CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge World History Quiz 11 - MCQExams.com

Who was the inspires and sponsor of the first English translation of the Bible?
  • John Huss
  • Martin Luther
  • Wyclife
  • Tyndale
Who was the author of the 'Republic' a famous classic?
  • Herodotus
  • Alexander
  • Plato
  • Aristolle
The book 'Social Contract' was written by __________.
  • Diderote
  • Voltaire
  • Artistotle
  • Rousseau
Match the following.
List I
(Renaissance Writers)		List II
(Works)
A. Dante$$1.$$ Pantagrual
B. Machiaveli$$2.$$ Don Quixote
C. Rebelals$$3.$$ The Prince
D. Cerventas$$4.$$ Divine Comedy
  • $$2, 3, 1, 4$$
  • $$3, 4, 2, 1$$
  • $$4, 1, 2, 3$$
  • $$4, 3, 1, 2$$
Who recognised property in modern societies as 'necessary evil'?
  • Plato
  • Voltaire
  • Rousseau
  • Montesquieu
Who among the following was the author of 'Common Sense', the revolutionary pamphlet of the American Revolution?
  • Thomas Paine
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • George Washington
  • Samuel Adams
Which of the following is correctly matched?
  • On the Nature of Things - Lucretius
  • Mediation - Marcus Aurelius
  • Aeneid - Virgil
  • All of the above
Who among the following was associated with Cleopatra (beauty queen of Egypt)?
  • Julieus Caesar
  • Lapidus
  • Mark Antony
  • Octavian
The first newspaper in the world was started by ___________.
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • USA
  • India
Who was the author of 'The History of the World-Conquerer'?
  • Annemavis Schiemmiel
  • Clifford Edmurd
  • John Ramstedt
  • John Andrew Boyle
Who is the author of 'From the Funding of the City'?
  • Cicero
  • Livy
  • Polybuis
  • Sallust
Sun Yat-sen's "Three Principles of the People" $$(1911)$$ and the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square $$(1989)$$ were similar in that they both demanded that the Chinese government _____________.
  • achieve global interdependence
  • restore dynastic rule
  • introduce democratic reforms
  • end foreign influences in China
Who wrote 'Summa Theologica'?
  • Albertus Magnus
  • Aristotle
  • Augustine of Hippo
  • Thomas Aquinas
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
  • Father of History - Herodotus
  • Lives of illustriousmen - Plutarch
  • Prometheus Bound - Aeschylus
  • Odyssey - Confucius
Who wrote the book 'Utopia'?
  • Erasonus
  • Machiavelli
  • Thomas More
  • Cervantes
The author of the 'New Deal' was ____________.
  • President Franklin Relano Roosevelt
  • President Theodore Roosevelt
  • President John Kennedy
  • President Woodrow Wilson
Which of the following lived after the other three?
  • Confucius
  • Jesus Christ
  • Gautama Buddha
  • Aristotle
The ruler who said "I am the State" was ___________. 
  • Louis XIV
  • Frederick the Great
  • Napoleon
  • Catherine the Great
The first emperor of France was ___________.
  • Napoleon
  • Martel
  • Louis XIV
  • Charlemagne
The provisional government of $$1917$$ in Russia was headed by ____________.
  • Alexander Karensky
  • Lenin
  • Prince Lvov
  • Joseph Stalin
Who is known as the father of modern Medicine?
  • Eucid
  • Hippocrates
  • Erastoshenes
  • Pythagoras
Who is considered as the master of Greek Comedy?
  • Aeschylus
  • So Phocles
  • Aristophanes
  • Philip
Who is known as man of Blood and Iron?
  • Napoleon
  • Bismarck
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Sin Watten Scott
Who began the construction of a wall in ancient China to keep out invaders from the north known as the Great Wall of China?
  • Chu Ruler
  • Chi Ruler
  • Chin Ruler
  • Chou Ruler
Who was among the famous Roman poets?
  • Tacitus
  • Plinky
  • Virgil
  • Marcus
Who was the last emperor of Rome?
  • Nero
  • Ceasen
  • Romulus Augustulus
  • Julius
Since World War II, what action have many Latin American nations taken to improve their economies?
  • Reinforcing traditional farming methods
  • Encouraging citizens to emigrate to nations
  • Adopting protectionist policies
  • Encouraging industrial development
Which is one major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history?
  • Jews of Europe have seldom been victims of persecution
  • Civilians rarely were killed during air raids on Great Britian
  • Adolf Hitler concealed his anti-Jewish feeling until he came to power
  • The genocide was planned in great detail and required the cooperation of many people
What were the basic features of the 'Gothic architecture' which has dominated the architecture of Cathedrals and churches from the 12th and 13th Centuries?
  • Buttresses
  • Sharply pointed archer
  • Rib-vaults
  • All of the above
Which of the following is most true of the eighteenth century European Society?
  • a majority of the population moved into the relatively new middle class
  • the rate of population growth fell sharply
  • the cause of woman suffrage gained great momentum in western Europe
  • the majority of people continued to live in countryside and work as peasants
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