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 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best explained why Mao Tse-Tung's forces triumphed in China? A) He followed Gandhi's philosophy of passive resistance. B) He promised freedom of religion to all peasants. C) He promised to improve the life for peasants. D) He received military aid from the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He promised to improve the life for peasants. 2. Nineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated A) Limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias. B) Conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks. C) Globalizing the economy through the participation in free-trade agreements. D) Promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration. 3. Heavy military losses in World War I, food and fuel shortages, and opposition to the czar led to the A) Chinese Revolution. B) Russian Revolution. C) Cuban Revolution. D) French Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russian Revolution. 4. Trade city in Western China that was a popular trading post on the Silk Road from 1200-1450. A) Kashghar. B) Samarkand. C) Bactria. D) Beijing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kashghar. 5. Which country(ies) dominated Latin America in the 1700s? A) The French. B) The English. C) Spain and Portugal. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spain and Portugal. 6. The spread of Yellow Fever on the island of Saint-Domingue helped the Haitians to win their independence by: A) Weakening the French troops significantly. B) Strengthening the Haitian army. C) Gaining support from other nations. D) Improving the island's economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weakening the French troops significantly. 7. The Aztec and Incan societies both demonstrated which of the following characteristics? A) Monotheistic religious traditions. B) Large, centralized governments with tribute systems. C) Extensive use of wheel-based technologies. D) Use of writing systems for record-keeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large, centralized governments with tribute systems. 8. Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the early 1930s? A) All three successfully invaded other nations. B) All three had governments controlled by Fascists. C) All three signed nonaggression pacts with the Soviet Union. D) All three pledged to undo the decisions of the Versailles Treaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All three successfully invaded other nations. 9. What is the expected implication of the Church's 'citizenship status'? A) Complete separation from societal issues. B) Active participation and responsibility in society. C) Isolation from government affairs. D) Supporting only religious communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active participation and responsibility in society. 10. An influx of American silver funds monumental architecture in Mughal India, such as the Taj Mahal.: A) Contemporary 1900-Now. B) Early Modern 1450-1764. C) Modern 1750-1914. D) Post-Classical 1200-1464. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Early Modern 1450-1764. 11. Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s? A) The rise of organized crime. B) The expansion of the consumer economy. C) A growing fear of communism. D) A decline in immigration rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rise of organized crime. 12. Socialism believes A) That the means of production should be communally owned. B) That the move to a communal society is inevitable. C) That land should be the measure of wealth. D) That poverty will always exit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That the means of production should be communally owned. 13. The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy arms and other supplies from the United States as long as those nations A) Adopted democratic policies in their own countries. B) Agreed to keep the United States out of the conflict. C) Paid cash and transported the materials themselves. D) Promised not to use the materials against the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paid cash and transported the materials themselves. 14. The fact that Europeans often had to pay for Asian spices and textiles in cash led to which of the following? A) A lack of desire to trade with Asia. B) The closing of the Indian Ocean trade network. C) A European trade surplus. D) An intense desire for precious metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An intense desire for precious metals. 15. Why did many newly independent Latin American nations struggle with political instability after independence? A) Lack of Enlightenment influence. B) Continued social inequality and weak institutions. C) Immediate industrialization. D) Excessive foreign investment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continued social inequality and weak institutions. 16. A major difference between the Inca and the Aztecs in their treatment of conquered people is- A) Required labor rather than payment of tribute. B) Treated conquered people more harshly. C) Refrained from enslaving their captives. D) Allowed conquered people to retain their culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Required labor rather than payment of tribute. 17. Who guided the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? A) Harry S. Truman. B) Eleanor Roosevelt. C) Winston Churchill. D) Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eleanor Roosevelt. 18. Which of the following is a key concept of Daoism? A) The pursuit of wealth and power as signs of success. B) Harmony with nature and the balance of opposites. C) Strict adherence to Confucian hierarchical order. D) Expansion of territorial control to promote universal peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harmony with nature and the balance of opposites. 19. How did Aristotle's ideas influence Western thought? A) By inventing the printing pressTagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. B) By promoting the idea of a flat Earth. C) By laying the groundwork for the scientific method. D) By developing the theory of relativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By laying the groundwork for the scientific method. 20. When necessary to achieve justice, which method did Martin Luther King, Jr. urge his followers to employ? A) Engaging in the practice of civil disobedience. B) Demanding any community in which racism is practiced. C) Engaging in a method of violence to bring about political change. D) Demanding that Congress pay reparations to African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Engaging in the practice of civil disobedience. 21. Networks of communication and exchange become truly global. A) Early Modern 1450-1750. B) Modern 1750-1900. C) Post-Classical 1200-1450. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Early Modern 1450-1750. 22. Gandhi's attempt to end the British salt monopoly A) Long March. B) Salt March. C) Great Leap Forward. D) United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt March. 23. Which two religious groups were often at war with each other in Europe? A) Catholics and Muslims. B) Protestants and Catholics. C) Protestants and Buddists. D) Catholics and Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protestants and Catholics. 24. Identify and analyze how Latin American independence movements enshrined the idea of popular sovereignty. A) By advocating for the people's right to self-govern. B) By promoting colonial rule. C) By supporting foreign intervention. D) By establishing monarchies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By advocating for the people's right to self-govern. 25. What contributions did monks and nuns make to medieval Europe? A) They opened hospitals and schools. B) They created works of art for churches. C) They changed church doctrine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They opened hospitals and schools. 26. Which of the following was an outcome of the Haitian Revolution? A) Equality of citizenship for all whites. B) Definition of political citizenship as "black". C) Establishment of political rights for all. D) Entrance of women into the public sphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Definition of political citizenship as "black". 27. What was the primary goal of the United Nations, created after WWII? A) Restore world trade disrupted by WWII. B) Intervene in world conflicts to prevent another world war like WWII. C) Establish policies to help pay for WWII debts. D) Attempt to stop the spread of communism in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intervene in world conflicts to prevent another world war like WWII. 28. In which rebellion in India in the mid-1800s did natives challenge British power? A) Zulu. B) Sepoy. C) Taiping. D) Boxer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sepoy. 29. The Spanish patriarchy influenced the life of Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz (1651-1695) by: A) Encouraging her literary pursuits and supporting her education. B) Restricting her access to education and intellectual freedom. C) Providing her with opportunities to travel and study abroad. D) Allowing her to freely express her feminist ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restricting her access to education and intellectual freedom. 30. What is the class system that existed in India? A) The Chaste Hierarchy. B) The Class Pyramid. C) The Caste System. D) The Indian Hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Caste System. 31. What is a proletarian, a term used by Karl Marx to describe members of society? A) A government official. B) A factory owner. C) A scholar in economic theory. D) A member of the working class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A member of the working class. 32. During the 1920s, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the A) Increased use of credit by U.S. consumers. B) Development of new forms of popular entertainment. C) Decline of public support for Progressive reforms. D) Conflict between modernism and traditionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict between modernism and traditionalism. 33. After Mohammad's visions, Islam unifies Arab people and creates a durable monotheistic civilization.: A) Modern 1750-1913. B) Contemporary 1900-Now. C) Post-Classical 1200-1463. D) Early Modern 1450-1763. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post-Classical 1200-1463. 34. Immigration to Europe was spurred by all of the following EXCEPT A) Instability in former colonies. B) Granting of emigre status to residents of former colonies. C) The need for workers for industry and service sectors. D) The desire to build multicultural societies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The desire to build multicultural societies. 35. Which important principle was established as a result of the Nuremberg trials? A) Soldiers must follow the orders of their superiors. B) Aggressor nations must pay war reparations for damages caused during wars. C) Defeated nations have no rights in international courts of law. D) Individuals can be held accountable for "crimes against humanity.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individuals can be held accountable for "crimes against humanity.". 36. Basic economic decisions made by government A) Command economy. B) Inflation. C) Devalue. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Command economy. 37. The Chinese invade Vietnam, discover quick-ripening champa rice, and experience a population increase. A) Post-Classical 1200-1450. B) Modern 1750-1900. C) Early Modern 1450-1750. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post-Classical 1200-1450. 38. The Seneca Falls Convention discussed ..... A) Feminism. B) Abolitionism. C) Liberalism. D) Zionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feminism. 39. The purpose of the Patriot Act and Department of Homeland Security are to A) End the Middle Eastern conflict. B) Restore Eastern Europe following the USSR's collapse. C) Protect the United States from terrorism. D) Capture Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protect the United States from terrorism. 40. Which of the following was one of the ways Christianity spread across Europe? A) The pope ordered interdicts, which established new monasteries. B) Traveling friars lived and preached among the common people. C) Parish priests established schools to attract new converts. D) Secular rulers excommunicated those who would not convert to Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traveling friars lived and preached among the common people. 41. Provided social security to retired, older Americans A) Socialism. B) United Nations. C) Social Security Act. D) McCarthyism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Security Act. 42. Which of the following actions did Japan take to recover from the Great Depression? A) Japan adopted democratic principles. B) Japan reduced military spending. C) Japan abandoned its constitutional monarchy. D) Japan seized control of resources in other nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Japan seized control of resources in other nations. 43. Which event marked the end of the Cold War? A) The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. B) The Cuban Missile Crisis. C) The end of World War II. D) The signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. 44. The building of a canal to bring water to farms is an example of ..... A) Transferance. B) Diasphora. C) Domestication. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrigation. 45. Which of the following is most likely to have influenced 18th century population trends in both Europe and China? A) Introduction of Western Hemisphere crops. B) A sharp decline in average global temperatures. C) Improvement in surgical procedures. D) Innovation in birth control measures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction of Western Hemisphere crops. 46. Which compromise concerned the issue of how to count slaves for representation and taxation? A) The 3/5 Compromise. B) The Commerce Compromise. C) The Great Compromise. D) The Connecticut Compromise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The 3/5 Compromise. 47. During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in A) Public support for an expanded military draft. B) Mandatory rationing of consumer goods. C) Mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war. D) National attention for a third-party candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war. 48. In a command economy, economic decisions are mostly influenced by A) Consumer demands. B) Government policies. C) Private investors. D) Banking practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government policies. 49. * What to produce?* How to produce?* For whom to produce?Which social scientist studies how these questions would be answered for a specific society? A) A sociologist. B) An economist. C) A geographer. D) An anthropologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An economist. 50. A policy adopted by the Germans during WWI, where they attacked any and all vessels that sailed through certain waters (Atlantic). One cause of U.S. involvement in WWI. A) Imperialism. B) Luftwaffe. C) Nanking Massacre. D) Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. 51. The United States became involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam. What was the main reason for involvement in both of these wars? A) Containment of communism. B) Improve trade. C) Prevention of biological warfare. D) Stop terrorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Containment of communism. 52. Which statement best describes an attitude shared by John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie? A) Economic competition is inefficient and wasteful. B) Strong labor unions are essential to the health of the economy. C) Natural resources belong to all citizens and should not be used for private gain. D) Concentrating economic power in the hands of a few individuals is a threat to the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic competition is inefficient and wasteful. 53. Which institution served as the primary unifying source in medieval western Europe A) Church. B) Military. C) Legislature. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Church. 54. Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca resulted in: A) The establishment of a permanent trade route to China. B) Increased recognition of Mali's wealth and power. C) The end of Mali's dominance in West Africa. D) The introduction of Christianity to Mali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased recognition of Mali's wealth and power. 55. The 19th century philosophy of Social Darwinism maintained that A) The government should have control over the means of production and the marketplace. B) All social class distinctions in American society should be eliminated. C) Economic success comes to those who are the hardest working and most competent. D) Wealth and income should be more equally distributed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic success comes to those who are the hardest working and most competent. 56. Groups such as the Marathas in South Asia and the Taiping in East Asia challenge imperial rule. A) Contemporary 1900-Now. B) Modern 1750-1900. C) Post-Classical 1200-1450. D) Early Modern 1450-1750. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modern 1750-1900. 57. All of the following were reactions to industrialization's negative effects on workers except: A) Labor unions. B) Communism. C) The invisible hand. D) Utilitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The invisible hand. 58. What major trend related to population occurred during the industrialization boom of the late 1800s? A) Immigration decreased. B) Suburban decreased. C) Migration to rural areas increased. D) Urbanization increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urbanization increased. 59. The term "Green Revolution" refers to A) The study of the natural world. B) An increase in worldwide food and agricultural resources. C) A shift from making goods by hand to making them by machine. D) An uprising of farmers and industrial workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An increase in worldwide food and agricultural resources. 60. " ..... The replacement of the bourgeois by the proletarian state is impossible without a violent revolution. The abolition of the proletarian state, i.e., of all states, is only possible through 'withering away.' ..... "-V. I. Lenin, State and Revolution, 1917This quotation is associated with the principles of A) Capitalism. B) Communism. C) Imperialism. D) Militarism. 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