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HISTORY 3000
Perspectives on
History
Kean University
Union, New Jersey
HISTORY 3000
Goals
• Prepare for praxis
10087 and 10081
• Review Knowledge
base for Student
Teaching
• Enrich professional
Dr. Thomas F. Banit
knowledge for current
Professor Emeritus teachers
History Department
Kean University
B.A. History / Teacher Certification
Program
• 134 Credit Program • Complemented by:
• 45 credits in History -18 credits in Social
-focus on American and Sciences
Western Civilization -Kean University
courses Historical Society
-Supported by African, -Phi Alpha Theta
Asian, Latin American -Special Programs and
And Middle Eastern Speaker Offerings
Courses throughout the
academic year
Course Overview
1. 13 Lectures by Experts • European History (3)
in Each Field -Ancient Civ to
• Introduction High Mid Ages
• Pol Sci / Geog -Late Mid Ages
• Eco / Soc-Psy-Anth to Early
• U.S. History (3) Modern Govt
-Exploration to -French Rev to
Present
Constitution
• Asian History
-Early National
• Latin American History
to New America
-Post Civil War
to Present
Course Overview (cont.)
• Middle Eastern History 2. Assessment
• African History • Weekly Open Book
Reading Quizzes
Completed Online
• Each session is taught • Midterm (Week 7) and
by an academic final
specialist in the (Week 15) Closed Note
respective field. Exams Completed in
Person at Kean
University
Course Overview (Cont.)
• Complete Course • Questions?
Syllabus: -Please contact the
-At this point, Please History 3000 Course
Down load, print, and Coordinator,
Review the course Dr. Jonathan
syllabus in detail Mercantini, at
jmercant@kean.edu
Course Readings
• Students should Brun, et. al., Global
purchase the course History and Geography:
Readings Listed on the The Growth of
Syllabus and complete Civilizations
the work before each Gordon, American History
lecture Cliffs Notes, Economics
• Professors’ Special Review
Guides will be linked to
each lecture
PRAXIS II 10081 / 10087 PRACTICE TEST
• The practice test is designed in a similar

manner to the PRAXIS 10081, which is
presently comprised of multiple choice
questions covering the various areas of
history and associated social sciences.
PRAXIS 10087 currently also includes
several short written answers. PRAXIS
10081will also contain written answers in
the near future or possibly in the present
depending on the date.
• Note: Graphics in this course are provided
courtesy of McGraw-Hill Companies, 2010.
Practice Test Directions
Listeners should now continue with the

Down loaded Practice Test. Complete the
30 questions in 30 minutes and then proceed
on and find / listen to the correct
Answers in the History 3000 Podcast.
Students should answer at least
23-25 Questions correctly as a sign of
success on the practice test.
Question #1: Sociology
Which of the following terms best

expresses the effect of overseas
settlement on human, animal, and plant life?
A. Diffusion
B. Segregation
C. Isolation
D. Rejection
E. Amalgamation
Question #2: Sociology
A household containing a married couple,

their children, and relatives such as aunts,
uncles, and grandparents is called :
A. a joint family
B. a polygamous family
C. an established family
D. a nuclear family
E. an extended family
Question #3: Geography
The foothills at the base of the Appalachian

Mountains are known as the:
A. Prairies
B. Continental Divide
C. Ridge and valley
D. Coastal Plain
E. Piedmont
Question #4: Political Science
Holding an election by party members in

order to name candidates for political
offices is called a:
A. Party Caucus
B. General election
C. Direct Primary
D. Party Convention
E. Straw vote
The right of a people of a state to demand

that a bill passed by the legislature be put
to a popular vote is called:
A. Pocket veto
B. Initiative
C. Local Option
D. Referendum
E. Popular sovereignty
What is the determining factor in defining

this scene as “desert”?
A. Mountains
B. Rainfall
C. Temperature
D. Latitude
E. Longitude
Question #7: History
The United States fought in the following

Wars: I. Mexican War, II. Spanish -American
War, III. Civil War, IV. War of 1812. Place
them in chronological order starting with
the earliest.
A. IV, I, III, II
B. II, IV, III, I
C. III, I, IV, I
D. I, IV, II, III
E. II, I, IV, III
Question #8: Economics / History
Read the following quote and select the

correct economic term associated with it.
“The American beauty Rose A.Transcen-
can be produced in the Dentalism
splendor and fragrance, B. Fabian
which brings joy to its Socialism
beholder only by
C. Social
sacrificing the early
Darwinism
buds, which grow up
around it. This is not an D. Religious
evil tendency in business. Utopianism
It is merely the working E.Progres-
out of a law of nature
sivisim.
and of God.”
Question # 9: Economics / History
The author of the quotation in

Question # 8 was:
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. John D. Rockefeller
C. Karl Marx
D. D. Theodore Roosevelt
E. George Bernard Shaw
Question #10: History / Geography
What time period in

History is reflected
in this map?
A. 800 - 700 B.C.E.
B. 1945 - 1990 C.E.
C. 1814 - 1914 C.E.
D. 1620-1776 C.E.
E. 1000-1350 C.E.
As a modern Chinese citizen, what two

developments would instill national pride
in you?
A. Sailing research/ wheel

B. Industrial revolution / scientific
revolution
C. Mass production / steel
D. Paper / gunpowder
E. Tobacco / rice
The following quote refers to which ethnic

group? “Their group loyalty and talent for
politics in a democratic medium made them
the first and most enduring bloc in American
politics.”
A. Irish
B. Vietnamese
C. Germans
D. Catholics
E. Italians
Question # 13: History
The children of unions between Spanish men

and Indian women, especially in Mexico and
Peru, were called:
A. Peninsulares
B. Half-breeds
C. Creoles
D. Indentures
E. Mestizos
Following America’s entry into World War

II, civil liberties were most conspicuously
violated by the:
A. Restraints of freedom of speech and

press
B. Persecution of the Communist Party
C. Deportation of German-Americans
D. Suppression of political dissent
E. Relocation of Japanese - Americans
Question #15: Anthropology
Taking field notes and acting as a

“participant observer” most likely describes
A. Sociologist
B. Archaeologist
C. Political Scientist
D. Anthropologist
E. Psychologist
Which one of the following served as the

leader of China following the fall of the
Manchu Dynasty?
A. Mao Zedong
B. Jiang Jieshi
C. Sun Yat-sen
D. Ngo Dinh Diem
E. Kuo Mintang
This Hawaiian leader

Became important in
American foreign
Policy during what
time period?
A. 1930s
B. 1850s
C. 1890s
D. 1960s
E. 1830s
Question #18: Economics
When a manufacturer produces one more unit of

something (i.e., car, pen, computer, etc.) the increase
in cost to produce that item is called:
A. Marginal Cost
B. Monetary Policy
C. Increasing Returns
D. Fixed Costs
E. Microeconomics
Question #19: Economics
American Economic
During the Output by region
production year,
which area of the
nation was most 90
consistent in 80
meeting its 70
60
production goals?
50 East
40
A. North West
30
B. South North
20
C. East
10
D. West 0
E. None was 1st 3rd
successful Qtr Qtr
Question #20: Psychology
Behaviorism was developed by which one

of the following social scientists?
A. Margaret Mead
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Aristotle
D. James Watson
E. Carl Jung
The debate over private gun ownership

revolves mainly around which one of the
constitutional amendments?
A. III
B. IV
C. II
D. XVI
E. XIV
Question # 22: History
Select the correct Events / Persons,

chronological etc.
order for the 1. Andrew Johnson
events /Persons / presidency
etc. in American
History found in 2. Panama canal
the right column opens
3. President
A. 5,3,2,1,4 Kennedy
B. 4,1,5,2,3 assassinated
C. 5,1,5,3,2 4. Bill of Rights
D. 1,3,5,4,2 ratified
E. 3,1,4,2,5 5. Closing of the
West
What does the

picture most
accurately depict?
A. American west-
ward movement
B. Colonialism
C. Suffragism
D. Progressivism
E. Monotheism
Which one of the following terms, laws,

persons was not involved in American Race
issues during the early 20th Century?
A. Ku Klux Klan
B. Marcus Garvey
C. Scopes “Monkey Trial”
D. Jim Crow
E. “The Birth of a Nation”
Question #25: Economics / History
Assume that the following five people were

holding a mythical conversation on
economics. Which one would most strongly
argue for a laissez-faire approach to the
Economy?
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Karl Marx
C. Adolph Hitler
D. Mao Zedong
E. Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 26: History
The famous spy-

photo was important
in which American
Cold War foreign
policy Situation?
A. Cuba
B. Haiti
C. Dominican
Republic
D. Nicaragua
E. Mexico
After examining the following pairs of

islands, identify the set that contains the
island first attacked by the Japanese and the
final island seized by American forces
before we dropped the atomic bomb on Japan.
A. Hawaii / Midway
B. Taiwan / Iwo Jima
C. Hawaii / okinawa
D. Tarawa / Makin
E. Guadalcanal / Truk
The Cold War largely ended when two

Leaders decided on cooperation instead of
confrontation. Who were the two people
included in these negotiations?
A. Mikhail Gorbachev / Ronald Reagan

B. Leonid Brezhnev and Jimmy Carter
C. George H.W.Bush / Vladimir Putin
D. Dwight Eisenhower / Nikita Khrushchev
E. Mikhail Gorbachev / George H. W. Bush
The arrival of Vasco

DaGama in India
depicted in The scene
Represents which
century?
A. 1000s
B. 1200s
C. 1400s
D. 1600s
E. 1800s
If a person flew from New York City to Cape

Town, South Africa, what geographic
description would best describe the
situation.
A. Landed in the eastern hemisphere north

of the equator
B. Flew from the western hemisphere to
south of the equator
C. Flew from north of the equator to north
of the equator
D. Flew from the eastern hemisphere to
north latitudes in the western hemisphere
E. Flew west to the northern hemisphere

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• The practice test is designed in a similar

Listeners should now continue with the

Which of the following terms best

A household containing a married couple,

The foothills at the base of the Appalachian

Holding an election by party members in

The right of a people of a state to demand

What is the determining factor in defining

The United States fought in the following

Read the following quote and select the

The author of the quotation in

What time period in

As a modern Chinese citizen, what two

A. Sailing research/ wheel

The following quote refers to which ethnic

The children of unions between Spanish men

Following America’s entry into World War

A. Restraints of freedom of speech and

Taking field notes and acting as a

Which one of the following served as the

This Hawaiian leader

When a manufacturer produces one more unit of

Behaviorism was developed by which one

The debate over private gun ownership

Select the correct Events / Persons,

What does the

Which one of the following terms, laws,

Assume that the following five people were

The famous spy-

After examining the following pairs of

The Cold War largely ended when two

A. Mikhail Gorbachev / Ronald Reagan

The arrival of Vasco

If a person flew from New York City to Cape

A. Landed in the eastern hemisphere north

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