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2 of 2 Practice Quizzes for Final

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do animals have to do with Guns, Germs and Steel?

a)

They have nothing to do with it.

b)

They provide written evidence of what happened.

c)

They were another resource the Eurasians had which provided an advantage over other cultures.

d)

They ruled the world before the human revolt over thru them.

2.

How did diseases give Eurasians an advantage?

a)

Diseases don't exist so it didn't give them an advantage.

b)

Actually diseases provided Native Americans with an advantage.

c)

Early exposure helped Eurasians build up an immunity.

d)

It didn't give them an advantage, everyone died the same.

3.

What is globalization?

a)

the process of different cultures sharing their foods, religions and knowledge.

b)

the process of different cultures sharing their comic books

c)

the process of different cultures sharing their chairs

d)

the process of sharing our culture with the mole people

4.
According to Jared Diamond, the shape of the continents, the distribution of plants and animals, and the spread of Eurasian technology were facts of-
a)
Luck
b)
Geography
c)
Racial superiority
d)
The gods
5.
The first disease brought to the Americas from a Spanish ship was-
a)
Smallpox
b)
Chlamydia
c)
Chicken pox
d)
Black Death
6.

What did the Belgians do to the Africans?

a)

Made friends and worked together with them

b)

Made them into slaves and exploited them

c)

Traded technology for the Tribe's cattle

d)

Killed them

7.

Which of the following descries the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World

b)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only

c)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only

d)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only

8.

What happened to the population of many indigenous Americans due to Europe's invasion and colonization of Latin America?

a)

The population decreased significantly due to diseases and warfare

b)

The population increased significantly due to diseases and warfare

c)

The population didn't change much

d)

The population increased significantly due to the new crops and animals

9.

Based on the data, how were MOST Africans enslaved?

a)

taken in a war

b)

kidnapped or seized

c)

through a judicial process

d)

sold / tricked by a relative, friend, etc.

10.

What continents are in the New World?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

11.

What items are from the Old World?

a)

Peanuts

b)

Barley

c)

Horses

d)

Rice

e)

Pineapples

12.

Who funded Columbus's voyage?

a)

Queen Elizabeth of England

b)

King Henry and Queen Maria of Portugal

c)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

d)

King Charles and Queen Antoinette of Italy

13.

This group of explorers were seeking "gold, god, and glory"

a)

Native Americans

b)

Knights

c)

Vikings

d)

Conquistadors

14.
What is divine right?
a)
The right to rule was given to the monarch by God
b)
a Birth right
c)
soldiers for hire
d)
a monarch for hire
15.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

16.
Who was the monarch of England when Phillip II went to war with his Spanish Armada and lost?
a)
Mary of Scots
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
James I
d)
Charles I
17.

Elizabeth belonged to what royal family?

a)

Windsor

b)

Stuart

c)

Tudor

d)

Plantagenet

18.

Which of the following statements best describes Elizabeth's Religious Settlement?

a)

A chance to ban the Catholic faith for good.

b)

A chance to give complete equality between Catholics and Protestants.

c)

A chance to scrap the idea of Catholics and Protestants to avoid conflict.

d)

A chance to allow the Catholics to worship without being persecuted/punished.

19.

Which family ruled the Holy Roman Empire during the Age of Absolutism?

a)

Bourbons

b)

Tudors

c)

Hapsburgs

d)

Stuarts

20.

This began as a religious war between Protestants and Catholics

a)

War of the Austrian Succession

b)

Thirty Years War

c)

War of the Spanish Succession

d)

French and Indian War

21.

Which of the following is true of the Peace of Westphalia?

a)

Germany emerges as a major European power

b)

Hapsburg states are strengthened

c)

Holy Roman Empire is divided and weak

d)

German princes now had to follow the religion of the HRE

22.

Who was the most famous Bourbon king in France?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Henry IV

c)

Louis XIII

d)

Charles v

23.

What event does Louis XIV set the stage for in France with extravagant spending and war debt?

a)

American Revolution

b)

World War I

c)

French Revolution

d)

World War II

24.

What is the root cause of the Thirty Years War?

a)

Political fallout from the Crusades

b)

Conflict between Orthodox and Catholics

c)

Conflict between Protestants and Catholics

d)

The Hapsburg attempt to conquer France

25.
The Czar who westernized Russia was 
a)
Ivan III 
b)
Peter I  
c)
Alexander I 
d)
Nicholas II 
26.

Catherine the Great is remembered has doing what for Russia.

a)

Improving education for women.

b)

Bringing literature, music, and art to the people.

c)

Modernizing Russia long European lines.

d)

All of the above.

27.

The Glorious Revolution ended tensions between

a)

The king, William of Orange and the Pope

b)

Parliament, Catholics, and the King

c)

Parliament, Mary Stuart, and France

d)

The king, Parliament and Protestants

28.
Which of the following was an unpopular policy that helped turn people against the Cromwellian Commonwealth?
a)
Bans against witch burning
b)
Bans against Christmas, sports, and taverns
c)
Persecution of Calvinists (Puritans)
d)
Bans against owning puppies
29.
Which of the following is the primary reason why Caravaggio’s public and patrons found his art objectionable?
a)
He copied directly from great masters of the Renaissance and was considered derivative rather than inventive
b)
He created mainly still life pictures
c)
He made saintly figures have earthly characteristics, which shocked church officials
d)
His emphasis on the nude forms were considered irreverent
30.

Identify the art style.

a)

Rococo

b)

Baroque

c)

Neoclassical

d)

High Renaissance

e)

Hellenistic

31.
Rembrandt often used a technique called ________, meaning "an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something."
a)
value
b)
luminosity
c)
chiaroscuro
32.

What are the qualities of Baroque art?

a)

Restraint

b)

Motion

c)

Ridget

d)

Emotion

33.

Painted by:

a)

Jan van Eyck

b)

Botticelli

c)

Rembrandt

d)

Caravaggio

34.
Painted by:
a)
Brueghel
b)
Caravaggio
c)
Diego Velazquez
d)
Michaelangelo
35.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
36.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
37.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
38.
How did Hobbes view human nature?
a)
We are inquisitive and industrious.
b)
We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
c)
We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
d)
We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..
39.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
40.
French writer who believed in freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and the separation of church and state.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
41.
John Locke's  belief that you are born with no knowledge.  You gain knowledge through your life experiences. 
a)
Blank Slate - Tabula Rosa
b)
Infantile Enlightenment
c)
State of Nature
d)
Social Contract
42.

In Rousseau's The Social Contract, he expressed his belief that

a)

a child was a small adult with all the same abilities and obligations.

b)

the individual's will is the most important.

c)

government was necessary to protect the rights of its citizens, but may be overthrown.

d)

government was an evil that should be totally eliminated.

43.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
44.

What kind of leader was King Louis XVI?

a)

very militaristic

b)

weak and indecisive

c)

powerful and well respected

d)

friendly and well liked

45.

About what portion of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?

a)

2 percent

b)

50 percent

c)

75 percent

d)

97 percent

46.

Which estate did the clergy belong to?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

47.

What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

To execute the king

b)

To write a new constitution

c)

To stage a Coup d'etat

d)

To make France independent

48.

What violent event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?

a)

The Great Fear

b)

The Women's March

c)

Storming of the Bastille

d)

The Reign of Terror

49.

The Reign of Terror was a time when

a)

Marie Antoinette was executed

b)

The Committee of Public Safety used terror to keep the Republic safe

c)

Thousands of French people were sent to the guillotine

d)

all of these

50.

The TERROR ended when...

a)

Marie Antoinette was executed.

b)

Louis XVI was executed.

c)

Marat was murdered in his bath.

d)

Robespierre was executed.

51.

After the TERROR, some stability was achieved in 1795 when...

a)

The Directory came to power

b)

Napoleon took over the government

c)

The Committee of Public Safety took over the government

d)

All of these

52.

A radical group of Parisian wage-earners and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices and an end of food shortages.

a)

Sans-Cullotes

b)

Moderates

c)

Emigres

d)

Jacobins

53.

Radical political club during the French Revolution that wanted to remove the king and establish a republic. Both middle class men and women joined.

a)

Sans-Cullotes

b)

Radicals

c)

Emigres

d)

Jacobins

54.

A machine for beheading people used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.

a)

Beheader

b)

National Razor

c)

Guillotine

d)

Head chopper-offer 3000

55.

Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, he and his followers tried to wipe out all traces of France's past monarchies.

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Maximillien Robespierre

c)

Jean-Paul Marat

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

56.
What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?
a)
all the estates were taxed equally
b)
the upper classes paid the most taxes
c)
the poorest classes paid all the taxes
d)
the third estate was the wealthiest
57.
Napoleon created a great empire across Europe in the early 1800s. Why was he also responsible for the growth of nationalism?
a)
His taxes helped build majestic palaces throughout Europe. 
b)
His family members were installed on European thrones.
c)
Napoleon’s defeat led to freed countries, and people showing pride in their culture.
d)
He was a great military leader who everyone admired.
58.
What was the final outcome of the French Revolution? 
a)
the declaration of the Edict of Nantes
b)
Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France
c)
unification of French city­ states
d)
the restoration of Louis XVI 
59.
Which country did Napoleon invade, but was unsuccessful in conquering? 
a)
Sweden
b)
China 
c)
Russia
d)
Great Britain 
60.
This happened to Napoleon after his last defeat at Waterloo.
a)
he was exiled to British-held island of Saint Helena
b)
he was executed by the National Assembly
c)
he died in the Battle of Waterloo
d)
he became emperor of France

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