This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > World > World History – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World History Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these best explains the existence of continuous trade routes across diverse faith regions in the 15th century? A) Empires from western Europe to east Asia signed agreements to keep the trade routes open. B) The financial incentives provided by trade goods outweighed divisions over religious beliefs. C) Major global trade corporations kept open all trade routes using private military forces. D) Superior European technology and imperialist motives dominated Asian and African trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The financial incentives provided by trade goods outweighed divisions over religious beliefs. 2. A reform movement within the Catholic Church was known as ..... A) The Protestant Reformation. B) The Counter Reformation. C) The Reformation proclamation. D) The 95 Theses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Counter Reformation. 3. As per Asoka's inscriptions, which among the following place was declared tax free and proclaimed only 1/8th part as taxable? A) Kushinagar. B) Lumbini. C) Kathmandu. D) Sarnath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lumbini. 4. Which of the following is NOT a reason the Renaissance began in Italy? A) Italy had city-states while the rest of Europe was mostly rural. B) Italy had wealthy merchants that were willing to spend their $ on art. C) Italy had a more stable government that other European kingdoms. D) People of Italy had an interest in ancient Greece and Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italy had a more stable government that other European kingdoms. 5. What is Hindu's divine law? A) The book of songs. B) The Holy Bible. C) Dharma. D) Shatara. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharma. 6. Which characteristic of family and village life shaped Indian society? A) Each person in society had specific duties based on their caste. B) Daughters lived with their parents after they were married. C) Women were equal to men and ran village councils. D) A groom provided a dowry for his bride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each person in society had specific duties based on their caste. 7. Filial piety is ..... A) Virtue or respect for ones parents and ancestors. B) Belief that people have to live an honorable life. C) Belief that your actions have consequences. D) Belief in natural world order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virtue or respect for ones parents and ancestors. 8. What were the pardons issued by the Pope called? A) Indulgences. B) Immoralities. C) Amusements. D) Candids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indulgences. 9. Galileo Galilei was the first scientist able to observe Saturn, craters on the moon sunspots and the moons of Jupiter by inventing the A) First telescope. B) First satellite. C) First microscope. D) World map. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First telescope. 10. Which of the following lead to a major schism within Islam? A) Disillusionment over the Crusades. B) Disagreement over the rightful caliph. C) Tension with other religious groups in Spain. D) Lack of a common language within the Muslim Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disagreement over the rightful caliph. 11. The island home of the earliest Greek civilization. Art Historians have traced the myth of the minotaur to this island through the bull leaping frescoes left behind on the palace walls. A) Athens. B) Sparta. C) Crete. D) Thales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crete. 12. Many civilizations have imitated Greek ..... A) Art and architecture. B) Weapons. C) Clothing and fashion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Art and architecture. 13. What is the scientific name for humans? A) Homo Sapiens. B) Sumer. C) Ardi. D) Hominids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homo Sapiens. 14. Which of these best describes the status of China's economy in the 13th century? A) The economy was slowly recovering after Warring States period. B) The economy continued to be the most powerful in the world. C) The economy was coming under European influence after the Unequal Treaties. D) The economy rapidly declined at the hands of the Mongol empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The economy continued to be the most powerful in the world. 15. Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta? A) It demanded that lord's provide military service to the king. B) It was signed before the civil war in England. C) It contained 63 clauses and limited the power of the king. D) It gave the king more money and power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It contained 63 clauses and limited the power of the king. 16. What is a series of military tours from Christian Europe to Palestine (Holy Lands)? A) Serf. B) Knight. C) Crusades. D) Clergy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crusades. 17. What helped Mesopotamia's agriculture thrive? A) Flooding and mild weather. B) Irrigation and fertile soil. C) Iron tools and sandy coasts. D) Bronze tools and canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigation and fertile soil. 18. What was the preeminent symbol of the Reign of Terror in France? A) The sword. B) Hangman's noose. C) Guillotine. D) Executioners block. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guillotine. 19. One of the largest settlements of the Indus River Valley? A) Dehli. B) Harappa. C) Indus. D) Mohenjo Daro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mohenjo Daro. 20. Who wrote about Communism being the superior type of economy in the communist Manifesto A) Adam Smith. B) Karl Marx. C) Charles Dickens. D) Mary Shelley. 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