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Q2 Benchmark

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One leader holds supreme power
a)
autocratic
b)
presidential 
c)
parliamentary 
d)
democratic
2.
What to produce, how to produce, for whom to produce? 
a)
Basic Economic Question
b)
Basic Government Questions
c)
Traditional Economy Questions
d)
Mixed Economy Questions
3.
People who have the right to participate in government 
a)
citizens 
b)
politicians 
4.
The type of economy based on what people buy and sell
a)
traditional 
b)
mixed 
c)
market 
d)
democratic 
5.
Mixed economy 
a)
combination of pure democratic and autocratic
b)
combination of pure market and pure command
c)
strictly command economy
d)
pure market economy 
6.
The legislature-Parliament has the power
a)
Democratic 
b)
Presidential 
c)
Parliamentary 
d)
Autocratic 
7.
What physical feature is shown? 
a)
 Mediterranean Sea
b)
English Channel 
c)
Rhine River
d)
Danube River 
8.
What physical feature is shown here? 
a)
Alps 
b)
Scandinavian Peninsula 
c)
Ural Mountains 
d)
Pyrenees Mountains 
9.
What country is located on #3? 
a)
Portugal
b)
United Kingdom
c)
France 
d)
Spain 
10.
What country is #5? 
a)
Portugal
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
Belgium 
11.
What country is located at #7? 
a)
Germany
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Russia 
d)
Italy
12.
 Faced by every country on the planet; can be caused by poor practices in the past by local industries.
a)
nuclear disaster 
b)
environmental issues
c)
urban areas 
d)
smokeless zones 
13.
In London, the smog was so dense for four days.  The people could not see what was in front of them.  Transportation slowed, crime increased, and thousands of people died from the pollution
a)
Smokeless Zones 
b)
Chernobyl Disaster 
c)
Ozone 
d)
Great Smog of 1952
14.
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
a)
natural resources 
b)
emissions 
c)
urban areas 
d)
nuclear plants 
15.
What does this describe - all citizens have full and equal rights to participate in government.
a)
democracy 
b)
oligarchy
c)
autocracy 
16.
This European country has a parliamentary democracy.  The power lies with the Parliament because they make laws and choose the Prime Minister.
a)
United Kingdom 
b)
Germany 
c)
France 
d)
Italy 
17.
United Kingdom has these TWO types democracy 
a)
House of Lords and House of Commons
b)
House of Lords and House of Saints
c)
Bundsetag and Bundesrat 
18.
What are the followers of Christianity called, and what is their sacred text?
a)
Christians/Torah
b)
Islam/Torah
c)
Christians/Bible
d)
Jews/Bible
19.
The Queen of England is the most powerful leader
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Parliament is responsible for 
a)
electing the queen
b)
making the laws 
c)
electing the police 
d)
making economic decisions 
21.
Rain mixed with pollutants in the air.
a)
Acid rain 
b)
Air pollution 
c)
Natural Resources 
d)
Ozone 
22.
What is land suitable for growing crops: capable of being cultivated for growing crops?
a)
Climate 
b)
fossil fuels 
c)
desert 
d)
arable 
23.
The country of islands located off the coast of the Europe 
a)
Russia 
b)
United Kingdom 
c)
Germany 
d)
France 
24.
What country is mostly landlocked and must import most of their natural resources? 
a)
Russia
b)
France 
c)
Belgium 
d)
Germany 
25.
The Koran is used by which religion 
a)
Jewish 
b)
Christianity 
c)
Islam 
26.
The policy of obtaining and occupying colonies to form an empire
a)
Militarism 
b)
Alliances 
c)
Imperialism 
d)
Nationalism 
27.
What did the Russian people need before the Russian Revolution? 
a)
Peace 
b)
Land 
c)
Bread 
d)
all of the above 
28.
This person led the Russian Revolution and brought communism to Russia.
a)
Vladmir Lenin
b)
Adolf Hitler 
c)
Franz Ferdinand 
d)
Nicholas I
29.
A body with the authority to make laws, enforce the laws, and interpret the laws
a)
Parliament 
b)
Federal 
c)
Government 
d)
Confederation
30.
What were the effects of the Treaty of Versailles? 
a)
Germany had to pay reparations 
b)
Land had to be given up
c)
Limit military build up
d)
All of the Above 
31.
limits a country for building up their armies and navies 
a)
imperialism 
b)
militarism 
c)
nationalism 
d)
mercantilism