Question 1

What are the most important ways that urbanization has changed since the emergence of the first Neolithic cultures?

Accepted Answer

The most important ways that urbanizatio

Question 2

In the 1990s,Russia underwent profound ________ changes.

Accepted Answer

A)  economic and political 
B)  environmental 
C)  social and economic 
D)  political 
A)  economic and political 
B)  environmental 
C)  social and economic 
D)  political

Question 3

Which of these led to a spike in European Union membership in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of the Soviet Union 
B)  creation of the United Nations 
C)  the end of NATO 
D)  the creation of the eurozone 
A)  the end of the Soviet Union 
B)  creation of the United Nations 
C)  the end of NATO 
D)  the creation of the eurozone

Question 4

Great apes and humans share ________ percent of their DNA.

Accepted Answer

A)  73 
B)  97 
C)  34 
D)  55 
A)  73 
B)  97 
C)  34 
D)  55

Question 5

Deng Xiaoping moved to ________ government controls on the Chinese economy.

Accepted Answer

A)  tighten 
B)  implement 
C)  end 
D)  relax 
A)  tighten 
B)  implement 
C)  end 
D)  relax

Question 6

The European Union currently has ________ member nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  28 
B)  17 
C)  32 
D)  45 
A)  28 
B)  17 
C)  32 
D)  45

Question 7

Which of these men came to power in Iran in 1979?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad Mussadeq 
B)  Ayatollah Khomeini 
C)  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 
D)  Ayatollah Sayyid Khameini 
A)  Muhammad Mussadeq 
B)  Ayatollah Khomeini 
C)  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 
D)  Ayatollah Sayyid Khameini

Question 8

The Three Gorges Dam was built on the ________ River in 2012.

Accepted Answer

A)  Indus 
B)  Yellow 
C)  Yangzi 
D)  Nile 
A)  Indus 
B)  Yellow 
C)  Yangzi 
D)  Nile

Question 9

Skinheads are part of the ________ trend in Europe in recent decades.

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-immigrant 
B)  pro-Common Market 
C)  anti-euro 
D)  green party 
A)  anti-immigrant 
B)  pro-Common Market 
C)  anti-euro 
D)  green party

Question 10

Boko Haram combines ________ ideologies.

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-Western and Islamist 
B)  communist and capitalist 
C)  nationalist and democratic 
D)  Marxist and liberal 
A)  anti-Western and Islamist 
B)  communist and capitalist 
C)  nationalist and democratic 
D)  Marxist and liberal

Question 11

How has the end of the Cold War changed international politics?

Accepted Answer

The end of the Cold War has had a profou

Question 12

Looking at "Ethnic map of Yugoslavia," which of these countries is most unified as a nation-state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Croatia 
B)  Slovenia 
C)  Macedonia 
D)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 
A)  Croatia 
B)  Slovenia 
C)  Macedonia 
D)  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Question 13

Which of these countries used "special economic zones" to encourage development?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Russia 
C)  India 
D)  Egypt 
A)  China 
B)  Russia 
C)  India 
D)  Egypt

Question 14

Which of these confirmed Darwin's theory of evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Great Ape project 
B)  discovery of the HIV virus 
C)  the AIDs epidemic 
D)  the discovery of DNA 
A)  the Great Ape project 
B)  discovery of the HIV virus 
C)  the AIDs epidemic 
D)  the discovery of DNA

Question 15

Russia's experience in Afghanistan was very similar to the US experience in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Korea 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Guatemala 
A)  Korea 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Guatemala

Question 16

Which of these was banned in China in 1999?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism 
B)  communism 
C)  Falun Gong 
D)  Daoism 
A)  Buddhism 
B)  communism 
C)  Falun Gong 
D)  Daoism

Question 17

Pursuing a policy of Hindutva in India is problematic because it is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalistic 
B)  too broad 
C)  associated with partition 
D)  exclusive 
A)  nationalistic 
B)  too broad 
C)  associated with partition 
D)  exclusive

Question 18

As of 2011,terrorist attacks appear to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing slowly 
B)  increasing dramatically 
C)  declining 
D)  nearly stopped 
A)  increasing slowly 
B)  increasing dramatically 
C)  declining 
D)  nearly stopped

Question 19

Which of these came into being in 1993?

Accepted Answer

A)  the European Central Bank 
B)  the European Economic Community 
C)  the European Coal and Steel Community 
D)  the European Union 
A)  the European Central Bank 
B)  the European Economic Community 
C)  the European Coal and Steel Community 
D)  the European Union

Question 20

China hosted the Olympics in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)  2012 
B)  2008 
C)  2004 
D)  2000 
A)  2012 
B)  2008 
C)  2004 
D)  2000

Exam 23: Contemporary History: Evolution, Settlements, Politics, and Religion

What are the most important ways that urbanization has changed since the emergence of the first Neolithic cultures?

In the 1990s,Russia underwent profound ________ changes.

Which of these led to a spike in European Union membership in recent decades?

Great apes and humans share ________ percent of their DNA.

Deng Xiaoping moved to ________ government controls on the Chinese economy.

The European Union currently has ________ member nations.

Which of these men came to power in Iran in 1979?

The Three Gorges Dam was built on the ________ River in 2012.

Skinheads are part of the ________ trend in Europe in recent decades.

Boko Haram combines ________ ideologies.

How has the end of the Cold War changed international politics?

Looking at "Ethnic map of Yugoslavia," which of these countries is most unified as a nation-state?

Which of these countries used "special economic zones" to encourage development?

Which of these confirmed Darwin's theory of evolution?

Russia's experience in Afghanistan was very similar to the US experience in ________.

Which of these was banned in China in 1999?

Pursuing a policy of Hindutva in India is problematic because it is ________.

As of 2011,terrorist attacks appear to be ________.

Which of these came into being in 1993?

China hosted the Olympics in what year?

The Dry Bones Speak

From Village Community to City-State

River Valley Civilizations

A Polycentric World

Dawn of the Empires

Rome and the Barbarians

China

Indian Empires

Hinduism and Buddhism

Judaism and Christianity

Islam

Establishing World Trade Routes

The Opening of the Atlantic and the Pacific

The Unification of World Trade

Migration

Political Revolutions in Europe and the Americas

The Industrial Revolution

Nationalism, Imperialism, and Resistance

Methods of Mass Production and Destruction

World War II

Cold War, New Nations, and Revolt Against Authority

China and India

Trade,Revolution,Technology,Identity

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