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This study set covers European History through
25 practice questions.
A collection of factual questions covering significant events, figures, and eras in European history. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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European History Foundations study set below.
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1
Which treaty officially ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648?
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A
Treaty of Versailles
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B
Peace of Westphalia
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C
Treaty of Tordesillas
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D
Congress of Vienna
2
Who was the monarch of England during the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?
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A
Mary I
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B
Henry VIII
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C
Elizabeth I
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D
Victoria
3
The storming of which prison on July 14, 1789, marked a flashpoint of the French Revolution?
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A
The Bastille
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B
The Conciergerie
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C
The Tower of London
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D
Château d'If
4
Which explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, starting in 1519?
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A
Christopher Columbus
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B
Vasco da Gama
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C
Ferdinand Magellan
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D
Amerigo Vespucci
5
What was the name of the legislative assembly formed by the Third Estate at the beginning of the French Revolution?
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A
National Convention
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B
Directory
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C
National Assembly
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D
Estates-General
6
Which city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire until its fall in 1453?
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A
Rome
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B
Athens
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C
Constantinople
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D
Alexandria
7
The Magna Carta was signed by King John of England in what year?
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A
1066
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B
1215
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C
1347
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D
1492
8
Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800 AD?
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A
Louis the Pious
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B
Charles the Bald
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C
Charlemagne
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D
Otto I
9
What plague pandemic decimated the population of Europe in the mid-14th century?
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A
Smallpox
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B
The Black Death
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C
Spanish Flu
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D
Cholera
10
Which invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century revolutionized the spread of information?
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A
The telescope
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B
The steam engine
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C
The printing press
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D
The compass
11
Which royal house ruled Russia from 1613 until the revolution in 1917?
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A
Romanov
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B
Habsburg
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C
Tudor
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D
Bourbon
12
What was the primary goal of the Congress of Vienna in 1815?
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A
To establish the European Union
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B
To redraw the map of Europe after Napoleon
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C
To declare war on the Ottoman Empire
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D
To promote democratic elections
13
The Edict of Nantes, issued in 1598, granted religious rights to which group in France?
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A
Catholics
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B
Huguenots
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C
Jews
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D
Orthodox Christians
14
Which battle in 1815 marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte?
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A
Battle of Austerlitz
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B
Battle of Leipzig
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C
Battle of Waterloo
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D
Battle of Trafalgar
15
What was the main purpose of the Domesday Book commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086?
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A
To record religious laws
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B
To conduct a land survey for taxation
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C
To document the royal lineage
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D
To list the knights of the realm
16
Which country was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1939?
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A
Poland
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B
Finland
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C
Czechoslovakia
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D
Hungary
17
The Renaissance began in which modern-day European country?
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A
France
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B
Germany
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C
Italy
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D
Spain
18
Which English king was executed in 1649 following the English Civil War?
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A
Charles I
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B
James I
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C
Henry VII
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D
George III
19
What was the name of the movement led by Martin Luther in 1517?
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A
The Enlightenment
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B
The Protestant Reformation
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C
The Industrial Revolution
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D
The Great Schism
20
Which monarch, known as the 'Sun King', reigned over France for 72 years?
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A
Louis XIV
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B
Louis XVI
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C
Francis I
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D
Henry IV
21
What was the 'Iron Curtain' a symbol of during the Cold War?
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A
The border between East and West Germany
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B
The ideological divide between Communist and Capitalist Europe
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C
The blockade of Berlin
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D
The steel industry in the USSR
22
Which city was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914?
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A
Belgrade
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B
Zagreb
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C
Sarajevo
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D
Vienna
23
The Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, was signed in which year?
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A
1914
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B
1918
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C
1919
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D
1920
24
Which powerful female ruler expanded the Russian Empire significantly in the 18th century?
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A
Catherine the Great
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B
Elizabeth of Russia
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C
Anna of Russia
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D
Olga of Kiev
25
What was the name of the maritime alliance formed by Northern European cities in the 12th century to protect trade interests?
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A
The Triple Alliance
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B
The Hanseatic League
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C
The North Sea Pact
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D
The Merchant Guild
