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Who was the architect of the Palace of Versailles?

A. Louis XIV

B. Peter the Great

C. Leonardo da Vinci

D. Christopher Wren

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D. Christopher Wren


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Who was the French military and political leader who rose to power during the French Revolution and later became Emperor of France?

A. Napoleon Bonaparte

B. Louis XIV

C. Robespierre

D. Louis XVI

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Which war is often referred to as the Great War?

A. World War I

B. American Revolutionary War

C. Napoleonic Wars

D. World War II

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Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

A. Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul)

B. Rome

C. Athens

D. Alexandria

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Who was the first Tudor monarch of England?

A. Henry VII

B. Edward VI

C. Elizabeth I

D. Mary I

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Which event is known as the Glorious Revolution?

A. The overthrow of James II in 1688

B. The French Revolution

C. The Russian Revolution

D. The American Revolution

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Who was the architect of the Palace of Versailles?

A. Louis XIV

B. Peter the Great

C. Leonardo da Vinci

D. Christopher Wren

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Which Enlightenment philosopher is known for his defense of freedom of speech and religious tolerance?

A. Voltaire

B. John Locke

C. Montesquieu

D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Which Enlightenment philosopher is known for his work on the separation of powers and checks and balances in government?

A. Montesquieu

B. John Locke

C. Voltaire

D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Which European country was known for its maritime explorations in the 15th and 16th centuries, led by explorers like Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan?

A. Portugal

B. Spain

C. England

D. France

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Which event is often considered the starting point of the Protestant Reformation?

A. Posting of the 95 Theses by Martin Luther

B. Council of Trent

C. Diet of Worms

D. Peace of Augsburg

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Which European country was known for its cultural and scientific achievements during the Enlightenment, including philosophers like Voltaire and Rousseau?

A. France

B. Germany

C. Italy

D. Spain

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Who was the Austrian Archduke whose assassination triggered the outbreak of World War I?

A. Franz Ferdinand

B. Franz Joseph

C. Maximilian

D. Karl I

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Which European city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire before its fall to the Ottomans?

A. Constantinople

B. Athens

C. Rome

D. Alexandria

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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

A. Joseph Stalin

B. Vladimir Lenin

C. Leon Trotsky

D. Mikhail Gorbachev

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Which English monarch was known for his six marriages and the English Reformation?

A. Henry VIII

B. Edward VI

C. Mary I

D. Elizabeth I

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Which European country was known for its maritime explorations in the 15th and 16th centuries, led by explorers like Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan?

A. Portugal

B. Spain

C. England

D. France

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Who was the leader of the unification of Germany in the 19th century?

A. Otto von Bismarck

B. Giuseppe Garibaldi

C. Napoleon Bonaparte

D. Karl Marx

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Which war was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914?

A. World War I

B. World War II

C. Korean War

D. Vietnam War

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Which European city was the center of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century?

A. Wittenberg

B. Geneva

C. Rome

D. Avignon

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Which Russian ruler is known for his extensive territorial expansion, including the annexation of Siberia?

A. Ivan the Terrible

B. Peter the Great

C. Catherine the Great

D. Alexander II

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Who was the founder of the Jesuit order, known for its role in the Counter-Reformation?

A. Ignatius of Loyola

B. Martin Luther

C. John Calvin

D. Ulrich Zwingli

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Who was the first Roman Emperor?

A. Augustus Caesar

B. Julius Caesar

C. Nero

D. Trajan

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Who was the leader of the unification of Germany in the 19th century?

A. Otto von Bismarck

B. Giuseppe Garibaldi

C. Napoleon Bonaparte

D. Karl Marx

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Which European country established the first overseas colonies in the Americas?

A. Spain

B. Portugal

C. England

D. France

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The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the New World between which two countries?

A. Spain and Portugal

B. England and France

C. Netherlands and Belgium

D. Italy and Germany

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Who was the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

A. Sir Robert Walpole

B. William Pitt the Younger

C. Benjamin Disraeli

D. William Gladstone

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Who was the first woman to be elected as the Chancellor of Germany?

A. Angela Merkel

B. Margaret Thatcher

C. Theresa May

D. Golda Meir

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Which English monarch was known for his six marriages and the English Reformation?

A. Henry VIII

B. Edward VI

C. Mary I

D. Elizabeth I

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Who was the first King of England from the House of Tudor?

A. Henry VII

B. Edward VI

C. Elizabeth I

D. Mary I

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Which war saw the Battle of Agincourt in 1415?

A. Hundred Years' War

B. War of the Roses

C. Napoleonic Wars

D. English Civil War