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History Multiple Choice Quiz 1

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Question 1 of 10

In which year is the Western Roman Empire traditionally said to have fallen? A) 410 B) 455 C) 476 D) 493

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Answer 1

C) 476

In which year is the Western Roman Empire traditionally said to have fallen? A) 410 B) 455 C) 476 D) 493

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Question 2 of 10

Who was the first Roman emperor? A) Julius Caesar B) Augustus C) Tiberius D) Nero

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Answer 2

B) Augustus

Who was the first Roman emperor? A) Julius Caesar B) Augustus C) Tiberius D) Nero

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Question 3 of 10

Which treaty made peace between the Allies and Germany after the First World War? A) Versailles B) Trianon C) Saint-Germain D) Sèvres

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Answer 3

A) Versailles

Which treaty made peace between the Allies and Germany after the First World War? A) Versailles B) Trianon ...

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Question 4 of 10

Which English king sealed Magna Carta in 1215? A) Henry II B) Richard I C) Henry III D) John

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Answer 4

D) John

Which English king sealed Magna Carta in 1215? A) Henry II B) Richard I C) Henry III D) John

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Question 5 of 10

In which year did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Turks? A) 1389 B) 1453 C) 1492 D) 1517

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Answer 5

B) 1453

In which year did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Turks? A) 1389 B) 1453 C) 1492 D) 1517

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Question 6 of 10

Which Chinese dynasty built most of the Great Wall as it survives today? A) Qin B) Han C) Tang D) Ming

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Answer 6

D) Ming

Which Chinese dynasty built most of the Great Wall as it survives today? A) Qin B) Han C) Tang D) Ming

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Question 7 of 10

Who led the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis? A) Nikita Khrushchev B) Joseph Stalin C) Leonid Brezhnev D) Georgy Malenkov

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Answer 7

A) Nikita Khrushchev

Who led the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis? A) Nikita Khrushchev B) Joseph Stalin C) Leonid B...

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Question 8 of 10

At which battle in 1805 did Napoleon defeat the armies of Austria and Russia? A) Jena B) Wagram C) Austerlitz D) Borodino

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Answer 8

C) Austerlitz

At which battle in 1805 did Napoleon defeat the armies of Austria and Russia? A) Jena B) Wagram C) Austerli...

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Question 9 of 10

Which US president made the Louisiana Purchase? A) John Adams B) Thomas Jefferson C) James Madison D) James Monroe

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B) Thomas Jefferson

Which US president made the Louisiana Purchase? A) John Adams B) Thomas Jefferson C) James Madison D) James...

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Question 10 of 10

In which decade did the Black Death reach Europe? A) 1240s B) 1290s C) 1340s D) 1390s

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Answer 10

C) 1340s

In which decade did the Black Death reach Europe? A) 1240s B) 1290s C) 1340s D) 1390s

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