Chapter Review Quiz

Directions:

Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. You may refer to pages 253–282 in Contemporary’s GED Social Studies if you need additional help. When you have finished the quiz, click on Submit Answers to receive feedback and results. You may also choose to e-mail your results to your instructor.


1	It is easy to identify the most important technological advancement in history.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	Hammurabi was a cruel, uncivilized dictator.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	The concept of the division of labor originated in the factories of nineteenth-century England.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	The economy of energy is a primary principle for determining the value of an invention.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	Today most people in the United States have employment that involves a service.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	The life expectancy of human beings is likely to begin to drop after reaching an all time high at the end of the twentieth century.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	Cloning has been a controversial scientific breakthrough.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	The ancient Egyptians were responsible for developing the first printing press.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	All of the changes brought by the rapid development of information technology have been positive.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	The "digital divide" could become a serious social issue.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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