This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 102 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 102 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was one of the negative effects of colonialism? A) Exchange of languages, food, and customs. B) Enrichment of the world's diversity. C) Cultural suppression and loss of traditions. D) Introduction of new crops, animals, and cultural exchanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural suppression and loss of traditions. 2. Why did Magellan switch his nationality to Spanish? A) Because his wife asked him to. B) Because he did not get along with the king of Portugal. C) Because he hated Henry the Navigator. D) Because only Spain had knowledge of navigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he did not get along with the king of Portugal. 3. What does colonialism imply in the sense of a political system? A) Formal political independence. B) Respect for the identity of colonized peoples. C) Occupation and external determination of territories, peoples, economies and cultures by a conquering power. D) Equitable cultural exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occupation and external determination of territories, peoples, economies and cultures by a conquering power. 4. The "Great Depression" is known as..... A) A period of political recession. B) The years after the New York crash. C) To some gentlemen who were always very sad. D) The period of wars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The years after the New York crash. 5. Why did some colonizers want to spread their religious beliefs? A) To convert people to their faith. B) To make people eat different foods. C) To increase cultural diversity. D) To share their traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To convert people to their faith. 6. As a consequence of European expansion the following events arose: A) The First World War, the Second World War and the Industrial Revolution. B) The cold war, the declaration of human rights and the political constitution of 1991. C) The First World War, the Russian Revolution and the Mexican Revolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The First World War, the Russian Revolution and the Mexican Revolution. 7. The symbols integrated into the oldest Shield of America represent the kingdom of Spain and the Catholic religion. A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 8. Where were there more railways? A) The north. B) The south. C) The west. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The north. 9. China was recognized as a world power after their victory in the Sino-Japanese War. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Between 18th and 19th century was the beginning of the ..... in 1776. A) EcuadorRevolution. B) ArgentinaRevolution. C) American Revolution. D) SweendenRevolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American Revolution. 11. Which of the following produces the most coffee? A) Africa. B) Latin America. C) Europe. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latin America. 12. Freedom of the press, was a right gained by the colonies because A) The grapes revolted. B) Peter Zenger printed the truth and had to go to court to defend himself from printing the truth. C) Andrew Hamilton thought Peter Zenger was wrong & proved it. D) The Governor of New York on his own gave that right to the Colonists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter Zenger printed the truth and had to go to court to defend himself from printing the truth. 13. Another factor that caused colonialism and imperialism was the enthusiasm of the figures..... to conquer Islamic power wherever they were as a follow-up to the Crusades. A) Madam. B) Reconguesta abasa. C) Umar bin khatab. D) Reconguesta Pains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reconguesta Pains. 14. What was a common characteristic of decolonization movements in the 20th century? A) They were primarily peaceful. B) They often involved conflict and struggle. C) They were led by the colonial powers. D) They focused mainly on economic independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They often involved conflict and struggle. 15. Which colonial region in the eastern United States saw a frenzy of Indian enslavement in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries? A) New England. B) South Carolina. C) Virginia. D) Louisiana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Carolina. 16. Check the new source to finance businesses created in the Second Industrial Revolution A) Cartel. B) Trust. C) Holding. D) Stock markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stock markets. 17. What is the name of the serious diplomatic confrontation that occurred in 1898 between France and Great Britain over the crossing of their axes of expansion? A) The Tanzanian struggle. B) The Khartoum Gap. C) Sidi Ifni confrontation. D) Fachoda Incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fachoda Incident. 18. The red stripes on the flag of Puerto Rico mean the blood of the Lares Revolution. A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falso. 19. Which term is used to describe the practice of cutting down natural forests with a variety of trees and replacing them with a single type of tree in straight rows? A) Clearcutting. B) Deforestation. C) Fragmentation. D) Plantation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plantation. 20. One of the colonizing factors that European countries developed A) Music. B) Demographic. C) Fashion. D) Culturalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demographic. 21. What term is used for a traditional agricultural practice involving cutting and burning parts of the forest in rotation, found in many parts of Asia, Africa, and South America? A) Shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture. B) Terracing and contour farming. C) Sustainable agriculture. D) Intensive farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture. 22. Birsa was jailed for A) 6 years. B) 5 yrs. C) A year. D) 2 yrs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 yrs. 23. It was a decisive factor in exploring territories that Europeans did not yet know. A) Scientific and technological interest. B) The expansionist interest. C) Evangelization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific and technological interest. 24. The conquest of the West wiped out the indigenous population of the US. A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 25. Which one the sector which was not invested by the host countries to their colonies? A) Technology. B) Infrastructure. C) Education. D) Medical practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education. 26. The Indonesian archipelago trade route, which was very important for people from Arabia, India and Europe to China, was successfully controlled by Alfonso D'Albuquerque from Portugal in 1511. What was the name of the region? A) Pasai Route. B) Filipina. C) Indian Ocean. D) Malacca Strait. E) Indian Subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malacca Strait. 27. Ships that made long distance ocean voyages possible were: A) Astrolabes. B) Titanic. C) Caravels. D) Voyagers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caravels. 28. The Profitable exploitation of peasants made the british A) Clever. B) Greedier. C) Satisfied. D) Both a & b. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greedier. 29. CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO COLONIALISM: A) Territorial domination, emerged in the 16th century, focused on the distribution of America. B) Looting, exploitation of natural resources of the colonies. C) Economic, financial and industrial dominance, causing conflicts between powers. D) Abuse is conquest using force. Direct invasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic, financial and industrial dominance, causing conflicts between powers. 30. What treaty divided the American lands between Spain and Portugal in the sixteenth century? A) Treaty of Tordesillas. B) Treaty of Madrid. C) Treaty of Versailles. D) Treaty of Lisbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treaty of Tordesillas. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesColonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 1Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 2Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 3Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 4Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 5Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 6Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 7Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books