TEXES 232 SOCIAL STUDIES 7-12 UPDATED
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔The space race began: (Skill 8.5)
A. in 1963
B. after the Soviets developed the atomic bomb
C. after the Soviets placed missile bases in Cuba
D. after the Soviets launched Sputnik - ✔✔D. after the Soviets launched Sputnik
Explanation: The first satellite to orbit the earth, Sputnik triggered a race relating to
science and technology between the United States and the Soviets. Sputnik was
launched in 1957.
✔✔President Carter believed the oil fields of the Persian Gulf were threatened when the
Soviets entered which country? (Skill 8.6)
A. Iraq
B. Iran
C. Kuwait
D. Afghanistan - ✔✔D. Afghanistan
, Explanation: Although Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait are all located in the Persian Gulf area, it
was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that President Carter believed threatened oil
reserves.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT an example of an advancement of transportation that
took place during the post-Civil War period? (Skill 9.1)
A. Rail passenger service
B. Completion of the transcontinental railroad
C. Jet Planes
D. Automobile - ✔✔C. Rail passenger service
Explanation: The rail passenger services was available before the Civil War. The other
✔✔Which political philosophy is concerned with commonsense needs of the average
person? (Skill 9.2)
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. Populism
C. Progressivism
D. Protectionism - ✔✔B. Populism
Explanation: Popular sovereignty involves the right of the people to make decisions for
themselves. Progressivism was a movement to advance as a nation. Protectionism
refers to views about tariffs
✔✔All ofthe following are causes of the Industrial Revolution except: (Skill 9.3)
A. immigrants from southeast Europe.
B. inventions
C. machines
D. extensive rail service - ✔✔A. immigrants from southeast Europe
Explanation: More immigrants were a result of the Industrial Revolution, not a cause.
Inventions, machines, and extensive rail service were all reasons why there was an
Industrial Revolution. New inventions made work easier and faster. Machines replaced
hand labor. Extensive rail service linked areas of the country for transport of goods.
✔✔The late-nineteenth century social worker who established a settlement house,
known as Hull House, in Chicago was: (Skill 9.4)
A. Betty Friedan
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Jane Addams
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔The space race began: (Skill 8.5)
A. in 1963
B. after the Soviets developed the atomic bomb
C. after the Soviets placed missile bases in Cuba
D. after the Soviets launched Sputnik - ✔✔D. after the Soviets launched Sputnik
Explanation: The first satellite to orbit the earth, Sputnik triggered a race relating to
science and technology between the United States and the Soviets. Sputnik was
launched in 1957.
✔✔President Carter believed the oil fields of the Persian Gulf were threatened when the
Soviets entered which country? (Skill 8.6)
A. Iraq
B. Iran
C. Kuwait
D. Afghanistan - ✔✔D. Afghanistan
, Explanation: Although Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait are all located in the Persian Gulf area, it
was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that President Carter believed threatened oil
reserves.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT an example of an advancement of transportation that
took place during the post-Civil War period? (Skill 9.1)
A. Rail passenger service
B. Completion of the transcontinental railroad
C. Jet Planes
D. Automobile - ✔✔C. Rail passenger service
Explanation: The rail passenger services was available before the Civil War. The other
✔✔Which political philosophy is concerned with commonsense needs of the average
person? (Skill 9.2)
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. Populism
C. Progressivism
D. Protectionism - ✔✔B. Populism
Explanation: Popular sovereignty involves the right of the people to make decisions for
themselves. Progressivism was a movement to advance as a nation. Protectionism
refers to views about tariffs
✔✔All ofthe following are causes of the Industrial Revolution except: (Skill 9.3)
A. immigrants from southeast Europe.
B. inventions
C. machines
D. extensive rail service - ✔✔A. immigrants from southeast Europe
Explanation: More immigrants were a result of the Industrial Revolution, not a cause.
Inventions, machines, and extensive rail service were all reasons why there was an
Industrial Revolution. New inventions made work easier and faster. Machines replaced
hand labor. Extensive rail service linked areas of the country for transport of goods.
✔✔The late-nineteenth century social worker who established a settlement house,
known as Hull House, in Chicago was: (Skill 9.4)
A. Betty Friedan
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Jane Addams
