This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Spain defeated the United States in the Spanish-American War. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falso. 2. In 1602, the Dutch created a trading company to take Indonesia's spices. What was the name of the company? A) Lubricants. B) VOC. C) EIC. D) OUNCES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) VOC. 3. How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round? A) He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again. B) He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people. C) He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it. D) Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again. 4. Document 4:According the author, what benefit did colonialism add? A) Getting along with neighboring countries. B) Opening up colonies to trading resources. C) Becoming a part of the United Nations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opening up colonies to trading resources. 5. What was one major problem caused by Europeans drawing new African borders during the Scramble for Africa? A) The new borders greatly benefited Great Britain at the expense of other powers. B) The new borders frequently overlapped and contributed to military conflicts. C) The new borders were drawn by African dictators who were hated in their home countries. D) The new borders ignored the cultural and political traditions of different African groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The new borders ignored the cultural and political traditions of different African groups. 6. Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must now allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters' role in a united democratic and non-racial South Africa is the only way to peace and racial harmony. In this quotation, Nelson Mandela is referring to the end of which policy? A) Self-determination. B) Urbanization. C) Apartheid. D) Forced migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apartheid. 7. Which of the following Portuguese Governor in India who introduced the 'Policy of imperialism'? A) Francisco de Almeida. B) John Mildenhall. C) Alfonso de Albuquerque. D) Gerald Angier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alfonso de Albuquerque. 8. Countries are controlled by private companies or businesses A) Protectorate. B) Sphere of Influence. C) Colony. D) Economic Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economic Imperialism. 9. Hongi sailing was VOC patrols using Kora-kora to monitor ..... in Indonesia, especially in the islands of Maluku. A) The number of the spice trees. B) The Dutch troops. C) The spice trade. D) The spice plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The spice trade. 10. What significant event happened in 1821? A) Texas revolted against Mexico. B) Mexico invaded the United States. C) Spain established the first mission in Texas. D) Mexico gained independence from Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mexico gained independence from Spain. 11. What was the shifting cultivation called in Sri Lanka? A) Mixed cultivation. B) Multi-cropping. C) White. D) Jhum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White. 12. An excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose, as of war or exploration A) Conquistador. B) Navigate. C) Exploration. D) Expedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expedition. 13. In the 16th-late 19th centuries, the Philippines was a colony A) Spain. B) Netherlands. C) Older brother. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spain. 14. Mahatma Gandhi led the Sepoy Mutiny against the British colonizers in 1850. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Colonialism and imperialism were caused by the fall of the city..... into the hands of the Ottoman Turks (Ottoman Turkey) in 1453, thus ending the rule of the Eastern Roman Empire. A) Eastern Roman. B) Constantinople. C) Byzantium. D) Lisbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constantinople. 16. The reason why Daendels was hated by Indonesians people is because ..... A) He sent lots of Indonesian people to work on Dutch's plantation. B) He suggested lots of research in plants and animals in Indonesia. C) He initiated the construction of Highway post which cause lots of suffering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He initiated the construction of Highway post which cause lots of suffering. 17. Who was the last great Khasi leader? A) U Kaing Noghbah. B) Kanhu is a brother-in-law. C) Tilka Manjhi. D) Tirot that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tirot that. 18. What was the main objective of the "Bismarckian Systems" ? A) Defend against Russia. B) Divide Africa. C) Keep France isolated. D) Justify imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep France isolated. 19. What were the years of the Bonapartist occupation in Spain? A) 1808-1814. B) 1800-1900. C) 1880-1418. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1808-1814. 20. What was the most valuable colony of the British Empire in the 19th century? A) India. B) USA. C) Egypt. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India. 21. He wanted to search a way to Asia through the West instead of the East. A) America. B) Asia. C) Treaty of Tordesillas. D) Reformation. E) Ferdinand Magellan. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Ferdinand Magellan. 22. What product did English ships bring from India to Europe? A) Wine and cheese. B) Tea and coffee. C) Spices and silk. D) Gold and silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tea and coffee. 23. A specific area in Delhi with 14 gates is known as A) Walled City. B) Civil city. C) Delhi Durbar. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walled City. 24. How did religious leaders contribute to the growth of representative government in the English colonies? A) Establishing self-governing bodies in the colonies. . B) Writing the constitution. C) Fighting for rights. D) Religious training. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Establishing self-governing bodies in the colonies. . 25. Which document marked the end of France as a power in North America? A) Proclamation of 1763. B) Declaration of Independence. C) Magna Carta. D) Treaty of Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treaty of Paris. 26. Which empire intended to open a colony corridor from Cape Town to Cairo? A) British Empire. B) German empire. C) French empire. D) Portuguese empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) British Empire. 27. Who was the tribal leader of the rebellion at Chhotanagpur? A) Non of them. B) Birsa Munda. C) Sidhu. D) Compensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Birsa Munda. 28. European colonialism of the 19th century is characterized by the occupation of the Americas A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 29. The head of each barangay is called ..... A) Barangay captain. B) Barangay president. C) Barangay leader. D) Barangay head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barangay head. 30. Africans were preferred as labor because: A) They were considered stronger. B) They did not escape from the farms. C) They knew the territory they worked. D) They knew how to obey. 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