General History MCQs

1. ________ is a prime example of the rayonnant (radiant) of the high gothic age.

2. Most europeans live in _____

3. The metric system was devised by _____.

4. The word that describes a person who is open-minded and understands all the facts is _____.

5. The democratic split was so severe during the 1860 elections that _____.

6. The 1842 coal mines act forbade the underground employment of _____ in mines.

7. When the harlem renaissance first began it was called the _____.

8. After her marriage, fanny mendelssohn hensel was responsible for _____.

9. A basic difference between psychoanalysis and the other systems of psychology was that ____.

10. Hull intended to express the laws of behavior in the language of ____.

11. The dominant area of study for the neobehaviorists was ____.

12. Alexis de tocqueville argued that the proliferation of interest groups promoted ________.

13. In 1996, the republican share of the presidential vote was approximately ___%.

14. A writ of habeas corpus requests an examination of the legality of____________.

15. ____ produced the theory of cranioscopy.

16. A major theme of freud's system, borrowed from darwin, was the ____.

17. An approach to learning termed ____ was developed by thorndike.

18. Consistent with james's views, pavlov argued that ____.

19. Despite romanes's deficiencies in methodology, he is respected by scientists for his ____.

20. In the study of finches' beaks, the biologists peter and rosemary grant found that ____.

21. The "third stage" of behaviorism refers to ____.

22. Freud claimed that his discovery was ____.

23. Object relations theorists emphasize the ____ influences on personality

24. Freud wanted ____ to take over the psychoanalytic school.

25. The ego psychologists emphasized the influence of ____ while de-emphasizing the role of ____.

26. Provided that students and colleagues were properly respectful, titchener was ____ to them.

27. Freud's self-analysis was precipitated by ____.

28. Neither congress nor the states can pass a(n) ____ that inflicts punishment without a court trial.

29. According to the perspective of shareholder capitalism, _____.

30. _________ is known for his traditional story ballets.

31. The earliest organisms were most likely _____.

32. The creator of monadology was ____.

33. If the fed were to impose a slight increase in the required reserves ratio, there would be _____.

34. "a white heron" is told from the point of view of _____.

35. States that are too close to call in a presidential election are _____.

36. The __________ attempted to wrestle an eight-hour day from mining companies.

37. Both the greeks and the ____ had a major influence on the development of rome.

38. Strict constructionists want congress to _____.

39. This passage from the declaration of independence supports the ______________ of the document.

40. To help them handle minor civil complaints and misdemeanor cases, federal judges appoint _____.

41. To try to gain control over west berlin, the soviet union _____.

42. Using either the district plan or the proportional plan to reform the electoral college _____.

43. With its original sound created from a variety of musical styles, jazz became _____.

44. Last night, the jazz band __________ duke ellington songs in perfect harmony.

45. Michael brecker is a _______________?

46. Sally manns photograph the new mothers was made ________.

47. Toward the end of titchener's career, he came to favor the ____ method instead of the ____ method.

48. The mass extinction at the end of the mesozoic era was caused by ______.

49. Tex-mex cuisine integrated _____ into traditional mexican dishes.

50. The __________ of 1688 ended forever in england the idea that kings ruled by divine right.

51. ________ founded the "new rome" in the east in 324.

52. After killing duncan, macbeth is so distraught that he ________.

53. As soon as macbeth commits murder, the weight of his conscience becomes almost ____ .

54. Research indicates that dreaming may be responsible for inspiring creativity by __________.

55. The ancient greeks created woman-headed birds called ____.

56. The asymmetrical plan of the ____ from the athenian acropolis is unique.

57. ________ began the montgomery bus boycott of 19551956.

58. ________ inaugurated government affirmative action programs

59. A rule for hiring a set number of people from a minority group is____.

60. A strict constructionist would interpret the constitution _____.

61. About 90 percent of muslims consider themselves to be _____________.

62. Abraham was an early-maturing boy in the 1930s. abraham would have been predicted to _____.

63. According to llopis (2013), the most effective leaders approach problems____________.

64. Adam smith wrote the famous economics book _____.

65. After president bill clintons impeachment in the house, he was _____.

66. Alexander the great's conquest of the persian empire resulted in __________.

67. Allies of the united states paid for ________ percent of the cost of the persian gulf war.

68. America wrestled with the problem of helping the south vietnamese _______.

69. An event that marked the dividing line between the mesozoic and cenozoic eras was the __________.

70. Anything less than __________ would betray the civil wars meaning, black spokesmen insisted.

71. As a result of freud's analysis of his own dreams, he recognized ____.

72. At issue in the scopes trial of 1925 was whether a public school teacher could _____.

73. At the battle of __________ the threat of japan seizing australia was ended.

74. Before lucy could begin to ______ with the enemy, the police arrested her for being a spy.

75. Between 1942 and 1945, the us government __________112,353 people based on their ancestry.

76. Blenheim palace in oxfordshire was financed by the british crown as ____________.

77. British and american troops were led by _______ in the battle of el alamein.

78. Cambodian communists were called _______.

79. Colonists opposed new british taxes by protesting violently and _____.

80. Following the 2012 elections, there were ________women serving in the u.s. senate.

81. Henrik ibsen used short, staccato-like sentences to represent _____ in hedda gabler.

82. Hildegard of bingen was born into a _____ noble family.

83. Historically, texans rank in the ________ in terms of national voter participation.

84. If the president vetoes the budget, congress _____.

85. In 2003, the top 20 percent, or wealthiest fifth, of u.s. households earned _____.

86. Senator _______________ led a crusade against communism in the 1950s.

87. The 2004 _________ ocean tsunami killed an estimated 245,000 people in 13 countries.

88. The abbey church of saint-foy is one of the earliest ________ churches ever built.

89. The first state to establish a court administrative office was ____ in 1927.

90. The soviets experienced a severe shortage of food during their war recovery because _______.

91. The united states government intervenes to _____.

92. The word kamikaze means __________.

93. Title ix was largely responsible for the growth of _____.

94. The __________ fought legal battles against racial discrimination during the 1900s.

95. The jug players are using __________ to create the rhythm section and solos.

96. Winfield scott faced bitter resistance from the mexican army at _____.

97. As a matter of legislative duties, ________ convicts an individual of impeachment charges.

98. If we define consciousness in terms of eeg output, then the construct of consciousness is ____.

99. Substantial doubts about and attacks on introspection ____.

100. The ____ ask, "what's the mind made of?" whereas the ____ demand, "what does it do?"

101. Thorndike's revision of his law of effect stated that ____.

102. Watson's behaviorism ____.

103. With his paper psychology as the behaviorist views it, _____ founded the school of behaviorism.

104. ________ is characteristic of the chicago style.

105. A ________ is a notated roadmap of a tune using only the melody and chord symbols

106. According to the text, afro-cuban jazz is based on the ___________

107. The term acid jazz was supposedly coined by _________________?

108. The united states has approximately ________ television stations and ________ daily newspapers.

109. _________ was not a sacrament in the medieval roman catholic church.

110. Wundt's focus was on ____, whereas titchener's was on ____.

111. The limited test ban treaty forbids nuclear testing in every area but _____.

112. The virgin mary calls upon __________ to help dante.

113. The vietnam war was protested by _____

114. King john's costly war with ________ led to the magna carta.

115. After 1994, democrats controlled the texas house up until ________.

116. The island of __________ , by 1840, was the world's largest producer of sugarcane.

117. Truman's first political position was as a _____.

118. It is widely believed that ________ will be the next great global power.

119. Jazz became the cornerstone of popular culture during the period of time known as the _________.

120. John d rockefeller monopolized the oil refining business by __________

121. The bretton woods conference accomplished all of the following except _____.

122. The colonial assemblies were modeled after the house of __________ in england.

123. The computer simulation game the sims uses ________ perspective.

124. Interpretive explanations to archaeological questions are also known as ________ explanations

125. In florida, more than __________ crashes are alcohol related.

126. In the 1400s, portugal began capturing and trading ____ human beings in africa.

127. In the 1970s, president nixon began a program of dtente in an attempt to _____.

128. In the chapter vignette, miss s. suffered a stroke involving her _____. the key deficit was _____.

129. In the late 1800s, industrial workers _____.

130. In the period after the civil war, most rural southern blacks became either tenants or __________ .

131. Popular __________ in british north america seldom faced effective police power.

132. In an information document, the state prosecutor swears that _____.

133. In ancient greece, ______________ was the name used to refer to the seeing place.

134. The attempt to ratify the equal rights amendment was an important struggle for ________.

135. The civil rights act of 1968 meant ________. select all that apply.

136. The decimal system was invented by the _____ empire.

137. Irrigation allowed farms to be _____ rivers.

138. In puritan literature, which is based on bible references, the primary intention is to _____.

139. Paraguay uruguay and argentina have all experienced _____________________

140. The feature of modern psychology that distinguishes it from its antecedents is its ____.

141. The case of clever hans served to ____.

142. In terms of total land size, texas ranks _________ in the nation in comparison to other states.

143. The city of __________ was the center of dutch trade with the iroquois in north america.

144. The agora that was found in most cities was _______