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Europe Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The creation of the EU was...

a)

a direct result of wanting to rebuild Europe after World War II

b)

a direct result of wanting to rebuild Europe after World War I

c)

a direct result of wanting to rebuild Europe after the Cold War

d)

a direct result of wanting to rebuild Europe after the Vietnam War

2.

A system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods

a)

Democracy

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Common Market

3.
A range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from France.
a)
Apennines
b)
Caucasus
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Urals
e)
Alps
4.
A geographic region in northern Europe, consisting principally of the mainland territories of Norway and Sweden.
a)
Viking Realm
b)
Norse World
c)
Scandinavian Peninsula
d)
Northern European Plain
e)
Lapland
5.
A mountain range that runs roughly north and south through western Russia. They are considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia.
a)
Apennines
b)
Caucasus
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Urals
e)
Alps
6.
A peninsula located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain and Portugal.
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
Golden Horde
c)
Balkan Peninsula
d)
Crimean Peninsula
e)
Scandinavian Peninsula
7.
What sea separates Europe from Africa?
a)
Adriatic
b)
Agean
c)
Mediterranean
d)
North
e)
Sea of Azov
8.
Which mountain range in south central Europe lies just north of the Italian peninsula?
a)
Alps
b)
Urals
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Caucasus
e)
Apennines
9.

What event of the mid-1900s greatly contributed to increased cooperation between European nations?

a)

Outbreak of war in Southeast Asia

b)

Emergence of powerful nations in Africa

c)

Economic competition from the United States

d)

Devastation caused by the Second World War

10.

Which of the following correctly identifies the location of European countries based on the map?

a)

I. England; II. France; III. Spain; IV. Sweden; V. Norway

b)

I. England; II. Spain; III. France; IV. Norway; V. Sweden

c)

I. England; II. France; III. Spain; IV. Norway; V. Sweden

d)

I. France; II. England; III. Spain; IV. Sweden; V. Norway

11.

The European Union helps to organize a single market economy in Europe by —

a)

encouraging the building of new ports in the EU

b)

limiting the number of immigrants to settle in the EU

c)

allowing goods, services, and people to move freely in the EU

d)

prohibiting government intervention in the economies of EU nations

12.

The conditions listed in the box are characteristic of societies that deal with the challenges created by —

a)

poverty

b)

multiculturalism

c)

lack of education

d)

European Union policies

13.

Europe has a history characterized by instances of conflict and cooperation between cultures.

Most recently many European nations have been working to cooperate by —

a)

isolating the United States

b)

forming the European Union

c)

reducing stockpiles of weapons

d)

limiting immigration to the region

14.

What best describes how the United States Government was influenced by Greece and Rome

a)

We are a Monarchy like Ancient sparta; and use legal ideas from Ancient Rome

b)

We are a democracy like Ancient Athens; and a republic like Ancient Rome

c)

We use Columns like the Greeks and also arches like the Romans

d)

We are a theocracy like ancient Greece, and a republic like ancient rome.

15.
What is true about an unlimited government?
a)
The people have zero control over their rulers.
b)
The people have power over their government through voting.
c)
The monarch is a symbolic head of state and shares power with a legislature.
d)
A government is given power by the governed.
16.
Define dictatorship.
a)
A dictatorship with total control over all aspects of life.
b)
Dictatorship, form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.
c)
A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.
d)
A government is given power by the governed. People vote for every single decision.
17.
What is true about a constitutional monarchy?
a)
A government is given power by the governed. People vote for every single decision.
b)
The ruler (usually a king or a queen) inherits power.
c)
absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual, regarded as a political ideal.
d)
The monarch is a symbolic head of state and shares power with a legislature.
18.
A limited government is best defined as:
a)
A government in which the leaders can do what they want.
b)
A government in which leaders are restricted in their actions.
19.
An unlimited government is best defined as:
a)
A government in which the leaders can do what they want.
b)
A government in which leaders are restricted in their actions.
20.

Which statement is TRUE?

a)

In a limited government everyone including authority figures must obey the laws.

b)

In an unlimted government everyone including authority figures much obey the laws.

c)

In a limited government only some authority figures obey the law.

d)

An unlimited government is ruled by the people.

21.

Why is Europe called a peninsula?

a)

It has many mountains and rivers

b)

it is the main landmass of Eurasia

c)

It is surrounded by three sides of water

d)

It has an unusually long coastline