Mr. Hendersons' World History Pre-test
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This quiz is designed to explore your general knowledge of World History and to assist me in understanding how I should approach class
- 1.
![What letter designates the Amazon river? - ProProfs]( "What letter designates the Amazon river?")
What letter designates the Amazon river?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 2.
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What letter designates the Danube River?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 3.
![What letter designates the Ganges river? - ProProfs]( "What letter designates the Ganges river?")
What letter designates the Ganges river?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 4.
![What letter designates the Mississippi river? - ProProfs]( "What letter designates the Mississippi river?")
What letter designates the Mississippi river?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 5.
![What letter designates the Nile river? - ProProfs]( "What letter designates the Nile river?")
What letter designates the Nile river?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 6.How rulers could gain and maintain power was the focus of "The Prince", a book written by:
- A.
Francesco Petrarch
- B.
Filippo Brunelleschi
- C.
Niccolo Machiavelli
- D.
Michelangelo
- 7.How did the printing press affect Europe?
- A.
The price of books rose to pay for the new technology
- B.
More people learned to read and write
- C.
Books were available only to a limited few
- D.
Trade declined with the increase in books
- 8.Who led the Portuguese in exploring Africa?
- A.
Christopher Colombus
- B.
Queen Isabella
- C.
Amerigo Vespucci
- D.
Prince Henry the Navigator
- 9.Which of the following best describes Southeast Asia?
- A.
A region completely dominated by China
- B.
A completely isolated region
- C.
A region composed of a mainland and scattered islands
- D.
A region located between China and Japan
- 10.Conquistadors were attracted to the Americas by:
- A.
Rumors of Indians' advanced technology
- B.
Stores of riches and religious zeal
- C.
Warm weather
- D.
An opportunity for peasants to move up in a new society
- 11.
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What letter designates the Artic Ocean?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 12.
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What letter designates the Atlantic Ocean?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 13.
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What letter designates the Indian Ocean?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 14.
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What letter designates the Mediterranean Ocean?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 15.
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What letter designates the Pacific Ocean?- A.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
- 16.The leader of the Roundheads during the English Civil War was?
- A.
Charles I
- B.
Henry VIII
- C.
Parliament
- D.
Oliver Cromwell
- 17.The most dramatic effect of European settlers on Native Americans was:
- A.
War
- B.
The Mayflower Compact
- C.
Disease
- D.
The growth of the fur trade
- 18.In the late 1500's, France was torn apart by religious wars between Catholics and:
- A.
Muslims
- B.
Huguenots
- C.
Jews
- D.
Calvinists
- 19.French styles of art, culture, manners, and customs became the standard for European taste as a result of the reign of:
- A.
Andre IV
- B.
Louis XIV
- C.
Louis XIII
- D.
Francois I
- 20.All of the following types of government control every aspect of people's lives EXCEPT:
- A.
Totalitarianism
- B.
Fascism
- C.
Democracy
- D.
Communism
- 21.THe Great Depression was mainly:
- A.
A natural disaster
- B.
An economic event
- C.
A political party
- D.
A military campaign
- 22.World War I took place from __________ to ___________:
- A.
1914 to 1918
- B.
1929 to 1938
- C.
1919 to 1945
- D.
1964 to 1975
- 23.The name of each of the following leaders is correctly matched with his country EXCEPT:
- A.
Benito Mussolini (Italy)
- B.
Nelson Mandela (Argentina)
- C.
Winston Churchill (Great Britain)
- D.
Mao Zedong (Tse Tung) (China)
- E.
Mohandas Gandhi (India)
- 24.The leader of the National Socialist Party (Nazi) whose program was based on anti-Semitism was:
- A.
Franklin Roosevelt
- B.
Vittorio Orlando
- C.
Adolf Hitler
- D.
Josef Stalin
- 25.During the reign of which Russian monarch did the nation BEGIN to modernize?
- A.
Catherine the Great
- B.
Ivan the Terrible
- C.
John the Mighty
- D.
Peter the Great
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