This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which challenge did many African nations face after gaining independence? A) Violence from rival groups living together. B) Lack of education / government training to run a country. C) Economy dependent on the European country that colonized them. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Which statement accurately describes the institution of slavery in the early modern world? A) Slavery was primarily associated with Africans and their descendants. B) Slavery was a new historical development that only affected Africans. C) Slavery varied greatly from place to place and involved different populations. D) Slavery was a universal institution that affected all societies equally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slavery varied greatly from place to place and involved different populations. 3. In the case of Puerto Rico during the Great Depression in the United States of the 1920s, it was two agencies, the PRERA and the PRRA, that had the greatest impact on changing the battered local economy. A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 4. The English Bill of Rights guaranteed A) Parliament had to veto all laws and taxes the colonists didn't like. B) Parliament had to approve all laws and taxes the colonists suggested. C) Parliament had to veto all laws and taxes the King created. D) Parliament had to approve any law cancelation or tax the King of England proposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parliament had to approve any law cancelation or tax the King of England proposed. 5. The period when Europeans traveled to the East from 1450 to 1650 is known as the era of..... A) Discovery. B) Ocean exploration. C) Colgialime-Imperialisme. D) Revolution. E) Samudra Reconquest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colgialime-Imperialisme. 6. It was a cause of European imperialism. A) Expansion desires. B) Independence of the American colonies and protectionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independence of the American colonies and protectionism. 7. Who wrote the book 'The Forests of India' in the year 1923? A) John Middleton. B) E.P. Stebbing. C) David Spur. D) Glassmaker Elvin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) E.P. Stebbing. 8. Mercantile system dominated from the 16th Century to? A) 17th Century. B) 20th Century. C) 18th Century. D) 19th Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18th Century. 9. 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. 10. From the text "Mohandas K. Gandhi":Gandhi helped free India from the colonial rule of which nation? A) France. B) Spain. C) America. D) Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Britain. 11. ..... 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) Mansa Musa. C) Ibn Battuta. D) Ms. L. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mansa Musa. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Which of the following best describes Colonialism? A) Control of a weaker military by means of military presence to secure economic gains. B) The process of refusing to purchase products of the colonizers. 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: A) Control of a weaker military by means of military presence to secure economic gains. 19. European countries grew rich from the ..... in the colonies. A) Artwork. B) Water. C) Manufacturing. D) Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resources. 20. 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. 21. What was the impact of the Forest Act in India on villagers who were caught hunting during the colonial period? A) Given permission to hunt freely. B) Paid rewards for hunting. C) Received protection from the forest guards. D) Punished for poaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punished for poaching. 22. Why was the first stage of the war known as the blitzkrieg? A) Due to the few electrical energy supplies that were about to be exhausted. B) Because in those times there were stormy weather conditions. C) Because the war started one day when there was a lot of lightning. D) The best scenario was sought for a quick victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The best scenario was sought for a quick victory. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. When did the battle of Buxar happen? A) 1764. B) 1757. C) 1767. D) 1765. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1764. 26. 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. 27. One of the 3Gs which aims to spread the religion in Asia. A) Glory. B) Gold. C) Generation. D) God. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) God. 28. OTHER NAME USED FOR VILLAGE HEADMEN A) OFFICIALS. B) TALUQDAR. C) Holders. D) ZAMINDARS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holders. 29. All of the following social groups in Europe particularly encouraged imperialism EXCEPT A) The aristocracy. B) Merchants. C) Peasants. D) The church. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peasants. 30. Black codes and Jim Crow laws violated which amendment? A) 15th. B) 14th. C) 12th. D) 13s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14th. ← 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