Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
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From which of the following definitions of the word “quarter” did
the Quartering Act take its name? | quarter \'kwo(r)-ter\ 1: to divide into four
parts 2: a period of time in a sporting event 3: a coin worth twenty-five cents 4:
to provide lodging or shelter | |
a. | definition 1 | c. | definition 3 | b. | definition 2 | d. | definition 4 |
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Which of the following is the best title for the table below? ? | | • Two-house Congress | • Representation in both houses determined by
state population | |
a. | the Alabama Plan | c. | the Two-House Compromise | b. | the Virginia
Plan | d. | the Three-Fifths
Compromise |
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Which of the following completes the table on Congressional Compromises
below? Congressional
Compromises Before 1861 | Missouri
Compromise | ? | Kansas-Nebraska
Act | | Maine admitted to the
Union as a free state | California admitted to the Union as a free state | Voided
Missouri Compromise | | Banned slavery in the
Louisiana Purchase north of 36°30' | Created new territories of New Mexico and Arizona
| Decided slavery issue in Kansas territory | | | |
a. | Rush-Bagot Agreement | c. | Declaration of Independence | b. | Compromise of
1850 | d. | Proclamation of
1763 |
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General Ulysses S. Grant had which of the following in common with his
rival, Robert E. Lee?
a. | Both served in the Union Army. | b. | Both had served in the Mexican
War. | c. | Both commanded armies along the Mississippi River before moving
East. | d. | Both were nicknamed “Stonewall.” |
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Which sentence properly demonstrates subject/verb agreement?
a. | Each teacher and student has been told about the new schedule. | b. | Each of them know
about the new schedule. | c. | Each teacher and student have been told about
the new schedule. | d. | Each teacher and student were told about the
new schedule. |
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In which sentence is the italicized verb correctly used?
a. | Please bring your books, notebooks, and pencils with you to class every
day. | b. | Please bring your notebooks home with you tonight. | c. | Did you bring
the book to Melissa when you went to see her? | d. | You can bring my book home with you if
you need it. |
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In which sentence is the word healthy correctly spelled with an
-est suffix?  a. | Fruit is one of the healthy-est foods we can eat. | b. | Fruit is one of the
healthyest foods we can eat. | c. | Fruit is one of the healthest foods we can
eat. | d. | Fruit is one of the healthiest foods we can eat. |
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