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Test Prep GED Section 1: Social Studies Exam Questions
Section One : Social Studies (Page 5 )

Updated On: 10-Mar-2026
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Energy-efficient products help users save money through decreased energy consumption and help conserve resources. Energy efficiency is a way to save the planet.Scientists warn that people are turning the globe into a hothouse by burning oil and other fuels that emit carbon dioxide, a gas that insulates the atmosphere.
According to this information, why, in addition to trying to save money, do many people buy energy-efficient products?

  1. to promote convenience
  2. to accomplish immediate goals
  3. to preserve life on Earth
  4. to improve products
  5. to cut costs

Answer(s): C



If the trends concerning women and athletics continue as the author describes, which occupational field may provide more opportunities for women in the future?

  1. nursing
  2. education
  3. clerical
  4. military
  5. sales

Answer(s): D



Which statement best summarizes the work of the United Nations in recent years?

  1. operating with fewer member countries
  2. shrinking in its responsibilities
  3. favoring some countries over others
  4. rejecting humanitarian efforts
  5. expanding in its scope

Answer(s): E



-- Exhibit­

LOOKING BACKWARD
THEY WOULD CLOSE TO THE NEW ­ COMER THE BRIDGE THAT CARRIED THEM
AND THEIR FATHERS OVER.
Source: "Looking Backward." Joseph Keppler, colored proof for Puck, 11 January 1893.
Reprinted courtesy of the Print Collection, Miriam and Irad. Wallach Division of Arts, Prints, and Photographs,
The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
-- Exhibit --
According to the evidence in the cartoon, what did some wealthy and middle-class people in the United States think about immigrants in the 1880s and 1890s?

  1. that U.S. law should not enforce racial quotas
  2. that immigrants who practiced different religions improved the U.S. economy
  3. that new immigrants were a threat to them
  4. that new immigrants should be able to speak English
  5. that unskilled laborers would be good citizens

Answer(s): C



Based on the tone and content of his speech, what most likely was the political role that Pericles held in Athens?

  1. He was a leader with little regard for public order and welfare in Athens.
  2. He was a champion of the divine right of kings to rule.
  3. He was the leading judge in the Athenian court system.
  4. He was a respected leader among the Athenian people.
  5. He was a supporter of foreign military leaders ruling Athens.

Answer(s): D



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