Quiz 7

Question 1

Name the three major mountain chains that extend across southern Europe from west to east:
A) West, on the border between France and Spain:
B) Center, in northern Italy, Switzerland, Austria
C) East, on the borders of Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine

Answer 1

Pyrenees, Alps, and Carpathians

Question 2

Which of the following features of European geography support(s) the thesis that this region has been marked by competition among small states that are influenced by their commercial classes, rather than by large landed empires dominated by bureaucrats and military leaders?
A. Many high mountains and narrow valleys.
B. Broad lowland basins watered by long meandering rivers
C. Long, sandy beaches that slope gently into the sea
D. Complex coastline marked by peninsulas and inlets
E. Numerous active volcanoes

Answer 2

A & D

Question 3

Which of the following factors help(s) explain the rise of the European state system and the overseas expansion of Europe in the Age of Exploration.
A) Europe was beyond the reach of the Mongol invasions that triggered the rise of centralized power in Russia and China.
B) Europe was never attacked by Muslim armies or Viking raiders, who otherwise would have undermined the security of European society.
C) Europe was remote from and periodically cut off via overalnd routes to the sources of luxury goods, such as silks and spices in the Far East.
D) Europe is located on the Atlantic Ocean and therefore had easy access to the New World.
E) Europe is exceptionally rich in gold, silver and other valuable natural resources that were in great demand in the rest of the world.

Answer 3

A, C, & D

Question 4

The body(ies) that has/have contributed funds to bail out Greece and Ireland is/are:
A.  European Union
B.  International Monetary Fund
C.  North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D.  United States
E.  World Bank

Answer 4

A & B

Question 5

Name two (2) countries that ARE in the European Union but are NOT in NATO:

Answer 5

Ireland, Austria

Question 6

Name two (2) countries that ARE in NATO but are NOT in the European Union.

Answer 6

Canada & US

Question 7

The international conference of 1944 that laid the foundations for the post-World War II international financial system was held in what location:

Answer 7

Bretton Woods

Question 8

The Chancellor of Germany is:

Answer 8

Angela Merkel

Question 9

A civil war occurred in what European country during the period 1992-95:

Answer 9

Bosnia

Question 10

Which of the following factors has/have been instrumental in the current negotiations over the Greek financial crisis?
A) Britain’s decision to adopt the euro.
B) Refusal of the IMF to continue the Greek bailout plan.
C) Reluctance of German voters to support further assistance to Greece.
D) Potential damage to the European Union if Greece defaults on its debts.
E) Impact of Greek elections that produced government headed by Alexis Tsipras of SYRIZA.

Answer 10

C, D &E