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Module 13 Practice Quiz (Geo5)

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

scientist who contributed to math and physics

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry

e)

Isaac Newton

2.

scientist who wrote that Earth orbited the sun

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry

e)

Isaac Newton

3.

explorer who navigated a voyage around the world for Spain

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry

e)

Isaac Newton

4.

explorer whose voyages for Spain started the European exploration of the Americas

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry

e)

Isaac Newton

5.

Portuguese leader who founded a navigation school and sponsored voyages along the African coast

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry

e)

Isaac Newton

6.

Which of the following was a main goal of the Spanish in exploring the Americas?

a)

gaining gold and silver

b)

establishing plantations

c)

trapping valuable animals

d)

enslaving the native populations

7.

Which of the following were effects of the Columbian Exchange? Choose the TWO correct answers.

a)

Horses were introduced to Europe.

b)

Europeans converted to new religions.

c)

Eating habits around the world changed.

d)

New technologies were used throughout the world.

e)

Native Americans became sick from measles and smallpox.

8.

document that made taxes fairer and guaranteed rights of speech, press, and religion

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

9.

document limiting the power of the English monarch and establishing the right to trial by jury

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

10.

document outlawing cruel and unusual punishment and listing rights for English Parliament including the power to pass laws and raise taxes

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

11.

document that used ideas of Locke and Rousseau about government and natural rights to announce the break between Great Britain and thirteen of its colonies

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

12.

Which of the following characterized the Enlightenment?

a)

obeying a monarch’s rule

b)

revolting against democracies

c)

using reason to improve society

d)

applying religion to everyday life

13.

Why was Napoleon important in history?

a)

His military ideas still influence political thought today.

b)

His democratic ideas spread across Europe.

c)

His armies conquered much of Europe.

d)

His family still rules France today.

14.

machine used to power most factories

a)

water frame

b)

steam engine

c)

Bessemer steel process

d)

telegraph

15.

used to send messages over a long distance

a)

water frame

b)

steam engine

c)

Bessemer steel process

d)

telegraph

16.

used to convert iron inexpensively into a stronger product

a)

water frame

b)

steam engine

c)

Bessemer steel process

d)

telegraph

17.

machine that could produce dozens of threads at one time

a)

water frame

b)

steam engine

c)

Bessemer steel process

d)

telegraph

18.

Which of these were positive effects of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Many workers stayed poor.

b)

Workers lived in cramped, unsafe apartments.

c)

Cities became dirty, noisy, crowded, and disease-filled.

d)

Manufactured goods became cheaper and more available.

e)

More people joined the middle class by becoming wealthier.

19.

Which of these were negative effects of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Many workers stayed poor.

b)

Workers lived in cramped, unsafe apartments.

c)

Cities became dirty, noisy, crowded, and disease-filled.

d)

Manufactured goods became cheaper and more available.

e)

More people joined the middle class by becoming wealthier.

20.

the competition between countries for colonies

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

alliances

21.

the desire of different ethnic groups to have an independent nation-state

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

alliances

22.

the splitting of major European countries into two rival groups of countries

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

alliances

23.

the competition between countries to have the strongest armies and navies

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

alliances

24.

Which of the following was an effect of World War I?

a)

Austria-Hungary paid for war damages.

b)

A Communist government came to power in Russia.

c)

Serbia accepted responsibility for causing the war.

d)

A Communist government came to power in Germany.

25.

German dictator

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

26.

Italian dictator

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

27.

Soviet dictator

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

28.

How did Germany take over so much territory so quickly at the beginning of World War II?

a)

by bombing capital cities

b)

by using the Luftwaffe to attack foreign ships

c)

by seizing control of train depots

d)

by using the blitzkrieg to overpower opposing forces

29.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

the inflation of German currency

b)

the mass execution of six million Jews

c)

the Allied invasion of Normandy, France

d)

the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan

30.

The Cold War divided European countries into Communist countries belonging to __________ and non-Communist countries belonging to __________.

a)

the Allies/the Axis

b)

the Axis/the Allies

c)

NATO/the Warsaw Pact

d)

the Warsaw Pact/NATO

31.

How was Yugoslavia affected by the end of the Cold War?

a)

It unified with neighboring countries.

b)

Different ethnic groups fought civil wars to control territory.

c)

It split into a confederation of nation-states.

d)

Ethnic groups separated peacefully into different nation-states.

32.

What is the purpose of the European Union?

a)

to unite former Communist countries with other European countries

b)

to generate European economic growth and compete with former Communist countries

c)

to unite different European countries under one government

d)

to promote political and economic cooperation between European counties