This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 38 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did the Dutch try to make the Kalangs of Java work under them in the 18th century? A) Imposed rents on cultivated land. B) Provided rent exemptions for forest work. C) Forced them into factory work. D) Introduced scientific forestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provided rent exemptions for forest work. 2. Spain sent more expeditions to the Philippines inits desire to conquer it. Among these expeditionswere by Loaisa, Cabot, Saavedra Ceron, Villalobos, and the most successful of all, Legazpi. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. Why is the Battle of Plassey famous in the history of India? A) First battle won by English in the Indian soil. B) 5th battle so only. C) 3rd victory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First battle won by English in the Indian soil. 4. Withdraw from commercial or social relations as a form of protest. A) Repeal. B) Levy. C) Duty. D) Boycott. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boycott. 5. What are the Viceroyalties? A) Extensive territories located in America. B) Highest court of justice. C) Extensive territories located in Spain. D) Institution in charge of the Commercial Monopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extensive territories located in America. 6. Colonialism helped mother countries gain power through ..... A) Allowing colonies to trade with anyone. B) Gaining land and resources. C) Letting colonies choose their own laws. D) Sending money to colonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gaining land and resources. 7. Which Government of India Act/charter Act generated the post of Governor-General of India? A) Charter Act-1853. B) Charter Act-1833. C) Charter Act-1813. D) Government of India Act-1858. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Government of India Act-1858. 8. Italian unification, a process that aimed to reunite the numerous Italian states and territories into a single nation, officially culminated in ..... A) 1814. B) 1830. C) 1804. D) 1871. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1871. 9. What is the relationship between Bulgaria and Germany? A) They are rivals in the global economy. B) They have a shared communist and capitalist history. C) They are both members of the European Union. D) They have never had a relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have a shared communist and capitalist history. 10. In what year did the Europeans arrive in America? A) 1521. B) 1480. C) 1492. D) 1509. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1492. 11. What is the current status of Myanmar in terms of war and conflict between groups? A) Occasional war and conflict. B) Peaceful coexistence. C) No war and conflict. D) Regular war and conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regular war and conflict. 12. Which religious group settled primarily in Pennsylvania and tolerated other faiths? A) The Pilgrims. B) The Quakers. C) The Catholics. D) The Puritans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Quakers. 13. What obligation did European men believe they had? A) The moral obligation to civilize savage and inferior peoples. B) Protect weak and less technological people. C) Eliminate all the inferior and weak. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The moral obligation to civilize savage and inferior peoples. 14. Henry the Navigator contributed the following EXCEPT: A) He discovered America. B) He used his own money for his million dreams that are keeping him awake. C) He helped in the creation of the caravel. D) He started a school of navigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He discovered America. 15. What is the main motivation for one country to colonize another? A) Control of local politics. B) Settlement of people in an area. C) Promotion of cultural diversity. D) Acquisition of land, resources, or strategic positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acquisition of land, resources, or strategic positions. 16. What did Maxwell discover, certain properties of electromagnetism or the theory of evolution? A) The classical theory of electromagnetism. B) Pasteurization and the rabies vaccine. C) Organized the elements in the periodic table. D) Discovered the theory of evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The classical theory of electromagnetism. 17. This was the name given to the rebellion led by Birsa Munda: A) Warfare. B) Ulgulan. C) Attack. D) Tirot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ulgulan. 18. What is a cash crop? A) Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use. B) Crops that are grown during the winter. C) Crops that are grown to be given away to the poor. D) Only crops grown in a hot and humid climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use. 19. Land is individually owned by tribals A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 20. Which was NOT a cause of Bacon's Rebellion? A) Only land owners could vote. B) Lack of good farm land. C) Desire for equality with the upper classes. D) Supply ships didn't have enough goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supply ships didn't have enough goods. 21. Below is how Japanese attract Indonesians, except ..... A) Allow Indonesians to sing their anthem. B) They gave lots of money. C) Allow Indonesians to use Bahasa Indonesia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They gave lots of money. 22. Encomenderos were mostly conquistadors who were given authority over the natives living in a certain territory. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 23. Which of these names was not a European who gained prominence during the Age of Discovery? A) Vasco da Gama. B) Ferdinand Magellan. C) James Cook. D) John Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Smith. 24. Who was known as the Father of Texas because he helped settle Texas by bringing Anglo families from the United States? A) Moses Austin. B) Martin De Leon. C) Stephen F. Austin. D) Miguel Hidalgo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stephen F. Austin. 25. What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find? A) A passage to India by land. B) A way to the South Pole. C) A new trade route to India by sea. D) A new school in Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A new trade route to India by sea. 26. How can we view colonialization globally? A) Through looking at the world how it is today. B) Through Globalization. C) Through binary opposition. D) Through being closed-minded to one culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through Globalization. 27. Mercantilism is ..... A) The policy and practice of a nation extending power over a weaker nation through direct control. B) An economic theory that states that the strength of a country is based on the amount of resources it can obtain from its colonies. C) Progress in sea navigation and maritime technology that allows nations to trade products. D) A revival in culture, and interest in the arts, literature, and science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An economic theory that states that the strength of a country is based on the amount of resources it can obtain from its colonies. 28. One of the reasons why Japan wanted to dominate Indonesia was because ..... A) Indonesia was suffering and therefore needs to be helped. B) Indonesia was a develop country and full of human resources. C) Indonesia was rich in agricultural and plantation products. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indonesia was rich in agricultural and plantation products. 29. The Berlin Conference of 1885: A) Was attended by Europeans, Africans, the Ottoman Empire and the U.S. B) Decided how to split up Berlin. C) Divided Africa without regard to existing political or cultural groups. D) Gave all of Africa to either Great Britain and France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divided Africa without regard to existing political or cultural groups. 30. ..... is the way a nation or place makes money. A) Government. B) Economy. C) Industry. D) Minority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economy. ← 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