Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The letter B in the map represents which
country?
A. | Germany | B. | Austria | C. | France | D. | Bulgaria |
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The number 4 in the map represents which
country?
A. | France | B. | Germany | C. | Spain | D. | Italy |
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The number 2 in the map represents which
river?
A. | Danube | B. | Rhine | C. | Elbe | D. | Volga |
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The number 3 in the map represents which body of
water?
A. | the English Channel | B. | the Mediterranean Sea | C. | the Baltic
Sea | D. | the Aegean Sea |
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The number 1 in the map represents which body of
water?
A. | the English Channel | B. | the Mediterranean Sea | C. | the Baltic
Sea | D. | the Aegean Sea |
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The letter D in the map represents which
country?
A. | Finland | B. | Russian Federation | C. | Poland | D. | Yugoslavia |
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Most European languages are in which three main
categories?
A. | Germanic, Asian, Romance | B. | Germanic, Romance, Slavic | C. | Germanic, Arabic,
English | D. | Germanic, English, Slavic |
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The Romance languages originated from Latin and include
which of the spoken languages in Europe today?
A. | French, Italian, German, Portuguese,
Spanish | B. | French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | C. | French, Polish, German, Spanish | D. | French, English, German,
Italian |
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What do the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
have in common?
A. | They are all monotheistic religions, which is the belief in one
god. | B. | They all originated within in the same time period in
history. | C. | They all study the Bible. | D. | None of the above. |
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Which term refers to countries that rule a number of
territories?
A. | union | B. | empire | C. | kingdom | D. | realm |
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Which term refers to love for one's
country?
A. | nationalism | B. | militarism | C. | colonization | D. | annexation |
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Select the options which represent the goals of France and
Great Britain in crafting the Treaty of Versailles signed after World War I.
A. | force Germany to pay for the rebuilding of France and Great
Britain | B. | make Germany a weak country who could not attack them
again | C. | require Germany to pay the Allies reparations to repay civilians
who lost property because of the war | D. | both B &
C |
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Which of the following were EFFECTS of the worldwide
depression following World War I?
A. | The value of stocks rose. | B. | Many banks and businesses closed. | C. | Workers lost their jobs and
many farmers lost their farms. | D. | Both B &
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Adolf Hitler, as the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany and
the Chancellor of Germany, rose to power by using which of the following strategies?
A. | promising hope to the Germans that Nazism would make their lives
better | B. | using propaganda to spread his belief that the German people were
the best in the world | C. | launching a campaign
against the Jewish minority who he believed were inferior | D. | all of the above |
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What happened to people who spoke out against Hitler in
Germany?
A. | Some were allowed to leave Germany; others were arrested.
| B. | They were imprisoned or murdered. | C. | They were put under house arrest. | D. | They were forced into hard
labor. |
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The systematic murder of Jews and other groups by the Nazis
is known by which term?
A. | Great Depression | B. | Militarism | C. | Holocaust | D. | Great War |
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Which of the following statements BEST describes the
Cold War?
A. | period when the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall to separate
East and West Germany | B. | period when the Soviet
Union and the United States intensified their rivalry and distrust, and the fear of another world war
led to the build-up of nuclear weapons | C. | period when countries
formed new alliances | D. | period when other countries
in Europe allied with either the United States or the Soviet
Union |
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What physical and symbolic event marked the end of the Cold
War?
A. | break-up of the Soviet Union and creation of
Russia | B. | destruction of the Berlin Wall | C. | rule of Gorbachev | D. | formation of the European
Union |
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The euro is the currency of which country or
entity?
A. | France | B. | Soviet Union | C. | Germany | D. | European Union |
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Which of the following are some of the goals of the European
Union formed in 2016?
A. | make Europe more competitive in world markets by removing trade
barriers such as tariffs | B. | allow citizens of member
nations to travel between the nations without passports | C. | create a common currency | D. | all of the
above |
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