LET Social Studies/ Social Science Reviewer - Answer Key

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1. Which Greek epic depicts the Trojan War?

a. the Iliad
b. the Odyssey
c. the Aeneid
d. Oedipus Tyrannus

2.  What required colonists to pay for an official stamp or seal, whenever they bought paper items?

a. Sugar Act
b. Toleration Act
c. Intolerable Act
d. Stamp Act

3. Which two countries had the biggest colonies in South America?

a. Spain and Portugal

b. England and France

c. the United States and Spain

d. Portugal and France

4. Who defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre?

a. Samuel Adams

b. John Adams

c. Thomas Preston

d. George Washington

5. If the president and vice president can no longer serve, what position in the U.S. government is next in line for the presidency?

a. Secretary of Defense

b. First Lady

c. Speaker of the House    

d. Senator at large

6.   _____wanted to reunite the Roman Empire.

a. Theodora

b. Theoria

c. Tribonian

d. Justinian

7. Which of the following facts supports the claim that the benefits of the Columbian Exchange outweighed the drawbacks?

a. Farming for Native Americans became easier with the introduction of domesticated animals

b. Europeans introduced deadly diseases to the New World

c. Native Americans were forced into the Encomienda System

d. Columbus took some of the Taino Indians he met "by force"

8. Who was the first Roman emperor?

a. Tarquin the Proud

b. Augustus

c. Marcus Aurelius

d. Tiberius

9.  What is the Islamic holy book?

a. Kaaba

b. Hadith

c. Quran

d. Mecca

10. The best description of the theme of interaction is _______.

a. how humans adapt to and modify the environment.

b. the human and physical characteristics of an area.

c. migration across the planet.

d. divides the world into manageable units for geographic study.

11. What is an archipelago?

a. an ocean

b. group of islands

c. part of the tundra

d. part of the mountains

12.  Which of these religions is monotheistic?

a. Christianity

b. Judaism

c. Islam

d. All of the above

13.  President Duterte approved an executive order that would gather a task force to help improve Boracay’s current issue on _______.

a.  treatment facility in Balabag had exceeded its capacity, emitting a bad foul odor.

b. violating the Philippine Clean Water Act,77

c.  overbuilding of commercial establishments, inadequate wastewater treatment facilities,  and illegal logging.

d. water pollution

14.  During WWII, what does the term 'ghost division' generally mean?

a. a division that only existed on paper

b. a division that had been destroyed

c. a division that had not deployed yet

d. a division that had been reconstituted

15. The imaginary line which splits the earth into two halves is called the___.

a. Hemisphere 

b. Equator

c. Longitude

d. Latitude

16.  New system of provincial and town councils created by President Marcos in 

1975.

a. Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran

b. New Society

c. Sanggunianng Bayan

d. Batasang Pambansa

17.  Who was the mythical heroic princess who ruled a kingdom where Pangasinan is now located?

a. Princess Manaoag

b. Princess Imelda

c. Princess Urdaneta

d. Princess Urduja

18.  What is the name of the volcano which is located on the small island of Camiguin?

a. Mt. Hibok-Hibok

b. Mt. Halcon

c. Mt. Tibok-Tibok

d. Mt. Kanlaon

19.  He was also known as Hermano Pule.

a. Aurelio Tolentino

b. Apolinario de la Cruz

c. Juan Arellano

d. Apolinario Mabini

20.  Who was the first Filipino recording artist?

a. Imelda Papin

b. Pilita Corales

c. Atang Dela Rama

d. Maria Carpena

Good luck, teachers!

LET Social Studies /Social Science Reviewer - Philippine History

 

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1. Which region in the Philippines is the most populous?

A. NCR

B. Ilocos Region

C. Central Luzon

D. Southern Tagalog

2. The Philippines declared its independence from Spain on _______.

A. June 12, 1895

B. June 12, 1896

C. June 12, 1897

D. June 12, 1898

3. This province is called the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines".

A. Iloilo

B. Roxas City

C. Cavite

D. Capiz

4. He established the tobacco monopoly in the Philippines.

A. Jose Rizal

B. Jose Burgos

C. Jose Corazon de Jesus

D. Jose Basco

5. The band that played the Philippine National Anthem during the declaration of Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite is Banda San Francisco de Malabon. It is now called _______.

A. Banda Heneral Trias

B. Banda La Independencia

C. Banda Malabon

D. Banda Matanda

6.  Established as the National Language of the Philippines on September 15, 1804.

A. Spanish

B. English

C. Filipino

D. Tagalog

7.  The first form of government established under Emilio Aguinaldo.

A. Republic

B. Parliamentary

C. Revolutionary

D. Dictatorial

8. He introduced Islam in the Philippines in 1380.

A. Ali Mumtiaz

B. Abu Bakr

C. Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim

D. Karim Al Makhdum

9. Because of the Manila - Acapulco Galleon Trade, the Philippines had traded with __________.

A. Spain

B. Cuba

C. China

D. Mexico

10. The first religious order who arrived in the Philippines during the Spanish period.

A. Franciscans

B. Jesuits

C. Dominicans

D. Augustinians

11. During the Seven Years' War after they captured Manila, the British temporarily transferred the capital of the Philippines to ___________.

A. Baguio City

B. Malolos, Bulacan

C. Quezon City

D. Bacolor, Pampanga

12. They refer to the town criers of ancient barangays in the Philippines.

A. Timawas

B. Maharlikans

C. Chismosas

D. Umalohokans

13. It is known as the "Heart of the Philippine Islands".

A. Mindoro

B. Masbate

C. Catanduanes

D. Marinduque

14. The Japanese emperor during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.

A. Akihito

B. Naruhito

C. Meiji

D. Hirohito

15. It is an annual festival held every fourth Sunday of October in Bacolod, City, Philippines.

A. Ati-Atihan

B. Karakol

C. Dinangyan

D. MassKara

16. Who killed General Antonio Luna?

A. an American spy

B. a Spanish mestizo

C. s Spanish friar

D. a fellow Filipino

17. Maynila or Manila is named after a _________.

A. queen

B. saint

C. bird

D. plant

18. She was Jose Rizal's first love?

A. Maria Clara

B. Leonor Valenzuela

C. Leonor Rivera

D. Segunda Katigbak

19. He is referred to as "The Brain of the Katipunan".

A. Apolinario Mabini

B. Emilio Aguinaldo

C. Andres Bonifacio

D. Emilio Jacinto

20. It is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines.

A. Alibata

B. Abakada

C. Sanskrit

D. Baybayin

ANSWERS

PRC LET Social Studies Reviewer - Asian Civilization

 

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2. SUBMIT to know your score.

NEW LET SOCIAL STUDIES/SOCIAL SCIENCE REVIEWER

1. Which of the following author coined the term “banana republic” to describe a politically unstable country. such as Honduras, with an economy dependent upon the exportation of a limited-resource product, such as bananas or minerals?

A. O. Henry

B. William Shakespeare

C. Ernest Hemingway

D. Edgar Allan Poe

 

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2. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has set the territorial sea boundaries of coastal countries to ______ miles offshore.

 

A. 350

B. 200

C. 15

D. 12

 

3. The two countries bordering Mt. Everest have agreed that its height should be increased by ________.

 

A. 0.79 meters

B. 0.86 meters

C. 1.35 meters

D. 2.09 meters

 

4. Over 68 percent of the fresh water on Earth is found in ______.

 

A. ground water

B. surface water of lakes, rivers, and swamps

C. icecaps and glaciers

D. between oceans and seas

 

5. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) named the new coronavirus originated in China in 2019 as _______.

 

A. covid-19

B. nCov

C. novel coronavirus 2

D. SARS-CoV-2

 

6. Which of these countries does not claim Spratly Islands in whole or in part?

 

A. Taiwan

B. Philippines

C. Thailand

D. Vietnam

 

7. Named after the wife of President Manuel Quezon, Aurora province is a part of ________.

 

A. Northern Luzon

B. Central Luzon

C. Southern Tagalog

D. Cagayan Valley

 

8. Which of the following islands is next to Australia in terms of size?

 

A. New Guinea

B. Madagascar

C. Borneo

D. Greenland

 

9. On which two countries bordered Mt. Everest?

 

A. Nepal and China

B. India and Nepal

C. China and India

D. Mongolia and Nepal

 

10. Which country or territory is NOT part of the United Kingdom?

 

A. Scotland

B. Wales

C. Northern Ireland

D. Ireland

 

11. In physical geography, it is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes.

 

A. savannah

B. steppe

C. dessert

D. prairie

 

12. Which US presidents has become the first to be impeached twice?

 

A. Andrew Johnson

B. Richard Nixon

C. Donald Trump

D. Bill Clinton

 

13. The Dinagyang Festival is a famous and religious and cultural festival celebrated every 4^th of January. In which province it is held?

 

A. Aklan

B. Antique

C. Panay

D. Iloilo

 

14. This province belongs to the Ilocos Region.

 

A. Pangasinan

B. Benguet

C. Kalinga

D. Apayao

 

15. Abaca is a species of banana native to the Philippines. It is woven into rope known as __________.

 

A. abaca notch

B. Philippine twine

C. Manila hemp

D. ship’s rope

ANSWERS HERE:

LET REVIEWER SOCIAL STUDIES – World War I

SOCIAL SCIENCE – World War I

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Choose the best answer.

1. It was the immediate cause of World War I.

A. creation of alliances (Central and Allied Powers)

B. Nazism & holocaust

C. assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

D. imperialist power by Britain and France

2. The triple alliance was made up of Germany, Italy, and ______.

A. Great Britain

B. Austria-Hungary

C. USA

D. China

3. The triple entente was made up of Russia, France and ______.

A. Great Britain

B. Austria-Hungary

C. USA

D. China

4. It was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918 between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers (German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire), that ended Russia's participation in World War I and lost Russia’s substantial territory to the Germans.

A. Treaty of Neuilly

B. Treaty of Versailles

C. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

D. Treaty of Paris

5. It is an infamous episode in the history of the First World War; the first truly fatal error made by Germany – a promise of unconditional support for whatever action Austria-Hungary might take to punish Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

A. $ 33 billion

B. 100 tons gold

C. Promissory note

D. Blank check

6. He was the Kaiser of Germany at the time of the First World War reigning from 1888-1918. He pushed for a more aggressive foreign policy by means of colonies and a strong navy to compete with Britain. His actions added to the growing tensions in pre-1914 Europe.

A. Adolf Hitler

B. Wilhelm I

C. Frederick III

D. Wilhelm II

7. The emperor in Austria-Hungary who ruled from 1848-1916. He adopted liberal policies in Hungary and became king in 1867.

A. Ferdinand I

B. Francis Joseph I

C. Charles I

D. Francis I

8. The following are the reasons why the U.S. entered World War I EXCEPT _____.

A. Germany was attacking American ships

B. Germany was violating international law

C. Germany declared war against the U.S.

D. The Zimmerman Telegram or Note

9. It is a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

A. Nationalism

B. Imperialism

C. Militarism

D. Mercantilism

10. It is a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms.

A. ceasefire

B. armistice

C. war break

D. treaty

11. He was the French prime minister in last years of WWI and during Versailles Conference of 1919. He pushed for heavy reparations from Germans and wanted to make Germans suffer and help break Germany up.

A. Vittorio Orlando

B. Lloyd George

C. George Clemenceau

D. François Mitterrand

12. It was the first significant Allied victory of World War I, saving Paris and thwarting Germany's plan for a quick victory over France.

A. The Battle of the Marne

B. The Battle of Gallipoli

C. The Battle of Verdun

D. The Battle of Somme

13. After World War I, this United States president sought to reduce the risk of war by writing the Fourteen Points that influenced the creation of the League of Nations.

A. William H. Taft

B. Woodrow Wilson

C. Warren G. Harding

D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

14. It is a heavy and famous long-range mortar-like howitzer built and used by Germany during World War I.

A. Big Bertha

B. Paris Gun

C. Big Brother

D. Gustav Gun

15. Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) and served as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938.

A. Enver Pasha

B. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

C. Abdulmecid II

D. Ismet Inonu

16. The Prime Minister of Prussia who wanted a greater, unified Germany, and  preferred "iron and blood" to diplomacy.

A. Adolf Hitler

B. Paul von Hindenburg

C. Otto van Bismarck

D. Albrecht von Roon

17. He was the Romanov ruler of Russia who was forced to abdicate his throne and flee with his family.

A. Tsar Nicholas II

B. Vladimir Lenin

C. Tsar Michael II

D. Tsar Alexander III

18. It was a pandemic that spread around the world in 1918, killing more than 50 million people.

A. Bubonic plague

B. Black death

C. Spanish flu

D. Malaria

19. Which country is NOT included in the Central Powers during World War I?

A. Bulgaria

B. Germany

C. Ottoman Empire

D. Italy

20. The following countries were included in the Allied Powers during World War I EXCEPT?

A. Great Britain

B. Italy

C. Russia

D. China

21. It was a supranational organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919-1920. This helped solve many of the issues that arise after WWI.

A. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

B. The League of Nations (LoN)

C. United Nations (UN)

D. The Olympics

22. Who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand of Austria that led to World War I?

A. Vladimir Gacinivic

B. Dragutin Dimitrijevic (a.k.a. Apis)

C. Gavrilo Princip

D. Danilo Ilic

23. What weapon contributed more to the stalemate during World War I?

A. Big Bertha

B. Machine gun

C. Bazooka

D. Poison gas

24. The following were the major provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, EXCEPT____.

A. Germany had to take full blame for the war

B. Germany had to give up land

C. Germany couldn't have a large army

D. Germany must pay reparations over $ 30 million

25. It was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918, speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson.

A. The Fourteen Points

B. SONA of 1918

C. The War Reparations Act of 1918

D. The League of Nations

ANSWERS

LET REVIEWER SOCIAL STUDIES – Economics 2

Social Science – Economics

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Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. What is NOT included in the three economic questions?

A. what to produce

B. how to produce

C. where to produce

D. for whom to produce

2. The philosophy that the government should take a hand's off approach to the economy.

A. Laissez-faire

B. Economies of scale

C. Capitalism

D. Law of self-interest

3. The study of how individual and business decisions interact.

A. Economics

B. Economies of scale

C. Transaction

D. Microeconomics

4. The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community.

A. Economy of scale

B. Standard of living

C. Financial resource

D. Comfortability

5. The four factors of production: land, labor, capital and _________.

A. gold

B. advertisement

C. marketing

D. entrepreneurship

6. The boundary between what can and cannot be produced given the set amount of resources.

A. Circular flow model

B. Production possibilities frontier

C. Opportunity cost

D. Production gap

7. When a person or firm can produce at a lower opportunity cost than others.

A. Comparative advantage

B. Absolute advantage

C. Monopoly

D. Trade-off

8. When the price of a cup of coffee increases, some consumers opted to buy tea. We can safely say that tea is a/an __________ good.

A. complementary

B. substitute

C. alternative

D. complimentary

9. Which of the following illustrates the “law of supply”?

A. As price increases, quantity demanded decreases.

B. As quantity supplied decreases, price decreases.

C. As price increases, quantity supplied increases.

D. As quantity demanded increases, quantity supplied also increases.

10. When quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.

A. Market equilibrium

B. Break-even point

C. Law of supply and demand

D. Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility

11. When the price of rice changes, quantity demanded for rice does not change drastically. This means that rice is an example of __________ good.

A. elastic

B. inelastic

C. complementary

D. mutual

12. When the government sets a minimum price that a good or service can be sold for.

A. Price ceiling

B. Suggested Retail Price

C. Price freeze

D. Price floor

13. A tax whose percentage increases as income decreases.

A. Progressive tax

B. Regressive tax

C. Proportionate tax

D. Value Added tax

14. Because of high demand of its products, Factory ABZ employed additional 5 workers every month, while other means of production remained the same. The management noticed that over time, employing more workers did not meet the yields that they expected. This illustrates _____________.

A. Economies of scale

B. Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility

C. Law of Diminishing Marginal Return

D. Law of Supply and Demand

15. Which of the following illustrates structural unemployment? Unemployment due to ______.

A. changes in the job market

B. a change in the seasons

C. changes in the business cycle

D. people entering and exiting the job market

16. The price of a fixed basket of goods; is tracked year to year and measures inflation.

A. Gross Domestic Product

B. Balance of Trade

C. Domestic Price

D. Consumer Price Index

17. What is NOT an effect of inflation?

A. An increase in prices

B. Devaluation of the Philippine peso

C. Decrease in the Money Supply

D. An increase in salary

18. It consists of increasing and decreasing taxes and increasing and decreasing government spending to manage the economy.

A. Monetary Policy

B. Fiscal Policy

C. Economic Policy

D. Domestic Policy

19. It is characterized by a fall in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for two consecutive quarters.

A. Inflation

B. Deflation

C. Boom

D. Recession

20. Which of the following are substitute goods?

A. coffee and milk

B. coffee and sugar

C. coffee and tea

D. coffee and creamer

ANSWERS:

LET REVIEWER SOCIAL STUDIES - Asian Civilizations

Asian Civilizations

Choose the best answer.

1. What type of objects were the Shang famous for producing?

A. printed books

B. bronze vessels

C. landscape paintings

D. giant Buddha statues

2. The late Zhou dynasty was known as the_______.

A. Southern Zhou

B. Northern Zhou

C. Western Zhou

D. Eastern Zhou

3. In addition to divination materials, what other discovery of the twentieth century transformed our understanding of ancient China and led to the birth of the field of Chinese archeology?

A. Writing from Xia dynasty

B. Birthplace of the Yellow emperor

C. The last Shang capital city

D. Site of coronation of the Zhou king

4. A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family.

A. Dynasty

B. Empire

C. Kingdom

D. Clan

5. A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land

A. Capitalism

B. Feudalism

C. Mercantilism

D. Communism

6. An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo followed the route on his journey to Cathay.

A. Long and winding road

B. Trans-Saharan caravan route

C. Mecca Road

D. Silk Road

7. The earliest civilizations in India.

A. Indus

B. Brahmans

C. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

D. Aryans

8. It created the golden age of India.

A. Gupta Empire

B. Mauryan Empire

C. Gandhi Empire

D. Mughal Empire

9. As an admiral, explorer, eunuch, diplomat, and trader, he led China to become the superpower of the Indian Ocean, considered to be "the world's most important crossroads of trade", in the 15th century. Who is he?

A. Genghis Khan

B. Zheng He

C. Liu Bang

D. Hong Xiuquan

10. A Mongol leader who rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China. He also granted religious freedom to his subjects, abolished torture, encouraged trade and created the first international postal system.

A. Genghis Khan

B. Zheng He

C. Liu Bang

D. Hong Xiuquan

11. The First Opium War, during 1840-1842, was concluded by this treaty in 1842. The treaty ceded the Hong Kong island to the United Kingdom in perpetuity, and it established five treaty ports at Shanghai, Canton, Ningpo, Fuchow, and Amoy.

A. Treaty of Nanking

B. Treaty of Shanghai

C. Treaty of Cathay

D. Treaty of Hong Kong

12. A Japanese field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan. He was one of the main architects of the military and political foundations of early modern Japan. He can be seen as the father of Japanese militarism.

A.Tomoyuki Yamashita

B. Lin Zexu

C. Hirata Atsutane

D. Yamagata Aritomo

13. It was the highest and final degree in the imperial examination in Imperial China. The examination was usually taken in the imperial capital in the palace, and was also called the metropolitan exam. It was first created after the institutionalization of the civil service exam

A. Jinshi

B. Sushi

C. Confu

D. Banner system

14. China granted extraterritoriality to the British, made UK a most-favored nation and granted other signatories of treaty equal benefits.

A. Treaty of Nanjing

B. Treaty of the Bogue

C. Treaty of London

D. Treaty of Cathay

15. China’s response to domestic/foreign threats to focus on making China more modern and able to deal with the West.

A. Self-reliance

B. China First

C. Self-strengthening

D. Anthropocentric

16. The highest virtue of all - compassion, loving others, and humaneness.

A. Ren

B. Li

C. Yin

D. Yan

17. This solidified Mao Zedong's position as the undisputed leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The march in general marked a reference point for many party members to prove their legitimacy. They crossed 24 rivers and 18 mountain ranges. Yan'an served as a base until the CCP took over in 1949.

A. The Koumintang March

B. The Death March

C. The Long March

D. The March to Yan’an

18. The first ever US president to visit China. He, being an American, was also the first to try to bridge a diplomatic tie to a communist (potential) ally from the Western world.

A. Jimmy Carter

B. Ronald Reagan

C. George W. Bush

D. Richard Nixon

19. Improvised to cut off Soviet influence, this was created to instate national self-reliance while the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Soviet Union (SU) were distant and diplomatically tense. It was also created to justify the monolithic leadership of the Kim family, and to forever honor Kim Il-Sung's power.

A. jinshi

B. juche

C. kimchi

D. sushi

20. This was the mark of Japanese imperialism at its most initial triumph. Japan was pushing a hurried "westernization" method, imperializing when and colonizing where they could. This was the first defeat of a European country by an Asian, solidifying the victor’s status as the alpha Asian country.

A. The Vietnam War

B. The Korean War

C. Russo-Japanese War

D.  Boxer Rebellion

21. A demilitarized zone, chosen by US military planners at the Postdam Conference (July 1945) after WW2, and created by pulling back forces 1.2 miles on each side, running for 150 miles across the peninsula from the Han River to an North Korean town named Kosong.

A. 18^th Parallel

B. 28th Parallel

C. 38^th Parallel

D. 48^th Parallel

22. An agriculture production system, which allowed households to contract land, machinery and other facilities from collective organizations. In turn they agreed to provide specified crops, whatever the household produced above the amount they owed was theirs to keep.

A. Household Responsibility System

B. Feudalism

C. New Culture Movement

D. Social Contract

23. A secure livelihood or source of income of Chinese workers provided by the State; the system guaranteeing lifetime employment and other entitlements to state workers.

A. Household Responsibility System

B. May Fourth Movement

C. New Culture Movement

D. Iron Rice Bowl

24. He stated "it doesn't matter what color the cat is, as long as it catches mice."

A. Mao Zedong

B. Deng Xiaping

C. Confucius

D. Lao Tze

25. A Mongolian general and emperor known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He used fear tactics to invade and set up a huge empire for his grandsons to rule over.

A. Kublai Khan

B. Genghis Khan

C. Dalai Lama

D. Dayan Khan

26. He was the founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China. He fulfilled Genghis' goal of conquering all of China.

A. Marco Polo

B. Kublai Khan

C. Dayan Khan

D. Dalai Lama

27. The Venetian trader who described Kublai Khan and the wonders of China to Europeans.

A. Fernão Pires de Andrade

B. Ferdinand Magellan

C. Marco Polo

D. Niccolo Polo

28. Japanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences.

A. Tokugawa shogunate

B. Yamashita

C. Akihito

D. Daimyos

29. The 4 class system during the Tokugawa shogunate: warriors, farmers, artisans, and _______.

A. students

B. merchants

C. royalties

D. shoguns

30. The Feudal Japanese code of honor among the warrior class. It kept the samurai regulated.

A. Hara-kiri

B. Geisha

C. Bushido

D. Seppuku

31. First emperor of China; ordered the building of the Great Wall of China to keep out invaders from the North; terra cotta warriors.

A. Qin Shi Huangdi

B. Henry Puyi

C. Qin Er Shi

D. Wu Zetian

32. Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.

A. Sanskrit

B. Vedas

C. Sudras

D. Dalit

33. The early religion of the Aryans in Ancient India.

A. Hinduism

B. Buddhism

C. Brahmanism

D. Atheism

34. Vietnamese nationalist who drove the French out of Vietnam and who led North Vietnam during its conflict with the United States.

A. Saigon

B. Tran Hung Dao

C. Ho Chi Minh

D. Quang Trung Nguyen Hue

35. The collected teachings of Buddha.

A. dharma

B. karma

C. nirvana

D. ahimsa

36. A temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu. Built in the 1100's, it's the largest religious monument in the world.

A. Angkor Wat

B. Taj Mahal

C. Borobudur

D. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

37. It is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

A. Angkor Wat

B. Taj Mahal

C. Borobudur

D. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

38. Which is NOT one of  the Four Noble Truths?

A. People suffer because their minds are not at ease.

B. Condition comes from wanting what one doesn't have.

C. People can stop suffering by praying.

D. People can stop wanting by following the Eightfold Path.

39. It is a 28 mile-long gap between the mountains that connects central Asia to the Indian subcontinent.

A. Himalayas

B. Khyber Pass

C. Silk Road

D. Plateau

40. Which of the following is FALSE about Buddhism and Hinduism?

A. Both shaped Asian culture.

B. Both believed in reincarnation.

C. Both practiced meditation and yoga.

D. Both practiced animal sacrifices.

41. Confucius lived during the late _____ dynasty.

A. Qin

B. Zhou

C. Tang

D. Han

42. Qin rule has been characterized as ______.

A. lenient

B. democratic

C. disorganized

D. harsh

43. The policies of which Qin minister helped the state’s rise to power?

A. Zhuangzi

B. Confucius

C. Lord Shang

D. Liu Bang

44. It created the first empire in Chinese history.

A. Qin

B. Zhou

C. Tang

D. Han

45. The founder of the Han dynasty.

A. Lord Shang

B. Liu Bang

C. Li Si

D. Han Feizi

46. The nomadic imperial confederation that rose to the north of the Han empire.

A. Turks

B. Manchu

C. Wa

D. Xiongnu

47. This dynasty rulers were the first to articulate the “Mandate of Heaven”.

A. Zhou

B. Qin

C. Ming

D. Tang

48. The earliest known writing in China was found on what?

A. stone

B. turtle shells

C. bamboo

D. silk

49.  He used ahimsa (nonviolence) in his fight against British rule in India.

A. Emperor Asoka

B. Mohandas Gandhi

C. Siddhartha Gautama

D. Nelson Mandela

50. What is Hindu Kish?

A. A large land mass that is part of a continent.

B. A high mountain range that is located on the northern borders of India

C. A mountain range along the northwestern border of India.

D. A seasonal wind that produces a wet or dry period in a region.

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