This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did the plague affect the Feudal economy of Europe? A) Feudalism remained unchanged. B) Feudalism was made stronger. C) Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay. D) Feudalism ended because all peasants died. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay. 2. The Jesuits were A) Followers of John Calvin. B) Monks who pledged personal loyalty to the pope. C) Loyal followers of the sultan. D) Monks who converted to Protestantism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monks who pledged personal loyalty to the pope. 3. What is the name of the earliest piece of written literature that still survives today? A) The epic of Gilgamesh. B) The Ballad of the Babylonian Wars. C) The Elegy of Enkidu. D) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The epic of Gilgamesh. 4. How did trade lead to the Black Death? A) It spread on flies on fruits and vegetables that were traded. B) It spread on mosquitos in water bottles. C) It spread on rats traveling on caravan routes and Mediterranean trading ships. D) It was passed from trader to trader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It spread on rats traveling on caravan routes and Mediterranean trading ships. 5. Trade from China to Europe A) Made China poor. B) Silk Road. C) Passed along the Grand Canal. D) Came across the East China Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk Road. 6. Which group was taxed the most prior to the Revolution? A) 1st Estate. B) 2nd Estate. C) 3rd Estate. D) All taxed equally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Estate. 7. What was the Reformation? A) Pardons for sins. B) The movement that replaced religious belief with science. C) The split of Christians to Catholics and Protestants. D) A bill of rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The split of Christians to Catholics and Protestants. 8. Which development most enabled early peoples to form permanent settlements? A) Advances in agricultural production. B) The creation of democratic government. C) The spread of monotheism. D) Advances in written language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advances in agricultural production. 9. Soldiers were assigned to man the wall in order to protect merchants A) Yuan. B) Ming. C) Song. D) Wei. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yuan. 10. Cataract A) A reed plant that grows along the Nile River. B) A grassy plain with some scattered trees. C) Dangerous, fast-moving waters. D) Woven cloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangerous, fast-moving waters. 11. Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety and established the Reign of Terror? A) Napoleon. B) Louis XVI. C) Louis XIV. D) Robespierre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robespierre. 12. What would early people look for as they decided where to settle? A) Fresh water and good scenery. B) Other people and cities. C) Fresh water water and fertile soil. D) Animals and fertile soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fresh water water and fertile soil. 13. The idea of filial piety, or a child's obedience to their parents and ancestors, is a belief of A) Hinduism. B) Judaism. C) Buddhism. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confucianism. 14. Around 900 B.C., the Chavin people built a temple surrounded by two pyramids and stone figures depicting different gods in the coastal regions of what is now ..... A) Brazil. B) Mexico. C) Central America. D) Peru and Ecuador. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peru and Ecuador. 15. Who was not one of the travelers who recorded journeys from 1200 to 1450? A) Ibn Battuta. B) Marco Polo. C) Margery Kempe. D) Christopher Columbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Christopher Columbus. 16. Who was the fiercest Mongol leader? A) Empress Wu. B) Genghis Khan. C) Confucius. D) Marco Polo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genghis Khan. 17. The two main themes of World History are: A) Integration and Diversity. B) West and East. C) Outsourcing and Indexing. D) Government and Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Integration and Diversity. 18. Studying history can help us with decision making because A) In the past people made better decisions. B) It helps us know ourselves better. C) It teaches us about world cultures. D) People can decide to be historians, archaeologists, or geographers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps us know ourselves better. 19. Started on a path of modernization under new ruler. A) China. B) Japan. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan. 20. Which of the following is a belief shared by Buddhists? A) There is only one God. B) People should only associate with others of the same caste?. C) Selfish desires are the main cause of human suffering. D) Wealth is usually a sign of divine favor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selfish desires are the main cause of human suffering. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesWorld History Quiz 1World History Quiz 2World History Quiz 3World History Quiz 4World History Quiz 5World History Quiz 6World History Quiz 7World History Quiz 8World History Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books