Practice Test

Which word BEST completes the following sentence? Improvements in _______ allow an economy to produce more output from the same or smaller quantity of inputs.

• government controls

• free enterprise

• technology

• communication

Which ancient civilization is known for building pyramids?

• A) Mesopotamia

• B) Egypt

• C) Greece

• D) China

What is the primary purpose of the United Nations?

• A) To promote international trade

• B) To maintain international peace and security

• C) To regulate global financial markets

• D) To control global oil prices

Who was the first President of the United States?

• A) Thomas Jefferson

• B) Abraham Lincoln

• C) George Washington

• D) John Adams

Which document declared the independence of the American colonies from Britain?

• A) The Constitution

• B) The Bill of Rights

• C) The Magna Carta

• D) The Declaration of Independence

What is the capital city of France?

• A) Berlin

• B) Madrid

• C) Rome

• D) Paris

Which economic system is characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods?

• A) Socialism

• B) Communism

• C) Capitalism

• D) Feudalism

What is the longest river in the world?

• A) Amazon

• B) Nile

• C) Yangtze

• D) Mississippi

Which war was fought between the North and South regions in the United States?

• A) World War I

• B) The Civil War

• C) The Revolutionary War

• D) The Vietnam War

Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?

• A) Charles Dickens

• B) William Shakespeare

• C) Mark Twain

• D) Jane Austen