European History

Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

Published Monday, June 15, 2009

Subject: EUROPEAN HISTORY
(e.g., What empire did Julius Caesar head? Answer: Roman Empire.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What European culture provided the foundation of Western civilization?
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2. What city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
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3. What religion became legal under Emperor Constantine?
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. These religion-driven military campaigns were mainly against Muslims.
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5. Which king is numbered as "Charles I" by both France and Germany?
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6. This pandemic is estimated to have killed 30 percent to 60 percent of Europe's population.
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. This German monk's ideas greatly influenced the Protestant Reformation.
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8. Translate "Liberte, egalite, fraternite."
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9. What revolution promised "peace, bread and land"?
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ANSWERS:
1. Greek culture.
2. Constantinople.
3. Christianity.
4. Crusades.
5. Charlemagne.
6. Black Death (bubonic plague).
7. Martin Luther.
8. Liberty, equality, fraternity (brotherhood).
9. Russian Revolution.