Practice Test Social Studies – 10 Q set 2

These Social Studies (10-2) quiz questions are written by our Social Studies instructor and similar to what you’ll find on the GED® test.

Each question has four or five answer choices.

Choose the best answer for each question.

 

Question 1 of 10

1. Almost all maps have a key, which contains…

A.the map’s scale

B.a compass

C.the information needed for the map to make sense

D.HTML code

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Question 2 of 10

2. Canals…

A.are always manmade

B.are mostly located in Canada

C.contain salt water

D.move from higher to lower elevations

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Question 3 of 10

3. Banks earn the income by …

A.charging a management fee and a performance fee

B.by investing early in a startups

C.loaning out money and charging interest on those loans.

D.by investing its clients' funds into securities

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the period leading up to the civil war, the economy of the South …

A.had a lot of small, individual farms run by individuals

B.was agrarian and needed a lot of manpower to make that work.

C.had an industrial base

D.All statements are correct

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Emancipation Proclamation…

A.declared the freedom of slaves in the states that were still in rebellion against the Union

B.banned slavery

C.grant citizenship to the ex-slaves

D.all of the above

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is not a United States government organization?

A.The World Bank

B.The Peace Corps

C.The Smithsonian Institute

D.The Securities Exchange Commission

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which department is responsible for monitoring the United States border?

A.The Department of the Interior

B.The Department of Homeland Security

C.The State Department

D.The Department of Defense

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Question 8 of 10

8. What political party was George Washington a member of?

A.Whigs

B.Democrats

C.Republicans

D.He was not affiliated with a political party

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Question 9 of 10

9. World War II. Where were the atomic bombs dropped?

A.I don't know

B. in Germany

C.in Vietnam

D.cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan

Question 9 of 10

Question 10 of 10

10. When did the US enter World War I?

A.1917

B.1945

C.1968

D.1492

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