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WorksheetsEurope Unit Test Review
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
What ocean is to the north of Europe?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Black Sea
What ocean is to the west of Europe?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Name a contribution of the Greeks or Romans.
Laws/Taxes
Democracy
Olympic Games
Buildings/Architecture
Gods/Godesses
What body of water separates Europe from Africa?
North Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
What number is Europe ranked in size compared to the other continents?
Sixth
First
Third
What is the highest point on the continent?
Mount Everest
Mount McKinley
Mount Elbrus
Name one achievement of Gerda Weissmann Klein? Why is she famous?
She's a Holocaust survivor.
She's the author of her own autobiography.
She founded Citizenship Counts.
How could you describe Europe's climate?
Extremely cold
Hot and tropical
Mild
What causes the climate of Europe to be this way?
Winds off the Atlantic Ocean
Winds off the Indian Ocean
Winds off the Pacific Ocean
Europe is basically a gigantic ___________________ that is attached to Asia.
Country
Island
Peninsula
What is the largest island in Europe?
Iceland
Sicily
Great Britain
What is Europe's longest river?
Mississippi
Volga
Danube
What two rivers are major rivers and transportation corridors in Europe?
Thames and Tiber
Seine and Volga
Danube and Rhine
Because it is one of the smaller continents in area, Europe is a very _________________ populated region.
Sparsely
Densely
Thinly
What epidemic swept across Europe and killed millions of the population during the Middle Ages?
Influenza
The Plague
Smallpox
Most people in Europe live in the cities or _______________ areas.
Rural
Urban
Countryside
In rural areas, most people work in ____________________________.
Shipping
Fishing
Agriculture and farming
What is the most popular religion in Europe?
Judaism
Hindu
Christianity
Name one of the major Renaissance artists.
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Dozens of languages are spoken in Europe.
True
False
Some European ethnic groups are Celts, Latins, Germans, Scots, and Czechs.
True
False
Europe and Asia together are called Eurasia.
True
False
A navigable river cannot be traveled down.
True
False
Paris, London, and Rome are major cities in Europe.
True
False
Rivers in Europe are used for trade and transportation.
True
False
Europe has an extensive system of railroads and highways.
True
False
The Northern European Plain provides fertile soil for farming.
True
False
What kind of government did Russia have in place from 1917-1991?
Republic
Monarchy
Communist
Coal, natural gas, oil, and wind power are some of Europe's natural resources.
True
False
The Alps Mountains and the Rhine River are the natural boundaries between Europe and Asia.
True
False
Europe is made up of 6 sub-regions: Western, Central, Southern, Eastern, Scandinavia, and the British Isles.
True
False
The purpose of the European Union is to serve as an economic and political partnership between 28 democratic European countries.
True
False
Name a famous European person.
J. K. Rowling
Julius Caesar
Winston Churchill
Leonardo da Vinci
Wide enough and deep enough for ships to travel through:
Autocracy
Navigable
Feudalism
An agreement to protect another country:
Serf
Nationalism
Alliance
Government of the people, by the people:
Democracy
Genocide
Dictator
A collection of lands ruled by a single government:
Revolution
Empire
Persecution
Name a famous European landmark.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Eiffel Tower
Big Ben
Stonehenge
A kind of society in which people worked and sometimes fought for a local lord in return for protection and the use of land:
Holocaust
Navigable
Feudalism
Harassment often based on religious or ethnic intolerance:
Monarch
Industrial Revolution
Persecution
The change from making goods by hand to making them by machine:
Alliance
Multicultural
Industrial Revolution
Deliberate murder of a racial, political, or ethnic group:
Nationalism
Serf
Genocide
A far-reaching change; a political movement in which people overthrow the existing government and set up another:
Revolution
World War I
World War II
What is the term for the title of Russian emperors before the formation of the Soviet Union?
King
Emperor
Czar
War between the Allies and Central Powers, 1914-1918:
Dictator
World War I
World War II
War between the Allies and Axis Powers, 1939-1945:
World War II
World War I
Multicultural
A system of government by one person with absolute power:
Autocracy
Democracy
Serf
The murder of 6 million Jews during WWII:
Monarch
the Holocaust
Nationalism
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:
Serf
Dictator
Empire
The ruler of a kingdom or empire such as a king or queen:
Democracy
Serf
Monarch
The members of the European Union use what as their form of currency?
the Peso
the Dollar
the Euro
Who is famous for her diary entries describing her life in hiding from the Nazis during WWII?
Anne Frank
Annie Oakley
Martha Washington
A feeling of pride in one's own homeland; a group's identity as members of a nation:
Persecution
Nationalism
Genocide
Influenced by many cultures:
Holocaust
Revolution
Multicultural
A ruler of a country who has complete power:
Democracy
Serf
Dictator
The _____________________ was the period in European history between ancient and modern times.
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Golden Age
What four countries make up the United Kingdom?
Spain, France, Great Britain, and Ireland
Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Scotland, and Wales
Ireland, Norway, Iceland, and France
The _________________________ was a period of European history that included a rebirth in interest in learning and art, peaking in the 1500s.
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Reformation
_____________________ was the language of the ancient Romans.
Spanish
Romanian
Latin
______________________ was a major cause of World War II.
Rise of dictatorships
Rivalry among nations
Both of the above answers are correct.
The Allied Powers were:
United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia.
Germany, Great Britain, and Japan.
Italy, France, and Japan.
The Axis Powers were:
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Germany, United States, and Russia.
Italy, France, and Japan.
Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
Who was the president of the United States through most of World War II?
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?
Mussolini
Truman
Stalin
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
Churchill
Hitler
Truman
The event that brought the United States into World War II was:
the Battle of Normandy.
the Battle of the Bulge.
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The event that ended World War II was the:
Holocaust.
dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
surrender of the German army.
