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Prep for TEST 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which peninsula is circled in the picture?

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

Italian Peninsula

c)

Adriatic Peninsula

d)

Balkan Peninsula

2.

The Pyrenees Mountain Range forms a barrier between which countries?

a)

France & Italy

b)

Germany & France

c)

Germany & Poland

d)

Spain & France

3.

What geographic feature is circled in the picture?

a)

The European Plain

b)

The Danube River

c)

The Alps Mountains

d)

The Pyrenees Mountains

4.

Which mountain range is circled in the picture?

a)

The Pyrenees

b)

The Rhine

c)

The Alps

d)

The Apennines

5.

Which country is highlighted in red on the map?

a)

Ireland

b)

Poland

c)

Greece

d)

France

6.

Which country is highlighted in red on the map?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Switzerland

7.

What number is the country Ukraine?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

8.

What body of water borders Italy to the south?

a)

The Caspian Sea

b)

The Mediterranean Sea

c)

The Atlantic Ocean

d)

The English Chanel

9.

Russia spans two continents. Which two continents is Russia located on?

a)

Europe and Asia

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

North America and South America

d)

North America and South America

10.
Which body of water lies between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Rhine River
d)
English Channel
11.

Which country is shown in Green?

a)

Greece

b)

France

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

e)

Russia

12.

Which physical feature separates Europe from Asia and runs through Russia?

a)

The Thames River

b)

The Ural Mountains

c)

The Seine River

d)

The Alps

13.

Which religion uses the Torah as their sacred text?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

14.

Which religion is founded by Jesus?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

15.

In which language family is Russian?

a)

Germanic

b)

Romance

c)

Slavic

d)

Polish

16.

In which language family is Italian?

a)

Germanic

b)

Romance

c)

Slavic

d)

French

17.

In which language family is English?

a)

Germanic

b)

Romance

c)

Slavic

d)

Italian

18.

What does monotheistic mean?

a)

Worshipping two gods

b)

Worshipping many gods

c)

Worshipping one god

19.

A prophet is a spiritual leader. Example = Abraham

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Where do Christians worship?

a)

Synagogue

b)

Temple

c)

Mosque

d)

Church

21.
__________ is the belief in one god.
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
22.

A ______ is a Jewish place of worship.

a)

synagogue

b)

mosque

c)

church

23.

Those who follow Islam are known as...

a)

Israelites

b)

Muslims

c)

Christians

d)

Hindus

24.

What ceremony do Jews celebrate to remember Moses freeing the slaves?

a)

Bar Mitzvah

b)

Passover

c)

Shabbat

25.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Star of Abraham
b)
Star of David
c)
Synagogue
d)
Sesame 
26.

Which religion began first?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

27.
Christians consider Jesus to be:
a)
King of the Jews
b)
A great prophet
c)
The Messiah and the Son of God
d)
The only God
28.

To mistreat a person because of his or her beliefs...

a)

Parable

b)

Crucify

c)

Resurrect

d)

Persecute

29.
What is a major holiday in Muslim culture?
a)
Ramadan
b)
Christmas
c)
Kwanzaa
d)
Hannukah
30.
Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 
a)
Hinduism and Judaism
b)
Buddhism and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Zoronastrianism and Judaism
31.

In Islam, the sacred text (holy book) is called the

a)

Mosque

b)

Quran

c)

Torah

d)

Sheikh

32.

The Arabic word for "God" is

a)

God

b)

Buddah

c)

Allah

d)

Muhammad

33.
Which of these languages is NOT a language family in Europe?
a)
Australian
b)
Romance
c)
Germanic
d)
Slavic
34.
What is the name of the alphabet used to write the Russian language?
a)
Latin
b)
Cyrillic
35.
Which language family does Ukrainian belong to?
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
Romance
36.

Which of the following languages are written from right to left?

a)

Russian

b)

French

c)

Arabic

d)

English

37.

The Romance languages include

a)

Italian, French, Spanish

b)

Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese

c)

English, French, Spanish

38.

Distant land controlled by the homeland

a)

colony

b)

exploration

c)

market

d)

economy

39.

Italian explorer working for Spain who is credited with the "discovery" of the "New World"

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christoper Columbus

c)

Bartolomeu Dias

d)

Sir Francis Drake

40.
He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.
a)
Vasco de Gama
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Cortes
d)
Christopher Columbus
41.

Which of these is a manufactured good?

a)

Strawberries

b)

Cotton

c)

T-shirt

d)

Sugarcane

42.

In an empire, what's the name for the place that has the control?

a)

Homeland

b)

Colony

c)

Administrative Unit

43.

Which of these places is part of the "New World?"

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Brazil

44.

When Columbus sailed in 1492, who was the Queen of Spain?

a)

Victoria

b)

Maria

c)

Melania

d)

Isabella

45.

The European Plain is good for

a)

surfing

b)

farming

c)

skiing

d)

shipping

46.

If you are a Christian and you live in Italy, what language do you worship in?

a)

Latin

b)

Hebrew

c)

Arabic

d)

Italian, my local langauge

47.

Adonai and Abraham are associated with which religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

48.

Why didn't Europe grow their own spices?

a)

It's too cold there

b)

They didn't know how

c)

They liked traveling to other countries to get them

d)

The King did not allow it

49.

Which of these was NOT a Spanish colony? Hint: Think about the language they speak there today.

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Canada

d)

Puerto Rico

50.

Russia is _________ of the Equator and __________ of the Prime Meridian.

a)

north; west

b)

north; east

c)

south; west

d)

south; east