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Unit 1: Europe - Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A form of government in which the power is held by a leader who has absolute authority

a)

dictatorship

b)

democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

republic

2.

A form of money

a)

currency

b)

book

c)

pen

d)

table

3.

Another word for king, queen, prince, princess, emperor, etc.

a)

monarch

b)

commoner

c)

peasant

d)

subject

4.

The common currency of the European Union

a)

euro

b)

dollar

c)

pound

d)

yen

5.

An economic organization composed of 28 European member countries

a)

European Union

b)

North American Free Trade Agreement

c)

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

d)

African Union

6.

A body of water surrounded on three sides by land

a)

bay

b)

island

c)

lake

d)

peninsula

7.

A government in which the power of the king or queen is limited by law

a)

constitutional monarchy

b)

absolute monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

republic

8.

The amount of money a government owes

a)

national debt

b)

national income

c)

national surplus

d)

national budget

9.

A government in which people can influence law and vote for representatives

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

10.

Land in the Netherlands that has been reclaimed from the sea for farming

a)

polders

b)

deltas

c)

fjords

d)

atolls

11.

Navigable routes of travel and transport (by water)

a)

waterways

b)

air routes

c)

rail routes

d)

pedestrian paths

12.

A government system of complete control by a king or queen who inherits the throne by birth

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

republic

d)

oligarchy

13.

Body of land surrounded on three sides by water

a)

peninsula

b)

island

c)

mountain

d)

valley

14.

A set of laws that describe how a government works

a)

constitution

b)

legislation

c)

policy

d)

regulation

15.

A tax on imports and exports

a)

tariff

b)

subsidy

c)

quota

d)

embargo

16.

Long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs

a)

fjord

b)

bay

c)

gulf

d)

inlet

17.

Hills, mountains, and plateaus

a)

uplands

b)

oceans

c)

rivers

d)

deserts

18.

Wide or deep enough to be traveled easily by boats and ship

a)

navigable

b)

shallow

c)

narrow

d)

blocked

19.

The countries that have adopted the euro as money

a)

Eurozone countries

b)

Asian countries

c)

African countries

d)

South American countries

20.

A country in which many services and benefits are paid for by the government

a)

welfare state

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

republic

21.

A form of government in which people elect officials who govern according to law

a)

republic

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy