Question 1
How does Jan Steen's painting The Topsy-Turvy World, which depicts household life in Holland, justify why the Pilgrims wanted to leave that religious haven and begin a new life in America?
A) They saw that Holland provided them with limited opportunities to acquire wealth.
B) They discovered that the codes of social behavior in Holland were too strict for their lifestyle.
C) They sensed that the lewd behavior encountered in Holland was a corrupting influence on
their children.
D) They disagreed with the Roman Catholic practices that they were forced to follow while
living in Holland.
Question 2
What was the likely relationship between Progressive values and the occupations of most Americans, as seen in the pie chart?
A) The middle-class values of Progressives may not have reflected those of a largely workingclass America.
B) The mainstream values of Progressives may not have reflected those of a largely immigrant
population.
C) The elitist values of Progressives may not have reflected those of the large portion of
Americans who had to work for a living.
D) The idealistic values of Progressives may not have reflected those of workers striving to make
more money.
Question 3
How did the civil defense instructions on duck and cover distributed to school children and the before and after photographs from a 1953 test explosion in the Nevada desert send a mixed message about surviving a nuclear attack?
A) The civil defense instructions warned that hiding underneath something protected against
flying debris, while the photographs suggested that victims had enough time to flee a building.
B) The civil defense instructions depicted a nuclear blast as having the same impact as a stick of
dynamite, while the photographs demonstrated a more powerful explosion.
C) The civil defense instructions implied that people could safely survive an attack if they hid
under something, while the photographs contradicted this by showing complete destruction
happening within seconds of impact.
D) The civil defense instructions could not guarantee personal safety in a nuclear attack, while
the photographs showed that victims had a chance for survival.