This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 70 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 70 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was one of the major things that Chandra Gupta accomplished? A) Created ruthless rules. B) Built the Taj Mahal. C) He took over most of India's temples. D) Found the Mauryan Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Found the Mauryan Empire. 2. The ideas presented by Martin Luther during the Reformation differed from traditional Catholic teachings by stressing that salvation could be gained solely by A) Good works. B) Proselytizing for the church. C) Performing works of charity. D) Faith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faith. 3. Who were the Sans-Culottes? A) Foreigners. B) The common people of Paris. C) The Clergy. D) The Estates General. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The common people of Paris. 4. The world have ..... continents. A) 6. B) 8. C) 7. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 5. What is Sanskrit? A) A language spoken by early Aryans. B) A collection of stories that has cultural value. C) A community made up of many family members. D) A group of people who migrated from Central Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A language spoken by early Aryans. 6. Many early civilizations were called riverine cultures because they developed near rivers. How did the rivers contribute to the survival of these civilizations? A) They were a power source for mechanical devices such as waterwheels. B) They provided a route for transporting goodsto other civilizations. C) They provided a fresh water supply and rich soil for growing food. D) They formed protective barriers around civilizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They provided a fresh water supply and rich soil for growing food. 7. Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following? A) Freedom of Speech. B) People are born wicked. C) People are born free and equal. D) The social contract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freedom of Speech. 8. Under the Han Dynasty, people took a Civil Service Exam. This allowed them to ..... A) Go to college. B) Buy a house. C) Enter the secret service. D) Get a good job with the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get a good job with the government. 9. Which geographic features determined the location of the early civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and India? A) Oceans and coastlines. B) Rivers and valleys. C) Fertile soils and plains. D) Rainy seasons and forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rivers and valleys. 10. The "ten lost tribes" were A) Scattered Isralite tribes. B) The Sea Peoples. C) Ten ancient cities. D) Egyptian traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scattered Isralite tribes. 11. What is reincarnation? A) The belief that one's soul is reborn into the next life based on the actions of your present life. B) Your soul is gone forever. C) The reward for your life force. D) The belief that if you do something bad, you'll be rewarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The belief that one's soul is reborn into the next life based on the actions of your present life. 12. Feudalism developed mainly because A) The monarchy was too powerful. B) The Catholic Church was failing. C) People needed protection. D) King John created it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People needed protection. 13. The group that gave up their nomadic lifestyle for farming in the process of settling in India A) Olmec. B) Aryans. C) Ganges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 14. What happened at the Storming of the Bastille? A) When French women stormed the palace. B) A period of mass executions. C) Storming of the French prison.End of the French Revolution. D) Peasants storm a French prison. Beginning of French Rev. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peasants storm a French prison. Beginning of French Rev. 15. Which of the following is an example of a primary source? A) Textbook. B) Encyclopedia. C) Photograph. D) Article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photograph. 16. What new branch of Christianity resulted from Luther's ideas and the 95 Theses? A) Catholicism. B) Protestantism. C) Eastern Orthodox. D) Jesuits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protestantism. 17. How was the writing system of the Shang similar to that of Sumer? A) Both used letters to represent sounds. B) Both began writing as a way to predict the future. C) Both used pictographs. D) Both began writing as a way to keep track of trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both used pictographs. 18. Why did hunter gatherers migrate? A) To make better tools. B) To explore the river valleys. C) To find food. D) To find better shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find food. 19. Which is not an invention of the Tang and Song A) Paper money. B) Moveable type. C) Printing press. D) Compass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Printing press. 20. Which accomplishments are associated with the Gupta Empire? A) Adoption of democracy and construction of the Pantheon. B) Defeat of the Roman Empire and adoption of Christianity. C) Establishment of Pax Mongolia and founding of a Chinese dynasty. D) Use of Sanskrit language and development of the concept of zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use of Sanskrit language and development of the concept of zero. ← 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