1st Marking Period Review Name ______
1. What is the capital of Italy?
A. Rome
B. Kiev
C. Florence
D. Pisa
2. What is the capital of Poland?
A. Sofia
B. Moscow
C. Warsaw
D. Latvia
3. What is the capital of Belgium?
A. Amsterdam
B. Brussels
C. Helsinki
D. Copenhagen
4. What is the capital of Spain?
A. Barcelona
B. Seville
C. Madrid
D. Lisbon
5. What is the capital of Russia?
A. Leningrad
B. Chernobyl
C. Berlin
D. Moscow
6. What is 476 in Roman numerals?
A. CCCCLXXVI
B. CDLXXXIV
C. CDLXXVI
D. CCCCLXXIV
7. What is 24 in Roman numerals?
A. XXIIII
B. XXIV
C. XXIX
D. VVVVIIII
8. What is 60 in Roman numerals?
A. XXXXXX
B. LX
C. CL
D. LC
9. What is 1906 in Roman numerals?
A. MCMVI
B. MCMIV
C. MMCVI
D. MCMC
10. MCI is what number?
A. 111
B. 121
C. 1101
D. 91
11. MMD is what number?
A. 205
B. 20,500
C. 2,500
D. 25
12. LI is what number?
A. 41
B. 101
C. 49
D. 51
13. Which word means “non-religious”?
A. Excommunicate
B. Holy
C. Secular
D. Guild
14. Which word means “to expel someone from the Church”?
A. Excommunicate
B. Holy
C. Secular
D. Guild
15. What did Charlemagne become in 800?
A. President
B. French Ambassador
C. Holy Roman Emperor
D. Russian Tsar
16. Feudalism is the policy of granting land to whom?
A. Enemies
B. Loyal subjects
C. Spouse (husband/wife)
D. Mr. Nesensohn
17. What’s another word for a large parcel of land?
A. Vassal
B. Lord
C. Serf
D. Manor
18. Knights behaved according to a code of conduct known as what?
A. Feudalism
B. Serfdom
C. Magna Carta
D. Chivalry
19. What was the tax that was 10% of one’s income and was given to the Church?
A. Tithe
B. Parish
C. Abbot
D. Diocese
20. Parishes in a certain geographic region were known as what
A. Tithe
B. Parish
C. Abbot
D. Diocese
21. Discrimination against Jewish people is known as what?
A. Monastery
B. Abbess
C. Anti-Semitism
D. Franciscan
22. Normandy is a region in what country?
A. England
B. Spain
C. France
D. Portugal
23. The Bayeaux Tapestry depicts the 1066 victory of what group?
A. Normans
B. Muslims
C. English
D. Jews
24. During Medieval Europe, Jerusalem was sacred to what groups?
A. Jews
B. Christians
C. Muslims
D. All of the above
25. Who was the Muslim warrior that defeated the Christians in 1187?
A. Saladin
B. William the Conqueror
C. Richard the Lionhearted
D. King Philip II
26. Which was the only Crusade that was successful for the Christians (took holy land from the Muslims)?
A. 1st Crusade
B. 2nd Crusade
C. 3rd Crusade
D. 4th Crusade
27. Which invention did not come about during the Crusades?
A. Clock
B. Windmill
C. Compass
D. Submarine
28. The Black Death started in what modern-day country?
A. England
B. Russia
C. Italy
D. Worcester
29. What animal/insect spread the Black Death to humans?
A. Rats
B. Fleas
C. Horses
D. Camels
30. At the time of the Black Death, how many Popes were there?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
31. What nursery rhyme originated during the Black Death?
A. Humpty Dumpty
B. Three Little Pigs
C. Hansel and Gretel
D. Ring Around the Rosy
32. How many people died in Europe from the Plague?
A. 25,000
B. 250,000
C. 1 million
D. 25 million
33. What was the name of the mutation that protected some people from the plague?
A. Delta-32
B. Polio
C. Small Pox
D. Yersinia Pestis
34. The Hundred Years War was fought between what two countries?
A. Russia and England
B. England and France
C. Italy and France
D. Russia and France
35. Who did Joan of Arc fight for in the Hundred Years War?
A. Russia
B. Italy
C. France
D. England
36. Joan of Arc was accused of what two crimes?
A. Perjury and Murder
B. Murder and Stealing
C. Heresy and Murder
D. Heresy and Witchcraft
37. What was Joan of Arc’s punishment?
A. Life in prison
B. Community service
C. No punishment whatsoever
D. Burnt at the stake
38. If you are canonized, you are considered to be what?
A. A saint
B. A criminal
C. A good student
D. A bad student
39. What present-day country was not a part of Charlemagne’s empire?
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. France
D. Russia
40. How old was Charlemagne when he passed away (twice the life expectancy at the time)?
A. 30
B. 40
C. 72
D. 110
41. Who did Charlemagne hire to build a school for him?
A. Mr. Nesensohn
B. Alcuin
C. William the Conqueror
D. Edward the Confessor
42. What was the Domesday Book?
A. Similar to a modern census (for taxation purposes)
B. A list of Charlemagne’s enemies
C. A book that describes feudalism in France
D. A favorite comic book of Mr. Robbins
43. What individual created the Tower of London?
A. Alcuin
B. Charlemagne
C. Benedict
D. William the Conqueror
44. In 1095, what pope called for a crusade to take back the Holy Land?
A. Pope Leo III
B. Pope Sixtus
C. Pope Urban
D. Pope Benedict
45. What was the most common form of the Black Plague?
A. Bubonic Plague
B. Pneumonic Plague
C. Septicemic Plague
D. Influenza
46. The Renaissance began in which country?
A. Italy
B. France
C. Sweden
D. England
47. What does the word “Renaissance” mean in the French language?
A. Return
B. Rebirth
C. Relate
D. Reject
48. Who wrote “The Prince”
A. Sir Thomas More
B. William Shakespeare
C. Miguel Cervantes
D. Niccolo Machiavelli
49. According to Machiavelli, it is better for a leader to ______than to be loved
A. Respected
B. Hated
C. Feared
D. Upset
50. Leaders that give money to artists are known as what?
A. Humanists
B. Patrons
C. Dictators
D. Nepotists
51. What is the term for an ideal or perfect society?
A. Fresco
B. Humanists
C. Utopia
D. Secular
52. William Shakespeare was an important playwright from what country?
A. England
B. Russia
C. Italy
D. France
53. Which of the following was not a work created by Shakespeare?
A. “Othello”
B. “The Merchant of Venice”
C. “Romeo and Juliet”
D. “Don Quixote”
54. Who invented the Printing Press?
A. Johann Gutenberg
B. Sofonisba Anguissola
C. Thomas Edison
D. Albert Einstein
55. The Medici family was a rich and influential family from where?
A. Naples
B. Venice
C. Florence
D. Rome
56. Who was the first Medici to enter banking and become a patron of the arts?
A. Lorenzo the Magnificent
B. Cosimo the Elder
C. Giovanni di Bicci
D. Giulio de Medici
57. According to the Florentine Calendar, when did the new day begin?
A. Sunset
B. Sunrise
C. Noon
D. Midnight
58. What country did not adopt the Gregorian Calendar until 1752?
A. France
B. Great Britain
C. Italy
D. Switzerland
59. What country had several city states by 1494?
A. Sweden
B. Spain
C. Italy
D. Ireland
60. According to the map work you did on Italy, what body of water is directly east of Italy?
A. Tyrrhenian Sea
B. Strait of Gibraltar
C. Bay of Biscay
D. Adriatic Sea
61. Who created the sculptures named “St. Mark” and “St. George”
A. Raphael
B. Donatello
C. Leonardo
D. Michelangelo
62. 1499-1519 is known as Leonardo’s what?
A. Retirement
B. Nomadic Period
C. Imprisonment
D. Childhood
63. Which of the following was not a piece of work by Leonardo?
A. “School of Athens”
B. “Mona Lisa”
C. “Last Supper”
D. Designs for weapons of war (tank, machine gun)
64. What was unique about Leonardo’s writing?
A. Nothing at all
B. He wrote with his teeth
C. He never wrote
D. He wrote from right to left
65. Leonardo died and is buried in what country?
A. France
B. Italy
C. England
D. Poland
66. What is the largest Christian Church?
A. Notre Dame
B. Buckingham Palace
C. The Louvre
D. St. Peter’s Basilica
67. What position in the Church did Raphael almost become?
A. Pope
B. Cardinal
C. Bishop
D. Archbishop
68. Who painted “The School of Athens”?
A. Leonardo
B. Donatello
C. Raphael
D. Michelangelo
69. Which of the following is not a reason why Popes change their names?
A. They want to have names of saints
B. They are required to by the College of Cardinals
C. They pick names of other Popes they admired
D. They pick traits they want to copy
70. What is fresco?
A. Painting in caves
B. Painting on fresh plaster
C. Painting for free
D. Painting for the Church
71. Michelangelo worked on the ceiling of what place from 1508-1512?
A. Sistine Chapel
B. Versailles
C. The Pope’s living room
D. The Louvre
72. During the time Michelangelo painted the answer to #71, Michelangelo never did what?
A. Ate
B. Bathe
C. Exercise
D. Paint
73. Who painted “The Last Judgment”?
A. Raphael
B. Donatello
C. Michelangelo
D. Leonardo
74. Who completed the 2nd, larger statue of “David”?
A. Raphael
B. Donatello
C. Michelangelo
D. Leonardo
75. The term “Papacy” refers to the office of who?
A. King of France
B. Pope
C. King of England
D. None of the above
76. What is nepotism?
A. Mr. Nesensohn’s favorite ice cream
B. The policy of picking family members for important positions
C. A new sail ship created by the Portuguese
D. A famous painting technique
77. Which Pope approved a plot to kill 2 members of the Medici family?
A. Nicholas V
B. Sixtus IV
C. Alexander VI
D. Pius II
78. Which Pope made his 18 year old son a Cardinal?
A. Nicholas V
B. Sixtus IV
C. Alexander VI
D. Pius II
79. What does it mean to “excommunicate” someone?
A. Torture someone
B. Congratulate someone
C. Kick someone out of the Church
D. To communicate with someone secretly
80. What did Girolamo Savonarola attempt to do in the 1490’s?
A. Sail around the world
B. Fly
C. Reform the Church
D. Paint a portrait of the Pope
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