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Grade 5 European History
In Germany, Walpurgis Night celebrations, in addition to lighting bonfires, take the form of planting gardens and cleaning up graffiti.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 European History
In Sweden, Walpurgis Night is often celebrated by the singing of songs about spring.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Modern Europe
Despite winning the Nobel Prize, Marie Curie had trouble getting the University of Paris to furnish her with a proper lab.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Modern Europe
After winning her second Nobel Prize, Marie Curie was able to get the government of France to help with what?
  1. The Sorbonne
  2. The Institut Pasteur
  3. The Radium Institute
  4. Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory
Grade 5 Medieval Europe
Joan of Arc was captured by Burgundian forces in May 1430.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Medieval Europe
Gift-giving in December comes from a legend of Saint Nicholas throwing bags of                 through windows of houses.
  1. gold
  2. myrrh
  3. silver
  4. frankincense
Grade 5 Medieval Europe
Most information about the life of Saint Nicholas comes from his surviving diaries.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Medieval Europe
Saint Nicholas' feast day is on December 25th.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Medieval Europe
Saint Nicholas lived what modern-day country?
  1. Syria
  2. Greece
  3. Turkey
  4. Germany
Grade 5 Medieval Europe
Legends about Saint Nicholas provided the basis for the character of Santa Claus and the Belgian Sinterklaas.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Medieval Europe
The earliest complete biography of Saint Nicholas was written over five hundred years after Nicholas' death.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Medieval Europe
In addition to being the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas is also the patron saint of sailors.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Absolutism
Which type of government has queens or kings in which the ruling position can be passed onto the ruler's heirs?
  1. Oligarchy
  2. Democracy
  3. Dictatorship
  4. Monarchy
Grade 5 Exploration
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?
  1. France
  2. Italy
  3. England
  4. Spain
  5. Netherlands
  6. Germany
Grade 5 Medieval Europe
After the fall of Rome, times were very difficult for citizens there. They were struggling to survive and protect themselves. What political and economic system helped to change this?
  1. Feudalism
  2. Fiefs
  3. Democracy
  4. Serfdom
Grade 5 Renaissance and Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was
  1. a new government
  2. a study of scientific ideas
  3. a religious and historical movement
  4. an idea of the Catholic Church
Grade 5 Exploration
Russian exploration stopped during                    Time of Troubles                    because of famine, war, and uprisings.
Grade 5 Modern Europe
Louis Blériot was the first person to fly across the English Channel.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Exploration
John Cabot was an Italian captain that was sponsored by which country for exploration?
  1. France
  2. Italy
  3. England
  4. Spain
  5. Holland
Grade 5 Exploration
The goal of the                            was to map the Russian Arctic coast and the west coast of North America.
  1. Northeast Passage
  2. Columbian Exchange
  3. Great Northern Expedition
  4. First Kamchatka Expedition
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