) All @saof @sathese @saanswers @saare @sacorrect
ANS: @sad
Skill=Understand, @saObjective=1.1: @saRecall @sathe @saextraordinary @sadiversity @saof
@sacultures @sain @sathe @sa Americas @sain @sathe @sacenturies @saprior @sato @saColumbus's @saarrival,
@saTopic=The @saPeoples @saof @saAmerica @sa Before @sa Columbus, @sa Difficulty=Moderate
M/C @saQuestion @sa9
The @saLittle @saIce @saAge @saimpacted @sanative @sasocieties @sain @sathe @saAmericas @sain @saall @saof @sathe
@safollowing @saways @sa EXCEPT:
a) Native @sapeoples @saabandoned @saurban @sacenters.
b) Native @sasocieties @sabecame @saless @sapopulous.
c) Native @sasocieties @sabecame @saless @sacentralized.
d) Native @sawomen @salost @sapower.
ANS: @sad
Objective=1.1: @saRecall @sathe @saextraordinary @sadiversity @saof @sacultures @sain @sathe @saAmericas
@sain @sathe @sa centuries @saprior @sato @saColumbus's @saarrival, @saTopic=The @saPeoples @saof @saAmerica
@saBefore @saColumbus, @sa Difficulty=Difficult, @sa Skill=Analyze
M/C @saQuestion @sa10
The @saresults @saof @sacreating @saa @samore @sacohesive @sapolitical @saconfederacy @safor @sathe @saIroquois
@saincluded
a) losing @sahunting @sagrounds @sato @saneighboring @satribes.
b) increasing @ s a village @ s a stability.
c) weakening @sathe @saIroquois @saas @sawarriors.
d) population @ s a decrease @ s a as @ s a competition @ s a over @ s a resources @ s a increased.
ANS: @sab
Skill=Understand, @saObjective=1.1: @saRecall @sathe @saextraordinary @sadiversity @saof
@sacultures @sain @sathe @sa Americas @sain @sathe @sacenturies @saprior @sato @saColumbus's @saarrival,
@saTopic=The @saPeoples @saof @saAmerica @sa Before @sa Columbus, @sa Difficulty=Moderate
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The @sapotential @safor @saconflict @sabetween @saEuropeans @saand @sathe @saindigenous @sapeople @sain @saNorth
@saAmerica @sa stemmed @sa primarily @safrom @sa different @sa values @sa concerning @sathe
a) relationship @ s a to @ s a the @ s a environment, @ s a property, @ s a and @ s a personal @ s a identity.
b) role @saof @satechnology @sain @sahuman @saexistence.
c) adoption @saof @saa @sasedentary @saversus @saa @sanomadic @salifestyle.
d) organization @saof @safamily @salife.
ANS: @saa
Skill=Understand, @saObjective=1.1: @saRecall @sathe @saextraordinary @sadiversity @saof
@sacultures @sain @sathe @sa Americas @sain @sathe @sacenturies @saprior @sato @saColumbus's @saarrival,
@saTopic=The @saPeoples @saof @saAmerica @sa Before @sa Columbus, @sa Difficulty=Moderate
M/C @saQuestion @sa12
Native @saAmericans @saencountered @saby @saEuropeans @sapracticed @saa @saform @saof @sareligion @saknown
@saas
a) monotheism.
b) polytheism.
c) Christianity.
d) Islam.
ANS: @sab
Topic=The @saPeoples @saof @saAmerica @saBefore @saColumbus, @sa, @saSkill=Factual,
@sa Objective=1.1: @sa Recall @sathe @saextraordinary @sadiversity @saof @sacultures @sain @sathe @saAmericas
@sain @sathe @sacenturies @saprior @sato @saColumbus's @sa arrival, @sa Difficulty=Moderate
M/C @saQuestion @sa13
In @sacontrast @sato @sathe @saEuropeans, @samost @sanatives @saof @saNorth @saAmerica @sabelieved @sathat @saland
@saserves @saas @sathe @sa basis @sa for
a) independence @ s a and @ s a personal @ s a identity.
b) material @ s a wealth.
c) political @ s a status.
d) common @ s a sustenance.
ANS: @sad
Difficulty=Moderate, @ s a , @ s a Skill=Understand, @ s a Objective=1.1: @ s a Recall @ s a the
@ s a extraordinary @ s a diversity @saof @sacultures @sain @sathe @saAmericas @sain @sathe @sacenturies @saprior
@sato @saColumbus's @saarrival, @saTopic=The @saPeoples @sa of @sa America @sa Before @sa Columbus
M/C @saQuestion @sa14
Which @saof @sathe @safollowing @sacharacteristics @saof @saa @samatrilineal @satribe @sain @saNorth @saAmerica
@sais @saNOT @sa accurate?
a) sharing @saof @sapowers @sain @sathe @satribal @saeconomy
b) newly @samarried @samen @saremained @sain @satheir @safather’s @sahousehold
c) family @samembership @sawas @sadetermined @sathrough @sathe @safemale @saline
d) elder @sawomen @sachose @samale @saleadership
ANS: @sab
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