Europe: An Introduction

What Western European country and its allies have faced off to fight Germany and its allies twice during the twentieth century?

• Italy

• Austria

• France

• Switzerland

What Northern European country is part of the three countries of Scandinavia?

• Greenland

• Denmark

• Iceland

• Finland

What Eastern European country was a “satellite” in the former Soviet Union’s orbit, but now belongs to NATO and the European Union?

• Belarus

• Ukraine

• Moldova

• Bulgaria

What Southern European country lies partly in Europe but mostly in Asia?

• Malta

• Turkey

• Greece

• Andorra

What ancient culture’s architects used mathematical formulas to produce ideal proportions in their buildings?

• Minoan

• Roman

• Persian

• Greek

What language do countless legal terms in English-speaking countries come from?

• Greek

• Arabic

• Latin

• Byzantine

Who are considered the founders of many modern cities, notably London and Paris?

• Minoans

• Romans

• Persians

• Greeks

What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Athens

• Alexandria

What was Europe’s great unifier?

• The Roman Empire

• Christianity

• The Crusades

• Greeks and Roman Law

What group were the Franks called upon to defend in the first Crusades?

• Byzantines

• Greek Orthodox Christians

• Jews

• Coptic Christians