This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 104 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 104 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A belief that a country's security depended on selling more products than it bought (maintaining a positive trade balance); establishing colonies who would sell raw materials to the home country at low prices and who would in turn buy what they needed ONLY from the mother country A) Triangular Trade. B) Middle Passage. C) Mercantilism. D) Navigation Acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercantilism. 2. Why was the British Empire unhappy with the first peace treaty? A) They wanted more money. B) They didn't get to keep the territory they conquered. C) They didn't get as many open ports as they wanted. D) Opium was still illegal in China. E) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All the above. 3. Which seas does the Suez Canal connect to? A) Indian Ocean-Pacific Ocean. B) Atlantic Ocean-Pacific Ocean. C) Mediterranean Sea-Indian Ocean. D) Mediterranean Sea-Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mediterranean Sea-Indian Ocean. 4. Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation did Shays' Rebellion MOST call attention to? A) The government's inability to create a unified currency. B) The government's inability to maintain a standing army. C) The government's inability to impose and collect federal taxes. D) The government's inability to amend the Articles without a unanimous vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The government's inability to impose and collect federal taxes. 5. The chronicler that accompanied Magellan during his expedition A) Ferdinand Magellan. B) Antonio Pigafetta. C) Jose Rizal. D) Christopher Columbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonio Pigafetta. 6. The part of the Triangular Trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were sent from Africa to colonies throughout the Americas. Of the 12.5 million Africans shipped to the New World, about 2 million did not survive the journey. A) Atlantic slave trade. B) Middle passage. C) Columbian exchange. D) Mercantilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle passage. 7. How did the slave trade contribute to the growth of European economies? A) The slave trade had no impact on European economies. B) The slave trade led to a decrease in agricultural production and trade in Europe. C) The slave trade caused economic stagnation in Europe. D) The slave trade provided a cheap labor force and increased agricultural production and trade, leading to economic growth in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The slave trade provided a cheap labor force and increased agricultural production and trade, leading to economic growth in Europe. 8. Tool used to determine direction (N, S, E, W) A) Caravel. B) Telescope. C) Astrolabe. D) Compass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compass. 9. Which of the following changes brought about by industrialization is incorrect A) Birth of a new social class:the working class. B) Birth of workers' parties and associations. C) Birth of the bourgeoisie. D) Birth of currents of thought such as Marxism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth of the bourgeoisie. 10. What were the American institutions? A) The council, the royal Crown audience, Council of the Indies governorates, townships. B) The council, the royal audience, House of Contract, Royal treasury, viceroyalties, governorates. C) The council, the royal audience, Royal treasury, viceroyalties, governorates, townships. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The council, the royal audience, Royal treasury, viceroyalties, governorates, townships. 11. Since what year did several nations carry out a violent and dizzying territorial expansion? A) 1870. B) 1850. C) 1865. D) 1825. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1850. 12. In the early 19th century, Singapore became a colony A) France. B) Netherlands. C) Spain. D) Older brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Older brother. 13. Which continent was the center of the second wave of colonial expansion? A) Asia. B) Africa. C) South America. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Africa. 14. Financial institution owned by friars A) Ticket. B) Proverb. C) Pious Works. D) Tribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pious Works. 15. By 1650s, China was ruled by the ..... dynasty. A) Chin. B) Ching. C) Qing. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Qing. 16. FILL IN THE BLANK:The death of indigenous languages is a heartbreaking ..... of colonialism. A) Colonialism (n). B) Legacy (n). C) Indigenous (adj). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legacy (n). 17. Sam is very cheer ..... around her family. A) -less. B) -is. C) -ful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ful. 18. Key Concepts of Postcolonialism are.....EXCEPTMain Concepts of Postcolonialism are.....EXCEPT A) THE OTHER. B) CULTURAL DOMINANCE. C) SLAVERY. D) COLONIALISM. E) SUBSERVIENCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SLAVERY. 19. Common Sense, The Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution all have this in common A) Caused the French Revolution. B) Use the idea of natural rights in politcal thought. C) Developed from Victory at Yorktown. D) Developed at the Constitutional Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use the idea of natural rights in politcal thought. 20. Village headmen in Bengal were known as A) Amins. B) Amlahs. C) Jotedars. D) Ryots. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jotedars. 21. What does the prefix "post" in postcolonialism signify? A) After decolonization. B) After colonization. C) Both 1 and 2 above. D) Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After colonization. 22. Which of the following power does the governador-general have? A) Implementation of economic policies such as the collection of taxes. B) Serving as head of the armed forces. C) The appointment and removal of officials of the colony. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. In which region did a rebellion against forest policies take place in 1910, led by leaders like Siddhu, Kanu, and Birsa Munda? A) Santhal Parganas. B) Madras Presidency. C) Western Ghats. D) Amazon Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Santhal Parganas. 24. Bartholomeus Diaz is one of the figures in ocean exploration. Bartholomeus Diaz's success in ocean exploration activities is shown by A) Discovering the Maluku Islands. B) Discovering the Americas. C) Reaching the Cape of Good Hope. D) Surrounding the African Continent. E) Control the Strait of Malacca. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reaching the Cape of Good Hope. 25. It was the first continent to start Colonialism A) America. B) Europa. C) Asia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Europa. 26. The Spanish economic policies provided significant benefits to the Filipino people. A) FACT. B) BLUFF. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BLUFF. 27. Faced with Christianization, the indigenous people..... A) They mixed or camouflaged their beliefs. B) They kept their beliefs. C) The Spanish escaped. D) They accepted Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They mixed or camouflaged their beliefs. 28. Mercantilism is the belief that A) All men are created equal. B) Slavery was morally wrong. C) The best way to achieve wealth is through trade. D) All of a nation's power is derived from their wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of a nation's power is derived from their wealth. 29. Sultan ..... led his people and defeated the Portuguese. A) Hamengkubuwono. B) Hasanuddin. C) Babulah. D) Khairun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Babulah. 30. Which of the following was not a method adopted by Saminists? A) Lying down on the land. B) Refusing to pay taxes and fines. C) Refusing to perform labour. D) Flogging the Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flogging the Dutch. ← 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