FSOT Sample Job Knowledge Test
FSOT - Sample Job Knowledge Test Beware of the typos! They're there to keep you on your toes. OK, not really. Just keep an eye out and let me know.
- 1.Treaties must be approved by
- A.
A majority of the House and Senate
- B.
Two-thirds of the Senators voting on the treaty
- C.
A majority of the House of Representatives
- D.
Three-fourths of the Senate
- 2.A public opinion survey is done and it is reported that the results are not statistically significant. What does this mean?
- A.
It means that there are insufficient responses to consider the survey valid.
- B.
It means that the results could be due to chance.
- C.
It means that different surveys have different results.
- D.
It means that the findings of the survey are not substantively important.
- 3.Concerning the application of rights in the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights to the states, which of the following is correct?
- A.
All rights in the Bill of Rights have applied to the states since the beginning.
- B.
All rights in the Bill of Rights have applied to the states since the passage of the 14th Amendment.
- C.
None of the rights in the Bill of Rights applies to the states. The states have their own bill of rights.
- D.
Most of the rights in the Bill of Rights have been applied to the states based upon Supreme Court decisions. Some still do not apply.
- 4.Today's Native Americans/American Indians descended from Asiatic ancestors who arrived in North America
- A.
On wooden ships
- B.
Primarily on horseback
- C.
Across a land bridge now submerged beneath the Bering Sea
- D.
Under the leadership of a former warlord who would later become known as Chief Powhatan, the founder of the Powhatan Confederacy.
- 5.In 1620, the ______________ established self-government for the Plymouth Colonists.
- A.
The Mayflower Compact
- B.
The Fundamental Order of Connecticut
- C.
The Articles of Confederation
- D.
The Declaration of Rights
- 6.Which of the following statements is not true?
- A.
At the time of the American Revolution, most white residents of the 13 colonies were either of norther or western European descent.
- B.
The Naturalization Act of 1790 made citizenship -- and all of its accompanying rights -- available to free white men of European descent and only to free white men of European descent.
- C.
The right to be educated in the language spoken in their homes was first granted during the 1820s to Pennsylvania's German speaking population.
- D.
Less than half of all southern whites belonged to slave-owning families
- 7.Yugoslavia was initially established as a kingdom of Serbs, Slovenes, and
- A.
Croats
- B.
Bosnians
- C.
Turks
- D.
Hungarians
- 8.In 1939, the Kingdom of Siam became officially known as
- A.
Indonesia
- B.
Cambodia
- C.
Burma
- D.
Thailand
- 9.Which of the following statements was not a result of the aftermath of communism's 1989 collapse in Eastern Europe?
- A.
Industrial production continued relatively unabated.
- B.
Living standards immediately rose.
- C.
Governments attempted to bring about economic stabilization.
- D.
Prices increased dramatically
- 10.Mercantilism was an economic policy that attempted to obtain a favorable balance of trade that would result in the maximum inflows of gold and silver. During what century was this economic theory popular?
- A.
16th
- B.
19th
- C.
13th
- D.
21st
- 11.An examination of 750 circuit boards produced by AMPEX Corp. revealed that 15 were defective. At this rate, how many defective circuit boards would there be in a lot of 12,750
- A.
115
- B.
255
- C.
275
- D.
350
- 12.A television is on sale for 20% off. If the sale price is $800, what was the original price?
- A.
$160
- B.
$640
- C.
$960
- D.
$1,000
- 13.Dan Preston arrives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and wishes to convert $300 U.S. dollars to Canadian dollars. If one U.S. dollar is worth $1.47 in Canadian currency, how many Canadian dollars does Dan receive?
- A.
$141
- B.
$204
- C.
$441
- D.
$447
- 14.A blueprint has a scale of 3 feet per 1/2 inch. If a bathroom is 1 1/2 inches X 2 inches, what are its actual dimensions?
- A.
4 1/2 feet X 6 feet
- B.
6 feet X 7 1/2 feet
- C.
7 1/2 feet X 9 feet
- D.
9 feet X 12 feet
- 15.Top management are compensated more because they are valuable to the organization. These top managers do more
- A.
Organizing
- B.
Planning
- C.
Directing
- D.
Controlling
- 16.Why is delegation of authority crucial to the successful execution of company operations?
- A.
It gives the top management more time to think and develop strategic business directions.
- B.
It makes the entire company more structured and easier to account for financially.
- C.
It empowers the employees to make commitments, use resources, and take whatever actions to ensure customer satisfaction.
- D.
It provides jobs so that there will be many mid-level and low-level managers.
- 17.A figure of speech in which a comparison is made by using "as" or "like" is a:
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Synecdoche
- D.
Cacophony
- 18.Slander means:
- A.
To exaggerate
- B.
To reveal only the negative aspects of an idea or person
- C.
To use another person's ideas and claim them as your own
- D.
To make statements about a person that are injurious to the reputation of a person
- 19.A new trend has developed in the computer world in which one's work can now be saved using a device that plugs into the USB ports of their computer. This device is known as a
- A.
Jump drive or flash drive
- B.
Zip disk
- C.
3.5" floppy disk
- D.
DVD-RW
- 20.Which of the following is considered an output device (produces information from processing):
- A.
Mouse
- B.
Digital camera
- C.
Printer
- D.
Zip drive
- 21.Which of the following describes the Executive Office of the President?
- A.
It is the formal name for the Cabinet.
- B.
It contains offices such as the Environmental Protection Administration that are cabinet level but not cabinet departments.
- C.
It consists of offices that advise the president.
- D.
It refers only to those in the White House who write speeches for the president and give political advice
- 22.The filibuster has been used to prevent a bill from passing in the Senate. Why hasn't it been as much of a concern in recent years?
- A.
It has been eliminated by Senate rules.
- B.
The introduction of cloture has allowed the Senate to end filibusters. Most filibusters are ended today by cloture.
- C.
The Senate limits a filibuster today to 30 hours.
- D.
The Senate has a track system that allows it to move on to other business if a filibuster stops work on a particular bill or appointment.
- 23.A state added a constitutional amendment to its state constitution. Can the Congress overturn such an amendment?
- A.
Yes, only by passing a federal Constitutional Amendment approved by the states.
- B.
Yes, by either passing a law or enacting a federal Constitutional Amendment, approved by the states.
- C.
No, states can do what they want.
- D.
Yes, by passing a resolution with a two-thirds vote.
- 24.Which of the following amendments to the U.S. Constitution conferred automatic U.S citizenship on all persons born in the United States.
- A.
The 13th Amendment
- B.
The 14th Amendment
- C.
The 15th Amendment
- D.
The 16th Amendment
- 25.Which of the following did not occur during the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction?
- A.
The first large-scale attempt by the federal government to bring about racial equality by intervening and spending large amounts of money to help one group improve its position relative to other groups.
- B.
Former Confederate states were placed under martial law.
- C.
The passage of the 14th Amendment.
- D.
Souther states passing and enforcing laws that effectively denied blacks the right to vote.
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