This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 96 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 96 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The period known as Pre-colonization in Portuguese America in the 16th century can be characterized by the following points, EXCEPT: A) The discovery of precious metals, particularly silver and diamonds in the Amazon region. B) The setting up of trading posts, where commercial exchanges were carried out between Portuguese navigators and the indigenous peoples of Brazil. C) The use of indigenous labor for the exploitation of wood, particularly Brazilwood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The discovery of precious metals, particularly silver and diamonds in the Amazon region. 2. The most powerful European country in the world during the 19th century. A) USA. B) France. C) England. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. 3. The forced removal or departure of people from their homeland A) Displacement. B) Lord's Proprietors. C) Doctrine. D) Charter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Displacement. 4. This is the theory that a nation's power comes from selling more products than it buys, and that colonies only exit to increase the wealth of their mother country A) Colony. B) Mother country. C) Middle passage. D) Mercantilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercantilism. 5. According to Nationalism in Europe, in which century was there much technological and economic progress? A) Twentieth century. B) XIX century. C) XVII century. D) Century XVIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) XIX century. 6. Which territories were mainly occupied by the Spanish in the sixteenth century? A) China and the Philippines. B) Mexico and Peru. C) Indonesia and Japan. D) Brazil and India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico and Peru. 7. Resistance to Colonialism:How did colonized people often respond to colonial rule? A) By adopting the colonizer's culture. B) Through peaceful assimilation. C) By forming political alliances with other colonies. D) Through various forms of resistance and rebellion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through various forms of resistance and rebellion. 8. What did the Incas create to hold their empire together? A) A flock of trained pigeons. B) A network of roads. C) A school for sons of commoners. D) A central market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A network of roads. 9. What wealth was fundamental to start the industrialization process? A) Colonial empire. B) Mineral deposits. C) Stable government. D) Powerful fleet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mineral deposits. 10. European power that focused especially on India A) Britain. B) Japan. C) France. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britain. 11. BUCHANON IS OFFICIAL IN A) ENGLAND. B) FRANCE. C) PORTUGAL. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ENGLAND. 12. Where would you expect to find most of the large urban centers in North America? A) Mexico and Canada. B) United States and Brazil. C) Along the Atlantic coast. D) United States and Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along the Atlantic coast. 13. What was the first country to colonize other countries? A) Great Britain. B) Spain. C) Portugal. D) The Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Portugal. 14. Which of the following rebellions was focused on fighting against foreigners and Catholic missionaries who infiltrated China? A) The Boxer Rebellion (1898-1901). B) The Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864). C) The Nian Rebellion (1853-1868). D) The Muslim Rebellion (1855-1873). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Boxer Rebellion (1898-1901). 15. What type of colony is Somalia for Italy? A) Domain. B) Concession. C) Protectorate. D) It had no metropolis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protectorate. 16. Why is it important to know the details of the Boer War? A) To find out when the war and the attacks on a British fort started. B) To know how it was carried out. C) To learn more about the topic and be more informed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find out when the war and the attacks on a British fort started. 17. Expression that refers to both the community and group of Hispanic peoples and the group of linguistic and cultural characteristics that they share with each other. The key concept is: A) LA HISPANIDAD. B) DIVERSITY. C) CULTURE. D) THE IDIOSYNCRASY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LA HISPANIDAD. 18. What type of Colonialism are carried out by the Powers today? A) Formal Colonialism. B) Informal Colonialism. C) No type. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informal Colonialism. 19. Chile was seen as a poor colony mainly because: A) It didn't have enough income. B) It was constantly at war. C) It had a big population so the money the country had wasn't enough. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was constantly at war. 20. How have they tried to justify Colonialism? A) As a supposed racial superiority. B) As a way to respect the identity of colonized peoples. C) As an equitable exchange between cultures. D) As the natural imposition of the weakest on the strongest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As a supposed racial superiority. 21. The raft of the jellyfish is a painting of A) Géricault. B) Renoir. C) Manet. D) Goya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Géricault. 22. The theory in which the wealth of a nation is measured by the amount of gold and silver that it possesses. A) Imperialism. B) Industrialization. C) COLONIALISM. D) Mercantilism. E) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercantilism. 23. Which of the following was a manufacturing town? A) Dacca. B) Agra. C) Surat. D) Madurai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dacca. 24. What is colonizing? A) Action of expanding and establishing a holding relationship in which two components participate. B) Action of founding a colony with blocks and houses in an orderly manner. C) Action of founding a colony on another planet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action of expanding and establishing a holding relationship in which two components participate. 25. THE HUGE GROWTH IN EUROPEAN PRODUCTION PUSHED STATES TO LOOK FOR NEW MARKETS, TO DO SO THEY FOCUSED THEIR INTEREST ON: A) AFRICA-OCEANIA-ASIA. B) AMERICA-ANTARCTIC-ASIA. C) OCEANIA-ASIA-ANTARCTICA. D) GREENLAND-ANTARCTICA-AFRICA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AFRICA-OCEANIA-ASIA. 26. Which group benefited the most from Mercantilism? A) The colonies. B) Africa. C) England. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. 27. Brahmo Samaj was founded by A) Dayananda Saraswathi. B) Derotion. C) David Hare. D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. 28. Indicate the option that completes the word order of the following statement:During the first half of the 19th century, Latin American countries maintained constant political instability and great..... England and France took advantage of this situation to invest money in the region, control mining production, raw materials and obtain..... A) Economic deficit-Production. B) Cheap labor-Economic deficit. C) Economic deficit-Cheap labor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic deficit-Cheap labor. 29. What's the term for making people adopt your culture, either by force or choice? A) Eurocentrism. B) Assimilation. C) Multiculturalism. D) Globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assimilation. 30. The major difference between Indentured Servitude and Slavery is A) Indentured Servitiude was for life. B) Indentured Servitude is only for a fixed number of years. C) Slavery was for those who wanted to come to America. D) Slavery attracted too many people. 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