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England and Western Europe - Chapters 10-13

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Greek word for marketplace?

a)

Agora

b)

Acropolis

c)

Gymnasium

d)

Atrium

2.

A singing poet is known as a __________?

a)

Monk

b)

Bard

c)

Musician

d)

Serf

3.

A famous fable writer was _________?

a)

Homer

b)

Archimedes

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Aesop

4.

"Democracy" comes from two words meaning what?

a)

People and power

b)

Power and rule

c)

People and rule

d)

Rule and government

5.

Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey?

a)

Homer

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Zues

d)

Aesop

6.

The Romans invented what building material?

a)

Brick

b)

Concrete

c)

Marble

d)

Bronze

7.

Who did Rome fight against in the Punic Wars?

a)

Cairo

b)

Sparta

c)

Athens

d)

Carthage

8.

Augustus Caesar was.....?

a)

A conqueror of England

b)

A general who used war elephants in battle

c)

The first emperor of the Roman Empire

d)

The last great king of the Greeks

9.

Who was known for "crossing the Rubicon"?

a)

Archimedes

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Hannibal

d)

Julius Caesar

10.

Hannibal was known for what?

a)

A general who used war elephants for battle

b)

Burning Carthage after conquering it

c)

Creating the Olympic games

d)

No significant accomplishments

11.

Who was the first great missionary of the Christian church?

(a)  

12.

The Roman emperor who allowed freedom of worship, to an extreme, was (a)   ?

13.

The greatest role of the monks was to do what?

a)

Pray

b)

Copy Scriptures

c)

Isolate themselves from others

d)

None of the above

14.

What were the Crusades?

a)

Taxes imposed by the king of England

b)

A military tactic used by Alexander the Great

c)

Efforts to take Jerusalem back from the Turks

d)

Payments taken by the church for your sins

15.

Who were the Lollards followers of?

a)

John Wycliffe

b)

John Wesley

c)

John Huss

d)

John Whitefield

16.

Who invented the printing press?

(a)  

17.

The Protestant Reformation began in what country?

(a)  

18.

The Protestant Reformation was started by whom?

a)

John Huss

b)

Steven King

c)

Luther White

d)

Martin Luther

19.

Who was the first person to translate the entire Bible into English?

(a)  

20.

The explorer to sailed to North America in modern times and claim the land for England was (a)   ?

21.

The first Englishman to sail around the world was __________?

a)

Sir Francis Drake

b)

Sir Walter Raleigh

c)

Sir Winston Churchill

d)

Sir Christopher Wren

22.

The greatest writer of the Elizabethan Age was (a)   ?

23.

Sir Christopher Wren is known for doing what?

a)

Fighting in the Crusades

b)

Building many famous churches after the London fire

c)

Crossing the Rubicon River

d)

No significant accomplishments

24.

Cardiff is the capital of (a)   ?

25.

The capital of Scotland is (a)   ?

26.

London is the capital of (a)   ?

27.

The capital of Ireland is (a)   ?

28.

Northern Ireland's capital is (a)   ?

29.

The "Father of the Sunday School Movement" was (a)   ?

30.

Who founded the modern nursing profession?

(a)  

31.

Who was the explorer who discovered Australia?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Capt. James Cook

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Christopher Columbus

32.

Who perfected the steam engine?

(a)  

33.

Who was the Prime Minister who brought back the Protestant Work Ethic?

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Margaret Thatcher

d)

George Whitfield

34.

Who was the Prime Minister of England during WWII?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

George II

d)

Sir Walter Raleigh

35.

England's "most famous preacher" during the Wesleyan era?

a)

Henry Martin

b)

George Whitfield

c)

William Carey

d)

Mary of Orange

36.

Which country is NOT a part of the United Kingdom?

a)

Wales

b)

Scotland

c)

England

d)

Ireland

37.

Which mountains are known as the "backbone of England"?

a)

The Alps

b)

Pennine Mountains

c)

Himalayas

d)

Ural Mountains

38.

England's main river is __________?

a)

Rhine River

b)

London River

c)

Thames River

d)

Danube River

39.

Which country is known as the "Emerald Isle"?

a)

Ireland

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

England

40.

The longest river in Ireland or Britain is the __________ River.

a)

Volga

b)

Thames

c)

Shannon

d)

Rhine

41.

Who conquered England and owned the land their for nearly 400 years?

a)

The Vikings

b)

The Romans

c)

The French

d)

The Visgoths

42.

The British colonists' most important gift to America was _______ ________?

(a)  

43.

The document that stated that the king was subject to the laws of the land was known as the what?

(a)  

44.

The time period when machines began to assist man to do his work instead of animals is known as?

a)

Age of Enlightenment

b)

Age of Reformation

c)

Age of Industry

d)

Age of Modernism

45.

Who printed the first full version of the Bible in English?

a)

Miles Coverdale

b)

William Tyndale

c)

John Wycliffe

d)

Johann Gutenberg

46.

Who was the "Father of Modern Missions"?

a)

George Muller

b)

Robert Raikes

c)

William Booth

d)

William Carey

47.

The world's largest landmass is _______?

a)

Russia

b)

Eurasia

c)

China

d)

Australia

48.

Britain is the _____ largest island in the world.

a)

8th

b)

5th

c)

2nd

d)

10th

49.

William the Conqueror's victory is known as the __________ Conquest.

a)

Melvin

b)

Norman

c)

Todd

d)

Jerry

50.

Queen Elizabeth's navy defeated whom?

a)

Spanish Armada

b)

Egyptian Navy

c)

French Fleet

d)

Roman Rivals

51.

The people who came from England to the New World seeking religious freedoms were called the (a)   ?

52.

Who was the leader of the Roundheads?

a)

King Charles II

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

John Wesley

d)

William the Conqueror

53.

The Biblical teaching that God expects all people to work is known as the (a)   work ethic.

54.

The ruler who promised, "I will be good" was ______ _________?

a)

King Charles II

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Queen Victoria

d)

Queen Anne

55.

The false idea that the Bible does not mean what it says and that all men need to discover their own truth is called (a)   ?

56.

The idea of evolution was made prominent by whom?

a)

William Martin

b)

Charles Whitefield

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

John Huss

57.

The largest country in the world is __________?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Australia

d)

Canada

58.

The highest peak in Europe is ____ _________?

a)

Mt. Elbrus

b)

Mont Blanc

c)

Mt Ararat

d)

Mt Vesuvius

59.

The only continent WITHOUT a desert is (a)   ?

60.

The world's largest lake is _________ ____?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Caspian Sea

61.

Europe's most important inland waterway (river) is the ________ _______?

a)

Thames River

b)

Volga River

c)

Rhine River

d)

Shannon River

62.

Name this country.

a)

Northern Ireland

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Wales

63.

What is this country's capital?

a)

Cardiff

b)

Dublin

c)

London

d)

Edinburgh

64.

Name this country.

a)

Wales

b)

Scotland

c)

Northern Ireland

d)

France

65.

This waterway, that separates England from France is known as the _______ ________?

a)

Chunnel

b)

French Divide

c)

North Sea

d)

English Channel

66.

The capital of this country is ________?

a)

London

b)

Belfast

c)

Edinburgh

d)

Cardiff

67.

The capital of this country is _______?

a)

Dublin

b)

Belfast

c)

Cairo

d)

Paris