History Of The Western World Quiz
History Review Coach Crockett 2nd Semester Exam
- 1.Who did Malinche guide to the Aztec capital?
- A.
Cortes
- B.
Pizzaro
- C.
Quetzalcoatl
- D.
Montezuma
- E.
Coronado
- 2.Who defeated the Incan leader Atahualpa?
- A.
Triana
- B.
Montezuma
- C.
Cortes
- D.
Coronado
- E.
Pizarro
- 3.What is an Aztec floating garden?
- A.
Chuno
- B.
Chinampas
- C.
Mita
- D.
Ayllu
- E.
Codez
- 4.Which of the following is quoted by Rousseau?
- A.
"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom."
- B.
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- C.
Yesterday you wanted a nuclear powered car that could turn into a jet with laser-guided heat-seeking missiles!"
- D.
“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.”
- E.
"Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains"
- 5.Charles the II is also known as:
- A.
The Jolly Monarch
- B.
The Merry Monarch
- C.
The Caring Monarch
- D.
Chuck
- E.
The Grumpy Monarch
- 6.Tenochtitlan is the capital city of:
- A.
The Olmecs
- B.
The Aztecs
- C.
The Toltecs
- D.
The Maya
- E.
The Inca
- 7.Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
- A.
England
- B.
France
- C.
Netherlands
- D.
Portugal
- E.
Italy
- 8.Cortes conquered which of the following?
- A.
Olmecs
- B.
Aztecs
- C.
Inca
- D.
Maya
- E.
Toltecs
- 9.Where did general Cornwallis surrender to end the American Revolution?
- A.
Lexington
- B.
Saratoga
- C.
Concord
- D.
Yorktown
- E.
Boston
- 10.Guy Fawkes is best known for:
- A.
Murdering Mary Queen of Scots
- B.
Trying to blow up parliament
- C.
Executing Bloody Mary
- D.
Painting portraits of the Royal family
- E.
Inventing the Water Frame
- 11.William Harvey is known for his work in:
- A.
Mathematics
- B.
Anatomy
- C.
Astronomy
- D.
Engineering
- E.
Chemistry
- 12.Who used mathematical formulas to prove that all planets move in elliptical paths?
- A.
Kepler
- B.
Copernicus
- C.
Galileo
- D.
Bacon
- E.
Priestly
- 13.Which of the following terms was the name given to the unification of Italy?
- A.
Mafia
- B.
Risorgimento
- C.
Real Politik
- D.
Fatherland
- E.
Plebiscite
- 14.Which of the following countries called India "The Jewel in the Crown?"
- A.
Spain
- B.
Portugal
- C.
Britain
- D.
China
- E.
Germany
- 15.Which country would be open to all trade according to the U.S.'s Open Door Policy?
- A.
India
- B.
China
- C.
Japan
- D.
Mexico
- E.
South Africa
- 16.Who did Princip assasinate?
- A.
Hitler
- B.
Mussolini
- C.
Hirohito
- D.
Ferdinand
- E.
Stalin
- 17.The Battle of Verdun is known for being:
- A.
The last battle of WWI
- B.
The first battle to use airplanes
- C.
The first battle to use tanks
- D.
The bloodiest battle of WWI
- E.
The shortest battle of WWI
- 18.Whose return from exile does the 100 Days refer to?
- A.
Lenin
- B.
Louis XIV
- C.
Napoleon
- D.
William of Orange
- E.
Mary Queen of Scots
- 19.Who led the Red Shirts?
- A.
Cavour
- B.
Mazzini
- C.
Leopold
- D.
Garibaldi
- E.
Da Vinci
- 20.Wollstonecraft is known for her views on:
- A.
Crime and punishment
- B.
Equal Rights for Women
- C.
Education
- D.
Slavery
- E.
Capital punishment
- 21.Who defeated Napoleon at the naval battle of Trafalgar?
- A.
Horatio Nelson
- B.
John Paul Marat
- C.
Erwin Rommel
- D.
Jeremy Bentham
- E.
Danton
- 22.What is a Plebescite?
- A.
Two rulers with equal power
- B.
Flea that carried the black plague
- C.
Death Warrant
- D.
Veto by a monarch
- E.
Vote of the People
- 23.Huguenots were minority protestants in which country?
- A.
Great Britain
- B.
France
- C.
Germany
- D.
Italy
- E.
Austria
- 24."I think therefore I am":
- A.
John Locke
- B.
Socrates
- C.
Bacon
- D.
Descartes
- E.
Aristotle
- 25.Where were Americans held hostage for more than a year by Islamic Revolutionaries?
- A.
Iraq
- B.
North Korea
- C.
Saudi Arabia
- D.
Iran
- E.
Turkey
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