Foreign Service Officer Test

FSOT Test

This is a FSOT preparation test for those interested in checking how good is their knowledge in Economics, History, Georgraphy, Mathematics, Communication, Management, Culture and other aspects tested by the State Department for those who want to become Foreign Service Officers. The test contains multiple choice questions. It should take you less than 30 min to finish the quiz. This test should be taken only for fun, the score that will be shown later doesn't necessarily show your real level. Have fun!

FSOT Test

  1. When and where did the industrial revolution begin?

    2. In Britain in the mid 1700s
    In the U.S in the mid 1800s
    In the U.S in the mid 1900s
    In the U.S and Britain in the mid 1900s

  2. A doctrine in which government control of foreign trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the prosperity and security of the state
    3. | Laissez-faire | Market economy | Mercantilism | Empiricism |

  3. What is the largest desert in the world?
    4. | Sahara | Kalahari | Antartica | Mogabe |

  4. The management style that allows staff to manage their own areas of the business is known as:
    5. | Liberal | Autocratic | Democratic | Laissez-faire |

  5. Which agency provides deposit insurance, which guarantees the safety of deposits in member banks, up to $250,000 per depositor?
    6. | FCC | FDIC | CPSC | FICA |

  6. When was the Louisiana Purchase?
    7. | 1800 | 1803 | 1807 | 1809 |

  7. Name the capital of Alaska?
    8. | Anchorage | Fairbanks | Sitka | Juneau |

  8. A charter of liberty and political rights obtained from King John of England by his rebellious barons at Runnymede in 1215.
    9. | Act of Settlement | Habeas Corpus Act | Petition of Right | Magna Carta |

  9. All these are examples of downward communication, except:
    10. | Instructions | Hand books | Annual reports | Suggestion box |

  10. You want to conduct an interview with an unnamed source. You conduct:
    11. | A press release | An advance story | A blind interview | A style guide |

  11. Can you find the value of x here: 5x+8=43
    12. | x=2 | x=3 | x=5 | x=7 |

  12. The inverted pyramid in journalism refers to:

    13. Using confidential information starting with the organization name
    Off-the-record information is revealed first
    Placing of the most newsworthy information first
    Placing the least newsworthy information first

  13. Head tilted to one side is a sign of :
    14. | Interest | Pride | Criticism | Submissiveness |

  14. Recruiting leaders of the opposition (opponent) to avoid conflict is a method known as:
    15. | Isolation | Co-optation | Assignation | Pre-emption |

  15. One of the statements below is wrong, can you find it?

    16. Mean represents the sum of all rates divided by the total number of rates.
    Median represents the number below and above which an equal number of numbers fall.
    Mode represents the most frequently occurring number.
    Range represents subtracting the biggest number from the lowest

  16. One of the following is not used as an extention for images:
    17. | .jpeg | .bmp | .png | .xml |

  17. The fraudulent practice of sending e-mails purporting to be from legitimate companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information
    18. | Phishing | Virus | Trojan horse | Worm |

  18. Who was William Lloyd Garrison?

    19. A white abolitionist
    A black abolitionist
    A presidential candidate
    A Secretary of War

  19. If you want to uninstall a program from your PC, where would you go?
    20. | Control Panel | My Computer | My Documents | All Programs |

  20. You earn $30.000 annually, now you got a 15% raise, how much would your new salary be?
    21. | $34,500 | $35,000 | $35,500 | $36,500 |

  21. A term which refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period.
    22. | GNP | GDP | GOS | COE |

  22. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is made to:

    23. Prohibits discrimination by employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin
    Prohibits union leaders from forcing emlpoyees to join the workers union
    Give women the right to an unpaid maternity leave
    Prohibits the reduction of any employee's wages in order to be in compliance

  23. What’s the best way to motivate employees?

    24. Criticize in private, Praise in private
    Criticize in public, Praise in private
    Criticize in public, Praise in public
    Criticize in private, Praise in public

  24. The technique used by managers to help solve employees' differences is called:
    25. | Arbitration | Mediation | Accommodation | Conflict Resolution |

  25. You got called for an interview with the State Dept. in Washington DC, you live 715 miles away. How long would it take you to get to Washington D.C if your average speed is 62 mph?
    26. | 9 hours and half | 10 hours | 10 hours and half | 11 hours and half |

  26. One of the checks the legislative branch has over the judicial is:

    27. The right to veto
    Approval of appointments
    The right to over-ride a veto
    The right to declare laws unconstitutional

  27. What year was Sputnik Launched?
    28. | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1961 |

  28. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located in:
    29. | Nebraska | Colorado | Minnesota | South Dakota |

  29. popular saying about Manifest Destiny

    30. I’ve got problem for your solution
    Everybody wishes they could go to heaven but no one wants to die
    Go west, young man
    Curiosity killed the cat, and saved the rat

  30. If you would like to paste a text that you copied by using the keyboard, which combination of keys would you use?
    31. | Shift-X | Ctrl-V | Ctrl-C | Ctrl-A |

  31. a term used in the twenties. to refer to young Western women who wore short skirts, and smoked:
    32. | Evolutionists | Suffragettes | Flappers | Prohibitionists |

  32. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music:
    33. | McKinley Morganfield | John Lee Hooker | B.B. King | Chuck Berry |

  33. Thomas Payne wrote "The Rights of Man" its main objective is:

    34. Glorifying the French Revolution
    Critisizng slavery in the colonies
    Equal emlpoyment opportunities
    Religious freedom

  34. What are "The Federalist Papers"?

    35. Banknotes printed by the Federal Government
    85 articles arguing for the ratification of the Constitution
    A book about the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve
    Treasury bonds which are backed by gold

  35. Where did the pilgrims settle first?

    36. In Virginia, established Jamestown in 1607
    In Massachussetts, established Plymouth in 1620
    Yorktown, Virginia
    Portsmouth, Virginia

  36. Period from 1815 to 1821 that followed the War of 1812

    37. Gilded Age
    Era of Good Feelings
    Progressive Era
    American Old West‎ Era

  37. An empire centered in what is now Peru from AD 1438 to AD 1533
    38. | Mayas | Incas | Aztec | Olmec |

  38. You have 700 Mexican Pesos (1 peso = 0.07 U.S dollar). You bought a sandwich (350 pesos), bus ticket (170 pesos), how much you have left if you convert them into U.S dollars.
    39. | Around $8 | Around $12 | Around $14 | Around $18 |

  39. Law passed in 1862 that offered certain settlers 160 acres of land if they built a house and farmed for five years.
    40. | Federal Land Act | Distributive Preemption Act | Homestead Act | Organic Act |

  40. What did the 18th Ammendment of the US Constitution do?

    41. Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of beverage alcohol
    Prohibited the federal government and the states from using a citizen's sex as a qualification for voting
    Abolished slavery and grants Congress power to enforce abolition
    Limited president to two terms

  41. What was the Mexican War?

    42. A war between Spain and Mexico
    A war between Britain and Mexico
    A war between the United States and Mexico
    A war between the United States and Spain

  42. Trilateral trade bloc agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
    43. | TIFA | GAFTA | NAFTA | SICA |

  43. When was the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed?
    44. | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1948 |

  44. Capital of Australia?
    45. | Sydney | Melbourne | Canberra | Brisbane |

  45. How long is a US senator's term?
    46. | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 6 years |

  46. What fraction of state legislatures must approve an amendment to the U.S Constitution?
    47. | 3/4 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 3/5 |




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