FSOT Prep Practice Test Questions
Which President served two non-consecutive terms? (US Government) - Answer Grover
Cleveland - served as 22nd and 24th President
The Warren Commission was established for what purpose? (US Government) -
Answer It served as the investigation unit for JFK's assassination - Established in 29,
1963 by Lyndon B. Johnson
The Scopes Trial centered on what? (US Government) - Answer Teaching the topic of
Evolution in schools -
The Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in 1925 in which a substitute
high school teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act,
which made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school.
Which Roman Emperor built a massive wall across Northern Britain in 122 A.D.? (World
History) - Answer Hadrian - Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Rigore Valli Aeli, "the line along
Hadrian's frontier") is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the
width of what is now modern-day England.
Who wrote the document known as the 95 Theses? (World History) - Answer Martin
Luther, concerned over the indulgence policy of the Catholic church would become the
father of the Protestant movement in Europe.
How many amendments does the Constitution have? (US History) - Answer 27 - The
27th Amendment was originally proposed September 25, 1789. Ratified May 7, 1992.
Who is [Sir] Stamford Raffles? (World History) - Answer the founder of Singapore - (6
July 1781 - 5 July 1826) was a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java
(1811-1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817-1822), best known for his
founding of Singapore.
Which South American country fought against the combined armies of Brazil, Argentina
and Uruguay from 1864 to 1870? (World History) - Answer Paraguay - The Paraguayan
War,[a] also known as the War of the Triple Alliance,[b] was an international military
conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple
Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Who was the founder of Afghanistan? (World History) - Answer Ahmad Shah Abdali -
founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded as the founder of the modern state of
Afghanistan.
, Stating that Taxes should be raised to help the poor is an example of: (Economics) -
Answer a Normative Economic Statement - In economics and philosophy, a normative
statement expresses a value judgment about whether a situation is subjectively
desirable or undesirable. It looks at the world as it "should" be.
A PPF [Productions Possibilities Frontier] can indicate all of the following, except:
(Economics)
[list 3 things it indicates and 1 thing it doesn't] - Answer PPF indicates:
1. The effect of an increase in new technology
2. The opportunity cost of increasing production of one good
3. Economic growth
PPF doesn't indicate:
Consumer preferences [double check but I think these are indicated by a CPF?]
The price mechanism works mainly through: (Economics)
[answer includes 2 things] - Answer Incentives and Signaling
The price of tomatoes is currently 50p per kilo, and a shop currently sells 1000 kilos per
week. It then reduces price to 40p and finds that it now sells 1400 kilos per week. Its
PED [Price Elasticity of Demand] is: (Economics) - Answer -2.0
The Cordillera de los Frailes is located in the departments of Potos" and Oruro in which
country? (Geography) - Answer Bolivia - The Cordillera de los Frailes is a mountainous
region in the central parts of the Bolivian Andes
How many countries border China? (Geography) - Answer 14 - India, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea,
Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan, and Nepal
Which country has the largest population in Africa? (Geography) - Answer Nigeria
#1 Nigeria - 183 million
#2 Ethiopia - 98 million and
#3 Egypt - 84 million
What is the highest (from sea level to top) mountain in South America? (Geography) -
Answer Aconcagua (6,960.8 metres ;22,837 ft) - located in Mendoza, Argentina, it's the
highest mountain outside of Asia and by extension the highest point in both the Western
Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
What Latin American capital city was built on the site of the Aztec Empire's capital,
Tenochtitlan? (Geography) - Answer Mexico City - built in the same location as the
ancient Tenochtitlan
When is it more useful to focus on intangible rewards and corporate culture than strict
rules? (Management) - Answer When work is Creative and Self-Directed -
Which President served two non-consecutive terms? (US Government) - Answer Grover
Cleveland - served as 22nd and 24th President
The Warren Commission was established for what purpose? (US Government) -
Answer It served as the investigation unit for JFK's assassination - Established in 29,
1963 by Lyndon B. Johnson
The Scopes Trial centered on what? (US Government) - Answer Teaching the topic of
Evolution in schools -
The Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in 1925 in which a substitute
high school teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act,
which made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school.
Which Roman Emperor built a massive wall across Northern Britain in 122 A.D.? (World
History) - Answer Hadrian - Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Rigore Valli Aeli, "the line along
Hadrian's frontier") is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the
width of what is now modern-day England.
Who wrote the document known as the 95 Theses? (World History) - Answer Martin
Luther, concerned over the indulgence policy of the Catholic church would become the
father of the Protestant movement in Europe.
How many amendments does the Constitution have? (US History) - Answer 27 - The
27th Amendment was originally proposed September 25, 1789. Ratified May 7, 1992.
Who is [Sir] Stamford Raffles? (World History) - Answer the founder of Singapore - (6
July 1781 - 5 July 1826) was a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java
(1811-1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817-1822), best known for his
founding of Singapore.
Which South American country fought against the combined armies of Brazil, Argentina
and Uruguay from 1864 to 1870? (World History) - Answer Paraguay - The Paraguayan
War,[a] also known as the War of the Triple Alliance,[b] was an international military
conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple
Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Who was the founder of Afghanistan? (World History) - Answer Ahmad Shah Abdali -
founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded as the founder of the modern state of
Afghanistan.
, Stating that Taxes should be raised to help the poor is an example of: (Economics) -
Answer a Normative Economic Statement - In economics and philosophy, a normative
statement expresses a value judgment about whether a situation is subjectively
desirable or undesirable. It looks at the world as it "should" be.
A PPF [Productions Possibilities Frontier] can indicate all of the following, except:
(Economics)
[list 3 things it indicates and 1 thing it doesn't] - Answer PPF indicates:
1. The effect of an increase in new technology
2. The opportunity cost of increasing production of one good
3. Economic growth
PPF doesn't indicate:
Consumer preferences [double check but I think these are indicated by a CPF?]
The price mechanism works mainly through: (Economics)
[answer includes 2 things] - Answer Incentives and Signaling
The price of tomatoes is currently 50p per kilo, and a shop currently sells 1000 kilos per
week. It then reduces price to 40p and finds that it now sells 1400 kilos per week. Its
PED [Price Elasticity of Demand] is: (Economics) - Answer -2.0
The Cordillera de los Frailes is located in the departments of Potos" and Oruro in which
country? (Geography) - Answer Bolivia - The Cordillera de los Frailes is a mountainous
region in the central parts of the Bolivian Andes
How many countries border China? (Geography) - Answer 14 - India, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea,
Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan, and Nepal
Which country has the largest population in Africa? (Geography) - Answer Nigeria
#1 Nigeria - 183 million
#2 Ethiopia - 98 million and
#3 Egypt - 84 million
What is the highest (from sea level to top) mountain in South America? (Geography) -
Answer Aconcagua (6,960.8 metres ;22,837 ft) - located in Mendoza, Argentina, it's the
highest mountain outside of Asia and by extension the highest point in both the Western
Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
What Latin American capital city was built on the site of the Aztec Empire's capital,
Tenochtitlan? (Geography) - Answer Mexico City - built in the same location as the
ancient Tenochtitlan
When is it more useful to focus on intangible rewards and corporate culture than strict
rules? (Management) - Answer When work is Creative and Self-Directed -
