Question 1

How did England's desire to expand its empire affect the global economy?

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England colonized various territories and regions around the world.

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England achieved its global empire by becoming the leading exporter of finished goods worldwide.

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England transformed the international arts by selling many plays and dramas about its dreams for an empire.

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England exploited its natural resources to win the global competition for land on all continents.

Question 2

How did the opening of the Panama Canal change global trade and interaction?

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It made shipping U.S. goods to new markets more efficient.

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It led to peace in Central America.

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It increased the costs of trading between distant nations.

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It gave the Spanish control of Latin American trade.

Question 3

How does raising the price of crude oil in global markets affect national economies?

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National economies must either increase or stabilize prices for oil products through available means.

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National economies must decrease or eliminate government expenditures on essential goods and services.

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National economies must increase funding for alternative fuels.

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National economies must decrease spending on oil-based products.

Question 4

Which concept of the Enlightenment would the passage most likely support?

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People have a right to equality and freedom.

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Truth can be discovered through reasoning and logic.

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What is natural is also reasonable.

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Humankind can and should improve over time.

Question 5

What does the document promote for women concerning marriage?

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Women will freely decide who they shall marry.

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Women will have sole custody of children in the case of divorce.

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Women have no rights when it comes to marriage.

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Women must obey their husbands.

Question 6

Which is a likely result of the building of the Chunnel?

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greater trade and travel between England and other European countries

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European use of the British pound as a standard for trade

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conflict between England and other European countries over trade rights

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decreased value of the European Union′s currency

Question 7

Which has been a major factor in revolutions, such as that of the French in 1789, the Chinese in 1949, and the Iranians in 1979?

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a weak or corrupt government

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a policy of religious toleration

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a growing population

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a new, advanced technology

Question 8

Germany, a European nation, has a legal system based on secular (nonreligious) law. Iran, a Middle Eastern country, has a legal system that mixes secular and religious laws. Which statement compares the legal systems of Germany and Iran?

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Religion has a greater influence on Iran's legal system than on Germany's legal system.

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Religion has a greater influence on Germany's legal system than on Iran's legal system.

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Both Germany's and Iran's legal systems are founded on religious principles.

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Both Germany's and Iran's legal systems are founded on nonreligious principles.

Question 9

During the Italian Renaissance, artists and thinkers rediscovered classical knowledge and art. As part of that process some artists, particularly Leonardo da Vinci, began to challenge the explanations for the natural world offered by the Church. How did Renaissance art influence modern society?

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Intellectuals began to explore scientific explanations for the world.

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Artists lost importance once they began to challenge social norms.

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Monarchs became the only people who could gain access to knowledge.

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Art became the only way through which to question society.

Question 10

What can be concluded from the information?

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Economic freedom is most practiced in market economies.

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Making a profit is very important in traditional economies.

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Central government is weakest in command economies.

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Global competition is important in all three economies.

Question 11

Paying bills when they become due helps to improve a person's credit score. How does having a good credit score affect the quality of life for consumers?

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Banks are more likely to loan money to people with good credit scores at lower interest rates.

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People who do not maintain good credit scores are unable to get any type of loan.

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Good credit scores will allow people to invest money and open savings accounts.

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Maintaining good credit allows people to borrow money from banks at a much higher interest rate.

Question 12

Based on the chart above, how would voters MOST LIKELY respond to a climate crisis?

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A majority of all voters would support candidates who propose solutions.

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Voters for Candidate Y would provide the most support for public and private efforts to solve the problem.

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Undecided voters would provide the least support for the use of public funds to solve the crisis.

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Most voters would deny and ignore the crisis, preferring to wait for a natural remedy.

Question 13

Based on the excerpt, what was Mill's perception of colonialism?

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Colonization benefits both the colonizer and the colonized.

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Colonization encourages European countries to create democratic governments.

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Colonization expands the power of European churches.

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Colonization introduces diseases to Europe that sicken entire populations.

Question 14

How did mercantilism encourage European countries to colonize both the Americas and Africa?

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European countries needed raw materials to produce manufactured goods.

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Europeans wanted new navigational technologies.

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New labor forces were needed to work large plantations in the New World.

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Wealthy European merchants wanted to build their own empires.

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