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Course Name: World Cultures 1: Western Hemisphere
and Europe
Student: Aryash Chauhan
Course ID:
SSTH053058
ID: F68560331
Submittal:
59
Progress Test 3
This Progress Test covers the course materials that were assigned in Units 5 and 6. Although the progress test is
similar in style to the unit evaluations, the progress test is a closed-book, proctored test. You may not have access
to notes or any of the course materials while you are taking the test. It is important that you do your own work.
Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1.
What was Czar Alexander II’s goal in freeing the serfs?
a.
b.
c.
____ 2.
The period of wealth and power during which Pericles ruled and Greek culture flourished is often called the
a.
b.
c.
____ 3.
The Northern European Plain
The Western Uplands
The Mediterranean coast
Europe was able to conduct so much trade and exploration because
a.
b.
c.
____ 7.
advanced weaponry to use against invaders.
network of roads connecting the empire.
invention of the printing press.
Where are most of the largest and most heavily-populated cities in Europe located?
a.
b.
c.
____ 6.
gold and uranium mining
oil and natural gas
fishing and grain farming
A great legacy, or heritage of the Roman Empire is the
a.
b.
c.
____ 5.
golden age of Greece.
the Peloponnesian era.
the Roman Empire.
What provides about one-third of all of Russia’s revenue?
a.
b.
c.
____ 4.
He wanted to modernize Russia’s agriculture and increase food production.
He wanted to punish the landlords.
He wanted serfs to be free to work in industry.
people built dikes and created polders.
the climate was so mild in all regions.
most places had access to water for easier travel.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
a.
b.
c.
a political group.
factory workers in Russia
hungry peasants in Russian cities
____ 8.
Using a single currency in many EU countries
a.
b.
c.
____ 9.
helps create an open market in which goods can be traded using tariffs, or exchanges.
allows people, money, and goods to move freely from country to country.
helps prevent member countries from going into heavy debt.
Western Siberia’s population has grown rapidly in recent years because
a.
b.
c.
over 70 percent of Russia’s oil comes from there.
the climate is moderate.
grain farms are producing surplus crops.
____ 10. The imaginary boundary between Eastern and Western Europe was called the _____________. This
division marked the beginning of the Cold War.
a.
b.
c.
Berlin Wall
Holocaust
Iron Curtain
____ 11. Artists from which period used light and color to capture a moment and often worked in an abstract style?
a.
b.
c.
Impressionist
Romantic
Renaissance
____ 12. What was one important result of the Industrial Revolution?
a.
b.
c.
The printing press made books more available to people.
Machines were used create goods in textile factories.
Maps were created of all the known world.
____ 13. Why is St. Petersburg known as a cultural center?
a.
b.
c.
historic buildings and churches
museums, universities, theaters, and music
canals, islands, and bridges
____ 14. Valuable timber resources are found in the ___________ area of Russia.
a.
b.
c.
taiga
tundra
steppes
____ 15. What kind of rights did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen guarantee?
a.
b.
c.
freedom, liberty, property, and security
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
equality, life, liberty and good governance
____ 16. What foods would you be more likely to find in Western European countries with cooler climates?
a.
b.
c.
tomatoes and olives
potatoes and gravies
herring and deer
____ 17. Which of the following is the most widely practiced religion in Europe?
a.
b.
c.
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
____ 18. What did Gorbachev’s new policy of openness in the Soviet Union result in?
a.
b.
c.
active trade with European nations
protests for freedom
less government control of the economy
____ 19. How many houses are in the legislative branch of government in Russia?
a.
b.
c.
one
two
three
____ 20. Under Josef Stalin, the U.S. and the Soviet Union participated in a Cold War that resulted in
a.
b.
c.
the democratic election of Mikhail Gorbachev.
a “space race” won by the Soviet Union.
a return of private ownership of land and resources.
____ 21. According to the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, which country was at fault for the war?
a.
b.
c.
Italy
Germany
Russia
____ 22. What health problems have been caused by the radioactive fallout from Chernobyl?
a.
b.
c.
An estimated 4,000 people may die from cancers caused by radiation exposure from the accident.
Plants and animals in the region’s forests are still dying in massive numbers from the fallout.
An estimated 5 million people were exposed to cancer-causing agents.
____ 23. What type of government does Russia have today?
a.
b.
c.
a federal system
a monarchy
Communist
____ 24. How long is the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
a.
b.
c.
600 miles
1,000 miles
6,000 miles
____ 25. Which of the following is true of St. Petersburg?
a.
b.
c.
Its historic architecture reflects Western European influences.
It is a hub for shipping and export of natural gas to China.
It is the source of one-third of all Russia’s revenue.
____ 26. Almost 20 percent of the reserves of what mineral are located in Russia and the Eurasian republics?
a.
b.
c.
gold
iron ore
aluminum
____ 27. What was one cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union?
a.
b.
c.
Europe stopped trading with it.
The United States defeated it in a war.
The separate republics wanted independence.
____ 28. What was one consequence of the Chernobyl disaster?
a.
b.
c.
An estimated 600,000 people received significant radiation exposure.
Fires burned homes and killed over 1,000 people.
Flooding destroyed plants and animals in 6,000 square miles.
____ 29. ____________________ promoted education, hospitals, and freedom of religion in Russia.
a.
b.
c.
Peter the Great
Ivan the Great
Catherine the Great
____ 30. What are fjords?
a.
b.
c.
deep, narrow bays found in Norway
land reclaimed from the seabed
giant walls used to hold back the sea
____ 31. _______________________ has/have limited the population of Russia and the Eurasian republics.
a.
b.
c.
Geographic features
Wars
The availability of natural resources
____ 32. Which language group includes Italian, French, and Spanish?
a.
b.
c.
Germanic
Romance
Slavic
____ 33. One reason why many people migrate to Europe is to
a.
b.
c.
to sell goods from back home.
to purchase homes of their own.
escape conflicts or unjust governments.
____ 34. What crops are mainly grown by today’s farmers on the Russian steppes?
a.
b.
c.
fruits and wheat
grains, beets, and potatoes
vegetables and rice
____ 35. The Mediterranean Sea’s ecosystem has suffered due to
a.
b.
c.
building canals and waterways.
overfishing and overdevelopment.
reclaiming seabeds for use in farming.
____ 36. After 1991, many Eastern European countries used ________________ to move to a market economy.
a.
b.
c.
democratization
communism
privatization
____ 37. Why was the European Union formed?
a.
b.
c.
to give workers equal wages
to extend their economic organization throughout Europe
to treat countries as one nation
____ 38. What Middle Ages social structure was shaped like a pyramid with the king at the top and the serfs forming
the base?
a.
b.
c.
the Roman Way
the Roman Catholic Church
the feudal system
____ 39. What did Gorbachev want to accomplish with his perestroika movement in the Soviet Union?
a.
b.
c.
restructuring the economy
autonomy for the republics
freedom for people to speak openly about the government
____ 40. What is one example of the changing demographics in Europe?
a.
b.
c.
The population is aging.
Imports and exports are increasing.
Many countries have rebuilt their economies.
____ 41. Today the Trans-Siberian Railroad
a.
b.
c.
is regularly attacked by thieves and tigers.
plays an important role in world economy.
still operates with steam engines.
____ 42. The first modern novel, Don Quixote, was written by Spanish author
a.
b.
c.
Miguel de Cervantes.
Shakespeare.
Dante.
____ 43. During the Renaissance, what was “reborn”?
a.
b.
c.
feudalism, manorialism, and the Crusades
war between Eastern and Western Europe
arts, philosophy, and culture
____ 44. What is the term used for the permanently frozen ground that is found in about half of Russia?
a.
b.
c.
permafrost
arctic region
tundra
____ 45. Why is the area near the Caspian Sea valuable?
a.
b.
c.
It is an ideal location for nuclear power plants.
It provides water for irrigating farms.
It has vast oil and natural gas reserves.
____ 46. _______________ currently gets more than 75 percent of its electricity from nuclear power plants.
a.
b.
c.
France
the United States
Russia
____ 47. Nationalism is
a.
b.
c.
a social system that denied black South Africans their rights.
the process of governing a colony.
a strong sense of loyalty to one’s country.
____ 48. Why were the Greek city-states independent from one another?
a.
b.
c.
They all started out as democracies.
They had different religions and education systems.
Geography made traveling and communicating difficult.
____ 49. When Rome was a republic (around 490 B.C.), what were its branches of government?
a.
b.
c.
patricians, plebeians, and tribunes
the Senate and the Assembly
executive, legislative, and judicial
____ 50. What geographic feature separates the Western Siberian Plain from the Northern European Plain?
a.
b.
c.
the Ural Mountains
the Caucasus Mountains
the tundra
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