US College AP World History Test 1

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College Entrance — Test 1 (Ap World History) High School (Grades 11-12, College Entrance, USA) USA College Board (SAT/ACT/AP) — USA

What is this test? for College Entrance prep (SAT/ACT/PSAT/AP), USA — high school to college transition — High School (Grades 11-12, College Entrance, USA) level, USA.
Is this for you? For High School students (grades 11-12) preparing for SAT, ACT, PSAT or AP in the USA
Section: College Entrance — Test 1 (Ap World History) · Education: High School (College Prep) · Part: College Entrance — Test 1 (Ap World History) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What was the Middle Passage?

A) Slave voyage across Atlantic

B) Trade route to Asia

C) Return voyage

D) Exploration route

Question 2

Which two cities were atomic bombed?

A) Tokyo and Osaka

B) Hiroshima and Nagasaki

C) Rome and Milan

D) Berlin and Munich

Question 3

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

A) da Vinci

B) Shakespeare

C) Michelangelo

D) Gutenberg

Question 4

Which era was 1870-1900 with rapid industrial growth?

A) Gilded Age

B) Progressive Era

C) Roaring Twenties

D) Great Depression

Question 5

Which was the first national labor union?

A) IWW

B) Knights of Labor

C) AFL

D) CIO

Question 6

What was the Sedition Act (1918)?

A) Ended war

B) Created draft

C) Limited anti-war speech

D) Gave vote

Question 7

What are Egypt's pyramids?

A) temples

B) palaces

C) markets

D) pharaoh tombs

Question 8

What was trench warfare?

A) Fighting from defensive ditches

B) Naval battles

C) Air combat

D) Guerrilla war

Question 9

Who was Montezuma II?

A) Maya king

B) Aztec emperor

C) Inca emperor

D) Spanish king

Question 10

What did Luther post on the church door?

A) Laws

B) Letters

C) 95 Theses

D) Bible

Question 11

What were the Crusades?

A) plague cures

B) trade fairs

C) school founding

D) Christian wars for Holy Land

Question 12

Which alliance was the Western bloc?

A) Warsaw Pact

B) NATO

C) OAS

D) SEATO

Question 13

Which empire built Machu Picchu?

A) Aztec

B) Olmec

C) Maya

D) Inca

Question 14

Which Portuguese prince funded exploration?

A) Henry the Navigator

B) Manuel I

C) John II

D) Vasco da Gama

Question 15

Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

A) Raphael

B) Michelangelo

C) Titian

D) Leonardo

Question 16

Who was the Soviet leader who started reforms in the 1980s?

A) Stalin

B) Khrushchev

C) Mikhail Gorbachev

D) Brezhnev

Question 17

Which Roman structure was for gladiatorial combat?

A) Aqueduct

B) Forum

C) Pantheon

D) Colosseum

Question 18

Which wonder was in Babylon?

A) Hanging Gardens

B) Colossus

C) Pyramids

D) Lighthouse

Question 19

Which Egyptian structure housed pharaohs?

A) Temple

B) Pyramid

C) Ziggurat

D) Palace

Question 20

Which law banned monopolies in 1890?

A) Interstate Commerce Act

B) Federal Reserve Act

C) Sherman Antitrust Act

D) Clayton Act

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