World history Online Quiz

World history Online Quiz
World History International: History Quiz
Basic World History Quiz


1. Turks attacked the kingdom called constantinople is
(a) Iraq
(b) Egypt
(c) Iran
(d) Mesopotamia
Ans. (a)

2. The chief character of Humanism were
(a) man
(b) god
(c) spirits
(d) humanity
Ans. (a)
3. The painting called Last Supper was painted by
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Raphael
(c) Michael Angelo
(d) Van Gogh
Ans. (a)


4. Michael Angelo created a great sculpture called
(a) Mary and Jesus
(b) Pieta
(c) Madonna
(d) David
Ans. (b)


5. Renaissance marked the beginning of the decline of
(a) Gothic sculpture
(b) Ramanesque
(c) Spanish
(d) Italian style
Ans. (a)

6. Renaissance science was marked by
(a) experiments
(b) rationalism
(c) speculation
(d) observation
Ans. (a)




7. The protestant reformation began in
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Holland
Ans. (c)



8. The Chinese of the medieval period gave the world the gift of
(a) Paper
(c) Music
(b) Papyrus
(d) Painting
Ans. (a)


9 The shogum was the General of the
(a) Chinese Army
(b) Indian Army
(c) Japanese Army
(d) Korean Army
Ans. (c)


10. A new type of flower arrangement given to the world by Japan is
(a) Ikebana
(b) Kabuki
(c) Haiku
(d) Feng Shui
Ans. (a)

11. Christianity reached Japan in the
(a) 8th century
(b) 10th century
(c) 16th century
(d) 18th century
Ans. (c)

12. Jithes were a sort of
(a) taxes levied by the church
(b) books
(c) edicts of the church
(d) fines
Ans. (a)

13. Christopher Columbus discovered
(a) India
(b) America
(c) West Indies
(d) East Indies
Ans. (c)
14. Nation states arose in
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(ç) Europe
(d) America
Ans. (c)
15. The Revolution of 1688 in England is known as glorious
because there was
(a) no war
(b) no fighting
(c) no bloodshed
(d) peaceful revolution
Ans. (c)