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Sample Test Questions

Washington Educator Skills Tests

The Washington Professional Educator Standards Board

Sample Test Questions

Washington Educator Skills Tests

WA-SG-FLD028-01

Social Studies

The Washington Professional Educator Standards Board

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Washington Educator Skills Tests—Endorsements (WEST–E)

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SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONSThe sample test questions in this document are designed to give you an introduction to the natureof the questions included in the Washington Educator Skills Tests—Endorsements (WEST–E).They represent the various types of questions you may expect to see on an actual test in this testfield; however, they are not designed to provide diagnostic information to help you identify specificareas of individual strength or weakness or to predict your performance on the test as a whole.

Work through the sample questions carefully before referring to the answer key that follows. Theanswer key provides the correct response for each question and lists the objective within the testframework to which each question is linked. When you are finished with the sample questions, youmay wish to review the test objectives and descriptive statements provided in the test framework forthis test field.

In addition to reading and answering the sample questions, you should also utilize the followingpreparation materials available on the WEST Web site:

Read WEST–E Test-Taking Strategies to understand how test questions are designed tomeasure specific test objectives and to learn important test-taking strategies for the day of thetest.

Review the Test Summary and Framework for your test field to familiarize yourself with thestructure and content of the test. This document contains general testing information as well asthe percentage of the total test score derived from each content domain described in the testframework.

Readers should be advised that this document, including many of the excerpts used herein,is protected by federal copyright law.

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SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONSSocial Studies

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SAMPLE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. In the U.S. legal system, judges areempowered to issue a writ of habeascorpus to ensure that suspects in acriminal investigation:

A. can obtain the services of anattorney before being questioned.

B. cannot be forced to give testimonythat might incriminate themselves.

C. are allowed to confront witnessesagainst them.

D. cannot be kept in jail without beingcharged with a specific crime.

2. Which of the following best describes amajor responsibility of the governor ofWashington?

A. resolving differences betweenthe Senate and House ofRepresentatives

B. appointing the directors andmembers of boards or commissionsthat oversee state agencies

C. regulating the conduct of businessesincorporated in the state ofWashington

D. setting up state courts and deter-mining punishments for criminaloffenses

3. Read the excerpt below from theDeclaration of Independence; thenanswer the question that follows.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate thatgovernments long established shouldnot be changed for light and transientcauses. . . . But when a long train ofabuses and usurpations, pursuinginvariably the same object, evinces adesign to reduce [the people] underabsolute despotism, it is their right, it istheir duty, to throw off such government,and to provide new guards for their futuresecurity.

Which of the following questions was theauthor of the Declaration attempting toaddress in the excerpt above?

A. What are the purposes ofgovernment?

B. How can people be protected fromthe abuses of government?

C. What is the difference betweendemocracy and despotism?

D. Under what circumstances ispolitical revolution justified?

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4. Which of the following excerpts fromthe Washington State Constitution bestdemonstrates the state's commitment tothe principle of popular sovereignty?

A. "Every person may freely speak,write and publish on all subjects,being responsible for the abuse ofthat right."

B. "No law shall be passed grantingto any citizen . . . privileges andimmunities which upon the sameterms shall not equally belong to allcitizens."

C. "No person shall be deprived of life,liberty, or property, without dueprocess of law."

D. "All political power is inherent inthe people, and governments derivetheir just powers from the consentof the governed."

5. Which of the following best describesthe main purpose of national partyconventions in contemporary U.S.presidential elections?

A. to appoint local, state, and nationaldirectors for the presidentialcampaign

B. to promote party unity and generateenthusiasm for the presidentialcampaign

C. to assign fund-raising quotas to statedelegations for the presidentialcampaign

D. to select delegates to serve asmembers of the Electoral College

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6. Use the excerpt below from the U.S.Constitution to answer the question thatfollows.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accusedshall enjoy the right to a speedy and publictrial, by an impartial jury of the state anddistrict wherein the crime shall have beencommitted, which district shall have beenpreviously ascertained by law, and to beinformed of the nature and cause of theaccusation; to be confronted with thewitnesses against him . . . and to have theassistance of counsel for his defense.

Which of the following best describes themain purpose of the constitutionalprovision excerpted above?

A. to protect criminal defendants' rightto freedom of expression

B. to place the burden of proof incriminal cases on the prosecution

C. to protect the procedural rights ofcriminal defendants

D. to assist the defendant in criminalcases in preparing a defense

7. Which of the following best describes amajor difference between internationallaw and domestic law?

A. Customary practices are a majorsource of international law.

B. International law depends ultimatelyon a recourse to coercion.

C. There is no central authority ininternational law.

D. International law addresses arelatively limited range of issues.

8. The U.S. government would most likelycollaborate with other member nations ofthe North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) on which of the followingforeign policy initiatives?

A. containing the expansion ofauthoritarian states

B. providing economic assistance todeveloping nations

C. forming tribunals to adjudicateviolations of international law

D. establishing guidelines for theconduct of international commerce

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9. Factors of production are best definedas the:

A. resources needed to produce goodsand services.

B. market forces that influence theproduction of goods and services.

C. amount of output that results from agiven level of inputs.

D. cost of producing a given unit ofgood or service.

10. Which of the following is the mostappropriate measure of productivity?

A. total amount produced during agiven time period

B. output per unit of inputs

C. average amount of capital investedper each unit of labor

D. total revenue divided by quantitysold

11. Read the passage below; then answerthe question that follows.

The Sullivan Paper Company operates ina niche market that it has long dominated.Over the past several years, however, twonew firms have undermined Sullivan'smarket position by selling goods similarto those produced by Sullivan at a consid-erable markdown. In response, Sullivanexecutives have reduced production ofexisting products and begun developmentof a new line of goods to be marketed tohigh-end buyers.

Information presented in the passage bestillustrates how:

A. business cycles influence theeconomic decision-making process.

B. changes in quantity suppliedinfluence costs.

C. prices influence the economicdecision-making process.

D. changes in quantity demandedinfluence prices.

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12. In country X, the financial resourcesavailable to the nation's steel industrywere abruptly cut in half when thegovernment decided to reorient theagricultural sector from production fordomestic markets to the production ofexport crops. The nation's farmers,however, had difficulty making thetransition to new crops with unfamiliarcultivation and storage requirements,while workers laid off in the steel plantsstruggled to find new jobs. This scenariobest illustrates which of the following?

A. the failure of the price system in amarket economy

B. the inefficiency associated withcommand economic systems

C. the breakdown of competition in amixed economy

D. the lack of innovation in traditionaleconomic systems

13. Which of the following best illustrates therole of the U.S. government in reallocatingresources?

A. breaking up large corporationsthat threaten to monopolize agiven market

B. requiring employers to bargaincollectively with employees whohave formed unions

C. purchasing goods and servicesfrom private businesses

D. enacting laws to safeguardconsumers

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14. Which of the following changes ineconomic indicators would most likelyprompt government policymakers toconsider adopting an expansionaryfiscal policy?

A. an increase in the length of theaverage workweek

B. an increase in the length of timerequired for vendor deliveries

C. an increase in the cost of laborper unit of output

D. an increase in the rate ofunemployment

15. Which of the following best describes asignificant difference between maps andglobes?

A. A globe is more likely to providean appropriate scale for analyzingthe spatial dimensions of humanactivities in a given country.

B. A map is more likely to provideaccurate compass directions andlatitude lines.

C. A map is less likely to providethe detail needed for a thoroughassessment of relationshipsbetween global regions.

D. A globe is less likely to containdistortions in the size and shapeof landmasses.

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16. Use the world map below to answer the question that follows.

1

3

2

Which of the following correctly identifiesthe three physical features of the worldindicated by the numbers on the mapabove?

A. 1. Persian Gulf2. Canadian Shield3. Atlas Mountains

B. 1. Red Sea2. Mackenzie Plateau3. Ural Mountains

C. 1. Red Sea2. Deccan Plateau3. Andes Mountains

D. 1. Persian Gulf2. Laurentian Highlands3. Zagros Mountains

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17. Which line on the table below accurately sequences three modes of production in terms of thepermanency of the types of settlement most commonly associated with each mode of production?

Line Least Permanent Most Permanent

1 slash-and-burn horticulture → hunting and gathering → plow agriculture

2 hunting and gathering → plow agriculture → slash-and-burn horticulture

3 plow agriculture → hunting and gathering → slash-and-burn horticulture

4 hunting and gathering → slash-and-burn horticulture → plow agriculture

A. Line 1

B. Line 2

C. Line 3

D. Line 4

18. Which of the following best matchesa major source of conflict in the latetwentieth century with two countriesin which such conflict has occurred?

A. ethnic rivalries: North Korea andSouth Korea

B. economic competition: Rwandaand Burundi

C. postcolonial boundary disputes:Turkey and Iraq

D. religious nationalism: India andPakistan

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19. The global importance of biomass fuelsas an energy source has declined steadilysince the mid-nineteenth century primarilybecause of:

A. the invention of technology forobtaining solar and wind energy.

B. the discovery and development offossil fuels.

C. increasing concerns about the effectof air pollution.

D. growing awareness of the value ofconservation.

20. To improve air quality in heavily pollutedindustrial regions of the Midwest, legis-lation in the United States requiredmanufacturing firms to increase the heightof smokestacks so that pollutants wouldbe discharged higher in the atmosphere.Implementation of this response to localpollution contributed most directly towhich of the following environmentalproblems?

A. the desertification of agriculturallands as airborne chemicals alteredrainfall patterns

B. the degradation of forests and lakeseast of the industrial region by acidrain

C. the depletion of the ozone layer as aresult of changes in the compositionof the upper atmosphere

D. the formation of persistent brownclouds of airborne pollution overlarge areas of the Pacific

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21. Use the table below, listing Latin American countries belonging to different economic unions, toanswer the question that follows.

Economic Union Member Nations Associate Nations

Central AmericanCommon Market

Guatemala, El Salvador,Honduras, Nicaragua, CostaRica

CARICOM Belize, Haiti, DominicanRepublic, Guyana, Suriname

Andean Group Venezuela, Colombia,Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

MERCOSUR Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay,Argentina

Peru, Bolivia, Chile

Which of the following changes is mostlikely to occur as a result of the formationof the regional economic associationsshown in the table above?

A. Regional conflicts will increase asthe economic unions compete forfavorable trade arrangements withnations and economic unionsoutside Latin America.

B. Cultural distinctions among indi-vidual countries will diminishas political borders becomeincreasingly less relevant.

C. Countries will increase domesticinvestment in industries producingfor regional markets and graduallywithdraw from the broader globaleconomy.

D. Countries will relinquish someaspects of national independence inorder to achieve common economicdevelopment objectives.

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22. Use the map of the Euphrates River basin below to answer the question that follows.

Mediterranean Sea

Syria

Jordan

Cyprus

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Turkey

Black Sea

Iran

Lebanon

Tigri s R.

Key

Dam

Israel

After Turkey constructed the dams shown on the map above as part of an initiative to promote economicdevelopment, both Syria and Iraq raised objections to the project. Which of the following most likelyexplains why the project generated regional concern?

A. The resulting economic development produced air pollution and acid rain harmful to the ecology ofdownwind regions.

B. The dams and use of water for development altered the quality and quantity of water in theEuphrates River available to Syria and Iraq.

C. The resulting economic development created a pull factor that drew large numbers of workers fromneighboring countries.

D. The dams lowered water levels in the Euphrates River, diminishing its usefulness as a route for theshipment of Syrian and Iraqi goods.

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23. Which of the following features of theFrench and Indian War (1754–1761) ledmost directly to a breakdown in relationsbetween Great Britain and the thirteencolonies during the decade following theconflict?

A. British seizure of vessels carryinggoods to France's Caribbeancolonies during the war

B. the large debts incurred by theBritish government to finance thewar effort

C. British employment of NativeAmerican forces for service innorthern and western frontier areas

D. the disagreements between Britishgenerals and colonial leaders overwartime strategy

24. In which of the following ways didVirginia and Maryland differ fromcolonial New England during the firsthalf of the eighteenth century?

A. Government in Virginia andMaryland was conducted in partthrough representative assemblies.

B. Indentured servants and enslavedAfricans were part of the colonialpopulation of Virginia andMaryland.

C. Seaports in Virginia and Marylandenabled the two colonies toparticipate in the transatlantic trade.

D. Plantations growing a single staplecrop were the foundation of theVirginia and Maryland economies.

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25. Which of the following excerpts from theSeneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments(1848) most clearly illustrates theinfluence of the American Revolution onthe antebellum women's movement in theUnited States?

A. "[Man] has denied [woman] thefacilities for obtaining a thorougheducation, all colleges being closedagainst her."

B. "[Man] has usurped the prerogativeof Jehovah himself, claiming it ashis right to assign for [woman] asphere of action, when that belongsto her conscience and to her God."

C. "[Man] has compelled [woman] tosubmit to laws, in the formation ofwhich she had no voice."

D. "[Man] has made [woman], morally,an irresponsible being, as she cancommit many crimes with impunity,provided they be done in thepresence of her husband."

26. Which of the following elements of theU.S. Supreme Court decision in DredScott v. Sandford (1857) contributed mostto rising intersectional tensions betweenthe North and the South?

A. States must observe the provisionsof the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.

B. Legal protections contained in theBill of Rights did not extend toAfrican Americans.

C. Congress did not have the power toprohibit slavery in the territories.

D. Congress could not deprive citizensof slave property without dueprocess of law.

27. During the 1880s and 1890s, which of thefollowing strategies most distinguishedthe American Federation of Labor (AFL)from other early labor organizations in theUnited States?

A. organizing skilled workers intonational trade unions

B. engaging in strikes against majorbusiness and industrial firms

C. forming a political party thatadvanced the interests of workers

D. recruiting women and ethnicminorities into labor unions

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28. Which of the following best explains U.S.reluctance to become involved in WorldWar II before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

A. World War I had generated strongisolationist sentiments in the UnitedStates.

B. Many people in the United Statescondemned the imperialist policiesof Great Britain.

C. The Red Scare had provoked strongopposition to an alliance with theSoviet Union.

D. Many people in the United Statesfeared that the war would stalleconomic recovery.

29. Which of the following best describes howDr. Martin Luther King Jr. contributed tothe success of the civil rights movement?

A. He united the African Americanorganizations fighting for racialequality in the United States.

B. He developed a self-help ideologythat inspired African Americans toform social institutions of their own.

C. He organized nonviolent civildisobedience generating broadpublic support for the movement.

D. He formulated a legal strategy thatresulted in the outlawing of raciallysegregated institutions.

30. Which of the following factors contributedmost to the growth of Sunbelt cities afterWorld War II?

A. growing immigration from Mexicoand Central America

B. increases in federal defensespending

C. improvements in the nationalcommunication system

D. expanding trade with Asia andLatin America

31. The growth of San Francisco mostinfluenced which of the followingdevelopments in Washington duringthe territorial period?

A. the expansion of Tacoma andSpokane

B. the growth of the territory'sScandinavian population

C. the rise of the coal and timberindustries

D. the spread of steamshiptransportation

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32. Which of the following best describes thesignificance of the Boldt Decision (1974)for the people of Washington?

A. It affirmed the supremacy of federalcourt decisions over those ofWashington State courts.

B. It transferred control of theWashington's fishing industry fromthe state to the federal government.

C. It produced a decline in the numberof salmon found in WashingtonState waters.

D. It upheld the treaty rights granted tothe state's Native Americans duringthe nineteenth century.

33. Which of the following had the greatestimpact on the diffusion of Hellenisticculture throughout Southwest Asia afterthe decline of the Greek city-states in thefourth century BCE?

A. Greek refugees displaced byinvasions and internal conflictsestablished communities throughoutSouthwest Asia.

B. Advances in papermaking and theestablishment of private academiesof learning facilitated the spread ofGreek ideas in Southwest Asia.

C. Southwest Asian political leadersembraced Greek culture as acounterweight to the growingcultural hegemony of Rome.

D. The conquests of Alexander theGreat and his successors introducedGreek ideas and practices through-out Southwest Asia.

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34. Iron smelting sites dating from as earlyas 500 BCE have been found in both eastAfrica and west Africa, although the tworegions are 1500 to 2000 miles apart.Which of the following most likelyaccounts for the existence of these widelyseparated sites?

A. Early African kingdoms wereconnected through an extensivenetwork of trading routes.

B. A single African empire exercisedcontrol over the northern half of thecontinent.

C. Africans on both sides of thecontinent had substantial contactswith Egypt and Mesopotamia.

D. Early African peoples shared thesame economic, political, andcultural practices and traditions.

35. Muslim scholars during the era of Islamicexpansion from the seventh to the eleventhcenturies CE made their greatest contri-butions in their:

A. commentaries on the laws andcustoms of ancient Egypt andMesopotamia.

B. application of the scientific methodto the study of human society.

C. original contributions in the fieldsof economics and comparativereligion.

D. synthesis, adaptation, and diffusionof the learning of diverse cultures.

36. Which of the following best describes animportant consequence of the Reformationfor European civilization?

A. Protestant belief in a chosen peopleselected by God contributed to theemergence of nationalism.

B. Protestant emphasis on individualstudy of the Bible contributed to thespread of literacy.

C. Protestant stress on the role of faithin salvation contributed to thedevelopment of democracy.

D. Protestant opposition to monas-ticism contributed to the rise ofcapitalism.

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37. Use the map below to answer the question that follows.

The shaded regions on the map aboverepresent the locations of coloniescontrolled during the mid-eighteenthcentury by which of the followingnations?

A. Denmark

B. France

C. Netherlands

D. Portugal

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38. Throughout much of the Tokugawashogunate (1603–1867), Japanese rulersadopted an isolationist foreign policy.Their primary reason for restrictingcontact with other nations was to:

A. limit foreign influence on Japanesesociety and culture.

B. protect Japan's industrial andagricultural sectors from foreigncompetition.

C. keep disaffected groups fromoverthrowing Japan's centralgovernment.

D. prevent Japanese involvement ininternational conflicts.

39. Use the excerpt below from an 1815letter by Simón Bolívar to answer thequestion that follows.

We were, as I have just explained,virtually removed from the world inrelation to the science of governmentand administration of the state. We werenever viceroys or governors, save inexceptional circumstances; seldom arch-bishops and bishops; diplomats never; inthe army, only subordinates; as nobles,without royal privileges. In brief, wewere neither magistrates nor financiersand seldom merchants—all in directcontravention of our institutions.

The excerpt above can best be used toshow the influence of which of thefollowing ideals of the French Revolutionon leaders of the Latin Americanindependence movement?

A. the brotherhood and sisterhood ofall human beings

B. each person's right to act freelywithin the law

C. the equal status of all people ashuman beings

D. each person's right to live securefrom the arbitrary exercise of power

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40. Which of the following best describes animportant factor that enabled industrial-ization to proceed more swiftly in GreatBritain than in France or Germany duringthe late eighteenth and early nineteenthcenturies?

A. the efforts of British farmers tofurnish manufacturers with rawmaterials used in the productionprocess

B. the excellence of the Britisheducational system

C. the willingness of the British gov-ernment to support the initiativesof risk-taking private entrepreneurs

D. the extensive mineral resources ofGreat Britain

41. The two major figures in the Chinese CivilWar of the late 1940s—Mao Zedong andChiang Kai-shek—differed most in theirapproach to which of the followingquestions?

A. What should be the relationshipamong the major social groups inChinese society?

B. What role should political partiesplay in the organization of China'sgovernment?

C. Was the promotion of nationalistsentiment an appropriate meansof creating social unity in China?

D. Should the state retain a monopolyon political power in Chinesesociety?

42. In which of the following ways has theincreasingly widespread use of computerscontributed most to the cultural andintellectual integration of the world?

A. Computers have enhanced people'sability to manipulate complex ideasand solve problems.

B. Computers have enhanced people'sability to receive and send infor-mation on diverse subjects.

C. Computers have enhanced people'sability to create sophisticatedimages and graphic designs.

D. Computers have enhanced people'sability to store and retrieveinformation on diverse subjects.

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43. Which of the following places three majoreras or developments in world history incorrect chronological order?

A. 1. the French Revolution2. the Industrial Revolution3. the Scientific Revolution

B. 1. the Italian Renaissance2. the Columbian Exchange3. the Enlightenment

C. 1. the growth of the Aztec Empire2. the rise of the Islamic Empire3. the decline of the Roman Empire

D. 1. the decolonization of Africa2. the collapse of the Qing Dynasty3. the Second World War

44. A historian would most likely use the termliberal to describe an eighteenth-centurypolitical theorist who:

A. supported government regulation oftrade.

B. advocated the expansion of govern-ment bureaucracies.

C. condemned aristocratic and clericalprivilege.

D. subordinated individual rights to thenational interest.

45. A researcher who is studying patternsof late twentieth-century Mexican immi-gration to the United States would likelyfind data about changes in which of thefollowing most useful?

A. gross saving and investment inMexico

B. the cost of living in Mexican urbancenters

C. output per hour for major Mexicanindustries

D. the average income of Mexicanfamilies

46. A social science researcher would mostlikely use content or textual analysis toexamine which of the followingquestions?

A. What effect did the Vietnam Warhave on U.S. relations with theSoviet Union?

B. What were the main reasons forU.S. intervention in Vietnam?

C. How did popular attitudes towardthe Vietnam War change between1965 and 1975?

D. Why did the United States decide towithdraw its forces from Vietnam?

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47. Use the chart below to answer the question that follows.

Country Population(millions)

Agriculture as aPercentage of

Economic Activity

LifeExpectancy

(years)Literacy Rate(percentage)

Ghana 20.1 36 56.5 75

Chad 1.3 38 48.5 48

Nigeria 133.9 45 51.0 68

Mali 11.6 45 45.4 46

Based on information presented in thechart, it is reasonable to conclude that:

A. Nigeria has a higher birth rate thanMali.

B. Ghana has a higher standard ofliving than Chad.

C. Mali has a lower infant mortalityrate than Nigeria.

D. Chad has a more effectivepopulation control program thanGhana.

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48. Read the passage below; then answer the question that follows.

Of the many weaknesses of the U.S. economy of the 1920s, the banking system was doubtless thegreatest. During the decade, more banks in the United States failed than in any other industrial nation inthe world. One of the system's major shortcomings was its structure. There were numerous independentbanks that lacked the assets to withstand a serious jolt to the general economy. When one or severalof these banks went under, the assets of other banks with which they did business were compromised.This naturally worried their depositors, and the more worried they became, the more likely they were towithdraw their savings. In short, it was a situation in which a relatively small number of bank failurescould touch off a chain reaction that reverberated through the whole system.

Based on the information presented in thepassage, the author would most likelyagree with which of the followingstatements?

A. Lack of sufficient governmentregulation during the 1920s left thebanking industry in a vulnerableposition.

B. The inability of smaller banks tooperate soundly was the primarycause of the Great Depression.

C. The unwillingness of depositors totrust the banks prevented bankersfrom putting the system on a soundfooting.

D. During the 1920s, the U.S. bankingsystem's greatest problem was achronic shortage of cash.

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49. A pie chart would best be used to conveywhich of the following kinds of infor-mation?

A. the percentage of eligible voterswho have voted in local electionsfor each of the past 10 years

B. monthly variations in the numberof visitors to a state park over thecourse of a year

C. the proportion of a city's totalannual expenditures devoted to eachof 10 major budget categories

D. changes in the tax revenues that astate expended on education over a20-year period

50. Use the social science research questionbelow to answer the question thatfollows.

Why did labor unions lose influencein U.S. politics during the second halfof the twentieth century?

Which of the following offers the bestevaluation of this research question?

A. This is an appropriate researchquestion because it asks about animportant economic institution.

B. This is an inappropriate researchquestion because it assumes laborunions lost political influenceafter 1950.

C. This is an appropriate researchquestion because it asks about thecauses of a general trend.

D. This is an inappropriate researchquestion because it reflects a biasedattitude toward labor unions.

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ANSWER KEY

QuestionNumber

CorrectResponse

TestObjective

1 D 0001

2 B 0001

3 D 0002

4 D 0002

5 B 0003

6 C 0003

7 C 0004

8 A 0004

9 A 0005

10 B 0005

11 C 0006

12 B 0006

13 C 0007

14 D 0007

15 D 0008

16 A 0008

17 D 0009

18 D 0009

19 B 0010

20 B 0010

21 D 0011

22 B 0011

23 B 0012

24 D 0012

25 C 0013

QuestionNumber

CorrectResponse

TestObjective

26 C 0013

27 A 0014

28 A 0014

29 C 0015

30 B 0015

31 C 0016

32 A 0016

33 D 0017

34 A 0017

35 D 0018

36 B 0018

37 D 0019

38 A 0019

39 C 0020

40 C 0020

41 A 0021

42 B 0021

43 B 0022

44 A 0022

45 D 0023

46 C 0023

47 B 0024

48 A 0024

49 C 0025

50 C 0025