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2018 McArthur Historian: World History Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the Bubonic Plague (Black Death) spread?

a)

Bad water

b)

Rats

c)

Looking at people

d)

Fleas on the Rats

2.
Which of the following was an outcome for peasants in Europe after the Black Death c. 1340 CE?
a)
wages went down
b)
more land was available and wages increased
c)
social unrest decreased
3.
Which group got blamed for the plague in some areas of Europe?
a)
Catholics
b)
Christians
c)
Jews
d)
Muslims
4.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
5.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
6.
During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?
a)
Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance
b)
Birthplace of Michelangelo
c)
The last place the Black Plague hit
d)
Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors 
7.

During the Renaissance, which of the following was/is associated with Humanism?

a)

the ideas of the middle ages

b)

the ideas of Greece & Rome

c)

the ideas of ancient China

d)

the ideas of ancient India

8.

During the Reformation, Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?

a)

Inquisitions

b)

Indulgences

c)

The Bible

d)

Ice Cream

9.

(Reformation) Protestant or Catholic belief? The Bible is the authority on Christ.

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

10.

(Reformation) Protestant or Catholic belief? Adult baptism

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

11.

The idea that the Earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory (Scientific Revolution).

a)

geocentric

b)

heliocentric

c)

earthcentric

d)

world's worst

12.

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory (Scientific Revolution).

a)

geocentric

b)

heliocentric

c)

solar

d)

sunny

13.

Who created the heliocentric theory? (Scientific Revolution)

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Kepler

14.

Which scientist developed laws of motion? (Scientific Revolution)

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

15.

Which was an immediate impact of the European Age of Exploration?

a)

Britain controlled the western part of Africa.

b)

For a short time, the Aztec Empire ruled the world.

c)

Islamic culture spread throughout Asia and North America.

d)

European economic, political, and social influence spread throughout the Americas

16.

Three motivations for European explorers during the Age of Exploration: God, Gold, and ______.

a)

Grace

b)

Glory

c)

Greed

d)

Glaciers

17.
Which Enlightenment thinker produced plays and poems, as well as historical and philosophical essays?
a)
A) Immanuel Kant 
b)
B) John Locke 
c)
C) Montesquieu 
d)
D) Voltaire
18.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.
a)
A. government
b)
B. economics
c)
C. politics
d)
D. reason
19.

___________________ believed that without government, people would fight each other all the time (The Enlightenment).

a)

A. Locke

b)

B. Hobbes

c)

C. Montesquieu

d)

D. Smith

20.
Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired
a)
A. the French Revolution
b)
B. the American Revolution
c)
C. other revolutions of the 1800s
d)
D. all of the above
21.

You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property (The Enlightenment).

a)

A. philosophe

b)

B. natural rights

c)

C. separation of power

d)

D. checks and balances

22.
The French Revolution began in 
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
23.
One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the 
a)
bourgeoisie
b)
aristocracy
c)
sans culottes
d)
denoument
24.

The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the French Revolution and came from

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

the Scientific Revolution

c)

the Enlightenment

d)

all of the above

25.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
26.

What are identical components that can be used in place of each other? (The Enlightenment).

a)

Interchangeable parts

b)

Factories

c)

Dynamos

d)

Assembly Lines

27.

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Low wages

b)

Safe working conditions

c)

Dangerous working conditions

d)

Widespread pollution

28.

Since the Industrial Revolution, a place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

a)

Cartel

b)

Corporation

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

29.

Mass production during the Industrial Revolution led to:

a)

Products being more superior in quality

b)

goods becoming less expensive

c)

laborers received higher wages

d)

industries moved to rural areas

30.

One resource King Leopold II took from the Congo during the Age of Imperialism was ivory. What was the other?

a)

Rubber

b)

Diamonds

c)

Gold

d)

Iron

31.

‘The Sun Never Set on the British Empire’ refers to… (Age of Imperialism)

a)

the British felt that the sun revolved around them.

b)

the British Empire represented sunlight and hope to the rest of the world.

c)

the British were hard working and never slept.

d)

the British Empire had colonies in every continent at one point.

32.

During the Age of Imperialism, this highly addictive drug was introduced to Chinese culture and opened up trade communication with Great Britain.

a)

a. Marijuana

b)

Cocaine

c)

Opium

d)

Tobacco

33.

The Conference of Berlin was… (The Age of Imperialism)

a)

the gathering of industrialist workers to protest low wages.

b)

the gathering of the leaders of Europe to draw the land boundaries and set rules in claiming parts of Africa.

c)

a group of industrialist owners setting new working conditions.

d)

a meeting between the Chancellor of Germany and the President of the United States.

34.
How was the Industrial Revolution a cause for the Age of Imperialism? 
a)
Non-industrialized nations wanted to spread their power. 
b)
Enlightenment ideas such as free speech spread throughout the world. 
c)
Industrialized nations needed raw materials for their factories and mills. 
d)
Queens and kings of Europe needed a vacation spot.
35.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
36.

Militarism means.... (World War I)

a)

Building up armed forces and getting ready for war

b)

Having pride in your nation

c)

Trying to build an empire

d)

Agreements to help others

37.

During World War 1, specifically May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank

a)

the Maine

b)

The Titanic

c)

The Lusitania

d)

The Queen Mary

38.

Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War 1?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Atomic Bomb

c)

Guerilla Warfare

d)

No-Man's Land

39.
What empires were eliminated after World War I?
a)
Russian and French
b)
German and Ottoman
c)
Austria-Hungry and Ottoman
d)
Austria-Hungry and Russia
40.

During the Rise of Totalitarianism, who was communist leader that quickly took over Russia and formed the Soviet Union after the revolution.

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Tsar Nicholas II

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Franz Ferdinand

41.

Leader of Soviet Union (Rise of Totalitarianism)

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Mussolini

42.

Leader of Italy (Rise of Totalitarianism)

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Mussolini

43.

Extreme nationalism combined with militarism, aggressive foreign expansion, and rule by a single dictator BEST defines the concept of (Rise of Totalitarianism):

a)

fascism

b)

republicanism

c)

socialism

d)

capitalism

44.

Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation (Rise of Totalitarianism)?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

45.

Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems? (World War II)

a)

Americans

b)

Christians

c)

Muslims

d)

Jews

46.

Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

American, England, and Russia

b)

Sweden, Germany, and Denmark

c)

Italy, Russia, and Austria

d)

Italy, Germany, and Japan

47.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
48.

When was Pearl Harbor attacked? (World War II)

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

September 1, 1939

c)

October 31, 1941

d)

December 25, 1941

49.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
50.

The Allies during World War II consisted of......

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

America, France, and Australia

c)

America, U.S.S.R, and Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii