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Europe

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country is 5?
a)
Poland
b)
England (United Kingdom)
c)
Spain
d)
France
2.
Which country is 3?
a)
England (United Kingdom)
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Spain
3.
Which country is 1?
a)
England (United Kingdom)
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Spain
4.
Which country is 2?
a)
Russia
b)
Poland
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
5.
Which country is 4?
a)
Russia
b)
Poland
c)
Germany
d)
France
6.
Which country is 7?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Poland
7.
Which landform is A?
a)
Alps (Mountains)
b)
Scandinavia (Peninsula)
c)
Mediterannean Sea
d)
Apennines (Mountains)
8.
Which landform is F?
a)
Alps (Mountains)
b)
Scandinavia (Peninsula)
c)
Iberian Peninsula
d)
Apennines (Mountains)
9.
Which landform is G?
a)
Alps (Mountains)
b)
Scandinavia (Peninsula)
c)
Pyrenees (Mountains)
d)
Apennines (Mountains)
10.
What country is this?
a)
Portugal
b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)
Italy
11.
What country is this?
a)
Greece
b)
Spain
c)
Poland
d)
Italy
12.
Which body of water borders southern Europe?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Mediterranean Sea
13.
What country is this?
a)
Denmark
b)
The Netherlands
c)
Sweden
d)
Switzerland
14.
This city is the capital of France.
a)
Paris
b)
Dublin
c)
London
d)
Reykjavik
15.
This city is the capital of the United Kingdom.
a)
Paris
b)
Dublin
c)
London
d)
Reykjavik
16.
This city is the capital of Italy.
a)
San Marino
b)
Rome
c)
Valetta
d)
Athens
17.
Identify country #7.
a)
Iceland
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Ireland
d)
France
18.
The capital of: Germany.
a)
Copenhagen
b)
Berlin
c)
Warsaw
d)
London
19.
What body of water is this?
a)
North Sea
b)
Black Sea
c)
Baltic Sea
d)
Atlantic Ocean
20.
What body of water is this?
a)
North Sea
b)
Black Sea
c)
Baltic Sea
d)
Atlantic Ocean
21.
This man started the reformation.
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Socrates
c)
Martin Luther
d)
Alexander the Great
22.
This was a time of revolutions in scientific, and political thought.
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Renaissance
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Crusades
23.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
d)
Democracy
24.
1914 - 1919
a)
World War II
b)
World War I
c)
Crimean War
d)
Korean War
25.
1939 - 1945
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Crimean War
d)
Napoleonic Wars
26.

In what year did communism and the Berlin Wall fall?

a)

1979

b)

1989

c)

1990

d)

1991

27.

In what year did free elections take place in eastern Europe?

a)

1987

b)

1989

c)

1990

d)

1991

28.
Athens had this type of government?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Dictatorship
29.
During what period did Leonardo da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa?
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Middle Ages
c)
Dark Ages
d)
Renaissance
30.

The political/social system during the Middle Ages was called the?

a)

Apartheid

b)

Caste System

c)

Feudalism

d)

Aristocracy

31.
Artistic style that emphasizes nature.
a)
Impressionism
b)
Realism
c)
Romanticism
d)
Abstract
32.
What form of Christianity began during the Reformation?
a)
Protestantism
b)
Catholicism
c)
Eastern Orthodoxy
d)
None of the above
33.
Who fought in the crusades?
a)
Muslims and Jews
b)
Jews and Christians
c)
Christians and Muslims
d)
Muslims and Sikhs
34.
What area was fought over during the Crusades?
a)
Rome
b)
Athens
c)
Egypt
d)
Palestine
35.
How long did the Middle Ages last?
a)
100 years
b)
500 years
c)
1000 years
d)
1500 years
36.
When did the European Union form?
a)
1989
b)
1990
c)
1991
d)
1992
37.
What country created the Delta Plan?
a)
Denmark
b)
Netherlands
c)
Belgium
d)
Sweden
38.

By 2020, European Union member nations must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions _____ below 1990 levels.

a)

20%

b)

25%

c)

30%

d)

35%

39.
Which of the following is not a reason why Eastern Europe lags behind its western neighbors?
a)
Influence of Great Britain
b)
No laws prior to 1989
c)
High concentration of population
d)
High concentration of industry
40.
What is the best translation of AD?
a)
After death
b)
Common Era
c)
Year of our Lord
d)
All of the above
41.
Organization in which farmers share in growing and selling of products.
a)
Farm cooperative
b)
Mixed farm
c)
Dry farm
d)
State farm
42.
Foreigners who work on a temporary basis in a country other than one in which they are citizens are called_________.
a)
Emigrants
b)
Guest workers
c)
Refugees
d)
Foreigners
43.
Which type of economy is occurring when the government answers all economic questions?
a)
Traditional
b)
Market
c)
Command
d)
Mixed
44.
Which type of economy is occurring when individuals and private groups answer the economic questions with government regulation and support?
a)
Traditional
b)
Market
c)
Command
d)
Mixed
45.
Which ancient civilization split into 2 halves?
a)
Greeks
b)
Romans
46.
A country that offers social programs for its citizens.
a)
Balkanization
b)
Welfare state
c)
Socialism
d)
Communism
47.
Farm that raises several kinds of crops and livestock on the same farm.
a)
Farm cooperative
b)
State farm
c)
Dry farm
d)
Mixed farm
48.
What event was sparked by the Enlightenment?
a)
WWI
b)
French Revolution
c)
Reformation
d)
Renaissance
49.
Monarchs are a form of which type of government?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Theocracy
50.

What country is home to the TGV?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

United Kingdom

51.

Which country was the 1st to develop a biogas-powered train?

a)

Sweden

b)

Finland

c)

Switzerland

d)

Poland

52.

Which of the following is NOT part of the United Kingdom?

a)

Ireland

b)

Scotland

c)

Great Britain

d)

Wales

53.

Which country was NOT part of the "black triangle?"

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Poland

d)

Czech Republic

54.

What former country "balkanized" in the early 1990s?

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Belarussia

55.

What country carried out "ethnic cleansing" in the Balkan Peninsula?

a)

Serbia

b)

Bosnia-Herzgovina

c)

Kosovo

d)

Croatia

56.

How many countries make up Scandinavia?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

57.

How many countries belong to the European Union?

a)

28

b)

27

c)

26

d)

25

58.

What country is NOT part of Scandinavia?

a)

Ireland

b)

Iceland

c)

Sweden

d)

Denmark

59.

What type of leader did they have during the Middle Ages?

a)

King

b)

Emperor

c)

President

d)

Prime Minister

60.

Which artistic style tries to capture everyday life?

a)

Realism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Abstract

61.

Which artistic style tries to capture the outdoors?

a)

Impressionism

b)

Realism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Abstract

62.

Which artistic style tries to evoke emotion?

a)

Romanticism

b)

Realism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Abstract

63.

Who was NOT a Renaissance man?

a)

Picasso

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Donatello

d)

Da Vinci

64.

Which of the following was a type of farm utilized in Eastern Europe during the Cold War?

a)

Collective Farms

b)

Mixed Farms

c)

Farm Cooperatives

d)

Dry Farms

65.

Which ancient empire spread Christianity?

a)

Romans

b)

Greeks

66.

Who is the "father" of communism?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolph Hitler

67.

Which mountain range serves as a physical boundary between Spain and France?

a)

Pyrenees

b)

Alps

c)

Ural

d)

Carpathian

68.

Which mountain range serves as a boundary between Europe and Asia?

a)

Ural

b)

Alps

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Carpathian

69.

Which of the following events did NOT take place during the Middle Ages?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Crusades

c)

Renaissance

d)

Reformation

70.

What connects the UK to mainland Europe?

a)

English Chunnel

b)

TGV

c)

Biogas train

d)

Autobahn

71.

Where did the Reformation begin?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Italy

72.

How many new countries formed after the break-up of Yugoslavia?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

5

d)

4

73.

Producing high-end electronics and/or specialty tools are examples of...

a)

Light industry

b)

Heavy industry

c)

Service industry

d)

None of the options

74.

European ports handle a little more than ____ of the world's international shipping.

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

10%

75.

Which of the following is NOT a goal of the European Union?

a)

Official langauge

b)

Common foreign policy

c)

Single currency

d)

Central bank

76.

What fraction of Europe's forests have been removed to create cities and farms?

a)

2/3

b)

1/3

c)

1/2

d)

3/4

77.

According to some estimates, about how long does it take for the Mediterranean Sea to renew itself?

a)

100 years

b)

50 years

c)

10 years

d)

150 years

78.

Which event happened first?

a)

Greece peaked

b)

Rome peaked

c)

Crusades

d)

Reformation

79.

What event happened first?

a)

Fall of communism

b)

Free elections in Eastern Europe

c)

Soviet Union collapses

d)

European Union is created

80.

Ancient Greece was divided into separate communities called ____________.

a)

City-states

b)

Boundaries

c)

Metropolitan areas

d)

Suburbs

81.

Today, most western Europeans work in __________.

a)

Service industries

b)

Farming

c)

Mining

d)

Manufacturing

82.

In a developed / market-based country, farmers will practice ____________.

a)

Commercial farming

b)

Subsistence farming

c)

State farming

d)

Collective farming

83.

When a lord gives land to nobles in return for loyalty, what type of system does that describe?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Autocracy

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Democracy

84.

What factors allowed the Renaissance to happen?

a)

Wealth and stability

b)

Power and war

c)

Religious tensions

d)

Dissatisfaction with politics

85.

What created the European Union?

a)

Maastricht Treaty

b)

Kyoto Protocol

c)

Lisbon Treaty

d)

EU Constitution

86.

Which of the following is NOT an agricultural with which Europe struggles?

a)

Cash crop shortages

b)

Foot and Mouth Disease

c)

Organic farming

d)

Genetically modified food production

87.

How many are believed to have been killed during the Holocaust?

a)

12 million

b)

6 million

c)

2 million

d)

15 million

88.

Which country lies at the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Denmark

89.

The Mediterranean Sea is about the same length as the United States is from the east coast to the west coast.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

The Cold War was between...

a)

Communist and non-Communist worlds

b)

Communist and Socialist worlds

c)

Stalin vs. Churchill

d)

Germany and Soviet Union

91.

Who began Protestant Christianity?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Karl Marx

c)

John the Baptist

d)

Jesus

92.

Which ancient empire began the Olympics?

a)

Greece

b)

Roman

c)

Celts

d)

Vikings

93.

Which ancient empire made Christianity an official religion?

a)

Roman

b)

Greece

94.

When was World War I?

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1939 - 1941

c)

1960s

d)

Mid 1800s

95.

When did communism fall in eastern Europe?

a)

1989

b)

1990

c)

1992

d)

1991

96.

When did the Renaissance take place?

a)

1300s

b)

1500s

c)

1000s

d)

Mid 1800s

97.

Which event did NOT happen during the Middle Ages?

a)

Birth of communism

b)

Reformation

c)

Renaissance

d)

Crusades

98.

When was the Enlightenment?

a)

1600-1700s

b)

1800s

c)

1500s

d)

1300s

99.

True or False: BC dates begin low and go high as time goes on.

a)

False

b)

True

100.

Which ancient empire began the ideas of philosophy, drama, and other academic discoveries?

a)

Greece

b)

Rome