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WH 1.3/1.4 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a government?
a)
a group of corporations that control laws
b)
a group of people who overthrow the leaders
c)
a nation that has no leaders 
d)
a person or group of people who control a country
2.
A queen rules a nation. When she dies, the throne will pass to her daughter. What kind of government does this nation have? 
a)
a monarchy 
b)
a theocracy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
a representative democracy
3.
A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution. He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have? 
a)
a monarchy
b)
a theocracy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
an oligarchy
4.

Three wealthy military leaders take over a nation. They make all the rules and do not allow any discussion. What kind of government does this nation have? 

a)
an oligarchy
b)
anarchy
c)
a theocracy
d)
a dictatorship
5.
Some nations in the Middle East have Islam as the state religion. Their citizens must practice this religion. What kind of government do these nations have? 
a)
a monarchy 
b)
a theocracy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
an oligarchy
6.
People overthrow their government, but no ruler takes charge. Without leadership, the nation is in chaos. What is this situation called? 
a)
autocracy
b)
oppression 
c)
anarchy
d)
revolution
7.
Anna lives in a direct democracy. What does that mean?
a)
She will be brought up on charges if she does not vote
b)
As a citizen, she is a member of the government and sits in Congress. 
c)
She votes for representatives who decide on the issues and laws. 
d)
She personally votes on every issue and law. 
8.
Brady lives in a representative democracy. What does that mean?
a)
He will be brought up on charges if he does not vote
b)
As a citizen, he is a member of the government and sits in Congress. 
c)
He votes for representatives who decide on the issues and laws
d)
He personally votes on every issue and law. 
9.

A government where one person (or couple or family) is in charge and power is passed from one family member to another upon the ruler's death

a)

monarchy

b)

direct democracy

c)

anarchy

d)

oligarchy

10.

A government where citizens elect leaders who will vote on their behalf

a)

monarchy

b)

direct democracy

c)

representative republic

d)

oligarchy

11.

Which rivers were the main water sources for the ancient Mesopotamians?

a)

Nile and Amazon rivers

b)

Yangtze and Mississippi rivers

c)

Tigris and Euphrates rivers

d)

Ganges and Indus rivers

12.

What is the name of the wedge-shaped writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

cuneiform

b)

runes

c)

hieratic script

d)

hieroglyphics

13.

What is the name of the ancient Mesopotamian system of writing on clay tablets?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieratic script

c)

papyrus

d)

hieroglyphics

14.

The name Mesopotamia means . .

a)

the land between two rivers

b)

Holy Land

c)

Sumerians

d)

Chaldea

15.

Who formed a code of laws that later influenced the laws of the Greeks and Romans?

a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
16.

How did the Assyrians treat the people they conquered?

a)
They treated them with kindness and respect
b)
They allowed them to keep their own customs and traditions
c)
They forced them to adopt Assyrian customs and traditions
d)
They enslaved them and treated them harshly
17.
Mesopotamian temples were called ______.
a)
Ziggurats
b)
Caves
c)
Pyramids 
18.

The Sumerian writing system was called

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Stele

c)

Heiroglyphs

d)

Cuneiform

19.

Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?

a)

The wheel

b)

The plow

c)

The alphabet

d)

All of them

20.

the Assyrian Empire’s capital city

a)

Ninevah

b)

astronomer

c)

province

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

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