Question 1
What do the artifacts found in the Indian Hall at Monticello imply about Thomas Jefferson's attitude toward American Indians?
A) He saw American Indian culture as superior to American culture.
B) He recognized American Indians to be noble savages who were under his paternalistic
control.
C) He believed American Indians were hostile and should be eliminated.
D) He felt that American Indians had no place in American society.
Question 2
How was the 1937 Neutrality Act different from other neutrality acts passed by the United States?
A) It allowed belligerent nations to purchase munitions and non-war-related goods.
B) It prohibited the sales of arms and ammunition to nations at war.
C) It loaned arms to nations at war with Germany.
D) It allowed belligerent nations to buy non-war-related goods and transport them on their own.
Question 3
The center of high-tech enterprises, Silicon Valley, is located in the area surrounding __________.
A) San Diego, California
B) Seattle, Washington
C) Austin, Texas
E) San Jose, California
Question 4
The map of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition illustrates that __________.
A) most of the terrain that the expedition traversed was mountainous
B) the lands crossed by the expedition were relatively uninhabited
C) the expedition primarily followed waterways such as the Missouri River across the West
D) the expedition trespassed into Spanish Territory
Question 5
President Bush's 2001 No Child Left Behind law provided federal funding to public schools by linking it to __________.
A) improving high school graduation rates
B) student achievement rates on Advanced Placement examinations
C) student performance on annual standardized assessments
D) rising student attendance rates
Question 6
What was the primary objective that Jefferson set for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
A) seeking gold and other valuable minerals
B) conquering the Indians of the West
C) dividing the Louisiana Purchase into states and townships
D) exploring and mapping the West