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2025 Fall Semester Mod Civ Final

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Christian effort to retake Spain from the Muslims was

a)

the Inquisition

b)

led by the Hanseatic League

c)

part of the Peasant Crusade

d)

the Reconquista

2.

The manor economy was based on

a)

trade among many villages.

b)

metalworking.

c)

farming.

d)

herding and weaving

3.

What did Henry II do to broaden the system of royal justice?

a)

He established a Supreme Court.

b)

He stiffened the requirements necessary to become a lawyer.

c)

He taxed the rich and used the money to build a court house.

d)

He helped establish English common law.

4.

Why was the Magna Carta important?

a)

It approved money for wars in France.

b)

It allowed the monarch to abolish Parliament.

c)

It asserted that the monarch must obey the law.

d)

It limited the power of the pope

5.

What was the chief goal of the Crusades?

a)

to liberate Spain

b)

to conquer England

c)

to conquer the Holy Land

d)

to defeat the Hindus

6.

The event that began the Middle Ages was the?

a)

fall of Rome

b)

death of Julius Caesar

c)

birth of Christ

d)

invention of the printing press

7.

The Church had great power over people during the Middle Ages because

a)

It protected them in times of warfare.

b)

It provided them with education.

c)

It decided who could achieve salvation/heaven.

d)

It controlled food production.

8.

Which of the following is true of the Black Death?

a)

The virus was carried by rats and transmitted by fleas

b)

It was also known as the Bubonic plague

c)

It sometimes started with tumors that would grow under the armpit and groin

d)

all of the above are true.

9.

When popes claimed power and control over political rulers like kings, it is called

a)

Canon Law

b)

Parish Control

c)

Papal Supremacy

d)

Pope Power!

10.

English Protestants who rejected practices of the Church of England

a)

encomienda

b)

conquistador

c)

Pilgrim

d)

tariff

11.

Which of the following best explained why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?

a)

They wanted to find new trade routes.

b)

They wanted to conquer new lands.

c)

They wanted to spread Islam.

d)

They wanted to test new navigational tools.

12.

Which of the following represents a Native American influence on European colonists?

a)

horses

b)

corn

c)

Christianity

d)

disease

13.

Who began a vast global exchange that included people, plants, technologies, and cultures?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Bartolomé de las Casas

d)

Hernan Cortés

14.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the economic policy of mercantilism?

a)

It downplayed the role of government in stimulating economic growth.

b)

It discouraged the establishment of overseas colonies.

c)

It encouraged trade by abolishing laws that regulated trade.

d)

It was based on a belief that a nation’s real wealth was measured in its gold and silver treasure.

15.

After the Europeans arrived in the Caribbean, what caused the deaths of countless Native Americans?

a)

wars

b)

diseases

c)

hurricanes

d)

droughts

16.

One of the main goals of European exploration was to

a)

Form alliances

b)

End mercantilism

c)

Spread Christianity

d)

Find slaves

17.

What is the swollen bleeding gums due to lack of vitamin C?

a)

small pox

b)

chicken pox

c)

Alzheimer's

d)

scurvy

18.

Who was the first navigator to sail around the world?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Montezuma

19.

Who is the explorer from whom America got its name?

a)

Cabot

b)

Vespucci

c)

Da Gama

d)

Cortez

20.

Funded Columbus’ voyages to the Americas.

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

King Ferdinand/Queen Isabella

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

21.

Conquered Peru for the Spanish.

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Montezuma II

d)

Hernan Cortez

22.

The French colonial economy was based largely on…

a)

exports of Native American weaving and pottery

b)

tobacco farming

c)

the mining of gold and silver

d)

fur and fish trading

23.

In the Spanish empire, these were mixed Spanish and Native Americans near the bottom of the colonial class system.

a)

creoles

b)

Mestizo

c)

Mulattos

d)

Natives

24.

What was the first successful British colony in North America?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Jamestown

d)

Charleston

25.

Which was not a Renaissance artist?

a)

Leonardo De Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Splinter

d)

Raphael

26.

Which turtle is this? Clue: He painted The Last Supper

a)

Leonardo

b)

Raphael

c)

Donatello

d)

Michelangelo

27.

What is one way European society changed thanks to the printing press?

a)

People quit the feudal system to find work else where

b)

People began reading books in their vernacular

c)

Literacy declined during the Renaissance

d)

People began writing scripts for movies

28.

Which statement is true about Humanists during the Renaissance?

a)

Humanists believed that citizens needed a good, well-rounded education

b)

Humanists believed that the church should make all political decisions

c)

Humanists believed that the church should control every part of civic (city/government) matters

d)

Humanists believed that citizens should only look to the Church & their teachings for knowledge

29.

Which technological advancement helped spread Luther's writings and the Reformation?

a)

The printing press.

b)

The steam engine.

c)

The telephone.

d)

The compass.

30.

In 1517, Luther composed the _______ expressing questions and differing opinions on theological issues.

a)

Ninety-Five Theses

b)

Edict of Worms

c)

Diet of Augsburg

d)

Peace of Westphalia

31.

According to Catholic doctrine, what is Purgatory?

a)

A place for souls that are not pure enough to ascend to heaven but not bad enough to go to hell.

b)

A place where souls are eternally punished for their sins unless their relatives give to the church

c)

A paradise where only saints reside.

d)

A realm where souls are reincarnated into new lives.

32.

Where is considered the birth place of the Renaissance?

a)

Rome, Italy

b)

Florence, Italy

c)

Istambul, Turkey

d)

Paris, France

33.

Which classical civilization was a major influence on Renaissance humanism?

a)

Mesopotamian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Greek and Roman

d)

Chinese

34.

What was the primary language of the Bible before Martin Luther translated it into the vernacular?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Hebrew

d)

Aramaic

35.

Which Renaissance artist painted The Last Supper?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

36.

Which Renaissance artist carved the statue of David

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

37.

What Renaissance author wrote The Prince?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

More

c)

Gutenberg

d)

Niccolò Machiavelli

38.

Famous playwright inspired by the Greek and Roman classics who wrote works like Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth

a)

Thomas More

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Niccolò Machiavelli

d)

Martin Luther

39.

All of the following were Renaissance artists EXCEPT

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Raphael

d)

Medici

40.

Renaissance means

a)

Rebirth

b)

Reread

c)

Revive

d)

Relive

41.

Europe from the 1500s could be roughly divided between

a)

a Protestant south and a Catholic north

b)

a Protestant north and a Catholic south

c)

a Protestant east and a Catholic west

d)

a Protestant west and a Catholic east

42.

Belief that the authority to rule comes directly from God.

a)

Divine right

b)

Social contract

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Constitutional monarchy

43.

Location of King Louis XIV’s elaborate palace.

a)

Versailles

b)

Paris

c)

Louvre

d)

Fontainebleau

44.

Ruler who forced western technologies and social customs on the Russian people.

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Nicholas II

45.

States that no person can be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime.

a)

Habeas corpus

b)

Ex post facto

c)

Double jeopardy

d)

Due process

46.

What were William and Mary required to sign before taking the throne?

a)

Glorious Revolution

b)

Long Parliament

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

habeas corpus

47.

Why was the Glorious Revolution considered "glorious"?

a)

It was the first democratic election in England.

b)

It marked England's victory over France in the Hundred Years' War.

c)

It was a peaceful transfer of power with little bloodshed.

d)

It established England's dominance in the New World.

48.

Galileo had to withdraw his theories about the Earth’s rotation because

a)

he found out he was wrong.

b)

the Church threatened him with death if he did not.

c)

the ideas had caused him public ridicule.

d)

he wished to do more research.

49.

Which of Galileo’s theories was most offensive to the Church?

a)

The theory that gravity produces equivalent acceleration in falling bodies regardless of weight

b)

The theory that there were many more stars than had previously been observed

c)

The theory of the doctrine of uniformity

d)

The theory that earth was not the center of the universe

50.

An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Who developed this first law of motion?

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

William Harvey

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Frances Bacon

51.

Kepler's relationship to the Copernican thesis was to

a)

prove it by using the telescope

b)

challenge it because it

c)

denounce Galileo for denying the church

d)

provide mathematical proof for it

52.

The most radical idea expressed by women in the Enlightenment was that women

a)

should not believe that mothering was their first duty.

b)

were not inferior to men.

c)

should have equal pay for equal work.

d)

should depend on men to make decisions.

53.

What was a direct result of the Scientific Revolution in Europe?

a)

a gradual decline in the growth of cities

b)

an increase in the use of the divine right theory of government

c)

the rise of the manorial system

d)

the application of reason and experimentation to political thinking

54.

Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on

a)

the experiences of past civilizations

b)

emotions & feelings

c)

experimentation and observation

d)

the teachings of the Catholic Church

55.

The new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power to try and solve problems was the

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Great Awakening

d)

Geocentric theory

56.

Thinkers during the Age of Reason challenged the established social order by

a)

calling for an end to government

b)

calling for a just society based on reason

c)

denying the existence of heaven

d)

supporting peasant rebellions.

57.

John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support

a)

a return to feudalism in Europe

b)

a government ruled by a Divine Right monarchy

c)

a society ruled by the Church

d)

the right of citizens to decide the best form of government.

58.

According to a social contract, where does a democratic government get its power?

a)

The courts

b)

The ruling political party

c)

the government

d)

the people

59.

All of the following were a legacy of the Age of Enlightenment EXCEPT

a)

belief in progress

b)

a belief that religion conquers all

c)

a more Secular Outlook, a non religious outlook

d)

importance of the Individual

60.

What was believed to be a universal moral law that, like physical laws, could be understood by applying reason?

a)

constitution

b)

moral law

c)

natural rights

d)

natural law

61.

In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates-General primarily to

a)

eliminate feudal dues

b)

raise taxes to pay off growing debt

c)

increase the influence of the peasants

d)

protect the privileges of the First and Second Estates

62.

The nobility’s main source of income was

a)

feudal dues collected from peasants

b)

government salaries

c)

taxes on the income of artisans and merchants

d)

tithes collected from church members

63.

An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitors, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as

a)

the Execution

b)

the Horror

c)

the Reign of Terror

d)

the Reign of Burt

64.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of the press

c)

freedom of religion

d)

equal rights for women

65.

Historians believe that one of Napoleon’s greatest impacts is

a)

conquering of Austria and Prussia

b)

the Revised

c)

his escaping from Elba

d)

the Napoleonic Code

66.

The outbreak at the Bastille released a wave of peasant violence throughout France called the

a)

the Execution

b)

the Horror

c)

Montezuma’s Revenge

d)

the Great Fear

67.

Which group made up the vast majority of French society?

a)

the clergy

b)

the First Estate

c)

the ancient regime

d)

the Third Estate

68.

Marie Antoinette was the wife of which French monarch?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Louis XV

d)

Louis XVI

69.

What did the National Assembly vow in the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

to behead the king

b)

to prepare for war

c)

to draft a constitution for France

d)

to revolt

70.

In 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France

a)

dissolved

b)

bankrupt

c)

a republic

d)

a nation

71.

In 1793 King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were

a)

returned to the throne

b)

deported to England

c)

saved from the Robespierre

d)

executed

72.

The leader of the Reign of Terror was

a)

Marie Antoinette

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Olympe de Gouges

d)

Dr. Joseph Guillotin

73.

How did the Napoleonic Code reflect Enlightenment principles?

a)

It guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law

b)

It guaranteed women equal rights

c)

It valued individual rights above all else

d)

It valued the security of the state over individual liberty

74.

Government spending more money than it takes in due to borrowing? (one of the economic problems in France)

a)

deficit spending

b)

compound interest

c)

Madam deficit

d)

The Directory

75.

Factors that contributed to Great Britain’s industrial success included all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a labor pool due to agricultural revolution

b)

an abundance of capital

c)

rich natural resources, coal and iron

d)

political instability provided by an absolute monarchy

76.

Factors that contributed to Great Britain’s industrial success included all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a labor pool due to agricultural revolution

b)

an abundance of capital

c)

rich natural resources, coal and iron

d)

political instability provided by an absolute monarchy

77.

Which of the following helped British farmers increase food production in the 1700s?

a)

reducing the size of their farms

b)

improved farm machinery

c)

crop rotation

d)

the availability of more farm workers

78.

During the 1700s, the percentage of Europeans living in towns or cities was about

a)

10 percent

b)

25 percent

c)

50 percent

d)

80 percent

79.

Which of the following became an important source of power for the Industrial Revolution?

a)

the steam engine

b)

animals

c)

the windmill

d)

the dynamo

80.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

United States

b)

England

c)

Africa

d)

China

81.

Most rural villagers in pre-industrial times were

a)

farmers

b)

merchants

c)

artisans

d)

servants

82.

Which of the following conditions during the Industrial Revolution supported Karl Marx’s ideas?

a)

There were a few wealthy business people while the majority of people were poor.

b)

More material goods were available.

c)

Factory workers gained great wealth.

d)

People were no longer threatened by famine.

83.

Which of the following statements regarding workers in mines and factories during the early Industrial Revolution is true?

a)

They were allowed to form unions.

b)

Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane.

c)

Although working conditions were harsh, they were paid well.

d)

The British government was interested in improving their lives.

84.

In nineteenth-century cities, the poor lived

a)

in planned residential neighborhoods.

b)

on the outskirts of the city.

c)

in skyscrapers.

d)

in tenements near the factories.

85.

The country nicknamed “the workshop of the world” because of the success of its industrialists was

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

the United States

d)

France

86.

The philosophy that the goal of society should be to bring the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people is known as:

a)

Utilitarianism

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Factory system

d)

Communism

87.

Who is a person that undertakes risks to establish a business?

a)

Utilitarian

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Factory worker

d)

Social Darwinist

88.

Socialism according to Marx, where capitalism would fail and lead to the creation of a classless society with no private property, is called:

a)

Utilitarianism

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Industrial Revolution

89.

Who wrote the Wealth of Nations, promoting laissez-faire?

a)

John Stuart Mill

b)

Robert Owen

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Karl Marx

90.

Most of the early factories were located near:

a)

Cities

b)

Rivers

c)

Natural harbors

d)

Railways

91.

The industry that spurred the introduction of the factory system was:

a)

Textile production

b)

Glass blowing

c)

Coal mining

d)

Automobile production

92.

By 1870, the two countries that most closely ranked alongside Great Britain as industrial powers were the U.S. and:

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

93.

Steam engine trains and steamboats were developed with the advent of steam power and:

a)

Oil

b)

Factories

c)

Steel

d)

All of these

94.

Which of the following is the most closely linked to labor reform?

a)

Ministers

b)

Social Darwinists

c)

Unions

d)

City planners

95.

Who was the first person to bring the knowledge of machines (intellectual property) to America?

a)

Samuel Colt

b)

Samuel Slater

c)

James Watt

d)

Richard Arkwright

96.

Who wrote The Communist Manifesto?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Friedrich Engels

c)

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles

d)

Adam Smith and Fridrich Engles

97.

What was the primary source of heat for the steam engine?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural gas

d)

Wood

98.

What invention transformed communication during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Telegraphy

b)

Telephone

c)

Radio

d)

Television

99.

What did the Industrial Revolution lead to in terms of economic growth?

a)

Sustained economic growth

b)

Economic recession

c)

Economic inequality

d)

Economic isolation

100.

Christianity is rooted from (a)   ?

Choose from the below words
Greek mythology
Roman polytheism
Judaism
Constantine