AP Practice Test: Video 2 Answers (25 Questions) Flashcards

A contrast between what a character expects and what actually happens is called:

Answer: Situational irony

Situational irony occurs when the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

The 'omniscient' point of view means the narrator:

Answer: Knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

An omniscient narrator has full access to every character's inner life.

In Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible,' the Salem witch trials serve as an allegory for:

Answer: McCarthyism and 1950s anti-communist hysteria

Miller used the witch trials to critique the McCarthy-era Red Scare.

In Orwell's '1984,' the concept of 'doublethink' refers to:

Answer: Holding two contradictory beliefs simultaneously

Doublethink is accepting two mutually contradictory ideas as both true.

In 'Lord of the Flies,' the conch shell primarily represents:

Answer: Order and civilized authority

The conch symbolizes structure, democracy, and civilization among the boys.

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the U.S. could do what?

Answer: Intervene in Latin American nations to maintain stability

The Roosevelt Corollary claimed a U.S. right to act as an international police power in the Western Hemisphere.

What did the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 allow the U.S. to do?

Answer: Supply war materials to Allied nations

Lend-Lease let the U.S. provide arms and supplies to the Allies before formally entering WWII.

What was the immediate cause cited for U.S. entry into the Spanish-American War in 1898?

Answer: The explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor

The sinking of the USS Maine, amid yellow journalism, galvanized support for war with Spain.

President Wilson's stated reason for entering World War I was to make the world what?

Answer: Safe for democracy

Wilson framed U.S. entry as a crusade to make the world 'safe for democracy.'

What were Wilson's Fourteen Points primarily intended to outline?

Answer: His vision for a just post-WWI peace

The Fourteen Points laid out Wilson's principles for a lasting postwar peace, including self-determination.

The Korean War ended in 1953 with what outcome?

Answer: An armistice near the prewar 38th parallel

An armistice halted fighting near the 38th parallel, leaving Korea divided as before.

The policy of containment, articulated in George Kennan's 'Long Telegram,' was primarily aimed at which goal?

Answer: Preventing the further spread of Soviet communism

Containment sought to stop the expansion of Soviet influence rather than to overthrow existing communist governments.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955–1956 was sparked by the arrest of whom?

Answer: Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks's arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat ignited the year-long boycott.

Roe v. Wade (1973) established what?

Answer: A constitutional right to abortion

The Supreme Court ruled that the constitutional right to privacy protected a woman's choice to have an abortion.

The 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' (1963) defended what idea?

Answer: Nonviolent civil disobedience against unjust laws

King argued that citizens have a moral duty to disobey unjust laws through nonviolent means.

A filibuster is a tactic most associated with which body, and it is ended by what mechanism?

Answer: The Senate, ended by a cloture vote

Filibusters occur in the Senate and can be ended by invoking cloture, typically requiring 60 votes.

In United States v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court limited Congress's power under which clause?

Answer: The Commerce Clause

Lopez held that carrying a gun near schools was not economic activity, limiting Congress's Commerce Clause reach.

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment is significant because it:

Answer: Lowered the voting age to 18

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment set the national voting age at 18.

In Marbury v. Madison (1803), the Supreme Court established the principle of:

Answer: Judicial review

Marbury established judicial review, the power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional.

Which of the following is a function of political parties in the United States?

Answer: Recruiting candidates and mobilizing voters

Parties recruit and nominate candidates, organize campaigns, and work to turn out voters.