Question

Directions: Circle the best answer choice based on the passage.
1. Which best describes the reasons for the establishment of the University of Georgia?
a. In order for a free government to be successful, the population must be wealthy.
b. In order for a free government to be successful, the population must be educated.
c. In order for a university to be successful, the population must be wealthy.
d. In order for a university to be successful, the population must be educated.
2. The acronym, “SALMA”, is a common way to remember the different locations of Georgia’s capital.
Which city does the letter “M” represent in this acronym?
a. Macon
b. Marthasville
c. Milledgeville
d. Maynor
3. Which capital location was abandoned after General Sherman’s march through Georgia?
a. Savannah
b. Atlanta
c. Milledgeville
d. Augusta
4. Which describes reasons for the capital moving away from Louisville?
a. Malaria outbreaks
b. Ogeechee River was too difficult to be a trade route
c. Westward movement of Georgia’s population
d. All of the above
5. Which sentence in Paragraph 5 provides irrelevant information?
a. “Milledgeville served as capital for roughly 60 years.”
b. “However, it was abandoned as General Sherman marched through Georgia.”
c. “Government documents were evacuated by trains.”
d. “Further, the population’s continual movement westward influenced the final move of
Georgia's state capital."

Answer 1

1. b
2. c
3. c
4. d
5. c

Brief reasons: 1 — UGA was founded to educate citizens for a successful free government. 2 — SALMA: Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta. 3 — Milledgeville was abandoned during Sherman’s march. 4 — All listed reasons applied to leaving Louisville. 5 — “Government documents were evacuated by trains.” is the least relevant detail.