O-Level History – World History Basics Quiz #2

World History Basics Quiz #2

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1) Most of the Great Wall visible today was built during which Chinese dynasty?

A) Qin B) Han C) Ming D) Yuan

2) Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

A) Leonardo da Vinci B) Michelangelo C) Raphael D) Sandro Botticelli

3) Who introduced the movable-type printing press to Europe around 1450?

A) Johannes Gutenberg B) Isaac Newton C) Francis Bacon D) René Descartes

4) Who wrote the “Ninety-Five Theses” in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation?

A) Martin Luther B) John Calvin C) Henry VIII D) Erasmus

5) Which event in 1789 is widely seen as the symbolic start of the French Revolution?

A) Tennis Court Oath B) Storming of the Bastille C) Reign of Terror D) Napoleon’s coronation

6) The Meiji Restoration (1868) modernized which country?

A) Japan B) China C) Korea D) Vietnam

7) The Industrial Revolution first began in which country?

A) France B) Britain C) Germany D) United States

8) In 1917, which group seized power during the Russian Revolution?

A) Mensheviks B) Provisional Government C) Bolsheviks D) The Duma

9) The Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I was signed in which year?

A) 1918 B) 1919 C) 1920 D) 1921

10) Which organization was founded in 1945 to promote international peace and cooperation?

A) League of Nations B) NATO C) United Nations D) Warsaw Pact