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Mid-year Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Modern humans first appeared on what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

e)

Africa

2.

About how long ago did modern humans first appear in Africa?

a)

100-200 million years ago

b)

10-20 million years ago

c)

1-2 million years ago

d)

100,000-200,000 years ago

e)

10,000-20,000 years ago

3.

The civilizations we studied in class all started next to a....

a)

Lake

b)

River

c)

Mountain

d)

Desert

4.

What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?

a)

The land between two hills

b)

The rivers of life

c)

The land between two rivers

d)

The land of messy people

5.

What are the two rivers of Mesopotamia?

a)

Amazon

b)

Euphrates

c)

Mississippi

d)

Nile

e)

Tigris

6.

Who was the pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid at Giza?

a)

Tutankhamun

b)

Cleopatra VII

c)

Ramses II

d)

Khufu

7.

What was so amazing about the discovery of the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun (King Tut)?

a)

The tomb was undisturbed

b)

The tomb contained hundreds of artifacts

c)

The tomb contained 10 different human mummies

d)

The tomb was filled with venomous snakes

8.

What is a famous law from Hammurabi's Code?

a)

"A foot for a foot"

b)

"An eye for an eye"

c)

"A nose for a nose"

d)

"An ear for an ear"

9.

What two things are needed for a thesis statement?

a)

Claim

b)

Signiture

c)

"I" statements

d)

Reason

e)

Evidence

10.

What road is FSK MS located on?

a)

Smith

b)

Schmidt

c)

Simon

d)

Schindler

11.

The Beltway is a highway that goes around DC. What is the Interstate number it also goes by?

a)

195

b)

295

c)

395

d)

495

e)

595

12.

The Beltway goes through two states. What are they?

a)

Maryland

b)

DC

c)

Virginia

d)

Delaware

e)

West Virginia

13.

What is the capital of Maryland?

a)

Annapolis

b)

Baltimore

c)

DC

d)

Gaithersburg

e)

Silver Spring

14.

Who has the power in a democracy (in theory)?

a)

One person

b)

A few people

c)

All the people

15.

What is the name of the first historical dynasty in China?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

16.

What are the two most important rivers in China

a)

Amazon

b)

Mississippi

c)

Yangtze

d)

Yellow

e)

Zambezi

17.

How did China's geography impact its development?

a)

China was very well connected to other civilizations

b)

China was very isolated from other civilizations

18.

What philosophy is associated with this symbol?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

d)

Legalism

19.

What is the name of the pig on Mr. Krupp's file cabinet?

a)

Sam

b)

Charlotte

c)

Kid

d)

Babe

20.

Mr. Krupp is a....

a)

Vegan

b)

NBA fan

c)

Chicagoan

d)

MCU fan

e)

Juggler

21.

What is Mr. Krupp's favorite drink?

a)

Orange Juice

b)

Coke Zero Sugar

c)

Diet Pepsi

d)

Dr Pepper

22.

How many cats does Mr. Krupp currently have living in his house?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

What do you like most about this class?

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24.

What would you like to see improved in this class?

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25.

What grade do you think you will get at the end of the year in this class?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

26.

How challenging is this class?

a)

It is very difficult

b)

It is sometimes difficult

c)

It is sometimes easy

d)

It is very easy

27.

What can Mr. Krupp do to help you succeed in this class?

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