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 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is credited with being one of the earliest law codes in history? A) Declaration of Independence. B) Magna Carta. C) The Ziggurat. D) Hammurabi's Code. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hammurabi's Code. 2. Why did the Safavid and Ottoman empires have religious tension? A) Ottomans are Christian and Safavids are Muslims. B) Ottomans are Sunni and Safavids are Shi'ite. C) Both are Muslim so they had no religious tension. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ottomans are Sunni and Safavids are Shi'ite. 3. Which of the following statements best describes the significance of Social Darwinism? A) It was used as a justification for the inferior treatment of colonial people. B) It was a significant breakthrough in revolutionary theory. C) It influenced the development of the factory model of production. D) It led to an increase in urbanization throughout much of Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was used as a justification for the inferior treatment of colonial people. 4. Which animal is sacred to Hindus? A) Elephant. B) Monkey. C) Cow. D) Snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cow. 5. What was the leading cause of the unprecedented increase in global population in the twentieth century? A) The end of international epidemics. B) Global warming and other types of climate change. C) The impact of medical innovations and public health measures. D) The reduction of world hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The impact of medical innovations and public health measures. 6. Which of the following did NOT increase the human population of a given area? A) Champa rice. B) Three Field System. C) Potatoes. D) Quipu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quipu. 7. Which colonial region is described by this:cash crops, small farms, plantations, slavery, organized into counties? A) Southern. B) Mid-Atlantic. C) New England. D) Mid Western. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southern. 8. An exchange of crops, culture, animals, and disease pathogens begins between Afro-Eurasia and the Americas. 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. 9. Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization? A) Banking. B) Coal mining. C) Textile production. D) Railroads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Textile production. 10. During the 20th century, global attention wasdrawn to the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire, the Tutsis of Rwanda, and the Muslims of Kosovo because these groups were all victims of A) Human rights violations. B) Nuclear power accidents. C) The AIDS epidemic. D) Environmental disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human rights violations. 11. The major goal of the Christian Church during the Crusades was to take back the Holy Land from Islamic rulers. A) To spread Christianity in Asia. B) To take back the Holy Land from Islamic rulers. C) To establish trade routes. D) To build new churches in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take back the Holy Land from Islamic rulers. 12. NAFTA is an agreement between all of the following countries EXCEPT A) United States. B) Canada. C) Mexico. D) Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Great Britain. 13. The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans- A) Migrated from Africa. B) Organized governments. C) Developed agriculture. D) Mastered fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developed agriculture. 14. In response to the demands of farmers and small business owners, Congress enacted laws in the late 19th century that A) Supported the organization of farm cooperatives. B) Regulated the activities of railroads and trusts. C) Provided direct payments to farmers to help them buy modern machinery. D) Dropped tariff rates to the lowest point in the century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulated the activities of railroads and trusts. 15. Efforts at industrialization in Russia and Japan were similar in that A) Both began in the early 19th century. B) Both followed the termination of long-established institutions. C) Both countries developed more centralized governments. D) Both countries widely adopted Western practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both followed the termination of long-established institutions. 16. India's Congress Party and Muslim League were united in their desire to remove the British, but divided in their ..... ideology. A) Dogmatic. B) Political. C) Religious. D) Moral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religious. 17. The Schlieffen Plan indicated that the German General Staff A) Did not expect to go to war with Russia. B) Anticipated a war on two fronts. C) Expected a long, drawn out war. D) Did not expect Austria-Hungary to honor the Triple Alliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anticipated a war on two fronts. 18. What event led the U.S. to declare war? A) FDR's Japanese embargo. B) Japan's demand for Pacific expansion. C) Japanese internment in the U.S. D) Attack on Pearl Harbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attack on Pearl Harbor. 19. What is one location studied in the program as a site of encounter? A) London. B) Rome. C) Paris. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rome. 20. Which of the following best characterizes 18th century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789? A) The economic status of the peasantry was improving dramatically. B) The aristocracy's power had eroded completely. C) The privileges of the clergy were declining. D) The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis. E) The participation of the bourgeoisie in legislative affairs was increasing dramatically. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis. 21. One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they A) Led to the Protestant Reformation. B) Strengthened traditional institutions. C) Encouraged the spread of new ideas. D) Rejected Renaissance individualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encouraged the spread of new ideas. 22. Why did Bolivar not believe in "government of the masses" ? A) The common person was not educated/informed enough to make decisions. B) This type of government would lead to chaos and be hard to control. C) Bolivar believed that there should be an absolute ruler based on divine right. D) Bolivar believed in a dictatorship in which one person held all the power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The common person was not educated/informed enough to make decisions. 23. The Ottomans captured Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul in what year? A) 1987. B) 1453. C) 1076. D) 1322. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1453. 24. Studying the dominant belief system(s) or religions, philosophical interests, and technical and artistic approaches can reveal how major groups in society view themselves and others, and how they respond to multiple challenges. A) Economic. B) Social. C) Cultural. D) Political. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural. 25. Religious Syncretism is best illustrated by which of the following examples? A) The spread of Christianity into Europe through the Roman Empire. B) The blending of Hindu and Islamic traditions in the Mughal Empire. C) The dominance of Confucianism in Chinese bureaucracy. D) The spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The blending of Hindu and Islamic traditions in the Mughal Empire. 26. The Tennis Court Oath symbolized A) The resolve of the National Assembly to create a new constitution. B) The desire of the National Assembly to behead the king and queen. C) The resolve of the 1st and 2nd Estates to resist change. D) The resolve of the monarchy to resist change. E) The determination of Robespierre to eliminate all enemies of the state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The resolve of the National Assembly to create a new constitution. 27. Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Crusades? A) Legacy of religious hatred. B) Power of kings increased. C) Trade increased. D) Power of pope increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Power of pope increased. 28. He unified Germany through calculated diplomacy and war, shaping European politics and establishing the foundation for a powerful German state. A) Otto von Bismarck. B) Mikhail Gorbachev. C) Mao Zedong. D) King Leopold. E) Vladimir Lenin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Otto von Bismarck. 29. Rose to power after the French Revolution, becoming Emperor of France and undertaking military campaigns across Europe, ultimately shaping modern legal systems and administrative reforms. A) Mao Zedong. B) King Leopold. C) Napoleon Bonaparte. D) Ghandi. E) Benito Mussolini. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Napoleon Bonaparte. 30. This annual event allowed the cultures of the River Valley areas to have fertile farm land. A) Tornadoes. B) Flooding. C) Hurricanes. D) Drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flooding. 31. Mexico was liberated from A) The United States. B) The Spanish. C) The Portuguese. D) The Spanish and later (after a brief take over) the French. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Spanish and later (after a brief take over) the French. 32. How did industrialization affect colonies like India and Egypt? A) It led to decline in these countries' share of global manufacturing. B) It led to increase in these countries' share of global manufacturing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It led to decline in these countries' share of global manufacturing. 33. (Lv2Q) The exchange of goods between the Old and New worlds was known as the? A) American Revolution. B) Columbian Exchange. C) Silk Road. D) Reformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Columbian Exchange. 34. Which empire sought to turn the Mediterranean into a 'Muslim lake'? A) Mughal Empire. B) British Empire. C) Roman Empire. D) Ottoman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ottoman Empire. 35. What are the colonies supposed to provide the mother country under a mercantile system? A) Coerced labor and manufactured goods. B) A market, precious metals and raw materials. C) Coerced labor and gold. D) Raw materials only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A market, precious metals and raw materials. 36. Which of the following is true of the women's movement by the early 1900s? A) While a number of nations had strong feminist movements, there was little or no contact between them. B) In the most industrialized countries of the West, it had become a mass movement. C) Large numbers of working-class women had gained entrance to universities. D) It had secured widespread voting rights for women across Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the most industrialized countries of the West, it had become a mass movement. 37. How did the Church respond to totalitarian regimes in Italy and Germany? A) By supporting the regimes. B) By adopting neutrality. C) By moral opposition and advocating for human rights. D) By promoting economic policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By moral opposition and advocating for human rights. 38. Which of the following IS NOT TRUE about Simon Bolivar? A) Creole elite. B) Led independence movements in Latin America. C) Influenced by revolutions in Europe. D) All of these are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are true. 39. Which event destabilized Europe after 1517? A) Industrial Revolution. B) Reformation. C) Enlightenment. D) Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reformation. 40. Current problems in the Middle East involving Palestinian Arabs and Israelis can be traced to the A) Yalta Conference. B) UN's plan to divide Palestine. C) Truman Doctrine. D) Scarcity of good farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UN's plan to divide Palestine. 41. President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by A) Seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba. B) Authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba. C) Asking for Congress to declare war on Cuba. D) Ordering a naval blockade of Cuba. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ordering a naval blockade of Cuba. 42. Eurasian land trade routes continue but are surpassed in volume by maritime routes in the Indian Ocean.: A) Early Modern 1450-1757. B) Post-Classical 1200-1457. C) Modern 1750-1907. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post-Classical 1200-1457. 43. Which of the following did NOT result from the Atlantic Revolutions A) Nationalism. B) Feminism. C) Mercantilism. D) Abolitionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercantilism. 44. Which of the following had the LEAST effect on the rise to power of totalitarian leaders in the 1930s? A) Turmoil in the aftermath of WWI. B) Desire for security. C) Abundant natural resources. D) Shattered economies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abundant natural resources. 45. Apartheid, the legal separation of four different racial groups, took place in ..... and was ended by the election of ..... A) Uganda/Ida Amin. B) Nigeria/Muhammadu Buhari. C) South Africa/Nelson Mandela. D) Somalia/Mohammed Siad Barre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South Africa/Nelson Mandela. 46. How do the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church view the pope's power? A) The Roman Catholic Church views the pope as the leader of the faith and the Eastern Orthodox does not. B) The Roman Catholic Church does not view the pope as the leader of the faith and the Eastern Orthodox does. C) The Roman Catholic Church views the pope as a spiritual leader and the Eastern Orthodox views him as a political leader. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Roman Catholic Church views the pope as the leader of the faith and the Eastern Orthodox does not. 47. Which Atlantic Revolution took the longest to occur? A) American. B) Haitian. C) Latin American. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latin American. 48. How did the Latin American revolutions differ from the Haitian Revolution? A) Latin America rejected Enlightenment ideas. B) Latin American revolutions ended slavery universally. C) Leadership remained largely in elite hands. D) Violence played no role. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leadership remained largely in elite hands. 49. The Monroe Doctrine (1823) established the United States foreign policy that A) Encouraged expansion into East Asia. B) Provided foreign aid to developing nations. C) Opposed the creation of new colonies in Latin America. D) Led directly to the Civil War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opposed the creation of new colonies in Latin America. 50. This religion has a major impact in Africa A) Catholicism. B) Hindi. C) Budhism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Islam. 51. Trying to keep peace with countries A) Inflation. B) Appeasement. C) Fundamentalism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeasement. 52. Brought an end to WWI, stripped Germany of all its colonies, and Part V reduced Germany's armed forces to very low levels and prohibited Germany from possessing certain classes of weapons. A) Treaty of Versailles. B) Fourteen Points. C) Treaty of Utrecht. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treaty of Versailles. 53. China and the Byzantine Empire experience significant revolts of free peasants.: A) Modern 1750-1921. B) Post-Classical 1200-1471. C) Contemporary 1900-Now. D) Early Modern 1450-1771. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post-Classical 1200-1471. 54. How did the third party candidates (Populists) influence American society in the 1890's? A) It created a grassroots campaign that resulted in record high voterturnout. B) It started the tradition of third party candidates winning in Americanelections. C) It drew attention to the growing disparity between rich and poor inthe nation. D) It caused the presidential election to be disputed in the House ofRepresentatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It drew attention to the growing disparity between rich and poor inthe nation. 55. The development of writing A) Facilitated the development of formal bureaucratic governments. B) Was necessary for the development of a civilization. C) Resulted in new technologies, notably the invention of paper. D) Helps explain why agriculture developed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facilitated the development of formal bureaucratic governments. 56. During the time of the geat empires, the term "martial" refers to A) Anything related to war, military life, or a warlike disposition. B) Anything related to religion. C) Anything related to government and leadership. D) Anything related to academics or education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything related to war, military life, or a warlike disposition. 57. A type of economy where the government owns all property and makes all economic decisions. A) Command Economy. B) Market Economy. C) Mixed Economy. D) Traditional Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Command Economy. 58. Which of the following was the most immediate cause of global economic integration in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century? A) Increased dependence on cheap oil from the Middle East. B) Population growth in the developing world. C) Decreases in the cost of long-distance communication and transportation. D) Regulation of air and water pollution in the developed world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decreases in the cost of long-distance communication and transportation. 59. What is Salutary Neglect? A) Policy meant to keep the colonies loyal to Britain by not enforcing rules. B) The process of neglecting salutary. C) American policy to neglect the rules of Britain. D) An economic system that benefits the mother country at the expense of the colony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Policy meant to keep the colonies loyal to Britain by not enforcing rules. 60. The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that A) Borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs. B) Significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment. C) Broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion. D) Reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus. 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