1. Who was the sculptor of Bacchus, Sleeping Cupid, Madonna of the
Stairs, and David?
a. Donatello
b. Leonardo da Vinci
c. Giotto
*d. Michaelangelo
2. This German composer is known for the following works: Magnificat,
Christmas Oratorio, and the Brandenburg Concertos.
a. Handel
b. Beethoven
c. Mozart
*d. Bach
e. Brahms
3. Who authored Summa theologica?
a. Martin Luther
*b. Thomas Acquinas
c. St. Augustine
d. John Calvin
4. Machiavelli is the author of Il Principe, which describes the means
by which a prince may gain and maintain his power.
*a. True
b. False
5. Newton's three famous laws of motion include these concepts (select
three):
*a. Speed
*b. Velocity
c. Mass
*d. Vector
e. Energy
f. Gravity
6. Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox?
a. Louis Pastuer
*b. Edward Jenner
c. Alfred Nobel
d. Jonas Salk
7. Who is credited for discovering the antibacterial medicine
penicillin?
a. Louis Pastuer
b. Edward Jenner
*c. Alexander Fleming
d. Jonas Salk
8. Who is considered to be the founder of psychoanalysis?
*a. Sigmund Frued
b. Emile Durkheim
c. C. G. Jung
d. Eugen Bleuler
e. Josef Breuer
9. Who are the first two European mariners credited for sailing to the
"New World."
*a. Leif Ericson
b. Christopher Columbus
*c. Thorfinn Karlsefni
d. Amerigo Vespucci
e. Wheris Waldo
10. Who is credited as being the first person to reach the South Pole?
a. Frederick Cook
*b. Roald Amundsen
c. Robert E. Peary
d. Ernest Shackleton
e. Edmund Hillary
11. Who is credited for inventing the wireless radio?
a. Vladimar Zworykin
b. Thomas Edison
*c. Guglielmo Marconi
d. David Sarnoff
e. Edwin Armstrong
12. In 1803, the U.S. negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from
_______________ for $15 million. With this purchase, the U.S. doubles
its domain, increasing its territory by 827,000 sq. mi. (2,144,500 sq
km), from the Mississippi River to the Rockies and from the Gulf of
Mexico to British North America.
a. Great Britain
b. Spain
c. Mexico
*d. France
e. Russia
13. In 1803, _______________ was the first black nation to gain
independence from European colonial rule.
a. Nigeria
b. Trinidad and Tobago
*c. Haiti
d. Kenya
e. Angola