HIST102 Analysis Fall 2022 8

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1. What event marked the start of World War II?

a. Invasion of Russia 1942


b. !Invasion of Poland 1939
c. Invasion of Normandy 1944
d. Battle of Britain 1940

2. King Henry VIII was the second monarch of which European royal house?
a. Lancaster
b. !Tudor
c. Stuart
d. York

3. Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?


a. Henry VII
b. !Richard III
c. Edward V
d. James I

4. The crown of the Empire State Building was originally built for what purpose?
a. Flag Pole
b. Lightning Rod
c. !Airship Dock
d. Antennae

5. Sargon II, a king of the NeoAssyrian Empire, was a direct descendant of Sargon
of Akkad.
a. True
b. !False

6. The Second Boer War in 1899 was fought where?


a. Bulgaria
b. !South Africa
c. Argentina
d. Nepal

7. Who was the Prime Minister of Japan when Japan declared war on the US?
a. Fumimaro Konoe
b. Isoroku Yamamoto
c. Michinomiya Hirohito
d. !Hideki Tojo

8. Which U.S. president took part in the Potsdam Conference, where the Allies
reached a peace settlement with Germany?
a. !Harry S. Truman
b. Herbert Hoover
c. Dwight D. Eisenhower
d. Franklin D. Roosevelt

9. How old was Adolf Hitler when he died?


a. !56
b. 47
c. 65
d. 43

10. What was the name commonly given to the ancient trade routes that connected the
East and West of Eurasia?
a. Clay Road
b. Spice Road
c. Salt Road
d. !Silk Road

11. In what year was the M1911 pistol designed?


a. 1917
b. !1911
c. 1907
d. 1899

12. When did the Crisis of the Third Century begin?


a. 235 BC
b. 210 AD
c. !235 AD
d. 242 AD

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. Cyprus
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia

2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. !Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Ares

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. False
b. !True

4. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Apollo
b. Mercury
c. !Vulcan
d. Jupiter

5. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. Ymir
c. !Nidhogg
d. Bragi

6. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Horse
b. !Bull
c. Eagle
d. Cow

7. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


a. Vulcan
b. Artagatus
c. !Hephaestus
d. Dyntos

8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Monkey
b. Wild dog
c. Crocodile
d. !Spider

9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


a. Soba
b. !Cucumbers
c. Kabocha
d. Nasu

1. Which famous rapper is featured in Jack Uuml; Skrillex and Diplo039;s 2015
single called quot;Febrezequot;?
a. Fatman Scoop
b. Future
c. Kendrick Lamar
d. !2 Chainz

2. Which of these songs by Skrillex features Fatman Scoop as a side artist?


a. All is Fair in Love and Brostep
b. Rock N Roll Will Take You to the Mountain
c. !Recess
d. Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

3. Madonna039;s song quot;Hung Upquot; includes a piece from which popular 70s
song?
a. The Chain
b. !Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimme! A Man After Midnight
c. Night Fever
d. Staying Alive

4. What039;s the most common time signature for rock songs?


a. 12
b. 812
c. !44
d. 24

5. What is the English title of the vaporwave track quot;420 quot; by Macintosh
Plus Vektroid?
a. Make Your Move 420 My Mind
b. !Lisa Frank 420 Modern Computing
c. Smoke Weed 420 Everyday
d. It039;s All In Your Head 420 Understand

6. Pink Floyd made this song for their previous lead singer Syd Barrett.
a. Have A Cigar
b. Wish You Were Here
c. Welcome to the Machine
d. !Shine On You Crazy Diamond

7. In August 1964, who introduced the Beatles to cannabis?


a. Jim Morrison
b. Jerry Garcia
c. Brian Epstein
d. !Bob Dylan

8. On the cover of 039;Abbey Road,039; which of the Beatles is not wearing shoes?
a. !Paul McCartney
b. Ringo Starr
c. John Lennon
d. George Harrison

9. Which of these are NOT a Men at Work song?


a. Who Can It Be Now?
b. !Basket Case
c. Be Good Johnny
d. Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive

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