This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the function of racism in the logic of biopower, according to Mbembe: A) Determine that humans differ from animals through politics. B) Regulate the distribution of death and enable the murderous functions of the State. C) Identify existing prejudice in society to combat it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulate the distribution of death and enable the murderous functions of the State. 2. 18-. Who were the urban popular classes? A) They are nourished by a significant number of artisans and people dedicated to services such as servants, sellers, etc. B) People dedicated to services. C) Blue and green is fake. D) Blue and green is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blue and green is true. 3. Members of a group from England that settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and sought to reform the Church of England. A) Mayflower Compact. B) Puritans. C) Indentured servants. D) Pilgrims. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puritans. 4. What does "colonialism" mean? A) Building ships. B) Travel across an ocean. C) When one country controls another. D) The exchange of goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When one country controls another. 5. The predominant groups in colonial society were: A) Spanish and creoles. B) Creoles and mestizos. C) Slaves and Spanish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spanish and creoles. 6. It is the name given to the city or state that dominates the colony. A) Colonia. B) Metropolis. C) Empire. D) Acropolis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metropolis. 7. Refers to the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically A) Colonialism. B) Marxism. C) Imperialism. D) Dualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colonialism. 8. In July of 1839, La Amistad a Spanish ship carrying the captive Mende people of Sierra Leone was overtaken in a revolt. The Mende people took control of the ship, killed some of the crew members that held them captive and demanded the remaining crew to maneuver the ship back to Africa. The surviving crew secretly maneuvered the ship off the coast of which of the following locations? A) Rhode Island. B) Long Island. C) Manhattan. D) Roanoke Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long Island. 9. Through reduccion, the Spaniards managed to resettlethe Filipinos into pueblos. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The only country that maintained trade relations with the Japanese in the 17th century was the ..... A) Netherlands. B) Great Britain. C) Portugal. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Netherlands. 11. This rebellious group came together because it was ready to act instead of just talk A) Operation Orange. B) Loyalists. C) The Son's of Liberty. D) 2nd Continental Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Son's of Liberty. 12. The main purpose of Imperial Delhi Committee was A) To construct walled city. B) De-urbanization. C) Construction and management of new capital. D) Slum clearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Construction and management of new capital. 13. Indian traders were allowed to trade on their own terms. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 14. Community or barangays that was more prosperous compared to other towns A) Trade pardon. B) City hall. C) Visitation. D) Pueblos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) City hall. 15. In which year Vernacular Press act was passed? A) 1878. B) 1868. C) 1881. D) 1861. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1878. 16. Who was the first British Governor General in India? A) Robert Clive. B) Warren Hastings. C) Lord Dalhousie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warren Hastings. 17. Bartolomeus Diaz is an Ocean explorer who comes from..... A) French. B) English. C) Spanish. D) Portuguese. E) Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Portuguese. 18. It is the name of the very first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. A) Doctrina Christiana. B) In the name of the Father. C) My last goodbye. D) Villa of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Villa of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. 19. Bastar people believe each village was given land by A) The British. B) The Gods. C) The Chief. D) The Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Earth. 20. The business endeavors in the English colonies in America led to the emergence of an economic system where most of the production was privately owned. What is the system called? A) Mercantilism. B) Socialism. C) Capitalism. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalism. 21. Why did the Pilgrims move to the New World? A) In search of religious freedom. B) To work on large fields. C) In search of better economic opportunities. D) To maintain order in the new government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In search of religious freedom. 22. 95% of the Latin American population died due to the conquest of the Spanish. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 23. An economic system characterized by private ownership of capital (money or resource used in production) and free competition in the market. A) Mercantilism. B) COLONIALISM. C) Industrialization. D) Capitalism. E) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capitalism. 24. The blue triangle on the Puerto Rican flag signifies the three branches of government. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 25. What was the main resource that the United States and Europe obtained from Africa? A) Slaves. B) Ivory. C) Oro. D) Café. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slaves. 26. What was Dreyfus accused of? A) Of espionage. B) Of anti-Semitism. C) Of fraud. D) Of illicit financial actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of espionage. 27. What was the policy followed by the British in India towards forests during the First and the Second World Wars? A) The forest department cut trees freely to meet British war needs. B) Cutting of trees was strictly prohibited for everyone, including the British. C) More and more trees were planted to give employment to Indians. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting of trees was strictly prohibited for everyone, including the British. 28. When was the International period of decolonization? A) 1914-1975. B) 1914-1946. C) 1916-1975. D) 1916-1946. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1914-1975. 29. TRUE Or FALSE:According to John Locke, the people have the right to revolt if the government doesn't follow the rules of the social contract. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. What was used to control people and extract wealth? A) Violence. B) Food. C) Money. D) Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Violence. ← 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