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The World We Live In (Practice Test)

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
President Ronald Reagan followed this policy of cutting rules and regulations that government agencies placed on businesses.
a.
glasnost
c.
Reaganomics
b.
perestroika
d.
deregulation
 

 2. 
This is a trade agreement among Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
a.
SDI
c.
NAFTA
b.
AFTNA
d.
NIS
 

 3. 
This industry grew as Americans watched television by cable or satellite, used cellular phones, and fax machines.
a.
MTV
c.
textile industry
b.
telecommunications
d.
agriculture
 

 4. 
The republics of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina once were all part of
a.
Poland.
c.
Yugoslavia.
b.
Turkey.
d.
Russia.
 

 5. 
This allowed the president to cancel any individual items within a spending bill.
a.
line-item veto
c.
Brady Bill
b.
RAM
d.
budget deficit
 

 6. 
The Soviet invasion of this country kept American athletes from attending the 1980 summer Olympic Games.
a.
China
c.
Japan
b.
Afghanistan
d.
Israel
 

 7. 
Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait resulted in
a.
the breaking of diplomatic ties.
c.
the Persian Gulf War.
b.
a coup.
d.
the withdrawal of American troops.
 

 8. 
Possibly caused by air pollution, this steady increase in average world temperatures is called
a.
American warming.
c.
Gaia warming.
b.
global warming.
d.
earth warming.
 

 9. 
Ideology is
a.
a group of unrelated ideas.
c.
a political struggle
b.
political and economic policies.
d.
a group of ideas.
 

 10. 
In the 2000 Presidential elections, George Bush
a.
won the electoral vote but not the popular vote.
c.
lost the election to Albert Gore.
b.
defeated John Kerry in the general election.
d.
ran as an independent candidate.
 

 11. 
Apartheid is
a.
racial desegregation in South Africa.
c.
a racial policy of the United States.
b.
racial segregation in South Africa.
d.
a part of Soviet Union.
 

 12. 
The Cold War was
a.
an ideological struggle between democracy and communism.
c.
a political struggle in Afghanistan.
b.
a series of military battles between the United States and the Soviet Union.
d.
a struggle between Israel and Arab countries.
 

 13. 
The nation of Israel was established
a.
as a home land for Palestinian refugees.
c.
as a British Colony in the 1940’s.
b.
to stop terrorism in the middle east.
d.
as a home land for Jews.
 

 14. 
This was a movie suggesting an alternative to the official 9-11 account.
a.
Loose Change.
c.
Schindler’s List.
b.
Gone with the Wind.
d.
none of these.
 

 15. 
Islam is a religion founded by
a.
Jesus.
c.
Muhammad.
b.
Abraham.
d.
Buddha.
 

 16. 
The Soviet Union
a.
was a collection of communist countries in South America.
c.
was a collection of communist countries in Europe and Asia.
b.
was a world leader in democratic reforms.
d.
none of these.
 

 17. 
A religious struggle or holy war is
a.
crusade.
c.
infidel.
b.
evangelism.
d.
jihad.
 

 18. 
In the past few years, which Asian country has been a threat with its nuclear program
a.
Japan.
c.
North Korea.
b.
India.
d.
Vietnam.
 

 19. 
“Loose Change” concluded that
a.
the events of 9-11 were the result of a government conspiracy.
c.
9-11 was planned by Saddam Hussein.
b.
Osama bin Laden was responsible for 9-11.
d.
none of these.
 

 20. 
Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization and means
a.
“the struggle.”
c.
infidel.
b.
“the base.”
d.
none of these.
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 21. 
The “War on Terrorism” is
 a.
struggle against Islamic extremism.
 d.
all of these.
 b.
the war in Iraq.
 e.
none of these.
 c.
President Bush’s attempt to combat the terrorist threat.
 

 22. 
Osama bin Laden
 a.
comes from a wealthy Saudi family.
 d.
all of these.
 b.
fought against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
 e.
none of these.
 c.
is the leader of al Qaeda.
 

 23. 
“Loose Change”
 a.
was written by Dylan Avery.
 d.
has some truth to it but comes to some questionable conclusions.
 b.
is a conspiracy theory.
 e.
none of these.
 c.
is an accurate telling of the events of 9-11.
 

 24. 
There are currently political struggles or civil war in which of the following counties or regions:
 a.
Darfur.
 d.
Iran.
 b.
Afghanistan.
 e.
Mexico.
 c.
Iraq.
 

 25. 
The United States has military troops in which countries:
 a.
German
 d.
South Korea
 b.
Iraq
 e.
all of these.
 c.
Afghanistan
 

Matching
 
 
a.
9-11
d.
Balkan War
b.
Operation Iraqi Freedom
e.
War in Afghanistan.
c.
Persian Gulf War
 

 26. 

 War to overthrow the Taliban Government
 

 27. 

 terrorist attack on the United States
 

 28. 

 war in Iraq.
 

 29. 

 removed Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
 

 30. 

 war in former Yugoslavia.
 
 
a.
global warming
d.
Flight 93
b.
terrorism
e.
poverty
c.
War on Terror
 

 31. 

 lack of food, water, and other resources.
 

 32. 

 caused by human activity (according to some scientist).
 

 33. 

 crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
 

 34. 

 use of force or the threat of force.
 

 35. 

 struggles against violence around the world.
 



 
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