US College AP World History Test 4

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College Entrance — Test 4 (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 4 (Ap World History) · Education: High School (College Prep) · Part: College Entrance — Test 4 (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

Who wrote "Utopia"?

A) Thomas More

B) Machiavelli

C) Erasmus

D) Shakespeare

Question 2

Who were the Cold War rivals?

A) France and Germany

B) USA and USSR

C) USA and Britain

D) Japan and China

Question 3

When was D-Day?

A) Dec 7, 1941

B) May 8, 1945

C) June 6, 1944

D) Aug 6, 1945

Question 4

What were Jesuits?

A) bankers

B) Protestant army

C) trade guild

D) Catholic Counter-Reformation order

Question 5

What was the Northern Renaissance focused on?

A) Christian humanism

B) Classical myths

C) Science

D) Trade

Question 6

Which Greek city-state was known for democracy?

A) Sparta

B) Athens

C) Thebes

D) Corinth

Question 7

Who led the American Federation of Labor?

A) Terence Powderly

B) Eugene Debs

C) Samuel Gompers

D) John Lewis

Question 8

Which president resigned in 1974?

A) Jimmy Carter

B) Gerald Ford

C) Lyndon Johnson

D) Richard Nixon

Question 9

Who sailed in 1492 for Spain?

A) Christopher Columbus

B) Cartier

C) Hudson

D) Magellan

Question 10

Which Greek city-state was militaristic?

A) Olympia

B) Sparta

C) Athens

D) Delphi

Question 11

What was the League of Nations?

A) Colony

B) Military alliance

C) World peace organization

D) Trade bloc

Question 12

Who was J.P. Morgan?

A) Oil tycoon

B) Labor leader

C) Steel magnate

D) Banker who financed industry

Question 13

What are aqueducts?

A) Roman water channels

B) ships

C) bridges for cars

D) walls

Question 14

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

A) da Vinci

B) Michelangelo

C) Shakespeare

D) Gutenberg

Question 15

Who was the first Black president (2009-2017)?

A) Jesse Jackson

B) Colin Powell

C) Barack Obama

D) Thurgood Marshall

Question 16

What was a trust?

A) Small business

B) Labor union

C) Government agency

D) Monopoly controlling an industry

Question 17

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

A) Augustus

B) Julius Caesar

C) Nero

D) Caligula

Question 18

What was the Sedition Act (1918)?

A) Ended war

B) Limited anti-war speech

C) Created draft

D) Gave vote

Question 19

What was the encomienda system?

A) Trade with natives

B) Freedom for natives

C) Spanish forced labor of natives

D) Protection of natives

Question 20

Which two cities were atomic bombed?

A) Tokyo and Osaka

B) Rome and Milan

C) Berlin and Munich

D) Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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