WorksheetsEuropean Culture
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which continent is home to more than 200 languages?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
South America
2.
There are _____ main categories of European languages.
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
3.
About 20% of Europeans speak English or German as their native language in the _____ language group.
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
Romance
d)
None of the Above
4.
_________ is the official Language of the United Kingdom.
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Italian
d)
English
5.
The ________ language come from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire.
a)
Romance
b)
Slavic
c)
Germanic
d)
None of the above
6.
The ______ language group includes French, Italian, and Spanish.
a)
Slavic
b)
Romance
c)
Germanic
d)
None of the Above
7.
Followers of Islam are called _______ and there are about 1.3 million.
a)
Hindus
b)
Muslims
c)
Christians
d)
None of the above
8.
The Muslim holy book is the Quran (Koran).
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Jews worship in a
a)
church
b)
Cathedral
c)
mosque
d)
synagogue
10.
Which religion is the foundation of many religions?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
11.
What do we call the belief in only one God?
a)
polytheism
b)
monotheism
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
12.
What is the oldest of Europe's religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
13.
This language family has the most native speakers.
a)
Germanic
b)
Romance
c)
Slavic
d)
Italian
14.
This language family is spoken in Russia and other eastern European countries.
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
English
d)
Romance
15.
In order to better communicate with people from other countries, most Europeans learn to speak ______ as a second language.
a)
French
b)
German
c)
English
d)
Spanish
16.
If you traveled from London, England to Moscow, Russia, which two language families would you come in contact with?
a)
Slavic/Romance
b)
English/Romance
c)
Romance/Germanic
d)
Germanic/Slavic
17.
Which European confederation has 23 official languages in order to help its members better communicate?
a)
EA (European Association)
b)
CE (Confederation of Europe)
c)
NAFTA
d)
EU (European Union)
18.
Which of the following is NOT a Slavic language?
a)
Russian
b)
Polish
c)
Czech
d)
French
19.
What is the term used that means the ability to speak two languages?
a)
bilingual
b)
multilingual
c)
trilingual
d)
multisyllabic
20.
What is the predominant, most popular religion in Europe?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
21.
Bible is to Christianity as ______________ is to Islam.
a)
Torah
b)
Mosque
c)
Qu'ran
d)
Synagogue
22.
Who is the founder of Judaism?
a)
Michael
b)
David
c)
Jesus
d)
Abraham
23.
Muhammed is the founder of which religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
24.
Their holy book is the Bible
a)
Jews
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
25.
Their holy book is the Torah
a)
Jews
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
26.
Italian, French, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish are all ____________ languages.
a)
Romance
b)
Slavic
c)
Germanic
27.
Which of the following is the fastest growing religion ?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
all 3
28.
What is the Russian alphabet called?
a)
Roman alphabet
b)
Greek alphabet
c)
Cyrillic alphabet
d)
Bilingual alphabet
29.
The sacred building for Judaism is a ____.
a)
church
b)
mosque
c)
synagogue
d)
building
30.
Which is NOT true about Christianity?
a)
leader was Jesus
b)
sacred text is bible
c)
sacred building is a mosque
d)
followers are called Christians
31.
Which religion has the most followers?
a)
Islam
b)
Reform
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
32.
Which religion started in SW Asia?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
all 3
33.
Which is NOT true about the 3 main religions in Europe?
a)
all believe in one god
b)
all have sacred texts
c)
all believe in many gods
d)
all have leaders who died
34.
How does Europe try to solve the problem of so many different languages?
a)
make everyone speak the same language
b)
teach children more than one language in school
c)
don't allow certain languages
d)
don't work with people who speak different languages
35.
How are the three main religions alike?
a)
Each religion worships many gods.
b)
Each religion worships only one god.
c)
Each religion is getting smaller.
d)
Each has a sacred text known as the five books of Moses.
36.
Who is Abraham?
a)
He is considered a prophet (teacher) in all three religions.
b)
He is the Messiah for the Christians.
c)
He is the writer of the Torah.
d)
The god of all three religions.
37.
Which of the three religions have followers which are migrating to Europe from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia looking for religious freedom?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
all three
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