This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 69 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 69 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The taiping rebelionwas a fight for reform in ..... A) Cambodia. B) Burma. C) India. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 2. What was the purpose of finding a Northwest Passage for European explorers? A) A safer route for trading with Africa. B) A shortcut through N. America to Asia. C) A shortcut through S. America to the Indies. D) A quicker route around Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A shortcut through N. America to Asia. 3. What was the pretext of European countries when colonizing territories in the rest of the world? A) That they were civilizing and modernizing. B) That they were doing the common good. C) That they were being themselves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That they were civilizing and modernizing. 4. At the end of the occupation, the United States government appointed a military government in Puerto Rico. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 5. The jotedars, who were more powerful than zamindars in rural Bengal, were most powerful in A) South Bengal. B) West Bengal. C) East Bengal. D) North Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North Bengal. 6. One other factor is the theory of Copernicus and Galileo Galilei which stated..... A) Earth is the center of the solar system. B) The earth rotates about the sun. C) The sun is the center of the solar system and the earth is round. D) Round earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun is the center of the solar system and the earth is round. 7. This type of colonial rule saw a significant number of immigrants from Europe settled in these colonies. These immigrants were not like missionaries or European colonial officials. Security and prosperity for the settlers depended on economic exploitation and political oppression of the African population that vastly outnumbered the settlers. A) Economic Company Rule. B) Direct Rule. C) Settler Rule. D) Indirect Rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Settler Rule. 8. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES HAS NOT BEEN A CAPITAL OF THE MUGHALS? A) Agra. B) Calcutta. C) Fatehpur Sikri. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcutta. 9. The United States purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was geographically important because it A) Assured sole ownership of the Great Lakes. B) Ended Spanish control of the Southwest. C) Provided full access to the Mississippi River. D) Allowed completion of the first railroad in California. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provided full access to the Mississippi River. 10. Which character is linked to Marxism? A) Owen. B) Engels. C) Napoleon. D) Bakunin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engels. 11. *What was the first consequence of European imperialism? A) The War of Independence. B) World War II. C) The first World War. D) The Cold War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first World War. 12. Modern colonialism had two models, one of them was the one carried out by Spain and Portugal, it consisted of settling in the territory, implementing administrative structures to strengthen the domain and little by little changing the cultural identity of the place. A) Absolutist Model. B) Liberal Model. C) Economic model. D) Territorial Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Territorial Model. 13. Which among the following is the main reason for survival of some dense forests in India? A) Conservationists. B) Environmentalists. C) Scientific forestry. D) Villages protected them as sacred grooves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Villages protected them as sacred grooves. 14. Examples of Cantonments in British India: A) Delhi, Calcutta. B) Bangalore, Pune. C) Delhi, Al-Habbad. D) Nainital, Dehradun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bangalore, Pune. 15. How did the Berlin Conference affect Italy? A) They lost all their Asian colonies. B) They lost all their African colonies. C) They acquired their African colonies. D) They acquired their Asian and African colonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They acquired their African colonies. 16. We left England, went to the Netherlands, asked King James for a charter, died in droves the first winter, got help from the Natives, and celebrated the first Thanksgiving in North America. A) Berndt's. B) Puritans. C) Pilgrims. D) Quakers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pilgrims. 17. What do geographers use to explain the way powerful and less powerful countries relate to each other? A) Colonialism. B) Empires. C) Geopolitics. D) Theories like dependency theory and world systems theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theories like dependency theory and world systems theory. 18. What is the Commonwealth? A) Organization of 53 countries that have belonged to the US. B) Organization of countries colonized by Germany. C) Countries colonized by France. D) Organization of 53 countries that have belonged to the United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organization of 53 countries that have belonged to the United Kingdom. 19. What were some negative effects of colonialism? A) Resistance and bloodshed from the local population. B) Disregard for the culture and heritage of the local people. C) Violation of human rights and spread of diseases. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Who was chancellor of Germany between 1870 and 1890? A) William I. B) William II. C) William III. D) Otto von Bismarck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Otto von Bismarck. 21. FILL IN THE BLANK: ..... is the practice in which a powerful country takes control of another country in order to exploit it economically. A) Colonialism (n). B) Legacy (n). C) Indigenous (adj). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colonialism (n). 22. The Spanish-American War began in Puerto Rico. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falso. 23. The Belle Epoque goes A) Dl 1875 to 1914. B) From the second industrial revolution until the outbreak of the Second World War. C) Dl 1850 to 1918. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dl 1875 to 1914. 24. Example:Apple discovers a small country with a small government. They offer to develop a military and other resources there. Apple now has control of what happens in that country. A) Protectorate. B) Colony. C) Economic Imperialism. D) Sphere of Influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic Imperialism. 25. WHO WROTE "THE OPEN VEINS OF LATIN AMERICA?" A) KARL MARX. B) HOMER SIMPSON. C) ADAM SMITH. D) EDUARDO GALEANO. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) EDUARDO GALEANO. 26. The friars participated in the economic activities of the State in order to finance their expenses while spreading ..... A) Islam. B) Christianity. C) Buddhism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Christianity. 27. What are the motivations for colonization? A) Eating, slaves, and ships. B) Silver, coffee, and bread. C) God, gold, and glory. D) Parties, drinks, and food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) God, gold, and glory. 28. A system of racial discrimination and segregation in South Africa that kept the white minority in control of the black majority. A) Neo-Colonialism. B) Partition. C) Apartheid. D) Decolonization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apartheid. 29. What is the relationship between Asian countries and their former colonizers after independence? A) "Not completely severed". B) "Completely severed". C) "Transformed into economic partnerships". D) ". E) "Strongly reinforced". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Not completely severed". 30. He is a good director of plays and used the pen name "Lola Basyang" A) Carlos Romulo. B) Fernando Amorsolo. C) Severino Reyes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Severino Reyes. ← 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