GACE History Question Bank Test / Revised
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"If it is wrong to be violent defending Black women and Black children and Black babies and Black men,
then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for
America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do
whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country. - Malcolm X
Malcolm X was the first prominent African American leader to denounce the Vietnam War, and others
soon followed his lead.
"Let the working man and the employer make free arrangements, and in particular let
them agree freely as to the wages; nevertheless, there exists a dictate of natural justice
more imperious and ancient than any bargain between man and man, namely that the wages ought not
be insufficient to support a frugal and well-behaved wage-earner. . . . [Employers] are reminded that,
according to natural reason and Christian philosophy, working . . . is creditable, not shameful, to man,
since it enables him to earn an honorable living."
—Pope Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum, official pronouncement, 1891.
Based on the excerpt above, it can be concluded that Pope Leo XIII's main purpose in Rerum Novarum
was to - argue that employers had an ethical and religious duty to treat their employees fairly.
In the excerpt, Pope Leo XIII appeals to individual employers on moral and religious grounds ("according
to natural reason and Christian philosophy") to urge them to provide fair living wages to their
employees. Leo XIII was the first pope to directly address the social and economic problems created by
the process of industrialization in Europe, the emergence of an industrial proletariat, and the emergence
of the working class movement of the 19th century. While other parts of Rerum Novarum expressed
support for workers' trade unions, argued that governments have a responsibility to promote social
justice, including through business regulations, and warned against the dangers of communism, the
excerpted text does not provide direct support for options B, C, or D.
"Man being . . . by nature free, equal, and independent, no one can be . . . subjected to the political
power of another, without his consent."
The statement above was most likely made by - John Locke
,John Locke believed that the state existed to preserve the natural rights of its citizens — the rights of life,
liberty, and property. Should the state fail in this protection,
Locke believed, citizens had the right to withdraw their support for the state.
"The political situation in Africa today is heartening and at the same time disturbing. It is heartening to
see so many new flags hoisted in place of the old; it is disturbing to see so many countries of varying
sizes and at different levels of development, weak and, in some instances, almost helpless. . . . The
greatest contribution that Africa can make to the peace of the world is to . . . [create] a political union
which will by its success, stand as an example to a divided world. . . . We have to prove that greatness is
not to be measured in stockpiles of atom bombs."
— Kwame Nkrumah, first president of Ghana, 1961.
The ideas expressed by Kwame Nkrumah in the passage above are most representative of the ideology
of - Pan-Africanism
"The process of Chinese settlement in the United States was not an easy one. From early on, hostility
toward the Chinese settlers was profound. The Chinese were disliked and feared by Westerners because
of the relative strangeness of their social customs."
Jonathan D. Spence, The Search for Modern China, 1990
Question: The passage above best illustrates which of the following attitudes among people in the
United States toward immigrants from China during the late nineteenth century? - Nativism is the
political position of supporting a favored status for certain established inhabitants of a nation (i.e. self-
identified citizens) as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants.
Cultural relativism is the principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be understood by
others in terms of that individual's own culture
"Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may
be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is
much safer to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be dispensed with."
Question: The thought of which of the following Renaissance thinkers is expressed by the passage
above? - Niccolò Machiavelli
, Renaissance Artists: Da Vinci Michelangelo, Rapheal, Donatello, Titian
Machiavelli was a political philosopher
"When [the Spanish Civil War] broke out every anti-Fascist in Europe felt a thrill of hope. For years past
the so-called democratic countries had surrendered to Fascism at every step. But when General
Francisco Franco tried to overthrow a mildly Left-wing Government, the Spanish people, against all
expectation, had risen against him. It seemed—possibly it was—the turning of the tide. Franco had
against him not only the working class but also the liberal bourgeoisie. Moreover, the Spanish working
class did not, as we might do in England, resist Franco in the name of democracy and the status quo.
Land was seized by peasants; factories were seized by trade unions; churches were wrecked and the
priests driven out. There was an attempt to set up the rough beginnings of a workers' government."
George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia (1938)
Question: In the passage above, Orwell describes the resistance to Franco's overthrow o - Mixture
of upper class and working class
2500 BCE - Cities were established in 2 major centers: Nile Valley, Mesopotamia, and the Indus
Valley
Primary mode of transportation was by ship. Writing evolved primarily to record trade transactions.
7000 BCE - Farming was the primary means of subsistence in Western Asia. Hunting and
Gathering elsewhere. The Agricultural revolution to farming changed human lives: 1. farming could
support more people, 2. sizes of settlements became increasingly larger, 3. trade developed, 4.
cooperation became normalized through communal efforts
Various areas developed dependance on different staple crops. Animals were domesticated and selective
breeding began to enhance useful traits.
