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Exam Review Quiz

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 5hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

2.

The idea that the sun is at the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

a)

geocentric

b)

heliocentric

c)

earthcentric

d)

world's worst

3.

Absolutist monarchs were ones who

a)

sought to control all aspects of public and private life.

b)

ran the government in a way that benefited the economy of other nations

c)

governed as if the affairs of state should benefit the people.

d)

respect the laws passed by the representative institutions.

4.
Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
5.
Which philosopher believed that a government with separation of powers was the best type of government? 
a)
John Locke 
b)
Voltaire
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
6.

Who was the English scientist who discovered the laws of gravitation?

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Kepler

d)

Copernicus

7.

Scientist who discovered that the heart worked like a pump

a)

Newton

b)

Harvey

c)

Descartes

d)

Galen

8.
Who created an improved telescope that confirmed the findings of Copernicus?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Nicolaus
c)
Galileo
d)
Bacon
9.

a king or queen whose ideas and actions were influenced by the Enlightenment thinkers

a)

enlightened despot

b)

natural rights

c)

abolitionists

d)

parliament

10.

Which is NOT a tax imposed on the colonists by Great Britain?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Paper Crown Act

d)

Tea Act

11.

What was the result of the American Revolution?

a)

The colonists became from free Great Britain.

b)

The colonists moved back to Britain.

c)

The colonists fought the French.

d)

the colonist could no longer settle past the Appalachian mountains

12.

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

a)

clergy

b)

nobles

c)

common people

d)

kings and queens

13.

Why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?

a)

voting in the Estates General was not fair

b)

the king had ordered them to do so

c)

they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror

d)

they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed

14.

The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon?

a)

There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army

b)

Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army

c)

The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army

d)

The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army

15.

What cause of the French Revolution is represented by this image?

a)

Weak leadership of the monarchy

b)

Unequal social class system

c)

Economic crisis

d)

Inspiration from the Enlightenment

16.

Which event in which thousands of French citizens were killed is associated with this image?

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

Meeting of the Estates General

c)

Rise of Napoleon

d)

Storming of the Bastille

17.
What land does Napoleon sell to America?
a)
Louisiana Territory
b)
New Mexico Territory
c)
California
d)
Cuba
18.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
19.

Napoleon used the ______________ to hurt Great Britain's economy.

a)

Continental System

b)

Socialism System

c)

Laissez-Faire System

d)

Annex System

20.

Who was the leader of the reign of terror?

a)

Robespierre

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Louis X

d)

Murat

21.

What event restored monarchies and the balance of power to Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?

a)

Congress of Vienna

b)

Parliament

c)

League of Nations

d)

Estates General

22.
During the mid­1700s, the French people were divided into estates, or classes. Which of the following formed the largest and poorest class in French society?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Fourth Estate
23.

What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

To raise taxes of the the Third Estate

b)

Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power

c)

To make plans to storm the Bastille

d)

To play tennis

24.

Most people lived in ________ until the mid-1700's.

a)

rural areas

b)

town

c)

urban cities

d)

plantations

25.
The Industrial Revolution began in _____
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
China
26.

______ were wanted in factories because of lower wages and their small size was an advantage.

a)

Children

b)

married men

c)

Unmarried men

d)

Failing World History students

27.

____ introduced a new theory of gov't called Communism which encouraged workers to rise up and take over the means of production.

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Henry Bessemer

c)

Jethro Tull

d)

John Kay

28.

Businesses of the Industrial Revolution believed in capitalism where the Governments applied ______ principles and avoided heavy taxes, regulations, or interference in business

a)

laissez-faire

b)

bourgeoisie

c)

hands on

d)

proletariat

29.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
30.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
31.

What was NOT a reason that people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

a)

Jobs in factories

b)

Jobs on the farm

c)

to get away from discrimination

d)

a better life

32.

What are the run-down "apartments" that many people in large cities lived in called?

a)

tenant farms

b)

tenements

c)

apartments

d)

public housing

33.

The Industrial Revolution grows in Britain because

a)

they had access to coal reserves

b)

they had laborers

c)

they had a stable government

d)

all of the above

34.

What is the definition of socialism?

a)

The idea that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole.

b)

The idea that all free men over the age of 21 of good standing should have the right to vote.

c)

The idea that women should have equal political, social and economic rights as men.

d)

The idea that a country’s trade and industry should be controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

35.
What is Capitalism?
a)
A system where the government controls business
b)
Capitalism is an economic system where the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit! 
c)
A economic system in which the people have limited rights
d)
An economic system in which most property and resources, such as factories or farms, are publicly owned or controlled.
36.

Who created a workable electric light bulb?

a)

Thomas Alva Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Henry Bessemer

d)

George Westinghouse

37.

Who patented the telephone?

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

George Pullman

c)

Thomas Alva Edison

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

38.

The Congress of Vienna -

a)

reclaimed American colonies

b)

redrew the map of Europe

c)

redrew the map of America

d)

reclaimed African colonies

39.

Who unifies Germany?

a)

Otto von Bismarck

b)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

c)

Camillo di Cavour

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm

40.

Following the Congress of Vienna, what was the area made up of Prussia, Austria, and 37 other German states called?

a)

U.S Confederacy

b)

SEED Confederacy

c)

Mr. Munns Confederacy

d)

Germany Confederation

41.
The strongest of the German states were
a)
Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Naples and Venetia
c)
Russia and Sweden
d)
Prussia and Austria
42.
How did Otto Von Bismark unite Germany under Prussian leadership?
a)
through a series of 3 wars- against Austria, France, and Denmark
b)
by ending the Seven Years War
c)
he established international trade with America, Asia, and Africa
d)
be defeating his other German states
43.

Why did czars resist modernization?

a)

They wanted to maintain power

b)

They wanted the best for their people

c)

They wanted to give their money away

d)

They wanted citizens to become prosperous

44.

What was the Duma?

a)

The Communist party

b)

The wife of the Tsar

c)

The elected legislature of Russia

d)

The Russian heir to the throne

45.

Alexander III policy that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian

a)

communism

b)

satelite

c)

market economy

d)

Russification

46.

What is domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

a)

Imperialism

b)

Industrialization

c)

nationalism

d)

paternalism

47.
an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment
a)
protectorate
b)
colonialism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
imperialism
48.

Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

a)

a desire to spread Christianity

b)

a need for military bases around the world

c)

a need for raw materials and an expansion of new markets

d)

a desire to gain glory

49.

Which of the following was NOT a motive of imperialism?

a)

Spreading ideas

b)

Economic Gain

c)

Political Power

d)

Independence

50.

Which is an example of INDIRECT RULE?

a)

Great Britain sets up a local government to be in charge of the nation that it conquered

b)

Spain conquers a new nation but, after finding it didn't have enough natural resources, leaves

c)

Great Britain sends a governor to a nation that it colonized and he is in charge

d)

France goes to war with Spain over the resources of a country

51.

Treating people as if they were children, how the Europeans acted towards the Africans

a)

Imperialism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Geopolitics

d)

Paternalism

52.

What is one way European society changed thanks to the printing press?

a)

People quit the feudal system to find work else where

b)

People began reading books in their vernacular

c)

Literacy declined during the Renaissance

d)

People began writing scripts for movies

53.

Why was the Printing press so important?

a)

It helped spread his ideas across Europe

b)

People began printing newspapers in America

c)

People began writing mean articles about Kings

d)

The bible was only printed in Latin

54.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

a)

Italians were better Catholics

b)

Italy had better means of transportation

c)

Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road

d)

Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade

55.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

recreate

b)

reemerge

c)

rebirth

d)

reinvent

56.

Who was Johann Gutenberg?

a)

the inventor of the telescope

b)

the inventor of the printing press

c)

the founder of the laws of planetary motion

d)

a religious reformer

57.

What did an indulgence grant a person?

a)

a pardon for sin

b)

money for food

c)

an interview with a priest

d)

a guarantee into heaven

58.

English King Henry VIII broke away from the Church so he could give himself:

a)

a promotion

b)

a divorce

c)

a better passport

d)

a tax break

59.
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. 
60.
Bloody Mary got her name from the execution of...
a)
Henry VIII's wives
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Catholics
d)
Protestants
61.

What was the name Of Henry's first wife?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Catherine Howard

c)

Katherine of Aragon

d)

Anne Boleyn

62.

Which wife gave Henry VIII the son?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Katharine Parr

d)

Anne of Cleves

63.

Which of the following is NOT one of Henry VIII's children?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Elizabeth II

c)

Edward VI

d)

Mary Tudor

64.

Who became leader of England directly following the English Civil War?

a)

William and Mary

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Charles II

d)

James I

65.

Who built the palace of Versailles as a symbol of his power?

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

Peter The Great

d)

King Louis XIV