This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the correct hierarchy (ranking) of Feudal society in Medieval Europe? TOP to BOTTOM A) Knights, peasants, church officials & nobles, king. B) King, knights, church officials and nobles, peasants. C) King, church officials and nobles, knights, peasants. D) Peasants, knights, church officials and nobles, king. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King, church officials and nobles, knights, peasants. 2. The mountain range to the north, in India, is the ..... A) Adirondacks. B) Rockies. C) Himalayas. D) Alps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 3. What was the main job of a knight? A) Defending his lord's or king's territory. B) Enforcing the law on his lord's manor. C) Going on extreme adventures. D) Competing in tournaments against other knights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defending his lord's or king's territory. 4. Sumerians who learned to write and held high positions in society were called A) Scribes. B) Artisans. C) Head of households. D) Merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scribes. 5. How was the republic of Rome different from the direct democracy of ancient Athens? A) The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote on laws. B) The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote for representatives. C) The Roman republic allowed male and female citizens to vote for representatives. D) The Roman republic allowed kings and queens to make decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote for representatives. 6. Which of the following were members of the upper class? A) Kings and priests. B) Artisans. C) Merchants and traders. D) Scribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kings and priests. 7. Which of the following strongly influenced the Assyrians? A) The Egyptian. B) The Greeks. C) The Babylonians. D) The Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Babylonians. 8. Which of these is NOT a similarity between our modern civilization and ancient Mesopotamian civilization? A) Organized government. B) Specilization. C) Socail classes. D) Natural barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural barriers. 9. How did the growth of trade and manufacturing change women's lives in Europe? A) Women were able to join and even run guilds. B) Women were given access to higher education. C) Women were forced to do dangerous hard labor. D) Women were at risk because towns were dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women were able to join and even run guilds. 10. The river system known as "China's Sorrow" due to its extreme and violent flooding. A) Indus River. B) Yellow River. C) Tigris & Euphrates. D) Crete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow River. 11. Who conquered most of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire? A) William the Conqueror. B) The Pope. C) Charlemagne. D) King Henry VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charlemagne. 12. Justinian's Code was a A) Law that only protected the elite. B) Part of the Islamic Caliphates. C) Harsh legal code. D) Standardized system of laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Standardized system of laws. 13. Rome gave the us what architectural structure? A) Arch. B) Dome. C) Pillar. D) Column. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arch. 14. How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis? A) His son. B) His grandson. C) His brother. D) His wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His grandson. 15. What is Hammurabi's Code? A) A story of Babylon's creation. B) It is the language of Ancient Sumer. C) It is a collection of written laws and rules. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a collection of written laws and rules. 16. For Restate/Answer of a RACE response, which is a proper way to start the sentence if the question was "What are the characteristics of a samurai? " A) They were . B) The characteristics of a samurai were . C) A couple of them were . D) It was . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The characteristics of a samurai were . 17. Which of the following religious denominations is NOT considered Protestant? A) Lutheran. B) Methodist. C) Catholic. D) Baptist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catholic. 18. ..... wanted to expand its borders into Greece's colonies. A) Greece. B) Persia. C) Athens. D) Sparta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persia. 19. ..... are long, narrow, flat regions of land between mountains or hills. A) Plateaus. B) Islands. C) River valleys. D) Deltas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) River valleys. 20. The predominant religion of India. A) Buddhism. B) Islam. C) Christianity. D) Hinduism. 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