History 1301
Sample Test Questions
The following are examples of the types of multiple choice questions
that you might expect to see on any of our four exams.
Example 1
The term Beringia refers to
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A. The name of the first nomadic hunters to inhabit the New World.
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B. The disease that killed so many Native Americans
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C. The land bridge that formed between Siberia and Alaska between 50,000
B.C. and 11,000 B.C. that enabled nomatic hunters to cross into the New
World.
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D. The type of ship that Columbus sailed
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E. The Spanish labor system that preceded the encomienda
Example 2
All of the following describe Beringia EXCEPT
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A. It was a land bridge that formed between Alaska and Siberia
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B. Nomadic hunters crossed Beringia from the New World into Siberia populating
Asia with humans for the first time
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C. As more water was trapped in the polar ice caps, ocean levels dropped
and thus exposed the land we call Beringia
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D. At its greatest extent Beringia was about 1000 miles wide
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E. Beringia existed from about 50,000 B.C. to about 11,000 B.C.
Example 3
Which of the following describe Beringia?
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1. It was a land bridge that formed between Alaska and Siberia.
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2. Nomadic hunters crossed Beringia from the New World into Siberia and
Asia now became populated with humans for the first time.
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3. At its greatest extent, Beringia stretched across to Europe and allowed
Europeans to cross to America
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4. As more water was trapped in the polar ice caps, ocean levels dropped
and thus exposed the land we call Beringia
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5. Beringia existed from about 50,000 B.C. to about 11,000 B.C.
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A. All of the above
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B. None of the above
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C. Only 1, 2, and 3
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D. Only 1, 4, and 5
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E. Only 2, 3, 4, and 5
Example 2, which asks you to pick out the response that is not true,
is the type of question that will be asked most frequently.
Good luck and always feel free to ask questions.
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