The Ultimate World History Exam Prep Test

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1.

What letter designates the Amazon river?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  E
2.

What letter designates the Danube River?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  E
3.

What letter designates the Ganges river?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  E
4.

What letter designates the Mississippi river?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  E
5.

What letter designates the Nile river?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  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.

What letter designates the Artic Ocean?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  E
12.

What letter designates the Atlantic Ocean?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  E
13.

What letter designates the Indian Ocean?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  E
14.

What letter designates the Mediterranean Ocean?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  E
15.

What letter designates the Pacific Ocean?
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
- E.
  
  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