This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 26 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Under mercantilism, what did a colony supply to the ruling country? A) Raw materials/goods. B) Finished products. C) New European citizens. D) Religious converts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raw materials/goods. 2. The age of colonialism began when? A) The 11th Century Norman conquest of England by William the Conqueror. B) He fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th Century. C) The discovery of Australia by Capt James Cook. D) In the 15th century with the Portuguese conquest of African part. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the 15th century with the Portuguese conquest of African part. 3. The title of our national anthem is "Green Light" . A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falso. 4. Portugal began looking for new trade routes and searching for ..... A) New animals. B) New dinosours. C) New rocks. D) New civilizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New civilizations. 5. What is the central paradigm in most textbooks regarding European colonialism in the Americas? A) The transportation and exploitation of Africans in New World slavery. B) The suffering of American Indians due to disease and land dispossession. C) The enslavement of Africans and Indians in large numbers. D) The growth of colonies through unfree labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The enslavement of Africans and Indians in large numbers. 6. The two colonial administrative system were ..... and ..... system. A) Colony and protectorate. B) Direct and indirect. C) Federal and confederal. D) Unitary and federal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct and indirect. 7. It was an economic and political consequence of industrialized countries. A) Everything that ends in ism. B) Socialism. C) Imperialism. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperialism. 8. In the colonial period, Portuguese colonizers decided to set up sugar mills in Brazil. Why did they choose sugar cane? A) Because it was a cheap product. B) Because they liked sugar. C) Because it was a highly valued product in Europe. D) Because it was an easier product to take to Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it was a highly valued product in Europe. 9. During 1850s, which of the following attracted Britishers to make investments in Calcutta? A) Speedy industrial growth in field of textile and jute. B) Speedy industrial growth in field of grains. C) Speedy industrial growth in field of automobiles. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speedy industrial growth in field of textile and jute. 10. The mother countries controlled the rules of ..... for the colonies. A) Driving. B) Trade. C) Building. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade. 11. How did gunpowder come to Europeans? A) It was used by the Muslim nations to their East and South, who got it from Asia. B) It was invented in Europe, in England. C) They discovered it exploring in Africa. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was used by the Muslim nations to their East and South, who got it from Asia. 12. How many states did it require to pass any law through Congress? A) 2 out of 13. B) 5 out of 13. C) 10 out of 13. D) 9 out of 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9 out of 13. 13. In 1511, the first European explorers landed in Mollucas islands. It was led by ..... A) John Van Neck. B) J. P Coen. C) Alfonso De Albuquerque. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alfonso De Albuquerque. 14. Tax in the Spanish colonial period is called ..... A) Tariff. B) Excise. C) Tribute. D) Levy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tribute. 15. Who were the zulus A) An African tribe. B) Native americans. C) People from indonesia. D) Germans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An African tribe. 16. What challenge did Surontiko Samin of Randublatung village present to state ownership of the forest in Java? A) State had not created wind, water, earth, and wood. B) State should own everything in the forest. C) State had absolute control over forest resources. D) State should lease forests to local communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State had not created wind, water, earth, and wood. 17. One of the most positive examples, however, of colonialism is represented..... A) From the India of the English. B) From Portuguese Tanzania. C) From French Morocco. D) From Libya of the Italians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the India of the English. 18. In South-East Asia shifting agriculture is known as: A) Milpah. B) Lading. C) Fat. D) Chitemene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lading. 19. To say that foreign countries seized "spheres of influence" in China means that they ..... A) Had secret agreements with the Chinese government. B) Created a new territorial government to prevent the U.S. from entering the trade market. C) Gained control of trade and resources in specific areas of China. D) Established a circular discussion forum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gained control of trade and resources in specific areas of China. 20. Colleges built for women A) Beaterios. B) Nurseria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beaterios. 21. Were there any belgian colonies? A) Yes in congo. B) Belgium was a colony. C) Yes in brazil. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes in congo. 22. Which pair of terms best complete the diagram above? A) ? = Government? = Culture Traits. B) ? = Traditions? = Culture Traits. C) ? = Culture Traits? = Language. D) ? = Government? = Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ? = Culture Traits? = Language. 23. By early nineteenth century, the British part of Calcutta was known as A) White Town. B) Black Town. C) Red Town. D) None of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White Town. 24. Which ship of Magellan was the flagship? A) Saint Anthony. B) Concepcion. C) Santiago. D) Trinidad. E) Victoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saint Anthony. 25. Japan utilized the use of military power to impose taxes to its Indian colonies. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. In Java, what system imposed rents on land being cultivated in the forest and exempted villages providing free labour and buffaloes for timber cutting? A) Blandong services system. B) Forest Village System. C) Forest Exemption System. D) Forest Rent System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blandong services system. 27. Which of these was NOT a Southern Colony? A) Georgia. B) Virginia. C) South Carolina. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New York. 28. In this conquered territory the powers only had commercial advantages. We talk about..... A) Colonia. B) Concession. C) Protectorate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concession. 29. Which among the ships of Magellan was burned by the warriors and ended the Battle of Mactan? A) Victoria. B) Santiago. C) Saint Anthony. D) Trinidad. E) Concepcion. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Concepcion. 30. Which empires are often referred to when discussing colonialism and imperialism? A) African empires. B) European empires. C) Asian empires. D) South American empires. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) European empires. ← 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