This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 27 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Napoleonic Wars began..... A) Because Spain did not want to be friends with Portugal. B) For control of territories. C) A fight for the throne of Spain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fight for the throne of Spain. 2. From the text "Mohandas K. Gandhi":Gandhi helped free India from the colonial rule of which nation? A) America. B) Britain. C) France. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Britain. 3. ..... was an important African leader who led a pilgrimage of 8, 000 people to Mecca and exposed Europeans and Arabs to West African civilization. A) King Ali. B) Ibn Battuta. C) Ms. L. D) Mansa Musa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mansa Musa. 4. Who was the first known European to land on the shores of America? A) Christopher Columbus. B) Vasco da Gama. C) Ferdinand Magellan. D) James Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christopher Columbus. 5. Which of the following were in the lower social class and did the hardest work? A) Nobles. B) Farmers and Slaves. C) Priests. D) Craftsmen and Warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farmers and Slaves. 6. Where opium (commercial crops) were cultivated? A) Bengal, Bihar and Punjab. B) Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya. C) Maharashtra, Telangana and Kerala. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bengal, Bihar and Punjab. 7. What is segregation? A) Unequal treatment based on a person's race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characteristic. B) The social separation of groups of people especially by race. C) The feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The social separation of groups of people especially by race. 8. Creating a settlement is like ..... A) Taking all the natural resources and leaving. B) Controlling a place from far away. C) Moving in, clearing land for farming, and building towns like you're going to stay awhile. D) Being welcomed into the homes of the indigenous people and learning their ways without forcing your beliefs upon them wouldn't that be nice?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving in, clearing land for farming, and building towns like you're going to stay awhile. 9. The Columbian Exchange introduced which economic activity into South American culture? A) Sweet potato farms. B) Cattle ranching. C) Canal building. D) Slash and burn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cattle ranching. 10. Which of the following best describes Colonialism? A) The process of refusing to purchase products of the colonizers. B) Control of a weaker military by means of military presence to secure economic gains. C) A protests to achieve complete independence against the oppressive foreign rulers. D) Industrializing ones nation through military enforcement done by European imperialists nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control of a weaker military by means of military presence to secure economic gains. 11. European countries grew rich from the ..... in the colonies. A) Resources. B) Water. C) Artwork. D) Manufacturing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resources. 12. What did colonialism represent for European powers? A) Power, prestige and wealth. B) Power, happiness and sacrifices. C) Exploitation, poverty, inequality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power, prestige and wealth. 13. What was the impact of the Forest Act in India on villagers who were caught hunting during the colonial period? A) Punished for poaching. B) Paid rewards for hunting. C) Received protection from the forest guards. D) Given permission to hunt freely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Punished for poaching. 14. Why was the first stage of the war known as the blitzkrieg? A) Because the war started one day when there was a lot of lightning. B) Because in those times there were stormy weather conditions. C) Due to the few electrical energy supplies that were about to be exhausted. D) The best scenario was sought for a quick victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The best scenario was sought for a quick victory. 15. What does the colonizing power impose in the colonization process? A) Formal political independence. B) Their own culture and civilization. C) Respect for the identity of colonized peoples. D) Equitable exchange between cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their own culture and civilization. 16. How important were the Virgin Islands? A) Tobacco monopoly control. B) Oil monopoly control. C) Naval control of other colonies. D) Control of the slave trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Naval control of other colonies. 17. When did the battle of Buxar happen? A) 1757. B) 1765. C) 1764. D) 1767. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1764. 18. A primary source is ..... A) A first-hand account made at the time. B) A secondhand account made after the event. C) A story from a friend of a friend of a friend. D) Watching the event being replayed on TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A first-hand account made at the time. 19. One of the 3Gs which aims to spread the religion in Asia. A) God. B) Gold. C) Glory. D) Generation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) God. 20. OTHER NAME USED FOR VILLAGE HEADMEN A) OFFICIALS. B) ZAMINDARS. C) Holders. D) TALUQDAR. 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