This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 76 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 76 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One of the important events that determined the history of colonialism and imperialism was the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope located in South Africa by a Portuguese sailor named..... A) Cornelis de Houtman. B) Bartolomeus Diaz. C) Copernicus. D) Sebastian del Cano. E) Vasco da Gama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bartolomeus Diaz. 2. During the second colonial exploitation program in Indochina (1919-1929), French colonialists A) Only develop the chemical industry. B) Attach importance to coal mining. C) Focus on metallurgical industry. D) Only develop mechanical industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attach importance to coal mining. 3. Mundas called themselves A) Hodoko. B) Product area. C) Purchase. D) King kong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hodoko. 4. A theory that maintains that the true measure of a country's wealth was the total amount of gold and silver it possessed. A) Colonialism. B) Mercantilism. C) Capitalism. D) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercantilism. 5. The government established by the Spaniards had different levels. The highest level was the government from Spain, represented by the council of Indies. A) BLUFF. B) FACT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FACT. 6. Thailand is a ..... (fame) country for rice, corn and cassava. A) Famous. B) Famously. C) Family. D) Fame. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Famous. 7. AFRICA turned out to be a very rich territory in raw materials, so that the powers..... faced off to conquer the greatest number of territories. A) ANTARCTICS. B) OCEANIC. C) EUROPEAN. D) ASIAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EUROPEAN. 8. Who were the first Europeans to settle in South Africa? A) Boers. B) French. C) British. D) Aborigines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boers. 9. When a European country appointed an African leader to enforce colonial policies, this is called what? A) Indirect Rule. B) Colonialism. C) Direct Rule. D) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Rule. 10. Most colonies in the new world managed to gain ..... A) Territories. B) Food. C) Slaves. D) Independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independence. 11. How did life change in the Congo Free State once the Belgian government forced King Leopold II to surrender his personal country in 1908? A) Life got much better for native Africans. B) Life got much worse for native Africans. C) The government tried to aid the inhabitants by improving health and education and building an infrastructure. The Belgians still exploited the region's gold, copper, and diamonds. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The government tried to aid the inhabitants by improving health and education and building an infrastructure. The Belgians still exploited the region's gold, copper, and diamonds. 12. What invention didn't happen in the 19th century? A) Telephone. B) Airplane. C) Lamp. D) Combustion engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Airplane. 13. Which country was first to have established their territories in Asia? A) Spain. B) Portugal. C) Great Britain. D) Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Portugal. 14. What did the new members of the United Nations become advocates for? A) Decolonization. B) Imperialism. C) Colonialism. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decolonization. 15. What was the treaty that ended the war? A) Treaty of Tordesillas. B) Peace treaty. C) Treaty of Versailles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treaty of Versailles. 16. Where is Trevor Noah (the author of Born a Crime) from? A) United States. B) Egypt. C) Nigeria. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South Africa. 17. Acquiring new territories for commercial purposes is one reason..... A) Policy. B) Social. C) Economic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Policy. 18. How was colonialism justified? A) The colonizers told the indigenous people that they were there to help them with government and religion. B) They wanted to rule together. C) They wanted to spread diseases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The colonizers told the indigenous people that they were there to help them with government and religion. 19. Why did European countries begin sending ships around Africa or across the Atlantic? A) To invade other countries. B) Just to learn more about the world. C) To find new ways to get spices. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find new ways to get spices. 20. What was one of the economic and trade benefits of colonialism? A) Accumulation of wealth for European powers through resource exploitation. B) Reduction of wealth for European powers. C) Market dominance for non-European nations. D) Decrease in infrastructure development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accumulation of wealth for European powers through resource exploitation. 21. Consider your social or cultural group superior to others to the point of justifying slavery, racial segregation, and even physical destruction. A) Ethnocentrism. B) Xenophobia. C) Racism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Racism. 22. In what year did Napoleon Bonaparte invade Spain? A) 1080. B) 1800. C) 1808. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1808. 23. The Berlin Conference and subsequent "Scramble for Africa" showed that European nations A) Wanted to convert Africans to Christianity. B) Wanted to end the African slave trade. C) Were ready to begin exploring the interior of Africa. D) Wanted to carve up Africa among themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wanted to carve up Africa among themselves. 24. Which was NOT a region of the English colonies? A) The Northern Colonies. B) The Middle Colonies. C) The New England Colonies. D) The Southern Colonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Northern Colonies. 25. WHERE DOES ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL LIBERALISM EMERGE? A) NORTH AMERICA. B) SOUTH AMERICA. C) EUROPA. D) ASIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EUROPA. 26. The policy of extending a nation's power and dominion through economic and political means. A) COLONIALISM. B) Mercantilism. C) Capitalism. D) Imperialism. E) Industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperialism. 27. What did the Spanish use in the encomienda? A) 1.-The political, economic and social structures of the indigenous people and they took advantage of the power that the rulers had to dominate the people.2.-The help of the conquered to subjugate others and thus extend their dominion.3.-The tax and work organization that the indigenous lordships already used. B) None is correct. C) Only 1 is correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.-The political, economic and social structures of the indigenous people and they took advantage of the power that the rulers had to dominate the people.2.-The help of the conquered to subjugate others and thus extend their dominion.3.-The tax and work organization that the indigenous lordships already used. 28. What event marked 50 years of independence for 17 African nations? A) The outbreak of World War I. B) The end of European colonialism. C) The abolition of slavery. D) The signing of the Act of Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The end of European colonialism. 29. Which is cheaper? A) Raw Materials. B) FInished Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raw Materials. 30. The agreement between Spain and Portugal which led to the exploration of the two countries to the East and West was a treaty A) Treaty of Matamoros. B) Treaty of Asturias. C) Real Madrid Agreement. D) Treaty of Tordesillas. E) Treaty of Saragosa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treaty of Tordesillas. ← 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