Thursday, February 24, 2011

PSC WORLD HISTORY -OBJECTIVE


World history Questions

1. What was Alexander's main problem in the campaign against the Persians?
A: Weak navy          
B: Weak army
C: No money
D: Rubella
E: Poor infrastructure
2. What was the intent of Luther's Address to the Christian Nobility?
A: To demonstrate Luther's literary prowess
B: To enumerate Luther's economic complaints against the Church in Germany
C: To create a separate nation of Protestants
D: To escape religious persecution
E: To keep him out of prison 

3. The First Triumvirate was composed of Caesar, Crassus, and _____.
A: Pompey
B: Hector
C: Lepidus
D: Augustus
E: Brutus

4. Who established the first civilization in Mesopotamia?
A: Macedonians
B: Sumerians
C: Babylonians
D: Egyptians
E: Assyrians


5. What was the name given to the followers of John Wycliffe?
A: Wycliffians
B: Dullards
C: Luddites
D: Lollards
E: Roundheads

6. During the reign of Solon, which of the following was a main problem?
A: the Persian invasion
B: a decline in literacy
C: conflict between landholders and peasants
D: slave revolts
E: the lack of sufficient agriculture

7. Who organized the Society of Jesus?
A: Saint Paul
B: Pope Pius X
C: John Huss
D: Henry VIII
E: Ignatius Loyola

8. Why was Mary, Queen of Scots executed?
A: She was unfaithful to Henry VIII.
B: She sold state secrets to the Spanish.
C: She conspired against Elizabeth I.
D: She failed to pay her taxes.
E: She tortured several peasant leaders.

9. What was the cause of the War of Devolution?
A: the alliance between Spain and Austria 
B: the marriage of William II to the daughter of Philip IV
C: The claim to Spanish inheritance made by Louis XIV
D: peasant revolts
E: embargoes against the Spanish Armada

10. What was the main result of the Roman defeat of the Samnites?
A: Rome had access to the towns in southern Italy.
B: Hannibal had to cross the Alps.
C: Rome killed all of the Samnite women.
D: The Samnites moved to Greece.
E: Rome became a monarchy.
   Answer Key
C. Eventually, Alexander's empire expanded beyond his capacity to fund it.
2. B. This address of 1520 outlined Luther's plan for social and economic progress.
3. A. The First Triumvirate (unlike the Second) was just a loose structure in which powers were not clearly delegated.
4. B. The Sumerians thrived in the fourth millennium B.C.
5. D. The Lollards were sympathetic to Henry VIII's creation of the Church of England.
6. E. By the time of Solon, Greek lands were entirely exhausted.
7. E. The Jesuits became well known for their high educational standards.
8. C. Mary was the main Catholic rival to Elizabeth I.
9. C. The War of Devolution was instigated by Louis XIV because he felt he deserved Flanders and other Spanish lands.
10. A. The Samnites controlled central and southern Italy until they were finally defeated in 290 B.C

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