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Europe Today TEST NAME______

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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. moors f. LEGO® b. Paris g. Bavaria c. autobahn h. Ireland d. Norway i. Gaelic e. cork j. Ruhr ____ 1. links Germany’s cities ____ 2. Emerald Isle ____ 3. one of two official languages of Ireland ____ 4. exported from Portugal ____ 5. windy highlands with damp ground ____ 6. an important industrial center in Germany ____ 7. Danish export ____ 8. favorite destination for skiers in Germany ____ 9. City of Light ____ 10. one of the world’s largest oil exporters

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Victor Hugo f. sauna b. Bern g. Bach c. parliamentary democracy h. Basques d. welfare state i. Vienna e. multinational companies j. continental divide ____ 11. Austrian center of culture and learning ____ 12. famous German composer ____ 13. do business in several countries ____ 14. want independence from Spain ____ 15. famous French writer ____ 16. voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body ____ 17. a high place from which rivers flow in different directions ____ 18. capital of Switzerland ____ 19. wooden room heated by water sizzling on hot stones ____ 20. uses high tax rates to provide social services

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 21. The four regions of the United Kingdom are England, Scotland, ____. a. Wales, and the Republic of Ireland c. Wales, and Northern Ireland b. Britain, and Wales d. Britain, and Northern Ireland ____ 22. The pope lives and works in ____. a. Rome c. Venice b. Vatican City d. San Marino ____ 23. About 80 percent of France’s energy comes from its ____. a. petroleum reserves c. hydroelectric power b. coal reserves d. nuclear power plants ____ 24. Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir were famous ____. a. painters who lived in Paris c. writers who lived in Ireland b. composers who lived in Vienna d. composers who lived in Germany ____ 25. What two countries are separated by the Pyrenees? a. France and Germany c. Spain and Portugal b. France and Spain d. Spain and Switzerland ____ 26. In Belgium, tensions sometimes arise between the ____. a. Catholics and Protestants c. Flemings and Walloons b. Belgians and immigrants d. Belgians and the Basques ____ 27. The tiny country of Liechtenstein lies between ____. a. Spain and France c. Germany and Denmark b. Belgium and the Netherlands d. Austria and Switzerland ____ 28. The statue of the Little Mermaid is a famous attraction in ____. a. Denmark c. Norway b. Germany d. Sweden ____ 29. Which country is a land of hot springs and geysers? a. Denmark c. Finland b. Iceland d. Norway ____ 30. The Benelux countries are ____. a. Belgium, France, and Luxembourg b. Portugal, Luxembourg, and Belgium c. Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium d. the Netherlands, Portugal, and France ____ 31. In the Netherlands, drained lands that have rich farming soil are called ____. a. bogs c. lochs b. polders d. moors ____ 32. Which country produces more food than any other nation in Western Europe? a. France c. Germany b. the Netherlands d. Spain ____ 33. Which Nordic country is an island? a. Denmark c. Finland b. Iceland d. Ireland ____ 34. Peat is important because ____. a. wheat grows well in it c. it can be dried and used for fuel b. it can be ground into flour for bread d. rich iron deposits are found in it ____ 35. The British Isles are made up of ____. a. Scotland and Northern Ireland b. Wales and the United Kingdom c. the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland d. Wales and Scotland ____ 36. A main reason for Luxembourg’s prosperity is that it ____. a. has large deposits of oil c. has beautiful scenery b. attracts many foreign businesses d. is Europe’s largest food producer ____ 37. Most of Denmark lies on the ____. a. Jutland Peninsula c. Balkan Peninsula b. Iberian Peninsula d. Scandinavian Peninsula ____ 38. What city in Italy has no cars, but instead relies on boats for transportation on its many canals? a. Rome c. San Marino b. Barcelona d. Venice ____ 39. The largest Greek island is ____. a. Cyprus c. Crete b. Sicily d. Zealand ____ 40. Many tourists visit the Parthenon, a famous historic site in ____. a. Rome c. Delphi b. Vatican City d. Athens

____ 41. Which country has the highest number of personal computers per 1,000 people? a. Norway c. Switzerland b. United States d. Denmark ____ 42. Which Nordic country has the highest number of personal computers per 1,000 people? a. Sweden c. Australia b. United States d. Switzerland

____ 43. How many personal computers per 1,000 people does Norway have? a. 540.3 c. 625.0 b. 508.0 d. 561.2

____ 44. The Nordic country having the fewest number of personal computers per 1,000 people is ____. a. Switzerland c. Sweden b. Denmark d. Norway

____ 45. Which country has the highest percentage of its labor force working in research and development? a. Turkey c. Japan b. Norway d. Finland ____ 46. Approximately what percentage of the labor force of Sweden works in research and devlopment? a. 2.0% c. 0.1% b. 6.0% d. 1.5%

____ 47. Approximately 1.1% of the total labor force is involved in research and development in ____. a. Finland c. Norway b. Mexico d. Sweden

____ 48. The Nordic country having the second-highest percentage of people involved in research and development is ____. a. Sweden c. Norway b. Finland d. Japan

____ 49. The portion of the windmill that touches the ground is known as the ____. a. heel c. cap b. tower d. helmath

____ 50. The sail bars of a windmill are part of the ____. a. helmath c. cap b. tower d. blade ____ 51. Which of the following is NOT part of a windmill? a. stock c. cap b. rotor d. tower

____ 52. The rounded portion of the windmill that sits atop the tower is known as the ____. a. heel c. cap b. blade d. sail bar

____ 53. A long musical work that is performed by an orchestra is known as a ____. a. symphony c. chamber music b. concerto d. duet

____ 54. What German composer wrote chamber music? a. Johann Sebastian Bach c. Ludwig van Beethoven b. Franz Schubert d. Franz Joseph Haydn

____ 55. Music that is performed by small groups with each member playing a different instrument is known as ____ a. concertos c. symphonies b. chamber music d. solos ____ 56. Mediterranean vegetation can be found ____. a. in Germany c. in western Ireland b. in the south of France d. in Belgium

____ 57. What natural vegetation can be found in the northernmost part of the United Kingdom? a. Mediterranean vegetation c. heath and moor b. alpine vegetation d. coniferous trees

____ 58. What natural vegetation can be found in eastern Germany? a. Mediterranean vegetation c. mixed forest b. alpine vegetation d. heath and moor

____ 59. A large portion of France is covered by ____. a. alpine vegetation c. heath and moor b. deciduous forest d. coniferous forest ____ 60. What is the population density around Bordeaux, France? a. 60-125 persons per sq. mi. c. 125-250 persons per sq. mi. b. over 250 persons per sq. mi. d. 2-60 persons per sq. mi.

____ 61. What is the population of Vienna, Austria? a. between 1 and 5 million people c. 500,000 to 1 million people b. over 5 million people d. under 1 million people

____ 62. The most populous cities shown on the map are Paris and ____. a. London c. Munich b. Berlin d. Bordeax ____ 63. What form of government does Denmark have? a. dictatorship c. parliamentary democracy b. governorship d. democracy

____ 64. The Vikings came from mainland Scandinavia to Iceland during the ____. a. A.D. 400s and 500s c. A.D. 800s and 900s b. A.D. 600s and 700s d. A.D. 900s and 1000s

“ Even in his jet-lagged daze, Percy recognized that Mom was right: The light in Venice was different. When he was more awake, he’d have to pay attention. But for now he’d just wander. Everything was dry in the campos [town square], dry and dusty. The walls seemed ancient—but, of course, they were ancient—with porcelain heads of angels and devils sticking out high up. Laundry swung on ropes that ran parallel to the sides of buildings right below the window levels on the second and third stories. People leaned out on their windowsills and talked to each other across the alleys.” from For the Love of Venice

____ 65. What was different in this city, according to Percy’s mother? a. the noise c. the scenery b. the light d. the people

____ 66. What city were Percy and his mother visiting? a. Venice c. Paris b. Rome d. London

____ 67. Another word for “town square” is ____. a. camp c. building b. tent d. campos

“I am honoured and humbled to be successor to seven exemplary Presidents. Their differing religious, political, geographical and social origins speak loudly of a Presidency which has always been wide open and all embracing. Among them were Presidents from Connaught, Leinster and Munster. . . . It is my special privilege and delight to be the first President from Ulster. The span of almost sixty years since the first Presidential Inauguration has seen a nation transformed. This Ireland . . . is one our forbears [ancestors] dreamed of and yearned for. . . .” Mary McAleese, President of Ireland

____ 68. In this excerpt, “forbears” is used as another word for ____. a. ancestors c. presidents b. neighbors d. population

____ 69. Mary McAleese is from ____. a. Connaught c. Leinster b. Ulster d. Munster

“One of Europe’s poorest countries 150 years ago and today arguably one of its richest, Switzerland has changed from a rural mountain economy into a thriving nation, driven by precision industry and financial expertise. The picturesque image of watches, music boxes, chocolates, cheese, snowy mountains, . . . skiing and the particular sound of Alp horns has been overtaken by industries that excel in pharmaceuticals, ultramodern precision manufacturing, and by a banking and financial services sector which ranks among the best in the world.” Christian Blickenstorfer, Swiss Ambassador

____ 70. How long ago was Switzerland one of Europe’s poorest countries? a. 100 years ago c. 50 years ago b. 10 years ago d. 150 years ago ____ 71. Which country is signified by the letter “B”? a. Finland c. Norway b. Sweden d. Denmark

____ 72. On what body of water is the letter “E” located? a. English Channel c. Bay of Biscay b. North Sea d. Baltic Sea

____ 73. What is the letter “F” pointing to? a. Netherlands c. Denmark b. Luxembourg d. Belgium

The Vikings, originally from the region now known as Scandinavia, were among Europe’s earliest explorers. Adventurous and at times brutal, the Vikings sailed from their homelands from about A.D. 800 to 1100 in long, narrow galleys—single-masted boats propelled by sails and oarsmen—to raid or trade with European coastal villages and to build settlements. The Danish Vikings went south toward Germany and Spain and into areas on the northwestern Mediterranean coast. Swedish Vikings went to eastern Europe, and Norwegian Vikings sailed to Greenland and North America. ____ 74. The Viking Leif Ericsson explored the coast of Canada’s Newfoundland and Labrador in A.D. 1000. From where did he come? a. Sweden c. Denmark b. Norway d. Finland

____ 75. In the 800s, Vikings known as Varangians settled among the Slavic peoples who lived along Russia’s Volga and Dnieper Rivers. Based on the reading, from where did the Varangians come? a. Sweden c. Denmark b. Norway d. Germany

____ 76. Which of the following statements about the Vikings is FALSE? a. The Vikings were adventurous and brutal. b. They Vikings traveled in narrow ships. c. The Vikings’ homeland was the Scandinavian peninsula. d. The Vikings’ only goal was to raid and plunder European villages.

“One morning I went on a . . . walk through . . . the historic center of Naples [Italy]. Here the grid plan remains from the original Greek settlement, with laundry- festooned streets barely the width of an average driveway. Lack of space has never presented any serious problem to the Neapolitan. . . . At any given moment there will be at least one car on the street, along with two motorbikes (coming from opposite directions), three girls walking arm in arm, and a family with a baby carriage, all of whom unaccountably manage to avoid collision.” National Geographic

____ 77. According to the quote, who were the original settlers of Naples? a. the Romans c. the Greeks b. the Neapolitans d. the Italians

____ 78. In which part of Naples is the writer of the quote walking? a. the suburbs c. the new grid b. the old-town center d. Greek town

____ 79. Which of the following statements about the quote is true? a. The people of Naples are comfortable with the lack of space. b. No cars are allowed in historic Naples. c. The city of Naples has no modern appliances or vehicles. d. Only the elderly and poor have remained in the southern city of Naples.

Short Answer 80. Compare the number of personal computers per 1,000 people in Switzerland and Denmark. 81. How do the number of people involved in research and development in Greece compare with the number in research and development in Finland? 82. What parts make up the blade of a windmill?

83. Name three Austrian composers who wrote symphonies. 84. What sort of musical group performs a concerto?

85. Mixed forests are made up of what sorts of trees? 86. On the map, what does a solid square indicate?

87. What is the population density of Brussels, Belgium? 88. What products does Denmark export?

89. Describe the landscape of Iceland.

90. Name the benefits of Denmark’s location.

“ Even in his jet-lagged daze, Percy recognized that Mom was right: The light in Venice was different. When he was more awake, he’d have to pay attention. But for now he’d just wander. Everything was dry in the campos [town square], dry and dusty. The walls seemed ancient—but, of course, they were ancient—with porcelain heads of angels and devils sticking out high up. Laundry swung on ropes that ran parallel to the sides of buildings right below the window levels on the second and third stories. People leaned out on their windowsills and talked to each other across the alleys.” from For the Love of Venice

91. Describe the walls of the city and what was located on the walls.

“I am honoured and humbled to be successor to seven exemplary Presidents. Their differing religious, political, geographical and social origins speak loudly of a Presidency which has always been wide open and all embracing. Among them were Presidents from Connaught, Leinster and Munster. . . . It is my special privilege and delight to be the first President from Ulster. The span of almost sixty years since the first Presidential Inauguration has seen a nation transformed. This Ireland . . . is one our forbears [ancestors] dreamed of and yearned for. . . .” Mary McAleese, President of Ireland

92. Where have the seven presidents before Mary McAleese come from?

“One of Europe’s poorest countries 150 years ago and today arguably one of its richest, Switzerland has changed from a rural mountain economy into a thriving nation, driven by precision industry and financial expertise. The picturesque image of watches, music boxes, chocolates, cheese, snowy mountains, . . . skiing and the particular sound of Alp horns has been overtaken by industries that excel in pharmaceuticals, ultramodern precision manufacturing, and by a banking and financial services sector which ranks among the best in the world.” Christian Blickenstorfer, Swiss Ambassador

93. In the past, what products or items have people associated with Switzerland?

94. Currently, what is Switzerland’s economy based upon?

95. Discuss “the troubles” in Northern Ireland. What is behind the troubles, and what is happening now?

96. What kinds of challenges is reunification causing Germany?

97. What is the Black Forest, and what major problem is occurring there?

98. What is Vatican City, and where is it located?