GED® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 4/35 The judicial branch interprets and applies the law. This is the power of the judicial branch as listed in the Constitution. The Supreme Court reviews the laws through the lens of different cases and decides how the law should be understood and used. The legislative branch is responsible for writing the laws, and the executive branch is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by the legislature. The following excerpt was spoken by Sojourner Truth. Please use it to answer questions 6 and 7. "That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man—when I could get it—and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?" Sojourner Truth is making the case for (...) EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 5/35 a. women's rights. b. the abolition of slavery. c. the opportunity to work. d. special treatment for women. - Answer-6. Choice a is correct. By repeating the phrase "Ain't I a woman," Sojourner Truth makes it clear that all women have basic human rights. Choice b is incorrect. While she was a former slave and mentions slavery in her speech, it is not the main focus of her speech. Choice c is incorrect. Truth states that she worked hard, but that is not the main point of her speech. Choice d is incorrect. By describing her own tough life, she speaks out against special treatment and in favor of equal rights. The following excerpt was spoken by Sojourner Truth. Please use it to answer questions 6 and 7. "That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 6/35 I could work as much and eat as much as a man—when I could get it—and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?" The most important source of Sojourner Truth's credibility was a. her physical toughness. b. her personal beauty and charm. c. her moral strength. d. her eloquent use of language. - Answer-7. Choice c is correct. The directness and power of her language emphasize her moral strength. Her physical strength can be seen as a metaphor for her moral strength. Choice a is incorrect. Her physical toughness alone is only part of her credibility. Choice b is incorrect. Truth makes the point that she is not a dainty creature of privilege, and therefore beauty and charm would not form part of her powers of persuasion. Choice d is incorrect. Her eloquent and direct use of language may be persuasive and helps to clarify her moral character, but it is her character itself that is the ultimate source of her credibility. Please use the following passage to answer questions 8 and 9. EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 7/35 "When the Spanish Conquistadors came to the Americas in the sixteenth century and destroyed Native American civilizations, one of the greatest civilizations, the Classical Maya, had already disappeared. The archeological evidence shows that a relatively peaceful civilization became more violent with the conquest of Tikal, the greatest Mayan city, in 378 by the mysterious warrior Fire Is Born. Even though Tikal was rebuilt and remained one of the dominant Mayan city-states for hundreds of years, it and the other Mayan cities fell into disrepair and were eventually abandoned. Researchers have worked for years to identify the causes for this collapse. According to the National Geographic article "The Maya: Glory and Ruin," by Guy Gugliotta, Scholars have looked at various afflictions across the Mayan world, including overpopulation, environmental damage, fam - Answer-8. Choice b is correct. Loss of confdence of the people in the system was the most important cause of the collapse of the Classical Mayan civilization. Choice a is incorrect. The conquest of Tikal in 378 by Fire Is Born was a key step in the collapse of the Mayan system, but it was only one part of a loss of confdence that spanned hundreds of years. Choice c is incorrect. Ritualized warfare was an important part of their stable religious system. Choice d is incorrect. The invasion of the Conquistadors happened hundreds of years later. EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 8/35 Please use the following passage to answer questions 8 and 9. "When the Spanish Conquistadors came to the Americas in the sixteenth century and destroyed Native American civilizations, one of the greatest civilizations, the Classical Maya, had already disappeared. The archeological evidence shows that a relatively peaceful civilization became more violent with the conquest of Tikal, the greatest Mayan city, in 378 by the mysterious warrior Fire Is Born. Even though Tikal was rebuilt and remained one of the dominant Mayan city-states for hundreds of years, it and the other Mayan cities fell into disrepair and were eventually abandoned. Researchers have worked for years to identify the causes for this collapse. According to the National Geographic article "The Maya: Glory and Ruin," by Guy Gugliotta, Scholars have looked at various afflictions across the Mayan world, including overpopulation, environmental damage, fam - Answer-9. The correct answer is kuhul ajaw. The kuhul ajaw was a Mayan ruler. While the passage does not state this directly, it makes clear that the kuhul ajaw was the head of the society by what follows the phrase"kuhul ajaw"— "their divine luster . . . the confdence of their subjects." Please use the following lyrics to answer questions 10 and 11. EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 9/35 "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier" (1915) Lyrics by Al Bryan, music by Al Piantadosi I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier, I brought him up to be my pride and joy. Who dares to place a musket on his shoulder To shoot some other mother's darling boy? Let nations arbitrate their future troubles, It's time to lay the sword and gun away; There'd be no war today if mothers would all say, "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier." - "Over There" (1917) EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 10/35 Music and Lyrics by George Cohan Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun. Take it on the run, on the run, on the run. Hear them calling you and me, every son of liberty; Hurry right away, no delay, go today. Make your daddy glad to have had such a lad Tell your sweetheart not to pine; to be proud her boy's in line. 10. These two popular American songs deal with the position of the United States at - Answer-10. Choice d is correct. The two songs take opposing views as to the value of enlisting and fighting in World War I. Choice a is incorrect. It is supported by "Over EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 11/35 There" but not by "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier." Choice b is incorrect. It is supported by "Over There" but not by "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier." Choice c is incorrect. It is proposed by Al Bryan but rejected by George Cohan. Please use the following lyrics to answer questions 10 and 11. "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier" (1915) Lyrics by Al Bryan, music by Al Piantadosi I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier, I brought him up to be my pride and joy. Who dares to place a musket on his shoulder To shoot some other mother's darling boy? EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 12/35 Let nations arbitrate their future troubles, It's time to lay the sword and gun away; There'd be no war today if mothers would all say, "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier." - "Over There" (1917) Music and Lyrics by George Cohan Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun. Take it on the run, on the run, on the run. Hear them calling you and me, every son of liberty; Hurry right away, no delay, go today. Make your daddy glad to have had such