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Social Studies Quarterly Assessment (Cumulative)

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
An African-American civil rights leader
b)
An NFL quarterback for the NY Jets
c)
A Germen priest who rebelled against the Catholic Church
d)
A dance club DJ who plays hip-hop music
2.

What was the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther's 95 Theses?

a)

Excommunication

b)

The Peace of Westphalia

c)

The Counsel of Trent

d)

They ignored it

3.
What were the 95 Theses?
a)
A Country music band.
b)
The name of the Popes army.
c)
Martin Luther's 95 arguments against the sale of Indulgences
4.

Luther's followers called themselves what?

a)

Protestants

b)

Protestors

c)

Reformers

d)

Transformers

5.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
A man who worked out too much
b)
The man who beheaded anyone
c)
first leader of the Christian humanism movement
d)
the young monk who challenged the Roman Catholic Church
6.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
7.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform practices by the Catholic church considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
8.
What were the criticisms of the Catholic Church?
a)
that Church officials were trying to make money, especially the sale of indulgences and the veneration of relics.
b)
The pope had moved to Avignon, France and was living on a luxurious estate.
c)
That Church officials were leaving the cities to escape the plague.
9.
This was the Church practice of selling forgiveness for sin 
a)
Usury
b)
Tithe
c)
Sin Tax
d)
Indulgences
10.
Rather than believing in the power of priests, what would a Protestant put full faith in?
a)
The teachings of Jesus and the Bible
b)
The Quran and the Power of Allah
c)
The power of the Pope
d)
They believe that God does not exist
11.
True or False: The Diet of Worms was when Martin Luther had to eat only worms while in prison.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
12.
What religion were ALL Christians before the Reformation?
a)
Jewish
b)
Christian
c)
Catholic
d)
Baptist
13.
Why was Luther disappointed after the church conference in Rome?
a)
He missed his classes
b)
He saw all the corruption among the priests and bishops
c)
He got a bad grade on a test
d)
Cassey was mean to him and made him cry
14.
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were a call for
a)
revolt against German princes.
b)
reforming the Catholic Church.
c)
greater papal authority.
d)
spreading Christianity.
15.
Martin Luther suggested which change to church practice?
a)
Printing the Bible in the vernacular so all could read it
b)
Installing statues of saints in churches.
c)
 Saying mass in Latin so the faithful would learn it.
d)
Increasing the sale of indulgences
16.
What does writing in the vernacular mean?
a)
writing in a foreign language
b)
writing in first person voice 
c)
writing in Latin 
d)
writing in people's native language 
17.

Luther argued that people's beliefs should be based on the

_________________. (Bible/Ninety-Five Theses)

a)

Bible

b)

Ninety-Five Theses

18.

Which of the following was NOT a teaching of Martin Luther?

a)

Anyone could have a direct relationship with God.

b)

Indulgences are legal.

c)

People should base their beliefs on the Bible.

d)

People do not need priests to talk to God.

19.

What was a document given by the pope that excused a person from penalties he or she had committed?

a)

Indulgence

b)

Edict

c)

Purgatory

d)

Scroll

20.

Martin Luther challenged the traditional structure of the Catholic Church by arguing that...

a)

people did not need to do charity work.

b)

the poor should be treated differently than the rich.

c)

the clergy should become more involved in politics.

d)

people did not need priests to interpret the Bible for them.

21.

a Christian who protested against the Catholic church

a)

Reformation

b)

Indulgence

c)

Purgatory

d)

Protestant

22.

German priest credited with starting the Reformation, he nailed a list of complaints about the Catholic Church to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany.

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

King Henry VIII

23.
In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?
a)
Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
b)
Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
c)
Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
d)
Decided to become a lawyer. 
24.
Protestant or Catholic belief? Church leaders can marry and have children.
a)
Protestant
b)
Catholic
25.
T or F: Protestants and Catholics are both Christians.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What is excommunication?
a)
You are kicked out of the church for life and won't go to heaven.
b)
You are put on trial, tortured, and given a choice to convert or die.
c)
You can pay money to have your sins forgiven: ticket to heaven.
d)
You are brought up on criminal charges, accusing you of going against approved teachings/beliefs.
27.
All Church activities were in this language.
a)
Latin
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Pig Latin
28.

Before the Reformation, Christian churches were ___________

a)

Jewish

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Muslim

d)

None of the Above

29.
What was the first branch of Protestantism?
a)
Lutheranism
b)
Baptism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
30.
What were the statements against the Catholic Church and posted to the door of the church called?
a)
88 Theses
b)
95 Theses
c)
99 Theses
d)
None of the above
31.
People wanted to reform the Roman Catholic Church because of corruption. ( Examples of Corruption : Popes were selling church positions, they were living sinful lives, selling indulgences)
a)
True
b)
False
32.
After being spared in a thunderstorm, what did Luther become?
a)
A miner 
b)
A priest
c)
A lawyer
d)
A monk
33.

"Recant" means to _______.

a)

go after

b)

take back something

c)

give something to

d)

none of these

34.

The first Protestant group started are called ________ after Martin Luther.

a)

Methodists

b)

Presbyterians

c)

Lutherans

d)

Catholics

35.
What was the Reformation?
a)
pardons for sins
b)
the young monk
c)
the events that led to Protestantism
d)
a bill of rights
36.
Nicolaus Copernicus proposed this theory, that the sun was the center of the solar system
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Sun Theory
d)
Copernicum Theory
37.
The United States has three branches of government due to this philosopher
a)
Rousseau
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Montesquieu
38.
Improvement in medicine and scientific instruments were effects of
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Scientific Revolution
d)
The Middle Ages
39.
This philosopher believed that people have three natural rights; life, liberty, and property
a)
John Locke
b)
Voltaire
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
40.
This philosopher was also and author who wrote about women's rights
a)
Catherine the Great
b)
Rousseau
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Voltaire
41.
Differently, Rousseau and Hobbes believed in this, an agreement people make with the government.
a)
Constitution
b)
Loyalty Oath
c)
Social Contract
d)
Bill of Rights
42.
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.
a)
a natural law
b)
checks and balances
c)
a social contract
d)
laissez-faire
43.
What did Thomas Hobbes believe?
a)
Humans should hurt other humans
b)
Humans were naturally cruel, selfish, and greedy
c)
Humans are all so kind and wonderful
d)
Humans should go to church every day
44.
A government leader who has all the power
a)
Democracy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Separation of Powers
45.

The idea that religion should not be involved with government is called:

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Separation of Church and State

c)

Religious Tolerance

d)

Natural Rights

46.

Many Kings before and during the Enlightenment believed that they were given the right to rule from God. This idea is called:

a)

Natural Right to rule

b)

Divine Right

c)

Unlimited Power

d)

Absolute Monarchy

47.

1. Before the 1500's, most scholars believed in the ________________ Theory and that the earth was an ________________ object located at the center of the universe.

a)

Geocentric; Rotational

b)

Heliocentric; Immovable

c)

Geocentric; Immovable

48.

What did tool did Galileo improve to help him study the skies?

a)

The astrolabe

b)

the stars

c)

The Telescope

d)

cat food.

49.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
50.
The English philosopher who proposed the Scientific Method.
a)
Sir Francis Bacon
b)
Voltaire
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
hypothesis
51.
Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?
a)
the heliocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the theory of scientifc rationalism
d)
the theory of universal gravitation
52.
The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar in that they:
a)
strengthened the economy.
b)
led to the Cold War.
c)
rejected civil rights.
d)
encouraged new ideas.
53.

Prior to the Scientific Revolution, what were the two main sources of thinking about the natural world?

a)

The words of Julius Caesar and the teachings of Buddha

b)

The words of Cleopatra and the Mayan calendar

c)

The teachings of Confucius and the U.S. Constitution

d)

The words of the Bible and the teachings of Ptolemy and Aristotle.

54.
Which idea is represented by this list?
a)
The heliocentric theory
b)
The geocentric theory
c)
The social contract
d)
The scientific method
55.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
56.
One of the earliest to ask for equal rights for women, what Enlightenment writer questioned the men’s ideas that women should only be educated enough to be good wives and mothers?
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Mary Wollstonecraft
c)
Mary Shelley
d)
Catherine the Great
57.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
58.
The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement based on ______________?
a)
Religion
b)
Science
c)
Art/Culture
d)
Logic/Reason
59.
John Locke belived that people had three natural rights. What are they?
a)
Money, Property, Security
b)
Liberty, Money, Life
c)
Life, Liberty, Property
d)
 Life, Secuirty, Protection
60.
Who described the law of gravity?
a)
Galileo Galilei
b)
Issac Newton
c)
 philosophes
d)
John Locke
61.
What was the Social Contract?
a)
An agreement on the social reputation of the people living in the area
b)
A contract to change the government 
c)
An agreement between people and their government
d)
A agreement the citizens of an area all decided upon to catoragorize the people into social rankings
62.

Who asked this question? " If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?"

a)

Locke

b)

Wollstonecraft

c)

Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

63.

What was 1 negative result for "The New World" because of the Columbian Exchange? (pick 1 answer)

a)

Pollution and garbage began to collect all over the The New World.

b)

Diseases brought by the Europeans killed millions of Carribbean and North American natives.

c)

Native animals became extinct due to over-hunting.

64.

European explorers began exploring the world because they wanted to:

a)

Gain riches from Asia like silk and spices and discover

b)

Prove that the world was flat

c)

To the discover the Native-Americans because they knew that they were there

d)

All of the above.

65.

Which country funded or gave money to Christopher Columbus for his voyage to the "New World."

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

England

66.

When thinking about the Age of Exploration the phrase "New World" refers to which part of the world?

a)

Africa, Asia, Europe

b)

North America and South America

c)

Africa, Antarctica, Australia

d)

None of these

67.

How did the Columbian Exchange result in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

Diseases wiped out Native American populations

b)

Europeans needed labor to plant crops in the New World

c)

Native Americans would rebel or run away from slave masters

d)

All of the above

68.

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

69.
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
a)
sugar cane, cotton, tabacco
b)
sugar, cotton, wheat
c)
cotton, wheat, corn
70.
To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?
a)
Europe
b)
Spain
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
71.
Why were the Africans' heads shaved?
a)
To prevent lice
b)
To dehumanize them
c)
To make them look like an military men
72.
How did the African kings view the Africans they sold?
a)
criminals, debtors, prisoners of war
b)
fellow Africans
c)
cannibals
73.
This was the agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers. 
a)
Treaty of Tordesilles
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Treaty of United Americas
d)
Treaty of Spain
74.
Which European country was the first to send out Explorers?
a)
Spain 
b)
Portugal 
c)
France 
d)
England 
75.
This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.
a)
compass
b)
astrolabe
c)
cartography
d)
caravel
76.
The religion the explorers were aiming to spread in the New World was
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Polytheism
77.
The "Old World " was considered to be the continents of...
a)
Europe, Africa, and Asia
b)
North and South America
c)
Australia and Canada
d)
Asia and North America
78.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the slave trade on African society?
a)
Increased tribal warfare.
b)
Population decline, leading to a loss of workers.
c)
Families and communities were torn apart.
d)
Brought wealth to ALL African people.
79.
What is the significance of the Columbian Exchange? 
a)
It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds
b)
The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there
c)
Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life
d)
Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans
80.
What was the primary killer of Natvie Americans during the Age of Exploration?
a)
Diseasese
b)
Foreign plants in their forests
c)
Warfare
d)
Poverty
81.
A skilled map maker.
a)
Cartographer
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Caravel
d)
None of the above
82.
An advance ship preferred by merchants and explorers that was able to carry more cargo and supplies and traveled at a faster rate than ships previously built
a)
Cartographer
b)
Carnival 
c)
Caravel
d)
None of the above
83.
Why were the diseases from the Europeans so deadly to the Native Americans?
a)
Don't click here, its not the correct answer.
b)
Nor is this option. Keep reading.
c)
Try again. Select this and you will be wrong.
d)
They had no medicines or immunity to the diseases
84.
How did Prince Henry of Portugal contribute to the Age of Exploration?
a)
He invented the astrolabe so explorers could sail further into the ocean.
b)
He was the first to sail around Africa leading to a trade route by water to India.
c)
He developed a school of navigation that prepared future explorers with the necessary skills.
d)
He was the first European to discover the New World leading to wave of explorers looking to wealth.
85.

Which is NOT a reason for exploration?

a)

Hunting

b)

Gold

c)

God

d)

Glory

86.
How did slavery begin in Africa?
a)
People were promised a better life (lied to) and they signed up
b)
The kings sold them to the Europeans
c)
They were captured by Americans from Texas 
d)
They volunteered to go to save their other family members
87.

Some slaves decided to jump overboard and drowned instead of remaining on the slave ship.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

What continents are in the New World?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

89.

What items are from the Old World?

a)

Peanuts

b)

Barley

c)

Horses

d)

Rice

e)

Pineapples

90.

What items are from the New World World?

a)

Potatoes

b)

Horses

c)

Coffee

d)

Pumpkins

e)

Corn

91.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
92.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
93.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
94.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
95.

The girl is pointing to the West with her __________hand.

a)

left

b)

right

c)

front

d)

small

96.
This type of map focuses on one main topic.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Global
97.
This type of map shows natural features
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Grid System
98.
Half of the earth
a)
Sphere
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Equator
d)
Prime Meridian
99.

How people, goods, and ideas move to and from a place.

a)

location

b)

human environment interaction

c)

movement

d)

place

e)

region

100.
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Climate, and Place
b)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Place, and Location
c)
Place, Movement, Location, Region, and Human-Alien Interactions
d)
Absolute Location, Relative Location, Climate, Vegetation, and Movement 
101.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
102.
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is being represented in this picture?
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Movement
d)
Place
103.
Relative location is:
a)
Latitude and Longitude
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location, not specific
d)
a specific place:
104.
People cutting down trees, creating watersheds, draining wetlands and polluting soil are all examples of this theme.
a)
regions
b)
movement
c)
human-environment interaction
d)
location
105.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
106.
Austin, Texas is located at 30 degrees N, 90 degrees W
a)
Absolute location
b)
Relative location
c)
place
d)
region
107.

What is the name of our country?

a)

Mexico

b)

The United States of America

c)

Africa

d)

North Carolina

108.

What is the name of the continent we live in?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

North Carolina

109.

What is the name of the state we live in?

a)

Virginia

b)

Hickory

c)

Charlotte

d)

North Carolina

110.

What county do we live in?

a)

Iredell

b)

Newton

c)

Hickory

d)

Catawba

111.

What city do we live in?

a)

Catawba

b)

Catawba Valley

c)

Hickory

d)

Conover

112.

All of the following are major oceans EXCEPT:

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

African Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

113.
The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
114.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

Take a right on Man O'War BLVD and then a left at Walmart.

b)

My house is located at 80.00235 degrees north and 32.1774 degrees east.

c)

Turn right out of Hayes parking lot and then left at the big tree.

d)

Turn right at the second stop light and then stay straight for 3.2 miles.

115.
What does it look like when you get there? What theme of geography is this?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Human environment interaction

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