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Europe Unit Test Review

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What ocean is to the north of Europe?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Black Sea

2.

What ocean is to the west of Europe?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

3.

Name a contribution of the Greeks or Romans.

a)

Laws/Taxes

b)

Democracy

c)

Olympic Games

d)

Buildings/Architecture

e)

Gods/Godesses

4.

What body of water separates Europe from Africa?

a)

North Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

5.

What number is Europe ranked in size compared to the other continents?

a)

Sixth

b)

First

c)

Third

6.

What is the highest point on the continent?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount McKinley

c)

Mount Elbrus

7.

Name one achievement of Gerda Weissmann Klein? Why is she famous?

a)

She's a Holocaust survivor.

b)

She's the author of her own autobiography.

c)

She founded Citizenship Counts.

8.

How could you describe Europe's climate?

a)

Extremely cold

b)

Hot and tropical

c)

Mild

9.

What causes the climate of Europe to be this way?

a)

Winds off the Atlantic Ocean

b)

Winds off the Indian Ocean

c)

Winds off the Pacific Ocean

10.

Europe is basically a gigantic ___________________ that is attached to Asia.

a)

Country

b)

Island

c)

Peninsula

11.

What is the largest island in Europe?

a)

Iceland

b)

Sicily

c)

Great Britain

12.

What is Europe's longest river?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Volga

c)

Danube

13.

What two rivers are major rivers and transportation corridors in Europe?

a)

Thames and Tiber

b)

Seine and Volga

c)

Danube and Rhine

14.

Because it is one of the smaller continents in area, Europe is a very _________________ populated region.

a)

Sparsely

b)

Densely

c)

Thinly

15.

What epidemic swept across Europe and killed millions of the population during the Middle Ages?

a)

Influenza

b)

The Plague

c)

Smallpox

16.

Most people in Europe live in the cities or _______________ areas.

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

c)

Countryside

17.

In rural areas, most people work in ____________________________.

a)

Shipping

b)

Fishing

c)

Agriculture and farming

18.

What is the most popular religion in Europe?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hindu

c)

Christianity

19.

Name one of the major Renaissance artists.

a)

Raphael

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

20.

Dozens of languages are spoken in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Some European ethnic groups are Celts, Latins, Germans, Scots, and Czechs.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Europe and Asia together are called Eurasia.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

A navigable river cannot be traveled down.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Paris, London, and Rome are major cities in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Rivers in Europe are used for trade and transportation.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Europe has an extensive system of railroads and highways.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Northern European Plain provides fertile soil for farming.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What kind of government did Russia have in place from 1917-1991?

a)

Republic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Communist

29.

Coal, natural gas, oil, and wind power are some of Europe's natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The Alps Mountains and the Rhine River are the natural boundaries between Europe and Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Europe is made up of 6 sub-regions: Western, Central, Southern, Eastern, Scandinavia, and the British Isles.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The purpose of the European Union is to serve as an economic and political partnership between 28 democratic European countries.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Name a famous European person.

a)

J. K. Rowling

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

34.

Wide enough and deep enough for ships to travel through:

a)

Autocracy

b)

Navigable

c)

Feudalism

35.

An agreement to protect another country:

a)

Serf

b)

Nationalism

c)

Alliance

36.

Government of the people, by the people:

a)

Democracy

b)

Genocide

c)

Dictator

37.

A collection of lands ruled by a single government:

a)

Revolution

b)

Empire

c)

Persecution

38.

Name a famous European landmark.

a)

Leaning Tower of Pisa

b)

Eiffel Tower

c)

Big Ben

d)

Stonehenge

39.

A kind of society in which people worked and sometimes fought for a local lord in return for protection and the use of land:

a)

Holocaust

b)

Navigable

c)

Feudalism

40.

Harassment often based on religious or ethnic intolerance:

a)

Monarch

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Persecution

41.

The change from making goods by hand to making them by machine:

a)

Alliance

b)

Multicultural

c)

Industrial Revolution

42.

Deliberate murder of a racial, political, or ethnic group:

a)

Nationalism

b)

Serf

c)

Genocide

43.

A far-reaching change; a political movement in which people overthrow the existing government and set up another:

a)

Revolution

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

44.

What is the term for the title of Russian emperors before the formation of the Soviet Union?

a)

King

b)

Emperor

c)

Czar

45.

War between the Allies and Central Powers, 1914-1918:

a)

Dictator

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

46.

War between the Allies and Axis Powers, 1939-1945:

a)

World War II

b)

World War I

c)

Multicultural

47.

A system of government by one person with absolute power:

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Serf

48.

The murder of 6 million Jews during WWII:

a)

Monarch

b)

the Holocaust

c)

Nationalism

49.

A person who lived on and farmed a lord's land in feudal times; he or she did not own land and depended on the lord for protection:

a)

Serf

b)

Dictator

c)

Empire

50.

The ruler of a kingdom or empire such as a king or queen:

a)

Democracy

b)

Serf

c)

Monarch

51.

The members of the European Union use what as their form of currency?

a)

the Peso

b)

the Dollar

c)

the Euro

52.

Who is famous for her diary entries describing her life in hiding from the Nazis during WWII?

a)

Anne Frank

b)

Annie Oakley

c)

Martha Washington

53.

A feeling of pride in one's own homeland; a group's identity as members of a nation:

a)

Persecution

b)

Nationalism

c)

Genocide

54.

Influenced by many cultures:

a)

Holocaust

b)

Revolution

c)

Multicultural

55.

A ruler of a country who has complete power:

a)

Democracy

b)

Serf

c)

Dictator

56.

The _____________________ was the period in European history between ancient and modern times.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Golden Age

57.

What four countries make up the United Kingdom?

a)

Spain, France, Great Britain, and Ireland

b)

Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Scotland, and Wales

c)

Ireland, Norway, Iceland, and France

58.

The _________________________ was a period of European history that included a rebirth in interest in learning and art, peaking in the 1500s.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Reformation

59.

_____________________ was the language of the ancient Romans.

a)

Spanish

b)

Romanian

c)

Latin

60.

______________________ was a major cause of World War II.

a)

Rise of dictatorships

b)

Rivalry among nations

c)

Both of the above answers are correct.

61.

The Allied Powers were:

a)

United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia.

b)

Germany, Great Britain, and Japan.

c)

Italy, France, and Japan.

62.

The Axis Powers were:

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan.

b)

Germany, United States, and Russia.

c)

Italy, France, and Japan.

63.

Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

64.

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Hitler

c)

Mussolini

65.

Who was the president of the United States through most of World War II?

a)

Churchill

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Stalin

66.

Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Truman

c)

Stalin

67.

Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?

a)

Churchill

b)

Hitler

c)

Truman

68.

The event that brought the United States into World War II was:

a)

the Battle of Normandy.

b)

the Battle of the Bulge.

c)

the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

69.

The event that ended World War II was the:

a)

Holocaust.

b)

dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.

c)

surrender of the German army.