The document provides a 30 question multiple choice quiz about important people and events in European history from 1945 to 2015. The questions cover a range of topics including World War 2 leaders and conferences, Cold War events and figures, decolonization, the founding of the European Union, and cultural movements in literature, art, and film during this time period.

1. 70 YEARS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY ( 1945-2015)
70 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ( 1945-2015)
Εσπερινό Γενικό Λύκειο Αιγάλεω
EVENING HIGH SCHOOL OF AIGALEO
Q U E S T I O N N A I R E
SEPTEMBER 2015
Choose the right answer by circling A, B, C or D
1. The people appeared in the picture are :
Α. Churchill, Roosevelt and Staling during the Yalta
conference in 1945
Β. Brand, Palme and Breschnew during the Rome
conference in 1957
C. The “Spring of Prague” leaders in Czechoslovakia in
1968
D. The champions of the European idea Jean Monnet,
Robert Schuman and Konrad Adenauer
2. Charles de Gaulle was :
Α. A French politician as well as a member of the armed forces B. A Belgian painter and sculptor
C. A British movie hero D. A French doctor, winner of the Nobel prize for medicine
3. The subject of UNESCO (an organization of the United Nations created in 1945) is :
Α. Law matters
Β. Financial matters
C. Educational and cultural issues
D. Hygiene issues

2. 4. The “Warsaw Pact” was :
Α. A Polish movie referring to the Second World War
Β. The treaty that was the precursor of the European Union
C. The treaty that put an end to the colonialism in Algeria
D. A military defense treaty between the communist countries of central- east Europe
5. Franco Bahamonde was a dictator between 1936 and 1975 in :
Α. Portugal
Β. Spain
C. Czech Republic
D. Hungary
6. The Second World War was over in :
Α. 1942 Β. 1945 C. 1948 D. 1950
7. By “cold war” we mean :
Α. The politician, military and diplomatic crisis burst out in the summer of 1956 in Egypt
Β. The military, economic and geopolitical rivalry between the western bloc under the leadership of the USA
and the eastern bloc under the leadership of the USSR
C. The invasion of Czechoslovakia by the troops of the Warsaw Pact on the night of 21st August 1968
D. The convulsions that took place in France in May 1968
8. The founding treaty of the EEC (European Economic Community) was signed on 25th March 1957 in :
A. London B. Rome C. Paris D. Berlin

3. 9. “Waiting for Godot” (1953) that is considered to be the master piece of the 20th century was written by :
Α. Samuel Beckett (Irish) Β. Eugene Ionesco (Romanian)
C. Jean Genet (French) D. Arthur Adamov (Russian)
10. “Sputnik 1” (1958) was :
Α. A Russian space film B. A Russian opera
C. The first artificial satellite of the earth D. A Russian spaceship
11. In 1957 Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre were awarded the Nobel prize for :
Α. Medicine Β. Peace C. Literature D. Physics
12. Which of the following became the emblem of the “Cold War” :
A. The Kremlin B. The Berlin Wall
C. The Brandenburg Gate D. The Eiffel Tower
13. The person in the picture, 3 times prime minister of Greece, was :
Α. Georgios Rallis
Β. Nikolaos Plasteras
C. Konstantinos Karamanlis
D. Georgios Papandreou
14. In 1960 :
Α. Greece joined the E.E.C Β. Greece joined the E.U
C. Greece was not admitted to the E.U D. Greece adopted euro

4. 15. The founder of the National Radical Party (E.P.E) in 1956 was :
A. Georgios Papandreou B. Konstantinos Karamanlis
C. General Alexandros Papagos D. Grigoris Lambrakis
16. “Ladro di biciclette”(1948) the most representative film of the Italian neorealism was directed by :
Α. Roberto Rossellini Β. Luchino Visconti
C. Vittorio de Sica D. Pier Paolo Pasolini
17. Which of the following was not a 20th century physist :
A. Neils Bohr Β. Werner Heisenberg
C. Alan Turing D. Μax Planck
18. The “Spring of Prague” was :
Α. A painting by Pablo Picasso, considered to be the most representative sample of cubism
Β. A district in Prague (the capital of Czech Republic) with strong artistic activity since 1960
C. A series of reforms made by the C. P of Czechoslovakia aiming to democratize the country in 1968
D. The fight between Czech Republic and Slovakia finally led to the independence of both countries
19. Who is the person appeared in the following sketch by Picasso and on what occasion was it made
public :
Α. Odysseus Elytis, on the occasion of the publication of “Axion Estin”
(1951)
Β. Kostis Palamas, as a tribute to his memory
C. Eleftherios Venizelos, on the occasion of his death (1936)
D. Nikos Belighiannis, a day after his execution by Plastiras government
(1952)

5. 20. Bertrand Arthur William Russell was :
Α. An outstanding British philosopher, mathematician and pacifist
Β. A Swede dramatist, representative of the “Theatre of the Absurd”
C. A British doctor, awarded the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine
D. A German philosopher, representative of existentialism
21. «Man is the answer whatever the question is». This statement belongs to the great French poet,
litterateur and founder of surrealism :
Α. Joan Miró
C. Giorgio de Chirico
B. Salvatore Dali
D. Andre Breton
22. The first Greek poet awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1963 was :
Α. Odysseus Elytis
C. Nikephoros Vrettakos
B. George Seferis
D. Konstantinos Kavafis
23. In 1952 Greece joins :
Α. ΝΑΤΟ Β. the E.E.C C. the U.N D. the U.N Security Council
24. The person in the picture was :
Α. Prime minister of Great Britain
C. A British novelist
B. An American film director
D. An American film star
25. Soviet Yuri Gagarin was :
Α. A conductor
C. A dancer
B. The first man who conquer space
D. The General Secretary of the Russian C.P

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26. George Orwell was :
Α. A British painter
C. A British novelist
B. A British actor
D. An American film director
27. In the spring of 1968 :
Α. There is a resurgence of the new Marxist theories in the West, while in the East (Prague) there is an effort
for gradual democratization of political life (the soviet version of communism is called in question)
Β. The East and the West make an effort to bring the two ideologies together and achieve a gradual de-
escalation of the “cold war”
C. NATO and the Warsaw Pact are joined into a united defensive alliance
D. Berlin’s Wall is demolished
28. In 1962 American James Watson shared the Nobel prize for medicine with English Francis Crick for :
Α. Curing tuberculosis B. Discovering the structure of DNA
C. Discovering insulin D. Discovering penicillin
29. Which of the following was not a slogan of May ’68 :
Α. «Freedom is the right to silence»
Β. «To lack imagination is not to imagine its lack»
C. «Liberty or death»
D. «Action should not be reaction but creation»
30. Robert Schuman was a French :
Α. Politician – the first who conceived the idea of the European Union Β. General
C. President of the U.N D. Prime minister