This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 75 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 75 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Westerners were the first to arrive in the archipelago and then monopolized the spice trade in Maluku, namely A) English. B) Spanish. C) Dutch. D) French. E) Portuguese. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Portuguese. 2. Which of the following was the most essential for the colonial trade and movement of goods? A) Riverways. B) Railways. C) Airways. D) Roadways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Railways. 3. Most important religious order: A) Jesuits. B) Franciscans. C) Order of La Merced. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jesuits. 4. Which religions spread through Africa because of colonialism? A) Christianity & Islam. B) Islam and Buddhism. C) Christianity & Hinduism. D) Buddhism & Catholicism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christianity & Islam. 5. In the 16th century, in the Puerto Rico and Spain scenario, which of them can be considered the metropolis or mother-nation? A) Spain. B) Puerto Rico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spain. 6. Out of three categories, which forests were regarded as the best? A) Reserved forests. B) Protected forests. C) Village forests. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reserved forests. 7. In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, ..... out of 13 states had to agree. A) 9. B) 15. C) 10. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13. 8. In what century Portugal began looking for new trading routes and civilization? A) 16th. B) 17th. C) 15th. D) 18th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15th. 9. The national symbols of each country are the Anthem, the Shield and the Flag. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. The Shield of Puerto Rico was granted by the kingdom of Portugal in the year 1511. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falso. 11. Minorities were easy targets to blame for which historical event? A) Salem Witch Trials. B) Mayflower Compact. C) Roanoke Colony's disappearance. D) Bacon's Rebellion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salem Witch Trials. 12. Who was Boabdil? A) He led the first successful reconquista. B) He discovered Portugal. C) He was was the first king of Spain. D) He was the last Moorish King. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was the last Moorish King. 13. 13-. What did the colonizers do to the indigenous populations? A) Anything. B) Yellow and red is true. C) They built infrastructures to communicate and dominate the conquered territories and new cities. D) They built schools and created missions that improve the health of the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow and red is true. 14. Who established Tattvabodhini Sabha? A) Hemendranath Tagore. B) Rajmohan Roy. C) Debendranath Tagore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Debendranath Tagore. 15. Germany did not obtain colonies in Asia A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 16. The opium wars made China..... A) Change form of government. B) Will change dynasty. C) Its borders will be closed. D) Opened to foreign trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opened to foreign trade. 17. They occupied the top of the social pyramid in colonial times A) Indigenous people and slaves. B) Mestiz@s and mixed races. C) Creoles and Europeans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creoles and Europeans. 18. Which continent had the highest number of slaves brought to it? A) Australia. B) South America. C) North America. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South America. 19. Indirect rule was most successful in the ..... Nigeria A) Eastern. B) Western. C) Mid-Western. D) Northern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northern. 20. What was the focus of colonial economies? A) Feeding the people. B) Granting the people freedom. C) Giving colonial people money. D) Extracting raw materials and profits for Imperialists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extracting raw materials and profits for Imperialists. 21. How many centuries have passed since Hernan Cortés and the people defeated the Mexica? A) 8 centuries. B) 5 centuries. C) 3 centuries. D) 7 centuries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 centuries. 22. Who led to the introduction of English education in India? A) Lord Curzon. B) Thomas Babington Macaulay. C) Lord Chelmsford. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Babington Macaulay. 23. What helped trade grow in the Sahara? A) Camels. B) Trucks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camels. 24. Conqueror of Batanes and a naval officer A) Jose Basco y Vargas. B) Jose Rizal. C) Jose Mari Chan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jose Basco y Vargas. 25. The intentional "refusal to buy" something for some reason or other A) Persecution. B) Smuggling. C) Duty. D) Boycott. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boycott. 26. The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically is called A) Occupation. B) Colonialism. C) Conquest. D) No man's land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colonialism. 27. Which religion did Gandhi follow? A) Hinduism. B) Christianity. C) Buddhism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 28. What was the primary reason for the Dutch to enact forest laws in Java in the 19th century? A) Control territory and people. B) Shipbuilding and railways. C) Agricultural expansion. D) Conservation of biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shipbuilding and railways. 29. Institution created to persecute Jews and combat false converts and which would later harass adherents of Protestantism and anyone considered heretic or practitioner of witchcraft. A) Court of the Holy Extermination of the Jews. B) Anti-Jewish Court. C) Caste Court. D) Court of the Holy Office. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Court of the Holy Office. 30. A company which is made by Dutch to protect trade in Indian Ocean is called ..... A) Triple A Movement. B) Heyho. C) VOC. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) VOC. ← 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