Education Exams (Educ Soc Sci) – Page 8

#140. Who established Pennsylvania?
A Benjamin Franklin
B John Hancock
C William Penn
D Abraham Lincoln
Answer: William Penn
#141. What is the fiery name given to the famous Civil War General Sherman's military tactics?
A Vertical envelopment
B Massed howitzer fire
C Scorched earth
D Pride's purge
Answer: Scorched earth
#142. The name of a dynasty with the longest duration in human history is _________________
A Byzantine Dynasty
B Tudor Dynasty
C Tang Dynasty
D Zhou Dynasty
Answer: Zhou Dynasty
#143. What prominent Greek orator overcame a speech handicap by putting stones in his mouth?
A Demosthenes
B Aristogeiton
C Phaeax
D Androtion
Answer: Demosthenes
#144. The ancient South American civilization located in the south of South America today, stretching from central Ecuador to central Chile are the ______________________
A Aztecs
B Mayas
C Incas
D Indians
Answer: Aztecs
#145. What grand-nephew of Julius Caesar was the first emperor of Rome?
A Mark Antony
B Pompey
C Ajax the Lesser
D Augustus
Answer: Augustus
#146. Launched in 1973, what was the first space station owned and operated by NASA?
A International Space Station
B Skylab
C Salyut
D Mir
Answer: Skylab
#147. By which name was the American World War 2 Medium tank 'M4' better known?
A Tiger
B Pershing
C Grant
D Sherman
Answer: Sherman
#148. The capital of the Ottoman Empire is Istanbul, and during the Roman Empire it was named after a famous emperor,
A Justinian Fort
B Claudius
C Constantinople
D Ottoman
Answer: Constantinople
#149. What factor was a major cause of both World War I and World War II?
A Nationalism and national borders
B The dropping of atomic bombs
C The rise of totalitarian fascist states
D The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe
Answer: The rise of totalitarian fascist states
#150. In which organization is the Philippines a member to fight communist aggression?
A UN
B ASA
C SEATO
D APEC
Answer: SEATO
#151. The theory that population increases by geometrical ratio while the means of subsistence increases by arithmetical ratio is attributed to?
A Aristotle
B Robert Malthus
C Emile Durkheim
D Karl Marx
Answer: Robert Malthus
#152. Which part of Asia does the Arabian peninsula occupy?
A Southwest
B Northeast
C Southeast
D Northwest
Answer: Southwest
#153. The important factors which have contributed to the weakness in the internalization of desirable values is the?
A Lack of follow up systems from one grade level to another
B Minimum recognition and appreciation given to teachers
C Lack of models among the very people expected to exemplify these values
D Use of approaches which are mainly cognitive rather than effective
Answer: Lack of models among the very people expected to exemplify these values
#154. To govern is to rule and the government rules by laws. Whose main duty is the enforcement of laws?
A Legislative department
B Police department
C Judiciary department
D Executive department
Answer: Executive department
#155. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos who were free and independent
A Aliping saguiguilid
B Maharlika
C Timawa
D Aliping namamahay
Answer: Timawa
#156. The Spanish expedition responsible for naming the archipelago Filipinas
A Loarca expedition
B Legaspi expedition
C Villalobos expedition
D Magellan’s expedition
Answer: Villalobos expedition
#157. Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make ammunitions?
A Teresa Magbanua
B Teodora Alonso
C Trinidad Tecson
D Agueda Esteban
Answer: Agueda Esteban
#158. Which economic system is based on free enterprise?
A Globalism
B Mixed economies
C Capitalism
D Communism
Answer: Capitalism
#159. How is the so-called colonial mentality manifested?
A Xenocentrism
B Cultural diversity
C Cultural relativism
D Ethnocentrism
Answer: Xenocentrism