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Pre-IB History Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

a)

Nero

b)

Constantine

c)

Augustus

d)

Mark Anthony

2.

In what year is the Western Roman Empire considered to have fallen.

a)

412AD

b)

476AD

c)

509AD

d)

543AD

3.

Which company's formation in 1600 marked the beginning of Britain's Imperial ambitions?

a)

Eastern and Oriental Company

b)

East India Company

c)

South Sea Company

d)

Dutch East India Company

4.

Which monarch took direct control of India after the 'Indian Mutiny' in 1857-1858?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

King George II

c)

Queen Victoria

d)

Henry VIII

5.

In which Indian city did a terrible massacre take place in 1919?

a)

Delhi

b)

Mumbai

c)

Calcutta

d)

Amritsar

6.

Which treaty of 1842 saw Britain seize control of Hong Kong after the First Opium War?

a)

Nanking

b)

Peking

c)

Shanghai

d)

Guangzhou

7.

Which Italian state played a leading role in the unification of Italy from 1848-1871?

a)

Sicily

b)

The Papal States

c)

Lombardy

d)

Sardinia-Piedmont

8.

Which Italian revolutionary hero is also a delicious biscuit?

a)

Bourbon

b)

Snickers

c)

Garibaldi

d)

Mazzini

9.

Which of these words accurately describe Nicholas II?

a)

Inexperienced

b)

Courageous

c)

Flexible

d)

Open-minded

10.

Who led Russia's efforts to industrialise in the 1890s?

a)

Stolypin

b)

Witte

c)

Trotsky

d)

Rodzianko

11.

Who was the "Mad Monk" that was an aid to Tsarina Alexandria before the Russian Revolution?

a)

Yusupov

b)

Father Gapon

c)

Rasputin

d)

Trotsky

12.

In what year was Otto von Bismarck born?

a)

1802

b)

1807

c)

1809

d)

1815

13.

Which document incited France to declare War against Prussia in 1870

a)

The Ems Telegram

b)

The Kruger Telegram

c)

The Zimmerman Telegram

d)

The Kennan Telegram

14.

Which of these wars did NOT contribute to the unification of Germany in 1871?

a)

Franco-Prussian War

b)

Second Schleswig War

c)

Seven Years War

d)

Austro-Prussian War

15.

Which European Country colonised the Congo region?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Belgium

c)

France

d)

Germany

16.

Karl Lueger was the anti-semitic Mayor of which city?

a)

Berlin

b)

Prague

c)

Budapest

d)

Vienna