This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > History > Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who made a written Code of Laws? A) Gilgemesh. B) Abraham. C) Sargon. D) Hammurabi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hammurabi. 2. As women gain some economic rights in European guilds, the yoke of patriarchy becomes more intense in China. A) Post-Classical 1200-1450. B) Early Modern 1450-1750. C) Contemporary 1900-Now. D) Modern 1750-1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post-Classical 1200-1450. 3. Who was able to avert the Ottoman threat to Europe with a huge concentration of power in his hands? A) King Louis XIV. B) King Henry VIII. C) Emperor Charles V. D) Queen Elizabeth I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emperor Charles V. 4. Which of the following was NOT a way that industrialization impacted the working conditions in 19th century Britain? A) Long hours and low pay. B) Dangerous machinery that frequently caused injuries. C) Led to laws that prohibited child labor. D) Caused overcrowded housing in Britain's cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caused overcrowded housing in Britain's cities. 5. Realists thought that artists and writers should A) Present life as it actually is. B) Emphasize the beauty of nature. C) Defend the freedom of the individual. D) Glorify the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present life as it actually is. 6. National identities form out of common cultural, ethnic, linguistic or religious traits.: A) Post-Classical 1200-1466. B) Contemporary 1900-Now. C) Modern 1750-1916. D) Early Modern 1450-1766. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern 1750-1916. 7. Which of the following is NOT a key idea of Enlightenment thinkers? A) Religion. B) Reason. C) Progress. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religion. 8. Industrial production is critiqued by both economic liberals and communists. A) Post-Classical 1200-1482. B) Early Modern 1450-1782. C) Modern 1750-1932. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern 1750-1932. 9. No ownership of property or business by private individuals A) Jihad. B) Fundamentalism. C) Socialism. D) Command economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socialism. 10. The Portuguese introduced armed trading in the Indian Ocean by requiring a pass known as ..... A) Castanet. B) Cartaz. C) Cannon. D) Casta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartaz. 11. African civilization dates back to around A) 400, 000 years ago. B) 4, 000 years ago. C) 4, 000, 000, 000 years ago. D) 4, 000, 000 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4, 000, 000 years ago. 12. What was the benefit of creating Joint Stock Companies? A) They provided limited liability. B) They provided anonymity. C) The unlimited liability and high rewards. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They provided limited liability. 13. Which of the following was the most direct consequence of the widespread availability of a reliable birth control pill during the twentieth century? A) An increased percentage of men primarily responsible for work within the household. B) An increased infant mortality rate. C) An increased participation of women in the workforce. D) An increased percentage of men occupying political office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An increased participation of women in the workforce. 14. (Lv2Q) According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies should be A) Used as markets and sources of raw materials. B) Considered an economic burden for the colonial power. C) Given independence as soon as possible. D) Encouraged to develop their own advanced industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used as markets and sources of raw materials. 15. Who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity? A) Julius Caesar. B) Augustus Caesar. C) Constantine. D) NeroTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constantine. 16. ..... were the nations that made up the Allied powers. A) France, Russia, and Great Britain. B) Great Britain, France, and the United States. C) Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. D) Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France, Russia, and Great Britain. 17. Groups of radical students formed in China during the Cultural Revolution. A) Salt March. B) Pan-Africanism. C) Red Guard. D) Cultural Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Guard. 18. What country is named for Simon Bolivar? A) South America. B) Cuba. C) Haiti. D) Bolivia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bolivia. 19. Which of the following characterizes how European countries sought to control trade in Asia from 1450 to 1750? A) Through economic competition. B) By ending China's tribute system. C) By force of arms and conquest. D) By establishing diplomatic relations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By force of arms and conquest. 20. Which regions were influenced by Chinese traditions during the Song Dynasty? A) Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. B) Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. C) India, Mongolia, and Russia. D) Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. 21. Who played a significant role in the early spread of Christianity by writing epistles? A) Peter. B) Paul. C) John. D) JamesTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paul. 22. Which of the following was NOT a result of the Atlantic slave trade? A) Environmental degradation. B) Haitian Revolution. C) Decreased gender balance in Africa. D) Labor intensive cash crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decreased gender balance in Africa. 23. The Tanzimat Reform in the Ottoman Empire provokes conservatives by its attempt to secularize education and define society as a collection of individuals equal before the law. A) Modern 1750-1900. B) Post-Classical 1200-1450. C) Early Modern 1450-1750. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modern 1750-1900. 24. Trade is facilitated by paper currency in Asia, and bills of exchange and credit in the Dar al Islam. A) Early Modern 1450-1789. B) Modern 1750-1939. C) Contemporary 1900-Now. D) Post-Classical 1200-1489. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Post-Classical 1200-1489. 25. (Lv1Q) Economic theory that says in order for a country to gain wealth, they must take it from another area by controlling resources and/or trade A) Renaissance. B) Gunpowder Empire. C) Scientific Revolution. D) Protestant Reformation. E) Mercantilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Mercantilism. 26. Assess the philosophical contributions of Plato to Western civilization. A) He developed the theory of evolution. B) He founded the Academy and contributed to the theory of forms. C) He was a famous playwright. D) He invented the telescope.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He founded the Academy and contributed to the theory of forms. 27. A second wave of imperialism pushes Europeans to colonize the continent of Africa and to project power in much of Asia. A) Contemporary 1900-Now. B) Early Modern 1450-1750. C) Modern 1750-1900. D) Post-Classical 1200-1450. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern 1750-1900. 28. Why did China and Japan isolate themselves from rest of the World? A) Their populations had dropped due to internal conflict. B) There was a large drop in demand for their products. C) Religious leaders demanded that they do so. D) They were concerned about European and Christian influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were concerned about European and Christian influence. 29. What was the primary reason for the split between Sunni and Shia Islam as mentioned in the text? A) Cultural differences between regions. B) Differences in Quranic interpretation. C) Political rivalry with Christian empires. D) Disagreement over the rightful successor of Muhammad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disagreement over the rightful successor of Muhammad. 30. When there was instability and violence on the Silk Road trade shifted A) North to the Steppes. B) East to Japan. C) South to Indian Ocean Trade. D) All trade ceased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South to Indian Ocean Trade. 31. Archaelogy indicates that modern humans lived in Africa early as A) 2, 000 years ago. B) 2 years ago. C) 200, 000 years ago. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 200, 000 years ago. 32. What is the Industrial Revolution, a period of technological and industrial change that began in Britain? A) A movement to develop natural resources. B) A period of significant technological and industrial change. C) A campaign for agricultural reform. D) A philosophical movement focused on ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A period of significant technological and industrial change. 33. Which nation was the first to industrialize? A) Britain. B) Germany. C) France. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britain. 34. The uprising of secret societies against European influence in China was called the Boxer Rebellion because they ..... A) Wore bright, red gloves. B) Used martial arts. C) Loved a specific type of high energy dog. D) Liked to fight in their underwear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used martial arts. 35. Freedoms voluntarily given over to government A) Appeasement. B) Natural rights. C) Anarchy. D) Social contract. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social contract. 36. Which economic policy argues that government should limit any interference in the economy? A) Socialism. B) Protectionism. C) Laissez-faire. D) Mercantilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laissez-faire. 37. Which Enlightenment-inspired idea most directly justified Latin American independence movements? A) Popular sovereignty. B) Balance of power. C) Divine right of kings. D) Mercantilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Popular sovereignty. 38. Which of the following acted as a major intellectual cause of the French Revolution A) The revival of classical art and architecture. B) Enlightenment ideals of natural law and equality. C) Descartes' dualism of mind and matter. D) Hobbes's theories of human nature. E) John Wesley's Methodist revival in religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enlightenment ideals of natural law and equality. 39. Islam made its way into the Asian subcontinent over time after 1000 because of the outreach of the A) Persians who established the Delhi Sultanate. B) Umayyad dynasty. C) Ottoman Turks. D) Afghani Wazir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Umayyad dynasty. 40. Which of the following was NOT a way governments encouraged economic development? A) Diasporic Communities. B) Caravanserai. C) Coinage. D) Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diasporic Communities. 41. Which of the following features of the French Revolution would best support Weber's argument comparing Fascism to Jacobinism? A) The passage of laws ending the hereditary privileges of the nobility. B) Napoleon's seizure of power from the Directory. C) The wars to protect Revolutionary France from foreign invasion. D) The economic price and wage controls imposed during the Reign of Terror. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The economic price and wage controls imposed during the Reign of Terror. 42. President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War included A) Restoring the social conditions that existed before the war began. B) Conducting trials for former Confederate leaders. C) Destroying the economic and social power of the Southern planters. D) Reuniting the nation as quickly as possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reuniting the nation as quickly as possible. 43. Toussant L'Ouverture A) Helped free slaves in Haiti. B) Was a member of the Committee of Public Safety under Robespierre. C) Was a complete revolutionary failure. D) Rose to the rank of General under Napoleon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped free slaves in Haiti. 44. What were the goals of industrialized nations that were building empires in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? A) To increase their overall populations and build their political bases. B) To improve their options for communication with other nations. C) To establish their power so that other nations would look up to them. D) To locate more natural resources and establish new markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To locate more natural resources and establish new markets. 45. What was one major change during medieval and early modern times that had an impact on the environment? A) Decrease in world population. B) Increase in human impact on the environment. C) Decrease in agricultural lifestyles. D) Decrease in human impact on the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase in human impact on the environment. 46. What was identified as the reason for the existence of Catholic Social Teaching (CST)? A) To promote missionary work in Asia. B) To address social injustices and promote human dignity. C) To focus solely on liturgical reforms. D) To encourage theological debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To address social injustices and promote human dignity. 47. Which tyrant created a harsh code of laws in Athens A) Caesar. B) Solon. C) Draco. D) Hammurabi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Draco. 48. What was the main reason for the spread of Islam in West Africa? A) Educational reforms. B) Cultural exchanges. C) Increased access to trade. D) Military conquests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased access to trade. 49. Evaluate the role of economic troubles in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. A) They had no significant impact. B) They contributed alongside other factors like military defeats. C) They were resolved before the empire fell.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. D) They were the sole reason for the collapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They contributed alongside other factors like military defeats. 50. Portugal creates a trading post empire in the Indian Ocean. A) Post-Classical 1200-1450. B) Contemporary 1900-Now. C) Early Modern 1450-1750. D) Modern 1750-1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Early Modern 1450-1750. 51. Which country was the most urbanized society in the world in the early modern period? A) India. B) Japan. C) China. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan. 52. What was a major foreign policy goal of the United States during the first half of the 1800s? A) Forming defense alliances with European nations. B) Establishing colonies in the Caribbean and Latin America. C) Maintaining neutrality while increasing foreign trade. D) Continuing the transatlantic African slave trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maintaining neutrality while increasing foreign trade. 53. What is considered the primary end or purpose of the Church's concern for society? A) Expanding the Church's political influence. B) Achieving societal wealth and power. C) Promoting social justice and human dignity. D) Supporting global trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promoting social justice and human dignity. 54. (Lv1Q) Empire that was able to build and maintain its land through military technology A) Protestant Reformation. B) Gunpowder Empire. C) Renaissance. D) Scientific Revolution. E) Mercantilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gunpowder Empire. 55. Initiated reforms such as perestroika and glasnost in the Soviet Union, aimed at restructuring the economy and fostering openness, ultimately leading to the dissolution of the USSR. A) Vladimir Lenin. B) Otto von Bismarck. C) Mikhail Gorbachev. D) Mao Zedong. E) King Leopold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mikhail Gorbachev. 56. Who controls property and the distribution of income in a socialist system? A) Factory Owners. B) Government. C) Factory Workers. D) Private Individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government. 57. Which European countries felt the impact of the Great Depression before the United States? A) The UK. B) France. C) Germany. D) The Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany. 58. Form of slavery where slaves have no rights and are considered property A) Complete slavery. B) Chattel slavery. C) Indentured servitude. D) Mita system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chattel slavery. 59. Which empire began conquering the Indian subcontinent and built a powerful empire in the early sixteenth century? A) Roman Empire. B) Mughal Empire. C) British Empire. D) Ottoman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mughal Empire. 60. In the 1760s, Americans in the original thirteen British colonies began to protest against A) Efforts by the king to extend voting rights to women. B) Laws passed by the British Parliament regulating colonial trade. C) Limits placed on land ownership by royal governors. D) Decisions of British authorities to end immigration to the colonies. 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