<p>thoughts on the October US History test?</p>
<p>Eh, I thought it was fair.</p>
<p>The questions seemed a little easier than on the AP test.</p>
<p>My friends who took the SAT history test in may, and people on these boards, complained about the test being ridiculously specific then. I can’t say the same about today’s test.</p>
<p>Yea it was alright, but like always, there are some I just have no clue on.</p>
<p>Does anyone remember the sticky questions?</p>
<p>it is very hard.</p>
<p>I’m always unsure of the general strategy when choosing to answer the questions. I tried to answer every one that I maybe had a clue about. But with the length of the test (90 Questions) the guessing penalty could easily build up. What is everyone else’s strategy on whether to answer or skip?</p>
<p>I only skipped two. Mathematically if you can eliminate one answer it is worth guessing, because if you have a 1/4 chance at getting a question right (because you eliminated one answer), then over four questions guessed on you will have one right, and three wrong, which is 1 - 3/4 = 1/4, so overall its better than just skipping those questions.</p>
<p>Also one thing that was nice for me: How many people knew the Campbell’s Soup Painting?
I’m from Pittsburgh, PA so everyone here knows Andy Warhol (and has seen/studies his art in grade school).</p>
<p>A nice hometown advantage.</p>
<p>My response to the soup can was to write a big, bold letter NO on the test booklet. No one will ever see it… but that’s how I felt!</p>
<p>I got Andy Warhol…I almost second guessed myself and changed it, but I thought (correctly, apparently) that I remembered seeing that artwork on his wikipedia article, lol.</p>
<p>Hard Questions (that I would like to know answers to = D)</p>
<ol>
<li>Did the british/french/spanish form strategic alliances with indians or adopt culture</li>
<li>What person would the feminists dislike</li>
<li>What did Kennedy do to show commitment to Vietnam</li>
<li>What did Truman say the greatest strength of the Soviet Military was</li>
<li>Why was cotton used in south after civil war</li>
<li>Who said tht quote saying expanison would lead to a “purer republic”</li>
</ol>
<p>^^ these are my answers, not sure if they’re correct
- alliance with indians
- skipped
- advisors(I got it wrong)
- army
- sharcropping
- I dont recall this question</p>
<p>no JFK did send advisors im like 98 percent sure that is correct. The feminist dislike one i think was brigham young. i also dont remember an expansion quote maybe ur thinking of the faction quote which was james madison</p>
<p>Ya…sry I was talking about the one thats answer was madison. Also, I was between Brigham Young and some Timonthy guy (I dont know his name)…I went with Timothy/or watever just cuz Brigham didnt really get attack by feminists (unless they made a big deal out of his marriages…which they may have).</p>
<p>Here were a few more I wasnt sure about:</p>
<ol>
<li>Did Johnson escalate fighting in Vietnam with Gulf of Tolkin resolution (I wasnt sure cuz didnt tht kinda start the war really)</li>
<li>That picture of people walking in the street saying something about lawyers and money (I had no idea…I think I put Lincoln and the greenbacks tho)</li>
<li>There was a quote about NOW…I think I put something about how they didnt gain full equality despite their granted suffrage</li>
</ol>
<p>coxey’s army was the answer…its linked with free silver</p>
<p>why was that…wat proof was there in the picture?</p>
<p>yeah that parade picture question was really vauge</p>
<p>I also thought it was ridiculous but I looked up a picture and it was coxeys army on google images.</p>
<p>so what answer choice was that?</p>