Western Civilization and Columbus Quiz

Who were the leading thinkers of Western Civilization?

• Playwrights, poets, and philosophers

• Monks and monasteries

• The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes

• The Tainos and Amerigo Vespucci

Which country did Rome invade and leave behind its language and culture?

• Greece

• France

• Italy

• Spain

What language resulted from the marriage of Norman French and Old English German?

• Latin

• French

• German

• English

Where did Columbus discover and explore?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• West Indies

What was the main purpose of Columbus's voyages?

• To evangelize the Roman Catholic faith

• To find a new trade route to Asia

• To discover new lands for colonization

• To search for gold and riches

What did Columbus call the native people he encountered in the West Indies?

• Indians

• Tainos

• Celts

• Anglo-Saxons

What major changes occurred in Europe in the 1450s and 1490s?

• The printing press and Columbus's voyage

• The Norman Invasion and the marriage of languages

• The birth of Western Civilization and the discovery of America

• The invasion of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes into England

What did Columbus's discovery change in the Americas?

• The spread of Roman Catholicism

• The introduction of slavery

• The colonization and exploitation of the lands

• The discovery of a separate continent

What do AD and BC stand for?

• After Death and Before Christ

• Anno Domini and Before Christ

• After Dominion and Before Common Era

• Anno Domini and Before Common Era

What is the study of the origin of words called?

• Etymology

• Rhetoric

• Euphemism

• Hubris