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Contents  \nAbout The Test ........................................................................................... 3  \nThe Domains .............................................................................................. 4  \nThe Standards ............................................................................................ 5  \nDomains and Competencies.......................................................................... 7  \nDomain I — World History ................................................................... 7  \nDomain II — U.S. History .................................................................... 9  \nDomain III —Texas History ................................................................ 12  \nDomain IV — Geography, Culture and the Behavioral and Social Sciences .................................................................................. 14  \nDomain V — Government and Citizenship ............................................. 18  \nDomain VI — Economics and Science, Technology and Society ................ 20  \nDomain VII — Social Studies Foundations, Skills, Research and Instruction ........................................................................................ 22  \nApproaches to Answering Multiple-Choice Questions ........................................ 26  \nHow to Approach Unfamiliar Question Formats ...................................... 26  \nQuestion Formats............................................................................... 27  \nSingle Questions ................................................................................ 27  \nClustered Questions ........................................................................... 29  \nMultiple-Choice Practice Questions ................................................................ 33  \nAnswer Key and Rationales .......................................................................... 53  \nStudy Plan Sheet 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