This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 110 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 110 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Spanish were motivated to explore and colonize by three factors A) Christmas, Easter, and Summer Vaca. B) God, Gold, and Glory. C) Rice, Ropes, and Rhinestones. D) Friends, Furs, and Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) God, Gold, and Glory. 2. Which historical event most directly influenced the development of the 1947 plan shown on map A? A) Russian pogroms. B) The fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. C) Paris Peace Conference. D) The Holocaust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Holocaust. 3. WHO CAPTAINED THE CARABELA LA NIÑA. It had a stronger construction, but of reduced length (a little less than 20 meters) at the mercy of the waves. A) Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. B) Martin Alonso Pinzón. C) Rodrigo de Triana. D) Ferdinand Magellan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. 4. The US enters World War I in..... A) 1917. B) 1918. C) 1916. D) 1915. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1917. 5. All of the thirteen English colonies in North America allowed slavery.Which of the following BEST explains why the slave population was concentrated in the Southern colonies? A) Northern colonies were sparsely populated which made it easier for slaves to escape. B) Northern colonies attracted religious groups opposed to slavery. C) Southern colonies had more seaports for importing slaves. D) Southern colonies had labor-intensive agricultural economies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southern colonies had labor-intensive agricultural economies. 6. Who were the main inventors during the Second Industrial Revolution? A) Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Nikola Tesla. B) Benjamin Franklin, James Watt, Samuel Morse. C) Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei. D) Marie Curie, Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Nikola Tesla. 7. How did the Industrial Revolution spur (increase) Europeans' desire to colonize Africa? A) They needed more land. B) They wanted to control everything. C) They were looking for more raw materials & markets. D) They wanted to build factories in Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were looking for more raw materials & markets. 8. Spanish is spoken in many Latin American countries. This is a consequence..... A) Cultural. B) Social. C) Economic. D) Policy. E) Demographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural. 9. Which of the following DID NOT happen in relation to the industrial revolution of 1800s? A) Shift of the center of economy from the country to the cities. B) Shift of the dominant religion in Europe from Christianity to Islam. C) Shift of pure manual labor to the use of machines. D) Shift of working from fields to working in factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shift of the dominant religion in Europe from Christianity to Islam. 10. What is colonization? A) A type of governance. B) A type of imperialism. C) A type of political system. D) A type of economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A type of imperialism. 11. An explorer who claims land for Spain is known as a ..... A) Rancher. B) Conquistador. C) Empressarion. D) Migrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conquistador. 12. Which of the following governor introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal and Bihar? A) William Bentick. B) Lord Cornwallis. C) Thomas Munro. D) Lord Dalhousie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Cornwallis. 13. The people of Maluku fought against the Dutch in 1817, led by..... A) . B) . C) . D) . E) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 14. A tax to be paid on certain imports or exports A) Jamestown. B) Tariff. C) Mayflower Compact. D) Proprietary Colony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tariff. 15. If I say that the amount of sunlight dwindled in the winter, what would that mean? Use clues from how the word was used in the passage to help you out. A) There is less sunlight in the winter. B) There is the same, steady amount of sunlight in the winter. C) There is more sunlight in the winter. D) The sunlight shines less in the winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is less sunlight in the winter. 16. A country or territory governed internally by a foreign power A) Economic imperialism. B) Protectorate. C) Colony. D) Sphere of influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colony. 17. One of the reasons why the colonialists came to Indonesia is ..... A) The colonialist wanted to do some research in spices. B) Indonesia has spices that they can sell with high price. C) Indonesia invited them to trade the spices. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indonesia has spices that they can sell with high price. 18. Pedro Albizu Campos was named President of the Republic of Puerto Rico in the Grito de Lares. A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falso. 19. Which of the following describes a motivation for European countries establishing empires in the 19th century? A) Europeans believed they were morally superior to the peoples of Africa and Asia. B) Europeans wanted to leave Europe and relocate to African and Asian countries. C) Europeans needed places to use the new technologies they had developed. D) Europeans hoped to spread Enlightenment ideas, including liberal democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europeans believed they were morally superior to the peoples of Africa and Asia. 20. Why was Belgium's government leaders and citizens not that interested in acquiring land in Africa? A) They did not want to spend the enormous amount of money needed to maintain such distant colonies. B) They did not want to exploit the native Afrcians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They did not want to spend the enormous amount of money needed to maintain such distant colonies. 21. What is meant by 'othering'? A) Defining someone in terms of their difference to the coloniser. B) Finding the positive traits in other people. C) Stereotyping. D) Defining someone in terms of their similarity to the colonised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defining someone in terms of their difference to the coloniser. 22. Friar called "Protector of the Indians" A) Pedro de Heredia. B) Bartolome de las Casas. C) Cristobal Colon. D) The Profe that teacher . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bartolome de las Casas. 23. What type was the colonial organization of Port Arthur? A) It did not belong to any metropolis. B) Concession. C) Protectorate. D) Domain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concession. 24. Before the Revolutionary War, colonists organized boycotts against Great Britain. What group used violence and threats to enforce these boycotts? A) Massachusetts Militia. B) Imperial Policy. C) Sons of Liberty. D) Second Continental Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sons of Liberty. 25. .....conquered the Aztec empire and was appointed governor in the Viceroyalty of New Spain A) Atahualpa. B) Cortés. C) Pizarro. D) Moctezuma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cortés. 26. Why did the leaders of the colonies meet at the 2nd Continental Congress? A) To raise taxes for the war. B) To gain Great Britain's support. C) To begin a strong national defense with an army led by George Washington. D) Established an alliance with the US and France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To begin a strong national defense with an army led by George Washington. 27. What was the second stage of the war known as? A) World War. B) War of movements. C) Trench war. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trench war. 28. What led to the colonization of Southeast Asia? A) House trade. B) Animal trade. C) The fabric trade. D) The spice trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The spice trade. 29. Which of the following was the economic policy that was popular during 15th-16th colonialism? A) Capitalism. B) Mercantilism. C) Monarchy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercantilism. 30. According to Leopoldo this was what he wanted to do in Congo A) That the Congolese had a quality life. B) Civilize it. C) Make it important globally. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civilize it. ← 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