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European History Mix Trivia Quiz

Here is a mixture of European history questions. It's my first quiz! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by beatles4741. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
beatles4741

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,136

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1460

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which early Pope wrote the book, "The Servant of the Servant of God"? Hint

Leo I

Gregory I

Urban VII

Pius I

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 378 CE, in the Battle of Adrianople, the Visigoths together with some other Germanic tribes defeated which powerful group? Hint

Persians

Romans

Franks

Greeks

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Dominican monk wrote the "Summa Theologica"? Hint

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Augustine

St.Jerome

St. Bonaventure

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Question 4 of 10

4. What English lawyer wrote the famous and controversial book, "Utopia" in 1516? Hint

Sir Thomas More

William Tyndale

John Colet

John Wycliffe

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Question 5 of 10

5. On what day did Martin Luther allegedly nail his 95 Theses on Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany? Hint

Halloween 1517

Christmas Day 1517

Halloween 1519

Christmas Day 1519

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Cardinal Thomas Wolsey famous for doing? Hint

First to translate Bible into English

Helping King Henry VIII attempt to receive an annulment from his first marriage

Later becoming Pope Clement V

He was Mary I's main advisor

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Question 7 of 10

7. What nationality was Prince Henry the Navigator? Hint

English

Spanish

Portuguese

French

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Question 8 of 10

8. What law or decree allowed the French Huguenots to practice freely? Hint

Edict of Nantes

Edict of Toulon

Edict of Paris

Edict of Reims

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which country was the first to experience the Industrial Revolution? Hint

France

Great Britain

Germany

Spain

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Question 10 of 10

10. What French Revolutionary was foremost behind "The Terror"? Hint

Pompidou

Fourier

Alexis de Tocqueville

Robespierre

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which early Pope wrote the book, "The Servant of the Servant of God"?

Answer: Gregory I

Gregory I the Great (lived c. 540-604) did not have any desire to become Pope. However, in this book he asserted the primacy of the papacy and stressed the importance of strict hierarchy in the Church. In the English-speaking countries he is well known for a remark attributed to him by Bede.

When he saw fair-haired slaves for sale in Rome he asked where they came from, and on being informed that they were Angles, he replied: 'They are not Angles, but angels' ('Non Angli, sed angeli sunt'). He sent St. Augustine to Canterbury to convert the Kingdom of Kent.

2. In 378 CE, in the Battle of Adrianople, the Visigoths together with some other Germanic tribes defeated which powerful group?

Answer: Romans

This devastating defeat for the Romans is often said to have set in train the events which culminated in the collapse of the Western Empire in 476 CE. The Eastern (Byzantine) Empire lasted for another 1,000 years.

3. Which Dominican monk wrote the "Summa Theologica"?

Answer: St. Thomas Aquinas

Thomas of Aquino (Thomas Aquinas) lived between 1225-1274 CE. He was born into an affluent family, but left it to become a monk. The "Summa Theologica" is the most comprehensive medieval summary of theology. He was made a Doctor of the Church and is often referred to as the Angelic Doctor.

4. What English lawyer wrote the famous and controversial book, "Utopia" in 1516?

Answer: Sir Thomas More

"Utopia" translates as "nowhere" in Greek. In 1535 he was beheaded for refusing to accept the Act of Supremacy (1534) which made Henry VIII head of the Church of England. He was canonized in 1935 for his loyalty to the papacy at the time of the English Reformation.

5. On what day did Martin Luther allegedly nail his 95 Theses on Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany?

Answer: Halloween 1517

Although this has been widely distributed as fact, some historians think it may have been a legend that he actually nailed them to door. Some think this was a form of dramatization or exaggeration intended to help spread the news.

6. What is Cardinal Thomas Wolsey famous for doing?

Answer: Helping King Henry VIII attempt to receive an annulment from his first marriage

Henry VIII was trying to free himself of his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, so that he could marry Anne Boleyn and produce a male heir. When Wolsey failed in this, Henry simply broke away from the Roman Catholic church.

7. What nationality was Prince Henry the Navigator?

Answer: Portuguese

He was a Portuguese prince (1394-1460) who spent a great deal of his own money in order to finance voyages of exploration and discovery, especially on the western coast of Africa.

8. What law or decree allowed the French Huguenots to practice freely?

Answer: Edict of Nantes

This edict was issued in 1598 King Henry IV of France. However, it was revoked in 1685 by Louis XIV and many French Huguenots fled abroad..

9. Which country was the first to experience the Industrial Revolution?

Answer: Great Britain

It was preceded by (and to some extent ran parallel to) the Agricultural Revolution that took place in Britain from about 1760 onwards. Improvements in agricultural productivity freed labour for the new factories.

10. What French Revolutionary was foremost behind "The Terror"?

Answer: Robespierre

The Terror lasted from 1793-1794. Those who were suspected to be counter-revolutionaries were tried and killed. Ultimately, Robespierre himself was tried and executed, and the Reign of Terror ended.

Source: Author beatles4741

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