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World History Beginning of Year Pre Assessment

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Locke
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Voltaire
2.

An economic policy that encourages increasing wealth through trade is called...

a)

Command Economics

b)

Socialism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Free Market Economy

3.

A government where the head of state has complete control of the government is called...

a)

a Democracy

b)

an Absolute Monarchy

c)

a Republic

d)

an Oligarchy

4.

Which individual believed that a governments should be created to protect natural rights?

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

5.

An economic policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.

a)

Socialism

b)

Command Economy

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Laissez Faire

6.
Humanism was developed from Renaissance scholar who studied the _____ and ____ cultures.
a)
Persia and Babylon
b)
Greece and Rome
c)
China and Korea
d)
India and Egypt
7.
Which of the following best matches Nicolaus Copernicus' beliefs about the solar system?
a)
The earth is the center of our solar system
b)
Our solar system only has four planets
c)
The sun is the center of our solar system
d)
Our solar system is the center of the universe
8.

The heliocentric theory believes:

a)

The sun is the center of our solar system

b)

The earth is the center of our solar system

c)

The solar system is at the center of the universe

d)

The universe expands beyond the solar system

9.

The geocentric theory believes:

a)

The sun is the center of our solar system

b)

The earth is the center of our solar system

c)

The sun is the center of the univerese

d)

The earth revolves around the moon

10.

The Enlightenment influences which of the following?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

The Paleolithic Revolution

c)

Agricultural Revolution

d)

The American Revolution

11.
Which scientist is credited with discovering the law of gravity?
a)
Kepler
b)
Newton
c)
Galileo
d)
Bacon
12.
What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Correct your mistakes
b)
Rebirth of classical ideas
c)
Power of the individual
d)
Devotion to religion
13.

Rights that every person is born with to under natural law, such as life, liberty and property.

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Privilages

c)

Autonamy

d)

Universal Rights

14.
Many European monarchs of the 1600s maintained they should have absolute power because they:
a)
needed to defend their nations
b)
thought all people should be allowed to elect their rulers
c)
had been given their power by God
d)
thought communism was the best form of government
15.
Newton, Galileo, and Kepler are all associated with the:
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
English Revolution
d)
Agricultural Revolution
16.
The "Scramble for Africa" was mostly the result of:
a)
the need for raw materials for factories
b)
the desire to spread Christianity
c)
the lack of free labor in the Americas
d)
technological advances in shipping
17.
Industrialization is:
a)
the colonizing of new areas
b)
the wide scale development of industries
c)
the rapid expansion of a religion
18.
Which of the following correctly matches the French estate with its social class?
a)
1st Estate - Middle Class, Second Estate - Nobles, Third Estate - Clergy
b)
1st Estate - Clergy, 2nd Estate - Nobles, Third Estate - Middle Class
c)
1st Estate - Middle Class, Second Estate - Clergy, Third Estate - Nobles
d)
1st Estate - Clergy, 2nd Estate - Nobility, Third Estate - Middle Class
19.

Which of the following was a cause of the Bubonic Plague?

a)

Workers drank from a well that was contaminated with the disease.

b)

From the east, rats were traveled along trade routes that carried the disease.

c)

The Mongols brought the disease with them when they conquered new territories.

d)

Mosquitos brought the disease across the African plains to Europe.

20.
The right to vote is also known as:
a)
Suffrage
b)
Imperialism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Collective bargaining
21.

Which of the following definitions is not correct?

a)

Sphere of influence - a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority

b)

Direct Rule - The overthrowing of a government and instilling a Democracy to stay in power.

c)

Indirect Rule - the overthrow of a government that allows local rulers to stay in power

d)

Non-Aggression Pact - A pact made between Germany and the Soviet Union agreeing to go to war with each other.

22.

Henry the VIII create this law passing the right of the king to be the head of the Church of England.

a)

The Declaration of the Rights of Men

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Tennis Court Oath

d)

The Act of Supremecy

23.
The Boer Wars of South Africa were fought after the discovery of:
a)
Oil
b)
Diamonds
c)
Coal
d)
Copper
24.
The mutilation of African sap harvesters by Belgian colonial rulers took place in:
a)
The Congo
b)
Egypt
c)
South Africa
d)
Somalia
25.
Increased agricultural production in England in the late 1700s contributed directly to:
a)
the development of a worldwide communication network
b)
the introduction of feudalism
c)
a decrease in the power of European monarchs
d)
an increase in life expectancy and a rise in urban population
26.
The Berlin Conference of 1884 led to an agreement in European colonial boundaries in:
a)
Asia
b)
Latin America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
27.
Which African group centralized its rule and challenged the power of the British and the Boers in South Africa?
a)
Hutus
b)
Tutsi
c)
Zulu
d)
Igbo
28.
Which of the following matches Karl Marx's belief?
a)
the lower classes have always struggled with the upper classes
b)
economies free of government intervention are the best economies
c)
the most efficient economies are the ones controlled by the military
29.

A political theory advocating class warfare that leads to a society in which each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

Democracy

30.

Policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war.

a)

Alliance Systems

b)

Militarism

c)

Industrialism

d)

Imperialism

31.
Nationalism is:
a)
Extreme pride in one’s country
b)
Policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war
c)
One country taking over another country economically & politically
d)
Agreements between nations to provide aid & protection for one another
32.

Totalitarian governments are best characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

a dictator who has absolute control

b)

government control of newspapers, radio, and television

c)

a secret police that uses terror tactics to maintain power

d)

government protections of people's civil liberties

33.
What two men came up with the idea of communism?
a)
Rudyard Kipling and Winston Churchill
b)
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles
c)
Adam Smith and John Locke
d)
Charles Darwin and Francis Bacon
34.
A major belief of communism is that:
a)
the barter system should be restored
b)
workers should organize into unions
c)
all property should be owned by the government
d)
business should not be controlled by the government
35.
MANIA, an acronym that describes the causes of World War I, stands for:
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Industrialization, Assassination
b)
Monopolies, Alliances, Nationalism, Industrialization, Assassination
c)
Monopolies, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
36.
The assassination of _____ was the immediate cause of World War I.
a)
Czar Nicholas II
b)
King George V
c)
Sultan Enver Pasha
d)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
37.
Which country was not part of the Triple Alliance?
a)
Germany
b)
Great Britain
c)
Italy
d)
Austria-Hungary
38.

Which one of the following was not a part of the Triple Entente?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

The Ottoman Empire

39.

Vladimir Lenin started this revolution and founded the Soviet Union?

a)

The French Revolution

b)

The Bolshevik Revolution

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The Spanish Revolution

40.

Which of the following was not a punishment received by Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

loss of all colonies

b)

acceptance of blame for the war

c)

payment of the war debt

d)

militarization of the Rhineland

41.

Totalitarian leaders like Hitler gained power after World War I by:

a)

promising to maintain peace

b)

appealing to nationalism

c)

limiting military influence of the government

d)

attracting foreign industrial investments

42.
The organization formed after World War I to maintain world peace was the:
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
European Union
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
43.

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic that the Totalitarian States ruled by Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin shared?

a)

They all had totalitarian governments

b)

Political opponents were killed off

c)

All three nations wanted to expand their borders

d)

Communist principles were used to govern their countries

44.

In the Soviet Union, Stalin used his secret police, the KGB, to imprison or kill anyone who appeared to be a threat to his power. This is known as...

a)

The Bolshevik Revolution

b)

The Holocaust

c)

The Great Purge

d)

The Great Cleanse

45.

The main reason Japan invaded Southeast Asia was to:

a)

recruit more men for its military

b)

acquire natural resources

c)

open up Japan to Asian spice markets

d)

prevent the US from entering WWII

46.
Why did Hitler sign the non-aggression pact with Stalin?
a)
To allow Germany to invade Poland without Soviet opposition
b)
To prevent the League of Nations from stopping his invasions
c)
To show that Hitler had changed his views on communism
d)
To insure that Germany had direct access to the Baltic Sea
47.
Who did Hitler blame for Germany's loss in World War II?
a)
Communists
b)
Jews
c)
Industrialists
d)
Catholics
48.
The "Final Solution" was a plan to:
a)
wage a bombing strike over major British cities
b)
exterminate the Jewish people of Europe
c)
launch a nuclear attack on American soil
d)
boycott all Catholic businesses in Europe
49.

What effect did technology have on the fighting that took place during World War I?

a)

Smaller nations became part of larger empires

b)

Research on transportation improvement slowed

c)

A smaller number of refugees fled their home countries

d)

An drastic increase in casulties and armies had to revert to trench warfare

50.
What event led to the start of WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland 
b)
Germany invaded Austria 
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy 
d)
Germany formed an alliance with Japan 
51.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor

b)

a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks

c)

the widespread and systematic killing of Jews by Nazis

d)

the time period following WWII

52.

What is the immediate effect of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1942?

a)

Germany invaded Poland.

b)

Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.

c)

The declaration of war by the United States on Japan.

d)

Germany declares war on the United States.

53.
What is another name for the Neolithic Age?
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Old Stone Age
c)
Prehistoric Period
d)
The Ice Age
54.
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution? 
a)
beginning of hunting and gathering
b)
man learned to write
c)
man began farming
d)
man built towns and cities
55.
How did man get his food during the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Growing crops
b)
Hunting and Gathering
c)
Stealing from others
d)
Scavenging
56.
What did man use to build his first permanent shelters?
a)
wood and straw
b)
sun baked mud or clay
c)
aluminum siding
d)
animal skins
57.
When man lived in larger communities, he 
a)
never got lonely
b)
stole food from his neighbors
c)
could divide the work
d)
had to hunt more often to feed so many people
58.
What happened when people began to trade during the Neolithic Age?
a)
Man invented the bicycle.
b)
Many new materials and ideas were spread from town to town. 
c)
Shopping centers were built.
d)
Man used paper money for the first time.
59.

How did humans get food in the Neolithic Era?

a)

Hunting and Gathering

b)

Agriculture

c)

Grocery Shopping

d)

Scavenging

60.

True or False, nomads move around from place to place in search of food?

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Why was agriculture an important invention?

a)

Humans could stay in one place and build permanent settlements

b)

Food came from more reliable source

c)

People could now work different jobs and invent new things

d)

All of these are correct

62.
A government ruled by a few
a)
socialist
b)
democracy
c)
dictatorship
d)
oligarchy
63.
A government ruled by a religious leader (Ex: Pope and the Vatican City)
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
theocracy
d)
socialist
64.
What river goes with Egypt?
a)
Nile
b)
Euphrates
c)
Egypt
d)
Indus
65.
What river valley would have been here?
a)
China
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Indus
d)
Egypt
66.
What was the first river valley to appear?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus
d)
Mesopotamia
67.
Which of the following means one god?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
68.
Belief in one God?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Ditheism
d)
Diffusion
69.
What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
70.
What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?
a)
Nile River
b)
Indus River
c)
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
d)
Tigris and Euphrate Eivers
71.
Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
72.
Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
73.
Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
74.
How were government officials hired during the Han Dynasty?
a)
Through friendships regardless of ability
b)
friendships over hard work
c)
by taking an exam to see what knowledge was
d)
working together in school to learn from a teacher
75.
The Silk Road stretched for 4,000 miles.  What was it mostly used for
a)
creating silk
b)
warfare
c)
traveling for pleasure
d)
trading
76.
True/False - Confucianism has influenced modern Chinese society.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
How did Legalism teach how to create an order in their society? 
a)
With free food
b)
With parties
c)
With harsh punishments 
d)
With meetings 
78.
A strict ruler and harsh punishments are key characteristics of which philosophy?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Taoism
79.
Confucius was 
a)
One of China's greatest leaders
b)
One of China's greatest philosphers
c)
One of China's greatest prophets
d)
One of China's greatest forefathers
80.
A line of rulers who belong to the same family is called a 
a)
Pharaoh
b)
province 
c)
Emperor 
d)
Dynasty 
81.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
82.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
83.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it. 
b)
land surrounded by water on three sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
84.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
85.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
86.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
87.
Alexander the Great is from 
a)
Greece
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
88.
How did Alexander the Great spread Greek culture?
a)
his writings
b)
through word of mouth
c)
by being the model of the perfect human
d)
through conquest
89.

In 431 BC, Athens and Sparta were fighting what war?

a)

World War X

b)

Trojan War

c)

Peloponnesian War

90.
The type of government the Spartans practiced was
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
91.

Mesopotamia is known as "The land between 2 ____________."

a)

rivers

b)

farms

c)

mountains

d)

valleys

92.

Which factor created favorable conditions for the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain?

a)

a low rural population in Central England

b)

The presence of large oil reserves in the North Sea

c)

Large deposits of iron and coal in England

d)

an abundance of grain and livestock in southern Scotland.

93.

The ideas found in the "Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789 have their origin in which era?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Reformation

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Modern Age

94.

Which of the following is a similarity between the work of scientists and philosophers associated with the Scientific Revolution and those associated with the Enlightenment?

a)

Heavy reliance on the work of medieval thinkers.

b)

Extensive support from the Roman Catholic Church.

c)

Focus on examinations of the natural laws that govern the universe.

d)

Belief that only absolute monarchies could improve economic conditions.

95.

In an economy that is based on laissez-faire principles, which of the following is true?

a)

Private ownership is prohibited.

b)

The state establishes production quotas.

c)

Prices are based on supply and demand.

d)

Custom determines the distribution of goods.

96.

Dissatisfaction withe Divinely Ordained Rulers--->___?___ ----->Social and Economic Reorganization.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Revolution

d)

Magna Carta

97.

Which of the following helped Napoleon Bonaparte consolidate power following the French Revolution?

a)

The establishment of the French Parliament.

b)

The lower classes gaining more political control.

c)

The Catholic Church emerging as a powerful force.

d)

The creation of the predecessor to the European Union.

98.

Which of the following Enlightenment ideas found more support during the French Revolution than the American Revolution?

a)

Public office should be held by those with talent and not by those with money.

b)

Equal rights for all meant equal rights for men and women according to natural law.

c)

A monarchy based on enlightened absolutism was the most sound basis for a government.

d)

The financial privileges of the wealthy should be redistributed among other members of society.

99.

Reasoning; Natural Law; Scientific Thinking


The above words were the philosophical base for which of the following?

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Reformation

c)

Age of Exploration

d)

Enlightenment

100.

-John Locke

-Montesquieu

-Voltaire


The major ideas set forth by these philosophers are associated with which period of European history?

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Northern Renaissance

d)

The Protestant Reformation

101.

in 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus set the scientific revolution in motion by proving that traditional church doctrine was flawed on the subject of the--

a)

age of the earth.

b)

measurement of time.

c)

origins of human life.

d)

structure of the solar system.

102.

Renaissance Beliefs -->Technological Innovation-->___?___


Which of the following belongs in the space above?

a)

Reformation

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Nationalism

103.

One result of both the French Revolution and the American Revolution was--

a)

the increased involvement of religious leaders in political affairs.

b)

the restoration of civil rights to all marginalized groups.

c)

the increased political influence of the middle class.

d)

the restoration of the previous monarchies.

104.

What was a major reason for France's numerous wars with European nations between 1792 and 1799?

a)

The international community's outrage of France's violent and bloody revolution.

b)

The desire to spread the French Revolution to the rest of Europe.

c)

The need to keep the French public distracted from domestic economic problems.

d)

The restoration of the Bourbons to the French monarchy.

105.

Effects of British Imperialism in India

a)

two-party system

b)

exploitation of resources

c)

labor unions

d)

universal education

106.

Based on information in the graphic organizer, which of the following factors contributed to both revolutions?

a)

cultural diversity

b)

economic injustice

c)

geographical similarity

d)

agricultural overproduction

107.

The greatest influence on these political ideas came from the--

a)

Justinian Code

b)

writings of John Locke

c)

philosophy of Machiavelli

d)

theories of Jean-Jaques Rousseau

108.

What best completes the graphic organizer above?

a)

Effects of Congress of Vienna

b)

Origins of the French Revolution

c)

Roots of European Imperialist Policies

d)

Causes of Latin American Independence Movements

109.

Which of the following best completes the above diagram?

a)

Results of Cultural Revolution

b)

Causes of the Agricultural Revolution

c)

Results of the Scientific Revolution

d)

Causes of the Industrial Revolution

110.

A primary reason European languages are spoken in Africa today is that--

a)

African and European alliances were formed during World War I.

b)

European territories in Africa were redistributed at the Congress of Vienna.

c)

British forces won the Boer War against the Dutch and Afrikaners.

d)

European explorers and merchants established colonies throughout the continent.

111.

Which practice developed among European countries as a result of the factors shown in the graphic organizer?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Totalitarianism

112.

Which of the following best completes the flow chart?

a)

demand for raw materials

b)

demand for slave labor

c)

exploration of North America

d)

improved military weapons

113.

The list below is of three historical events:


-France gained control over Algeria

-Great Britain gained control over North America

-Portugal gained control over Angola.


What do the events in the list have in common?

a)

These are all events that immediately preceded a political revolution.

b)

These are all examples of imperialism in various regions of the world.

c)

These are all events that led to the formation of important international alliances.

d)

These are all examples of totalitarian regimes attempting to extend their influence.

114.

The speaker of this quote would most likely favor--

a)

democratic socialism

b)

a command economy

c)

laissez-faire economics

d)

a mixed-market economy

115.

Which of the following is the best title for the graphic organizer?

a)

Effects of the Columbian Exchange

b)

Origins of the Scientific Revolution

c)

Major Events of the Scientific Revolution

d)

Innovations of the Protestant Reformation

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