PRAXIS 5004 SOCIAL STUDIES ETS PRACTICE TEST
//REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
Which river forms part of the border between the US and Mexico
......ANSWER......Rio Grande
All of the following are reasons for the European powers' policy of
appeasement prior to WW2 EXCEPT: ......ANSWER......fascist advances
stabilized the region and benefited France and England Financially
What qualifications does Article 1 Section 3 of Constitution set for
becoming a US Senate? ......ANSWER......30 years old and citizen for 9
years
A region in the tropical zone is most likely to experience which of the
following weather conditions? ......ANSWER......Monsoons
Which 1803 acquisition of land, made by Thomas Jefferson, added more
than 800,000 square miles to the territory of the US?
......ANSWER......Louisiana Purchase
The advance and retreat of a glacier is likely to produce all the following
geographical features EXCEPT ......ANSWER......mountain ridge
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Which of the following represents a scenario that would have a
negative effect on the supply of good or service? ......ANSWER......a
drought causes crops of strawberries to dry out and fail
Which ship was NOT involved with Chris Columbus's initial visit to the
Americas? ......ANSWER......Mayflower
Which was most responsible for the reduction of the European
population by 25 million during the 14th century? ......ANSWER......Black
Death Pandemic
All of the following are characteristics of fascist governments EXCEPT
......ANSWER......commitment to free-market economic policies
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaws what voting practice?
......ANSWER......literacy tests
Animal Studies have been used in psychology to study all of the
following EXCEPT ......ANSWER......circulation
The sociological concept of ethnocentrism is most closely defined as...
......ANSWER......a belief that one's own cultural group is superior to
others.
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Trail of Tears refers to the relocation of Native Americans to an Indian
territory that is now the state of... ......ANSWER......Oklahoma
Which Civil War battle was the location of a turning point in the war
because it prevented the Confederacy's invasion of the North?
......ANSWER......Gettysburg
President Franklin D. Roosevelt did each of the following EXCEPT
......ANSWER......drop atomic bombs on Japan (his successor Harry
Truman did)
The landmark Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Fergusson is best known
for ......ANSWER......upholding racial segregation under the seperate
but equal policy
The roots of Islam were in an area that is currently...
......ANSWER......Saudia Arabia
Which of the following tools would be most helpful for an archeologist
to pinpoint the exact location of an artifact? ......ANSWER......GPS
a geographic area that was used to construct the Panama Canal is best
described as... ......ANSWER......an isthmus
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Which represents a system of social stratification? (a series of
hierarchical groups, separated by factors such as wealth)
......ANSWER......India Caste System
How did the Cold War get its name? ......ANSWER......there was no
direct conflict or fighting between the opposing powers. (US and Sov.
Union)
Which of the following represents an outcome of the War of 1812?
......ANSWER......The US created a strong presence in international
affairs
Which figure from Scientific Revolution created the telescope?
......ANSWER......Galileo Galilei
Bodies of water separate most of the continents, what separates the
people in Europe and Asia? ......ANSWER......Ural mountains
What is the minimum age to be President according to the
Constitution? ......ANSWER......35 years old, must have been a citizen in
the U.S. for 14 years and a natural-born citizen of the U.S.
Euclid, a mathematician also known as the Father of Geometry,
revolutionized the field of math 2,300 years ago, in the ancient
civilization of..... ......ANSWER......Egypt
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