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History 106

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History 106 game quiz
"Here's a quiz based on the content of my history 106 class, a little of everything from the 1500's to the present. Enjoy!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Why did the Protestant Reformation take place?
    Martin Luther wanted attention
    It was the result of objections to Catholic doctrine and practices
    Obscure religious leaders wanted power
    No one knows


2. What is generally regarded as the main reason for some people fleeing from England, especially to the American colonies, in the period c. 1620-45?
    Establish a kingdom in the name of England
    They just went there as an adventure
    To explore
    Religious persecution


3. What man is credited with being the 'George Washington of South America'?
    Emiliano Zapata
    Simon Bolivar
    Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
    Lorenzo Lamas


4. What battle marked the end of Napoleon Bonaparte's military and political career?
    Battle of Waterloo
    Battle of Hastings
    Battle of Toulon
    Electronic Battleship


5. Who was the ruling monarch of Britain when America won its independence?
    William II
    George IV
    Henry V
    George III


6. Which of these inventions did NOT come out of the early industrial revolution?
    Telegraph
    Cotton gin
    Spinning jenny
    Steam engine


7. Which of these happened during the 19th century?
    Great Depression
    The Amistad Case
    The Enlightenment
    Brown vs. Board of Education case


8. Who was in charge of making the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London a reality?
    King William IV
    Prince Albert
    William Gladstone
    Joe Bob's Construction Inc.


9. Which of the following summarizes what happened to Germany after World War One?
    It was blown to smithereens
    France annexed the Rhineland
    Germany had to pay several billion dollars in reparations to France and Belgium
    Germany gained a large area of Russian territory


10. Who was the U.S. president during World War Two?
    Woodrow Wilson
    Theodore Roosevelt
    Dwight Eisenhower
    Franklin D. Roosevelt


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Compiled Jun 18 13