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History 6 Test 15 Final

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the record of what has happened to mankind

a)

culture

b)

history

c)

timeline

d)

ethnicity

2.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Quebec City

b)

Canadian City

c)

Ottawa

d)

Victoria

3.

What is one of the driest regions in the world found in South America?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Death Valley Desert

d)

Atacama Desert

4.

Which Indian group joined the Pilgrims for the first Thanksgiving?

a)

Shoshone

b)

Wampanoags

c)

Cherokee

d)

Chickasaw

5.

What terrain is a plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by tall grasses?

a)

rain forest

b)

shore

c)

prairie

d)

desert

6.

What is the largest canyon in the United States?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Great Basin Desert

c)

Waimea Canyon

d)

Antelope Canyon

7.

What is the capital of Brazil?

a)

Brasilia

b)

Manaus

c)

Recife

d)

Salvador

8.

What was the first permanent settlement in the New World?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Richmond

d)

Charleston

9.

Which Virginian gained valuable military experience during the French and Indian War and had the reputation for being brave and wise?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Henry Knox

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

10.

Durig which war was "Remember the Maine" a common slogan?

a)

Spanish-American War

b)

Civil War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

11.

During which war was the Zimmerman Note influential?

a)

Civil War

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

12.

During which war did the bombing of Pearl Harbor happen?

a)

Civil War

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

13.

During which war did the Battle of Gettsburg occur?

a)

Civil War

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

14.

During which war were the Rough Riders instrumental?

a)

Civil War

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

15.

Which war caused the eventual Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Civil War

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

16.

Which war was ended by the first use of atomic bombs?

a)

Civil War

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

17.

During which war was the date of November 11, 1918, important?

a)

Civil War

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

18.

During which war did V-E day happen?

a)

Civil War

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

19.

Who was the Nazi leader of Germany during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Neil Armstrong

20.

Which American patriot said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

a)

John Hancock

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

21.

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

a)

Robert Goddard

b)

Colin Powell

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Neil Armstrong

22.

What title is given to a person who wants to preserve traditional beliefs and values?

a)

liberal

b)

Nazi

c)

conservative

d)

terrorist

23.

What man developed the assembly line method of production?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Cyrus McCormick

c)

John Deere

d)

Henry Ford

24.

Who founded the American Red Cross and was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield"?

a)

Amy Carmichael

b)

Gladys Alyward

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Florence Nightingale

25.

Which Virginian said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

26.

What is the Islamic terrorist group responsible for attacks including the attack of September 11, 2001?

a)

al Jezeera

b)

Abu Sayyaf

c)

Ansaru

d)

al Qaeda

27.


What two countries did the U.S. military attack during the "War on Terror"?

a)

Libya and Pakistan

b)

Egypt and Saudi Arabia

c)

Afghanistan and Iraq

d)

Kuwait and Iran

28.

Which opera singer was one of the world's ten most admired women of her time?

a)

Fanny Crosby

b)

Marian Anderson

c)

Mary McLeod Bethune

d)

Clara Barton

29.

What legislation guaranteed voting, housing, and job rights for ethnic minorities?

a)

1964 Civil Rights Act

b)

Ole Deluder Satan Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

30.

What black minister was very active in the civil rights movement?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Bejamin O. Davis, Jr.

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Jackie Robinson

31.

What is the major mountain range in South America?

a)

Atlas

b)

Andes

c)

Rocky

d)

Ural

32.

Who was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Richard M. Nixon

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

33.

What was the most famous early South American Indian civilization?

a)

Maya

b)

Navajo

c)

Inca

d)

Aztec

34.

Who was the first President ever to resign from office?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Richard Nixon

35.

What President helped bring about a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Lyndon Johnson

36.

Which President appointed the first woman justice to the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

George H.W. Bush

d)

Ronald Reagan

37.

Which Communist leader agreed to a plan of "perestroika," or "restructuring"?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhail Gorbechev

d)

Fidel Castro

38.

Against which country was Operation Desert Storm directed?

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Kuwait

d)

Grenada

39.

Who was the Fascist leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

40.

Who was the Communist leader of Russia during World War II?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Adolf Hitler

41.

Which black educator served as Special Advisor on Minority Affairs to Franklin D. Roosevelt?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Sandra Day O'Connor

d)

Mary McLeod Bethune

42.

What area is home to the world's largest tropical rain forest?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Amazon River Basin

c)

Ohio Valley

d)

Great Basin

43.

What is the highest navigable lake in South America?

a)

Itaipu Lake

b)

Lake La Paz

c)

Lake Titicaca

d)

Lake Maracaibo

44.

Which black educator founded Tuskegee Institute?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Samuel Morse

45.

Which explorer led the expedition which discovered the North Pole?

a)

Charles Finney

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

Robert Peary

d)

Woodrow Wilson

46.

Who was the "Plant Genius" who found 285 uses for the peanut?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Robert H. Goddard

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Cyrus McCormick

47.

Who was America's most famous evangelist of the 19th century?

a)

Dwight L. Moody

b)

Robert Peary

c)

Orville Wright

d)

George Washington Carver

48.

Who was the "George Washington of South America"?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

Samuel Morse

49.

Who was the inventor of the electric lightbulb?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

Robert H. Goddard

50.

Who was the inventor of the telegraph?

a)

Charles Finney

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Woodrow Wilson

51.

Who was the inventor of the first liquid fuel rocket?

a)

Cyrus McCormick

b)

Robert H. Goddard

c)

Robert Peary

d)

Thomas Edison

52.

Who was the inventor of the mechanical reaper?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Dwight L. Moodyq

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Cyrus McCormick

53.

Who was one of the inventors of the airplane?

a)

Orville Wright

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

Samuel Morse

54.

Who was the President during World War I?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Dwight L. Moody

d)

Orville Wright

55.

Who was the commander of the Allied Powers in World War II who later became President?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Simon Bolivar