Social Studies Final Exam Part 1

This volcano destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the year 79 AD...

• Mt Saint Helen
• Mt Rushmore
• Mt Vesuvius
• Mt Bastille

Which of the following shows the correct order of power within the feudal system going from LEAST to GREATEST?

• knight, peasant, noble, king
• serf, noble, knight, king
• pope, peasant, noble king
• peasant, knight, noble, king

This artist's greatest achievements include sculpting the David and painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...

• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Shakespeare
• Raphael

Where do the Catholic Cardinals meet as a conclave to vote for a new Pope?

• the Sistine Chapel
• the Parthenon
• the White House
• the Waffle House

When Gutenberg invented the Printing Press, it changed history by...

• making books more afordable
• increasing literacy rates
• sharing of wealth and knowledge
• challenging long accepted beliefs
• all of the above are correct

This word is french for "rebirth", referring to the revival of classical civilizations.

• Reformation
• Feudalism
• Magna Carta
• Renaissance

Henry VIII started a new branch of Christianity called the Church of England because he...

• refused to sign the Magna Carta
• wanted to divorce his wife
• wanted to become the Pope
• refused to fight in the Crusades

This true "Renaissance Man" is known as an artist, inventor, engineer...One of his most famous works is the Mona Lisa.

• Henry VIII
• Michelangelo
• Leonardo da Vinci
• William Shakespeare

This Renaissance author and playwright created words, phrases and stories that are still used today.

• Henry VIII
• Queen Elizabeth
• William Shakespeare
• Socrates

She became Queen of England after her siblings and father died. Her accomplishments include defeating the Spanish armada and supporting the arts.

• Joan of Arc
• Mary Queen of Scots
• Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen Cleopatra