Question 1

Western women and secular leaders in Muslim countries often criticized this Muslim practice, especially in Iran and Saudi Arabia,

Accepted Answer

A) fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. 
B) requiring women to wear head coverings and loose garments. 
C) undertaking pilgrimages to Mecca. 
D) abstaining from alcohol. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. 
B) requiring women to wear head coverings and loose garments. 
C) undertaking pilgrimages to Mecca. 
D) abstaining from alcohol. 
E) All of these are correct. B

Question 2

Who was the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) John Paul I 
B) John Paul II 
C) Benedict XVI 
D) Francis I 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) John Paul I 
B) John Paul II 
C) Benedict XVI 
D) Francis I 
E) None of these are correct. D

Question 3

The ruler of which of the following was not toppled in the "Arab Spring"?

Accepted Answer

A) Tunisia 
B) Libya 
C) Egypt 
D) Syria 
E) Yemen 
A) Tunisia 
B) Libya 
C) Egypt 
D) Syria 
E) Yemen D

Question 4

An abortive military coup boosted the popularity of which Turkish ruler?

Accepted Answer

Recep Tayy

Question 5

Since 2011 North Korea has been ruled by

Accepted Answer

A) Kim Jong-il. 
B) Kim Jong-un. 
C) Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. 
D) Bashar al-Assad. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Kim Jong-il. 
B) Kim Jong-un. 
C) Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. 
D) Bashar al-Assad. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 6

The collapse of what in September 2008 turned the recession into a catastrophic economic downturn?

Accepted Answer

A) the World Bank 
B) the London stock exchange 
C) the Bund 
D) the Russian government 
E) Lehman Brothers 
A) the World Bank 
B) the London stock exchange 
C) the Bund 
D) the Russian government 
E) Lehman Brothers

Question 7

Which of the following were powerful conservative political forces in the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A) the haredim, or ultra-orthodox Jews 
B) Catholic popes 
C) evangelical Protestantism 
D) Hindu zealots of the BJP party 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) the haredim, or ultra-orthodox Jews 
B) Catholic popes 
C) evangelical Protestantism 
D) Hindu zealots of the BJP party 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 8

Discuss the spread of democratic government in the last decades of the twentieth century. Why and where has it spread? What is the impact of the expansion of democracy?

Accepted Answer

Students should understand that there ha

Question 9

The motives for the September 11, 2001, attacks likely included

Accepted Answer

A) the price of oil. 
B) access to American education in the non-Western world. 
C) anger over American control of the Suez Canal. 
D) anger at American influence in the Middle East. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) the price of oil. 
B) access to American education in the non-Western world. 
C) anger over American control of the Suez Canal. 
D) anger at American influence in the Middle East. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

What is the goal of terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) to maim as many people as possible 
B) to extort money 
C) to create peace in a world full of conflict 
D) to convince frightened people that their government is incapable of protecting them 
E) to maintain the status quo 
A) to maim as many people as possible 
B) to extort money 
C) to create peace in a world full of conflict 
D) to convince frightened people that their government is incapable of protecting them 
E) to maintain the status quo

Question 11

What was the basis for and the contents of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of December 1948?

Accepted Answer

The basis for the United Nations resolut

Question 12

What did Russia suddenly seize in 2014?

Accepted Answer

A) Lithuania 
B) the Crimea 
C) South Ossetia 
D) Poland 
E) the White House 
A) Lithuania 
B) the Crimea 
C) South Ossetia 
D) Poland 
E) the White House

Question 13

Where did Osama bin Laden base al-Qaeda?

Accepted Answer

A) Iraq 
B) Pakistan 
C) Iran 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Saudi Arabia 
A) Iraq 
B) Pakistan 
C) Iran 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 14

Which of the following is true of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?

Accepted Answer

A) It opposed economic and social progress for Untouchables. 
B) Its electoral victory in 1998 ended four decades of Congress Party rule. 
C) It has condoned violence against Indian Muslims. 
D) It rose to power by appealing to Hindu nationalism. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) It opposed economic and social progress for Untouchables. 
B) Its electoral victory in 1998 ended four decades of Congress Party rule. 
C) It has condoned violence against Indian Muslims. 
D) It rose to power by appealing to Hindu nationalism. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 15

What is globalization? How has this affected global politics, nuclear proliferation, and the world economy?

Accepted Answer

Students should explain that globalizati

Question 16

Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa has had "mixed results"; however, in 1994

Accepted Answer

A) South Africa became a dictatorship under Nelson Mandela. 
B) Nelson Mandela was assassinated by white extremists. 
C) South Africa elected Nelson Mandela as its first postapartheid president. 
D) South Africa was invaded by Uganda and made a "puppet state." 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) South Africa became a dictatorship under Nelson Mandela. 
B) Nelson Mandela was assassinated by white extremists. 
C) South Africa elected Nelson Mandela as its first postapartheid president. 
D) South Africa was invaded by Uganda and made a "puppet state." 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 17

The first international conference on the status of women, sponsored by the United Nations, was held in 1985 in what country?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Kenya 
C) France 
D) China 
E) Turkey 
A) United States 
B) Kenya 
C) France 
D) China 
E) Turkey

Question 18

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in

Accepted Answer

A) 1918. 
B) 1933. 
C) 1948. 
D) 1979. 
E) 2000. 
A) 1918. 
B) 1933. 
C) 1948. 
D) 1979. 
E) 2000.

Question 19

The Internet is a linkage of academic, governmental, and business computer networks originally developed by

Accepted Answer

A) the American Department of Defense in the 1960s. 
B) a series of Russian satellites. 
C) one transnational computer company. 
D) Bill Gates. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) the American Department of Defense in the 1960s. 
B) a series of Russian satellites. 
C) one transnational computer company. 
D) Bill Gates. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 20

What is globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) the warming of the earth's core 
B) the attempt to colonize planets in space 
C) the growing global economic, cultural, and political integration and interaction 
D) pcting the markets in your country by raising tariffs 
E) the call for a one-world government 
A) the warming of the earth's core 
B) the attempt to colonize planets in space 
C) the growing global economic, cultural, and political integration and interaction 
D) pcting the markets in your country by raising tariffs 
E) the call for a one-world government

Exam 33: New Challenges in a New Millennium

Western women and secular leaders in Muslim countries often criticized this Muslim practice, especially in Iran and Saudi Arabia,

Who was the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere?

The ruler of which of the following was not toppled in the "Arab Spring"?

An abortive military coup boosted the popularity of which Turkish ruler?

Since 2011 North Korea has been ruled by

The collapse of what in September 2008 turned the recession into a catastrophic economic downturn?

Which of the following were powerful conservative political forces in the twenty-first century?

Discuss the spread of democratic government in the last decades of the twentieth century. Why and where has it spread? What is the impact of the expansion of democracy?

The motives for the September 11, 2001, attacks likely included

What is the goal of terrorism?

What was the basis for and the contents of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of December 1948?

What did Russia suddenly seize in 2014?

Where did Osama bin Laden base al-Qaeda?

Which of the following is true of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?

What is globalization? How has this affected global politics, nuclear proliferation, and the world economy?

Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa has had "mixed results"; however, in 1994

The first international conference on the status of women, sponsored by the United Nations, was held in 1985 in what country?

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in

The Internet is a linkage of academic, governmental, and business computer networks originally developed by

What is globalization?

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

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