PAD 530 Week 10 Discussion Board
- Discuss what new and emerging knowledge, skills, and abilities are required of managers who have HR responsibilities in this day and age.
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Saturday, 27 June 2020
PAD 530 Week 10 Discussion Board
PAD 530 Week 9 Discussion Board
PAD 530 Week 9 Discussion Board
Please respond to the following:
- Discuss how the roles performed by HR have changed over the years.
Please respond to the following:
- Discuss how the roles performed by HR have changed over the years.
PAD 530 Week 8 Discussion Board
PAD 530 Week 8 Discussion Board
- Why should HR be a major consideration in the strategic direction of public and nonprofit organizations?
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- Why should HR be a major consideration in the strategic direction of public and nonprofit organizations?
PAD 530 Week 5 Discussion Board
PAD 530 Week 5 Discussion Board
- How might the performance instrument differ for a position oriented toward routine duties versus a managerial position?
- How might the performance instrument differ for a position oriented toward routine duties versus a managerial position?
PAD 530 Week 4 Discussion Board
PAD 530 Week 4 Discussion Board
Recommend at least two strategies for how your selected agency provides training and development to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of employees, especially at high levels of the organization.
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Recommend at least two strategies for how your selected agency provides training and development to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of employees, especially at high levels of the organization.
PAD 530 Week 3 Discussion Board
PAD 530 Week 3 Discussion Board
- What place or publication would be the most effective for finding qualified minorities and women candidates for government employment? What type of jobs are best recruited internally? Externally?
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- What place or publication would be the most effective for finding qualified minorities and women candidates for government employment? What type of jobs are best recruited internally? Externally?
Monday, 22 June 2020
Statistics Unit 1 Milestone 1 Exam Sophia Course
Statistics Unit 1 Milestone 1 Exam Sophia Course
1
An art teacher is trying to determine which class to offer next summer. She passes out a slip of paper to some of the students in the class asking them whether or not they liked her course, and what class they would most like to see offered in the summer.
Which type of statistical study is the art teacher conducting?
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A single-blind study
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A double-blind study
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A survey
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A census
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2
A shoe retailer decides to record the styles and sizes of shoes that his customers choose. He records this data for an entire year by keeping track of his customers' purchases.
Which statement accurately describes the type of data the shoe retailer is collecting?
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The shoe retailer is receiving raw data on shoe sizes and styles from nearby shoe companies.
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The shoe retailer is receiving available data on shoe sizes and styles from nearby shoe companies.
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The shoe retailer is gathering raw data because he is recording shoe sizes and styles by himself.
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The shoe retailer is gathering available data because customers tell him which shoe sizes and styles they prefer.
3
To determine what percentage of 376 teachers at a university were female, Ryan randomly selected 14 teachers. He then collected and analyzed his data.
Select the statement that is TRUE.
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There are 14 teachers in Ryan's sample, and 376 teachers are in the population.
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None of the answer choices are true.
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There are 14 teachers in Ryan's sample, and 362 teachers in the population.
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There are 376 teachers in Ryan's sample, and 14 teachers are in the population.
4
Several scientific and statistical studies have been done to determine whether or not pollutants in soil increase the incidence of cancer. A study based on many previous studies summarizes that there is no link between pollutants in soil and cancer.
This kind of statistical study is called a __________.
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Matched-pair design
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Clinical trial
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Prospective study
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Retrospective study
5
Aaron has designed a trial to test a new energy drink. Fifty individuals in the treatment group try the new energy drink every day for two weeks, and they describe a moderate increase in their energy levels. Fifty individuals in the control group drink sugar water every day for two weeks, and they describe a significant increase in their energy levels.
What has Aaron observed?
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The margin of error
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The placebo effect
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A confounding variable
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A sampling error
6
A grocery store owner asked the first 20 children who visited the store one day about their favorite snack.
This is what type of sampling?
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Convenience sampling
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Stratified sampling
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Voluntary response sampling
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Systematic sampling
7
A survey conducted among students in the school cafeteria asked a set of questions listed below.
Which survey question would produce a qualitative response?
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How many hours do you spend reading books every day?
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How many cups of fruit juice do you drink daily?
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What is your favorite dish?
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How many servings of fruit do you eat each day?
8
To test the effectiveness of a new, cholesterol-lowering drug, a group of researchers recruits 200 volunteers with high cholesterol to take part in a study. The researchers place the numbers 1 through 200 in a hat and have each participant select a number. Those who picked an odd number receive the new drug, while those who picked an even number receive a placebo.
Which experimental design are the researchers using?
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Representative Sample Design
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Matched-Pair Design
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Randomized Block Design
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Completely Randomized Design
9
A hunter is practicing his aim using a practice target. He takes 5 shots. All 5 shots hit the target, but they do not hit or surround the bullseye. In addition, all 5 shots are very spread apart on the target.
Classify the hunter's accuracy and precision.
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Low accuracy and low precision
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High accuracy and high precision
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Low accuracy and high precision
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High accuracy and low precision
10
A poll was conducted two weeks before an election and showed that the incumbent would win with 54% of the vote, with a 3% margin of error.
What is the confidence interval for this poll?
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48% to 60%
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54% - 3%
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54% + 3%
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51% to 57%
11
Researchers want to test the effects of a new weight loss program. They believe that gender is a significant factor. The participants are divided by gender. Then, within each group, participants are randomly assigned to either the treatment or control group.
Which of the following would be the most effective to test the effects of the new weight loss program?
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A randomized block design experiment
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A matched-pair design experiment
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A completely randomized design experiment
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A longitudinal observational study
12
A travel agency contacted a department store and obtained the list of all people who made purchases using their credit cards at the store in the last month. The agency then surveyed a random sample from the list, calling them to ask their preference for air travel or train travel for taking holidays.
Which of the following types of bias affects the conclusions of the survey?
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Deliberate bias
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Response bias
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Selection bias
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Non-response bias
13
Of 400 randomly selected people in the city of Lyon, France, 60 people had the first name Hugo.
Which of these does NOT represent inferential statistics?
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15% of the people who live in Europe have the first name Hugo.
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15% of the people who live in Lyon have the first name Hugo.
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15% of the people surveyed have the first name Hugo.
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15% of the people who live in France have the first name Hugo.
14
A different coffee seller offered to sell coffee to Jenae's company for half the cost of their current brand. Jenae knew her co-workers were really partial to the coffee they drank now, so she decided to conduct a study to see if they noticed the difference in flavor. Her co-workers were convinced they would.
To avoid any bias, Jenae had a friend provide each person with a sample and said that some had the new coffee and some did not. Not even Jenae knew who had which brand of coffee.
Jenae's strategy is an example of a(n) ________.
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randomized experiment
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matched-pair designed experiment
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blind experiment
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completely randomized experiment
15
Jessica uses a poorly calibrated stopwatch to note the finish time of a relay race. She noted the time as 125 seconds, whereas the actual time taken was 120 seconds.
The percent error in Jessica's calculation is __________.
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-4.0%
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4.2%
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-4.2%
4.0%
16
Which of these random samples represents a representative sample of the number of students who enjoy science class?
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30 students who participated in the science fair
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30 students who failed science class last year
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30 students who received high grades in their science class last semester
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30 students in the lunchroom ()
17
A trainer is studying the effects of vitamin D on his athletes. He has realized that there are many potential confounding factors, such as gender and age. To limit the effect of these confounding variables, he decided to first group two athletes together based on these variables (for example, two 21-year-old males). Then he randomly assigned one person to receive the vitamin D and the other to receive a sugar pill.
What type of experimental design does this situation demonstrate?
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Completely Randomized Design
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Randomized Block Design
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Simple Random Design
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Matched-Pair Design
18
Select the correct statement regarding experiments.
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A researcher can neither control the environment nor observe the response.
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A researcher cannot control the environment but can observe the response.
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A researcher can control the environment but cannot observe the response.
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A researcher can control the environment and observe the response.
19
You skipped this question and it was marked incorrect.
“Ugh,” Daniel says as he notices an office memo on his desk. It had been a fun weekend, and Monday morning came much too soon. He goes to the kitchen to refill his coffee mug. On the way, he runs into Sean, who asks, “How do you feel about the new office dress code?”
Which type of question has Sean asked?
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Open question
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Closed question
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Closed and binomial question
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Open and binomial question
20
Jenae noticed that many of her co-workers would opt for the coffee that appeared to be most recently brewed, regardless of the flavor of the coffee offered. This leads her to believe that what she was witnessing was not really representative of everyone's true flavor preferences. She adapted her experimental study accordingly.
Select one control in Jenae's experimental study.
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Jenae uses different locations in the kitchen for the coffee pots.
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Jenae makes sure that the coffee in different pots is brewed at the same time.
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Jenae places condiments at random places throughout the kitchen.
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Jenae monitors the habits of the co-workers who do not drink coffee.
21
Which of the following data types will be continuous?
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The amount of snow that fell last night
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The letter grade Tyron received on an English test
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The number of books in the school library
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The number of students who like chocolate or strawberry or vanilla ice-cream flavors
22
At a school of 900 students, 20% have blue eyes. A student randomly selects 100 students and finds 17% of them have blue eyes. A second student takes another random sample of 90 students and finds 24% of them have blue eyes.
Which of the following explains why there is a difference between the two percentages?
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The sample sizes were both too small.
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The samples were not random samples.
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Random error; the numbers were different due to variability inherent in sampling.
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Both samples suffered from non-response bias.
23
Choose the statement that accurately describes how a city government could apply systematic random sampling.
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Every individual over the age of 18 is selected to participate in a survey about city services.
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Every resident is divided into groups, and 1,000 people are randomly selected to participate in a survey about city services.
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Every resident in five neighborhoods is selected to participate in a survey about city services.
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Every fifth person in a population is selected to participate in a survey about city services.
24
The manager of a food company wants to conduct a survey to find out whether consumers like or dislike a new brand of soup that was recently launched.
Which of the following data collection methods is mostly likely to get unbiased results?
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Ask the employees in the company which soup is the best.
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Ask customers who visit the grocery store nearest to the manager's house which soup they like the best.
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Ask distributors who supply the products to local retailers about the popularity of different soup brands.
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Ask customers who visit retailers within a 15 mile radius of the company headquarters.
25
A team of researchers want to measure the distance covered while driving compared to a car's driving speed.
Which statement is correct?
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The speed of the car is a response variable.
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The speed of the car is a confounding variable.
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The speed of the car is a dependent variable.
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The speed of the car is an explanatory variable.
26
The following shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the years 2000-2005. All of the values use a reference year of 1983.
Which of the following is true about the CPI, based on the information?
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$100 in 2005 would be equivalent to $194.50 in 1983.
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$100 in 2001 would have been worth 189.70 in 1983.
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$100 in 2000 would be equivalent to $183.70 in 2003.
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$100 in 1983 would be equivalent to $172.40 in 2000.
27
An appliance store manager noted that the sales of home appliances contributed 74% of the store's profits in the year 2010 and 82% in the year 2011.
Of the following choices, which statement about home appliance sales is true?
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Home appliance sales increased profits by 8%.
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Home appliance sales increased profits by 9.75 percentage points.
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Home appliance sales increased profits by 9.75%.
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Home appliance sales increased profits by 8 percentage points.
28
A local school newspaper's editor wants to survey students to determine the approval rating of the current student council president.
How would the newspaper apply the cluster sampling method to find this information?
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The newspaper staff surveys every student in a randomly selected grade.
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The newspaper staff surveys only the female students in the entire school.
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The newspaper staff surveys 30 students from each grade in the school.
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The newspaper staff surveys random students from every grade in the school.
29
The owner of a new store on Main Street wants to turn the boulevard outside into extra parking spaces because she is concerned about parking availability. She randomly selects 500 residents of the town to take a survey, and these individuals have confirmed their participation. One of the survey questions reads, “Many residents believe the lack of available parking on Main Street is a major problem, and extra spaces along the boulevard would help. Do you agree?"
The store owner's survey could suffer from which type of bias?
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Selection bias
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There is no evidence of bias in the way this survey is carried out.
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Response bias
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Nonresponse bias
Sunday, 21 June 2020
History I Unit 1 Milestone 1 Sophia Course
1
Which of the following historians is analyzing the European perspective of history?
Nadir interviews his state representative about the Bill of Rights.
Natalie travels to sites where battles took place in the American Revolution.
Nate studies the uniforms worn in the American Revolution by both armies.
Nan reviews English military records from the American Revolution.
Think About It: What is History?
2
Which native civilization practiced sacrificial rites that involved the removal of a living person's heart?
The Aztec
The Maya
The Pueblo
The Olmec
The First Settlers
3
Choose the statement that best describes why slavery became racialized in the Americas.
The idea of chattel slavery remained rare in Africa and Europe, and the New World followed suit.
African workers refused to work for a wage in the Americas, so they were enslaved.
The success of plantations was dependent on a permanent and identifiable labor supply.
African nations began to outlaw slavery, and slave traders sought a new market for slaves.
African Society and Slavery
4
Which country eventually came to dominate the Atlantic slave trade?
Portugal
England
France
Spain
The Atlantic World
5
What contributed to the ultimate failure of 16th century Spanish expeditions to the north, in what is now the American West?
Failure to find large deposits of precious metals like gold.
Patterns of unforgiving weather in the Rocky Mountains
The unintended spread of European diseases to native populations
Lack of support from Spanish leadership, including the monarchy
Spanish Contact
6
Which of the following led to England's acquisition of the middle colonies?
King Charles II wanted peace with the Dutch, so he traded military support for land in the New World.
King Charles II needed a place to send Quakers and other groups he didn't like into exile.
King Charles II settled political unrest in England by waging war against the Dutch, a common enemy.
King Charles II believed that England had a right to all the land between its northern and southern colonies.
Settling the Middle Colonies
7
Which English colony was founded in 1634 as a second source of tobacco production with a charter from King Charles I?
Maryland
Massachusetts Bay
Pennsylvania
Jamestown
The English Colonial Experiment: Virginia and Massachusetts
8
Dahlia gives a presentation on the Industrial Revolution and focuses on the role of natural resources in human affairs.
Which of the following is most likely a lens through which she is analyzing the past?
Class
Politics
Environment
Economics
The Lenses of History
9
Which of the following was a source of tension between English colonists and Native Americans?
Colonists refused to share their agricultural secrets with Native American tribes.
Virginia colonists found a variety of Native American tribes in the region with whom to form alliances.
Native Americans constantly mocked the colonists for their weaknesses.
Native Americans and colonists often competed over the same natural resources.
English and Native American Conflict
10
How did France's activity in the Americas differ from that of Spain?
The French fostered alliances with native peoples for commercial advantages, rather than military ones.
The French were not concerned with spreading Christianity to native peoples.
The French were motivated more by a desire to map the world than to establish colonies.
The French suffered from a high population density and saw colonization as a means to spread out.
French and Dutch Contact
11
Which factor initially prevented England from establishing permanent colonies in the Americas?
England didn't want to risk war with Spain, which already controlled much of the Americas.
Religious tensions spilled over into the Americas, which led many to wait until they settled down.
English citizens were too afraid to go to the Americas after the settlement at Roanoke disappeared.
The government was more concerned with religious and political disputes than with sponsoring colonization of the Americas.
English Contact
12
Which of the following motives played the biggest role in the European discovery of the New World?
Finding new civilizations in which to spread Christianity
Looking for new nations with which to form alliances
Making world maps more accurate and complete
Obtaining goods like spices and silk from civilizations in Asia
Maritime Exploration
13
Which of the following statements describes the process of globalization?
Under this system, raw materials from the New World were collected and then sent back to Europe by ship.
It occurred when tobacco, which had been used for ritual and medicinal purposes, became a source of revenue for traders.
It took place so that European empires could extract their share of the New World's natural resources.
It began when Europeans discovered the riches of the East in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
The Columbian Exchange
14
"Interacting with natives on somewhat equal terms was demonstrated by sitting down with them."
The above statement is most representative of which group of European explorers?
Spanish
English
Dutch
French
Think About It: How Did Europeans Justify Colonization of the New World?
15
Many Native Americans were eager to trade with Europeans for advanced weaponry.
What was an economic effect of this trade?
Native Americans began harvesting the raw materials used to make muskets and gunpowder.
Native Americans began to hunt more beavers so they could trade the pelts for muskets.
Native Americans stopped trading with other tribes because now they could use muskets to steal from one another.
Native Americans began selling Europeans traditional native weaponry like bows and arrows in exchange.
Native American Interactions with Europeans
16
"What involvement did women have in the antislavery movement in 1800s America?"
Consider the above research question and choose the secondary source that is best suited to answer it.
An encyclopedia entry that provides details about slavery in the United States
A speech given by an American female antislavery activist in 1852
A book about the 19th century antislavery movement published this year by a historian
An encyclopedia entry that provides details about slavery in the United States
Analyzing Primary Sources
17
Which of the following were featured prominently in the economy of the northern colonies?
Agriculture and livestock
Cash crops like sugar and tobacco
Books and the ideas they contained
The slave trade
Settling the Northern Colonies
18
According to Robert Beverley, how did 17th century Virginians distinguish between servants and slaves?
Servants were freed after a period of some years, whereas slaves were forced to serve for life.
They were distinguished by where they worked: servants indoors and slaves in the fields.
Servants had a right to vote and be elected to political office, but slaves did not.
Female slaves could not be subjected to hard labor, but female servants could.
Settling the Southern Colonies
19
Which of the following statements is true?
Names and dates are the most important aspects of studying history.
The same events lead to the same historical narratives.
The way historians write about the same events changes over time.
History is best described as a timeline of people and events.
1
Which of the following was a source of tension between English colonists and Native Americans?
The growing Native American population placed pressure on colonial settlements.
Native Americans killed colonists indiscriminately, but the reverse was not true.
Colonists and various native groups sought to exploit each other to further their own ends.
Native Americans and colonists competed for control of the tobacco market.
English and Native American Conflict
2
Which of the following statements reflects the process of commodification?
Europeans profited by bringing tobacco from the New World back to Europe.
Merchants established sea routes to meet demand for luxury items.
European nations competed for access to the New World's resources.
The movement of people between Europe and the New World intensified.
The Columbian Exchange
3
Which of the following beliefs was advanced by the Puritans?
The pope is the lawful head of the whole church, not Henry VIII or any other national leader.
The Americas are a promised land specially reserved by God for Puritans.
Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church should not be felt by ordinary people going about their religion.
By reading scripture, individuals can determine whether or not they have been chosen by God to be saved.
English Contact
4
Which of the following statements best describes the situation in Central America prior to the arrival of Spanish conquistadores?
Many native peoples resented the Aztec rulers and were ready to rebel.
The Aztec were a nomadic people, thinly spread through what is now Mexico.
Native cultures like the Aztec and Tlaxcalan were content to coexist peacefully.
The Aztec and Inca had been engaged in a centuries-long war for what is now Mexico City.
Spanish Contact
5
Choose the statement that best describes slavery before it was racialized.
Slavery was often a temporary condition and the result of debt, warfare or famine.
Slavery was well-known in Africa throughout history but not in other parts of the world.
Before slavery was racialized, it was uncommon for slaves to become part of the family.
Slavery was limited to religious groups who enslaved other religious groups.
African Society and Slavery
6
Many Native Americans were eager to trade with Europeans for advanced weaponry.
What was an economic effect of this trade?
Native Americans stopped trading with other tribes because now they could use muskets to steal from one another.
Native Americans began to hunt more beavers so they could trade the pelts for muskets.
Native Americans began harvesting the raw materials used to make muskets and gunpowder.
Native Americans began selling Europeans traditional native weaponry like bows and arrows in exchange.
Native American Interactions with Europeans
7
Why did immigrants from England and elsewhere enter into indentured servitude?
Indentured servants were all promised 50 acres of land upon completion of their term of service.
Most indentured servants were tricked or even kidnapped and forced into service.
Immigrants hoped that a period of indentured servitude would lead to a new, prosperous life in the Americas.
Indentured servitude in the New World exempted one from required military service back home.
Settling the Southern Colonies
8
When, "in fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue," what hypothesis was he attempting to prove?
Lands previously unknown to most of Europe existed to the west.
That newer, faster boats from Portugal could reach Asia before the crew's supplies ran out.
The Atlantic Ocean is smaller than most cartographers at the time believed.
The earth is round and therefore Asia could be reached by sailing west.
Maritime Exploration
9
"What involvement did women have in the antislavery movement in 1800s America?"
Consider the above research question and choose the secondary source that is best suited to answer it.
An encyclopedia entry that provides details about slavery in the United States
A book about the 19th century antislavery movement published this year by a historian
A speech given by an American female antislavery activist in 1852
An encyclopedia entry that provides details about slavery in the United States
Analyzing Primary Sources
10
What reason did the Quakers, who opposed slavery, give in support of their view?
"Christians are not supposed to treat others in ways they themselves would not like to be treated."
"We are the loyal subjects of Charles II. He opposes slavery, and thus do we."
"Many of us have had visions of slavery being abolished. It is thus the will of God."
"Other colonies are beginning to oppose slavery. We should as well so that we're not left behind."
Settling the Middle Colonies
11
Which of the following statements about governance in the northern colonies is true?
A central religious figure served by divine-right and was the highest authority.
Most adult men had the right to vote, no matter their economic status.
Competing political and religious ideologies were generally tolerated.
Women were invited to collaborate in the governance of both church and state.
Settling the Northern Colonies
12
Which of the following historians is analyzing the European perspective of history?
Nadir interviews his state representative about the Bill of Rights.
Nan reviews English military records from the American Revolution.
Natalie travels to sites where battles took place in the American Revolution.
Nate studies the uniforms worn in the American Revolution by both armies.
Think About It: What is History?
13
"If the natives do not submit to our total and absolute authority, we will destroy them and take their lands."
The above statement is most representative of which group of European explorers?
French
Spanish
Dutch
English
Think About It: How Did Europeans Justify Colonization of the New World?
14
Fabiola gives a presentation on the relationship between antibiotics and changes in quality of life in 20th century America.
Which of the following is most likely a lens with which she is analyzing the past?
Gender
Class
Law
Science
The Lenses of History
15
How did France's activity in the Americas differ from that of Spain?
The French were motivated more by a desire to map the world than to establish colonies.
The French fostered alliances with native peoples for commercial advantages, rather than military ones.
The French suffered from a high population density and saw colonization as a means to spread out.
The French were not concerned with spreading Christianity to native peoples.
French and Dutch Contact
16
Which of the following statements is true?
The way historians write about the same events changes over time.
Names and dates are the most important aspects of studying history.
History is best described as a timeline of people and events.
The same events lead to the same historical narratives.
The Historian's Practice
17
Which English colony was governed under the terms of the Mayflower Compact?
Jamestown
Massachusetts Bay
Maryland
Plymouth
The English Colonial Experiment: Virginia and Massachusetts
18
What role did New World exports play in the Triangular Trade?
Organic goods like tobacco were sent back to the specific colony's mother country.
Tobacco was used to lure Africans to the Americas where they would be enslaved.
Textiles, rum and other manufactured goods were sent to Africa in exchange for slaves.
African slaves were sent to Europe in exchange for goods like sugar, tobacco and cotton.
The Atlantic World
19
Which native civilization practiced sacrificial rites that involved the removal of a living person's heart?
The Maya
The Olmec
The Pueblo
The Aztec
The First Settlers
1
When, "in fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue," what hypothesis was he attempting to prove?
Lands previously unknown to most of Europe existed to the west.
That newer, faster boats from Portugal could reach Asia before the crew's supplies ran out.
The earth is round and therefore Asia could be reached by sailing west.
The Atlantic Ocean is smaller than most cartographers at the time believed.
Maritime Exploration
2
Which of the following was a source of tension between English colonists and Native Americans?
The growing Native American population placed pressure on colonial settlements.
Colonists and various native groups sought to exploit each other to further their own ends.
Native Americans and colonists competed for control of the tobacco market.
Native Americans killed colonists indiscriminately, but the reverse was not true.
English and Native American Conflict
3
What is one way that Nathaniel Bacon's 1675-76 rebellion contributed to the increasing presence of slavery in the decades that followed?
Bacon's Rebellion represented a challenge to the Protestant government of Virginia by non-Christian, black settlers, so their rights were taken away.
Bacon's Rebellion demanded that white settlers from Europe not have to work, so the government legalized black slavery.
Bacon's Rebellion pitted the working class against the elites, which made a labor force with no rights or power more attractive.
Bacon's Rebellion demanded a black presence in government, which made the whites in power take away the legal rights of blacks.
Settling the Southern Colonies
4
Which of the following historians is analyzing the European perspective of history?
Nadir interviews his state representative about the Bill of Rights.
Nan reviews English military records from the American Revolution.
Natalie travels to sites where battles took place in the American Revolution.
Nate studies the uniforms worn in the American Revolution by both armies.
Think About It: What is History?
5
Which of the following factors had the greatest impact on life for the natives after the arrival of Europeans?
Private land ownership
European aggression
New diseases
Advanced weaponry
Native American Interactions with Europeans
6
Which of the following was a key motive for Spain's colonization of Florida?
Privateers from other European countries were using Florida as a base from which to attack Spanish ships.
There were no European settlements in Florida prior to the founding of St. Augustine by the Spanish.
Large deposits of easily accessible silver and gold were found throughout the entire peninsula.
The native Timucua were immune to European diseases and thus made a strong ally for Spain.
Spanish Contact
7
What role did New World exports play in the Triangular Trade?
Textiles, rum and other manufactured goods were sent to Africa in exchange for slaves.
Organic goods like tobacco were sent back to the specific colony's mother country.
African slaves were sent to Europe in exchange for goods like sugar, tobacco and cotton.
Tobacco was used to lure Africans to the Americas where they would be enslaved.
The Atlantic World
8
Which of the following statements about governance in the northern colonies is true?
Competing political and religious ideologies were generally tolerated.
Women were invited to collaborate in the governance of both church and state.
Most adult men had the right to vote, no matter their economic status.
A central religious figure served by divine-right and was the highest authority.
Settling the Northern Colonies
9
Which English colony's establishment was driven largely by religious motivations?
Virginia
Plymouth
Roanoke
Jamestown
The English Colonial Experiment: Virginia and Massachusetts
10
Which of the following statements reflects the process of colonization?
It accelerated because of the natural advances of the Atlantic region.
It transforms an item into a product with a monetary value to buy and sell.
It began with the Silk Road that connected Europe with Asia.
It was driven by a desire for raw materials to enrich and expand European empires.
The Columbian Exchange
11
Dahlia gives a presentation on the Industrial Revolution and focuses on the role of natural resources in human affairs.
Which of the following is most likely a lens through which she is analyzing the past?
Economics
Class
Environment
Politics
The Lenses of History
12
Which of the following statements is true?
The same events lead to the same historical narratives.
History is best described as a timeline of people and events.
Names and dates are the most important aspects of studying history.
The way historians write about the same events changes over time.
The Historian's Practice
13
"Interacting with natives on somewhat equal terms was demonstrated by sitting down with them."
The above statement is most representative of which group of European explorers?
French
Dutch
Spanish
English
Think About It: How Did Europeans Justify Colonization of the New World?
14
Why did it take the New York colonists nearly 20 years to establish a legislature?
The colonists wished to prove that they could be successful without a strong government.
The colonists were too divided among themselves to establish a central government.
The Duke of York controlled the colony and didn't care to listen to colonists.
New York was still under the direct control of the English Crown and Parliament.
Settling the Middle Colonies
15
How did French Jesuits encourage the spread of Christianity in the Americas?
By living in native villages
By settling large numbers of priests throughout New France
By gathering natives into enclosed missions
By threatening to kill natives who didn't convert
French and Dutch Contact
16
Which native civilization practiced sacrificial rites that involved the removal of a living person's heart?
The Pueblo
The Olmec
The Aztec
The Maya
The First Settlers
17
Which of the following factors contributed to the racialization of slavery in the New World?
Africans were well educated and could help increase efficiency on plantations.
A high mortality rate among African parents left a lot of orphans, who were easily enslaved.
African workers refused to work for pay in America, so they were enslaved.
Skin color was an easy way to differentiate slaves from freepersons.
African Society and Slavery
18
"What involvement did women have in the antislavery movement in 1800s America?"
Consider the above research question and choose the secondary source that is best suited to answer it.
An encyclopedia entry that provides details about slavery in the United States
An encyclopedia entry that provides details about slavery in the United States
A book about the 19th century antislavery movement published this year by a historian
A speech given by an American female antislavery activist in 1852
Analyzing Primary Sources
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Which factor initially prevented England from establishing permanent colonies in the Americas?
The government was more concerned with religious and political disputes than with sponsoring colonization of the Americas.
Religious tensions spilled over into the Americas, which led many to wait until they settled down.
English citizens were too afraid to go to the Americas after the settlement at Roanoke disappeared.
England didn't want to risk war with Spain, which already controlled much of the Americas.
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