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WESTERN
CIVILIZATION NAME
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Test
#304F 
Use the
map of Europe attached to the end of the test to answer the following five
questions:
1. _____1. This body of water, labeled a circled A , is
a. North Sea;
b. English Channel;
c. Baltic Sea;
d. Gulf of Norway.
2. _____2. This region, which is labeled
B , is
a. Flanders;
b. Normandy;
c. Prussia;
d. Andalusia.
3. _____3. This mountain range, which is labeled a circled C , is the
a. Alps;
b. Urals;
c. Pyrenees;
d. Caucasus
4. _____4. This region, which is labeled
D , is
a. Ireland;
b. Scotland;
c. Wales;
d. Cornwall.
5. _____5. This region, which is labeled
E , is
a. Flanders;
b. Normandy;
c. Aquitaine/Gascony;
d. Brittany.
.
6.
_____6. Eurodisney in Paris, France,
has just closed for the day. A cold
front has caused Mickey and Minnie to put on their rain coats and mittens. Donald is getting out his ice skates. In the next few days we can expect that this
snow storm will soon appear over what area we have discussed?
a. Castile;
b. Scotland;
c. Prussia;
d. Normandy.
7. _____7. Edward IV, Elizabeth, Mary, and Henry VIII are all part of this
English Royal House,or Order, the
a. Plantagenets;
b. Tudors.
c.
Yorks;
d. Spenser
8. _____8. The English civil war of the fourteenth century caused by rival
claims to the throne was called the
a. Hundred Years War; b.
Wayne’s War;
c. War of the Roses; d. War of William’s Toe.
9. _____9. Which was not an
English king/queen during the time period of this unit?
a. William I;
b. Elizabeth
II;
c. Edward I,
d. Henry VIII.
10. _____10. The two monarchs who united Spain are
a. William and Mary;
b. Ferdinand and Isabella;
c. Edward and Isabella,
d. Frederick and Catherine.
11. _____11. Which was not a
Spanish province? a. Aragon;
b. Burgundy;
c. Andalusia,
d. Castile.
12. _____12. The Moors came to Spain in 711.
What was their religion? a.
Christian;
b. Orthodox Christian;
c. Moslem;
d. Jewish.
13. _____13. The first “Russian” state was built around the Ukrainian city of a.
Moscow;
b. Kiev;
c. St Petersburg;
d. Warsaw.
14. _____14. What is the correct relationship of Siberia to Russia
a. Siberia is the capital of Russia;
b. Siberia is the chief language of Russia;
c. Siberia is the largest province in Russia;
d. Siberia was the original home of the Russian
people.
15. _____15. The Asia tribe that ended the first Russian state and brought
brutality to Russia was the
a. Huns;
b. Mongols;
c. Magyars;
d. Teutons.
16. _____16. The episode at Canossa shows best a. the
disagreement between German kings and the Christian Church ; b. the unhappiness of the Germans over sending church money to Rome;
c. how unimportant the appointing of
ecclesiastical officials was; d. the Church's desire to give up taxing its
German citizens.'
17. _____17. According to the tale told by Mr. Sidoli,
Rudolph, the first Hapsburg ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, was asked by wife to go to the window and check to see if
their were any a. dinner; b. mail; c.
Henry, the Fowler; d. rain,
Dear?
18. _____18. Which of the following are placed in their
correct order:
a. feudal monarch,
absolute monarch, and germanic monarch;
b. absolute
monarch, feudal monarch, and germanic
monarch.
c. germanic monarch,
feudal monarch, and absolute monarch; d.
germanic monarch, absolute
monarch, and feudal monarch;
19. _____19. An important factor explaining the failure
of Germany to achieve a national state during the Middle Ages, as compared with
that of France, England, Russia and Spain, was that Germany
a. regarded king to be above the feudal law; b. saw no conflicts between popes and its
emperors; c. lacked of urbanization;
d. the power of the princes could not be
overcome.
20. _____20. Which Essential Question was the most central to this unit?
a. What role did Religion play in western
civilization; b. How has the rise of the Nation as a
political, economic, social and cultural institution,
influenced world events;
c. How do the Arts reflect the evolution of
western culture;
d. How has the the growth and evolution of
Social Classes influenced world civilization.
21. _____21. The first phase of the Thirty Years War started with the?
a. Polish insurrection;
b.
Bavarian revolt;
c.
Uprising of the Protestants in Bohemia;
d.
Spanish uprising.
22.
_____22. “When Ferdinand violated
Protestant religious liberties, a group of noblemen marched to the royal place
in Prague in 1618, found two of the king’s chief ministers, and hurled them out
of an upper-story window. The
officials’ lives, if not their dignity, were preserved by the pile of manure in
which they landed.” This event has come
to be called the
a.
Defenestration of Prague;
b.
the Outhouse Blues;
c.
Prague’s Pride Lost ;
d.
Piling on Prague.
23.
_____23. The independence of this new
protestant country in western Europe was to play a large role in the Thirty
Years War and subsequent events. It was
a.
Scotland;
b.
Holland;
c.
Hungary;
d.
Portugal.
24.
_____24. The Thirty Years War came to
an end with the a. Peace of Paris;
b.
Peace of Augsburg;
c.
Treaty of Magdeburg;
d.
Peace of Westphalia.
25.
_____25. According to the Text, until
the end of the 16th century, the dominate power in the eastern part of Europe
was
a.
Poland;
b.
Sweden;
c.
Prussia;
d.
Hungary.
26.
_____26. What was true about warfare
during the Thirty Years War?
a.
armies grew in size;
b.
armor was not used;
c.
most soldiers were mercenaries;
d.
the Catholic generals were generally more creative and effective.
27.
_____27. Sidney Painter states that a
distinguishing factors for a Feudal Monarch is
a.
monarchs elected by their nobles;
b.
controlled small amounts of land around his castle;
c.
leaders unable to restrain Rome’s control of the clergy in their
kingdom;
d.
the ability to initiate and tax their vassals.
28.
____28. Which would not be a
“Nation-State” according to the definition given by Mr. Sidoli, during the
1600’s.
a.
Poland;
b.
Russia;
c.
Germany;
d.
the Netherlands.
29.
_____29. Bertolt Brecht’s,“Mother
Courage and Her Children” could best be characterized as
a.
a comedy of the Hundred Years War;
b.
an anti-war play about Viet Nam;
c.
a “dark” musical about the Thirty Years War;
d.
a drama about family life in medieval Germany.
30.
_____30. The leader of the Dutch
rebellion against Spain was a. William the Silent; b. William of Orange; c. Orotius; d.
Edward VI
31.
_____31. A good example of dynastic
rivalries and wars of the 14th and 15th century were
a.
Romanov versus Saxon;
b.
Hapsburg versus Valois;
c.
Orange versus Green;
d.
Bourbon versus Tudor.
32.
_____32. The Edict of Nantes differed
from the Peace of Augsburg in what important respect?
a.
it brought a lasting peace to war-torn Germany;
b.
it established a state-supported Protestant hierarchy;
c.
it was the cause of the Hundred Years' War;
d.
it awarded the choice of religion to the subjects of the state, not the
ruler.
33.
_____33. Even today France is still
a.
a country with with personal freedoms; b. an agricultural country; c. a heavy industry country; d. an isolationist country.
34.
_____34. The most important results of
the Hundred Years' War for France was,
a.
Feudalism was given a blow it could never recover from;
b.
gunpowder became the new weapon of choice; c. the French
monarch was virtually destroyed; d. capitalism became the dominate economic
force.
35.
_____35. Some say the Feudal period
ended in 1494 when Charles VIII of France crossed over Alps and attacked this
area.
a.
Spain;
b.
Ireland;
c.
Lombardy;
d.
Switzerland.
36.
_____36. Which of the following kings
is the least “important” French
king?
a.
Henry IV;
b.
Louis X;
c.
Louis IX;
d.
Louis VI.
37.
_____37. French advisor to King Henry
IV,
a.
Sully;
b.
Richelieu;
c.
Rene De Pew;
d.
Einhart.
38.
_____38. Of the following, which was not
involved in the war of the Three Henrys?
a.
Henry III;
b.
Henry Guise;
c.
Henry VIII;
d.
Henry of Navarre.
39.
_____39. All the following countries
gain in power and value as a result of
the
Thirty Years War, EXCEPT:
a.
the Netherlands;
b.
France;
c.
Spain;
d.
Sweden
40.
_____40. He was most likely France’s
best example of a Germanic Monarch.
a.
Henry IV;
b.
Louis XI;
c.
Louis IX;
d.
Hugh Capet.
Label B, for
Baillis, or D, for
Prevots, TO INDICATE which of the two was
responsible for the following jobs or tasks:
41. _____41._____
traveled to hold court and try cases for king
42. _____42._____
hereditary
43. _____43._____
paid a salary
44. _____44._____
came first-chronologically.
45. _____45._____
districts were changed frequently
TIMELINE:
PLACE THE FOLLOWING IN THEIR ORDER OF OCCURRENCE:
A. Gustavus Adolphus killed
B. Battle of Hastings
C. Battle of
Agincourt
D. Thirty Years War ends
E. Joan of Arc burned at the stake
46.____46. first
47.____47.
48.____48.
49.____49.
50.____50. last
EXTRA
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