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 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which long-awaited goal of the women's rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era, partly due to women working in wartime industries during WWI and partly due to the efforts of people like Alice Paul? A) Equal pay for equal work. B) Right to own property. C) Right to vote. D) Equal access to employment and education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right to vote. 2. The majority of the Ottoman Empire was unable to industrialize, but Muhammad Ali did modernize one part. Where? A) Egypt. B) Serbia. C) Turkey. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Egypt. 3. The Enlightenment was a period in world history where thinkers argued that governments should ..... A) Have even more power over their subjects. B) Make laws according to the teachings of the Catholic Church. C) Represent the wishes and protect the rights of citizens. D) Be led by kings and queens with absolute power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Represent the wishes and protect the rights of citizens. 4. (Lv1Q) Rebirth of ancient Roman/Greek culture A) Renaissance. B) Gunpowder Empire. C) Mercantilism. D) Scientific Revolution. E) Protestant Reformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renaissance. 5. Where is Tiananmen Square? A) North Korea. B) South Korea. C) Japan. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 6. Justinian's achievements did not last long after his death. What might he have done differently to ensure that his accomplishments lasted longer than they did? A) He could have ensured that the empire was able to sustain itself economically as it grew. B) He could have treated the Visigoths fairly since they helped to defend the empire. C) He could have ensured that all citizens had equal rights. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He could have ensured that the empire was able to sustain itself economically as it grew. 7. The first direct and sustained link between the Americas and Asia was the trade in A) Silver. B) Fur. C) Spices. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silver. 8. Which of the following acts of Congress contributed to an increase in settlement in the West by granting free land to individuals after they had lived on it for five years? A) The Dawes Act. B) The Morrill Land Grant Act. C) The Indian Removal Act. D) The Homestead Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Homestead Act. 9. Which characteristic was most common in river valley civilizations? A) Social equality. B) Limited economic growth. C) Hereditary rule. D) Limited population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hereditary rule. 10. Who called for the Berlin Conference? A) Joseph Stalin. B) Winston Churchill. C) Otto von Bismarck. D) Franklin D. Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Otto von Bismarck. 11. Global power structure is characterized by a bi-polar struggle between opposing economic ideologies.: A) Post-Classical 1200-1462. B) Contemporary 1900-Now. C) Modern 1750-1912. D) Early Modern 1450-1762. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contemporary 1900-Now. 12. One way in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society are similar is that both programs A) Made civil rights for African Americans a major goal. B) Drew wide support and few critics. C) Helped to end major depressions. D) Attempted to improve the lives of the poor and the aged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attempted to improve the lives of the poor and the aged. 13. Which type of government was used in the Persian Empire? A) Religious oligarchy. B) Imperial bureaucracy. C) Republic. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperial bureaucracy. 14. Which of the following was NOT a leader in the Civil Rights Movement? A) Martin Luther King Jr. B) Malcolm X. C) Franklin D. Roosevelt. D) Rosa Parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Franklin D. Roosevelt. 15. What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in? A) China. B) Egypt. C) India. D) Iraq. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iraq. 16. Cultural blending in Latin America influenced Christianity by: A) Introducing new religious practices and symbols. B) Eliminating indigenous beliefs entirely. C) Maintaining strict European traditions. D) Rejecting all forms of syncretism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introducing new religious practices and symbols. 17. Italian unification had as its architect A) Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. B) Count Cavour together with the support of Garibaldi. C) Giuseppe Mazzini. D) Bismarck coupled with opportunity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Count Cavour together with the support of Garibaldi. 18. By what methods did Spain and to an extent Portugal exercise their control over the native populations in the Americas? A) The Catholic Church. B) Military Conquest. C) Trade Alliances. D) Cultural Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Catholic Church. 19. What was the ruling family called in China? A) Dynasty. B) Royalty. C) Matriarch. D) Patriarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynasty. 20. In the early 1900s, which European nations were involved in a naval rivarly? A) Germany and Britain. B) Russia and Britain. C) Germany and Russia. D) France and Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany and Britain. 21. In contrast to the American Revolution, the French Revolution: A) Sought to preserve existing liberties rather than to establish new ones. B) Sought to re-create society from scratch. C) Experienced no participation by women. D) Drew on Enlightenment ideas about liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sought to re-create society from scratch. 22. Which country continued to be one of the world's major economic centers until the eighteenth century? A) Japan. B) India. C) China. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 23. Liberalism should be viewed as a political ideology that A) Grew out of the labor movement. B) Supported the transition to an industrial, capitalist society. C) Developed in response to European colonialism. D) Is the ideological predecessor to socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supported the transition to an industrial, capitalist society. 24. The new Russian Empire encourages peasant settlement into its eastern regions. A) Contemporary 1900-Now. B) Early Modern 1450-1790. C) Modern 1750-1940. D) Post-Classical 1200-1490. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Early Modern 1450-1790. 25. How does history help in building empathy and understanding? A) By teaching us about the experiences of people from different times and places. B) By focusing on the achievements of a single culture. C) By ignoring the struggles of marginalized groups. D) By promoting competition among different societies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By teaching us about the experiences of people from different times and places. 26. What was at the center of city-states in Mesopotamia? A) Ziggurats. B) Pyramids. C) Townhalls. D) Statutes of Gods and Goddesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ziggurats. 27. What is a monarchy, the form of government used by countries like Britain and France before the modern era? A) A government ruled by elected officials. B) A form of government with a king or queen as the head. C) A system where the people govern themselves. D) A government controlled by a small group of elites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A form of government with a king or queen as the head. 28. What does diaspora mean? A) Scattering of a people. B) Dying of a people. C) Coming together of a people. D) Genocide of a people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scattering of a people. 29. How did entering WWII affect the U.S.'s economic situation? A) The economy worsened. B) The economy stalled. C) The economy improved. D) The economic situation stayed the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The economy improved. 30. The accumulation of capital allowed for ..... A) The economy of Western Europe to grow as entrepreneurs entered long-distance markets. B) The lower class citizens in Western Europe become more wealthy. C) The Americas to profit as more gold was extracted from mines. D) Ships and other technology to grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The economy of Western Europe to grow as entrepreneurs entered long-distance markets. 31. Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau challenged the idea of the divine right of kings. Based on their ideas, many people around the world ..... A) Remained firm in their support of absolute monarchs. B) Looked for leaders who would exercise dictatorial powers. C) Engaged in revolutions to establish democratic governments. D) Called for new governments based on religious law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Engaged in revolutions to establish democratic governments. 32. How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically? A) Germans believed that democracy would solve their economic problems. B) Germans believed that Hitler would solve their economic problems. C) Thousands of Germans emigrated to communist nations in search of jobs. D) The German parliament became more powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germans believed that Hitler would solve their economic problems. 33. A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state. Strict control of all aspects of the life and productive capacity of the nation especially by coercive measures (such as censorship and terrorism). A) Democratic. B) Communist. C) Totalitarian. D) Socialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Totalitarian. 34. Desire for the colonies cash crops led to an increase in A) Desertification. B) Treaties between Europeans. C) Urbanization. D) The slave trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The slave trade. 35. Where is Korea divided? A) 36th Parallel. B) 34th Parallel. C) 39th Parallel. D) 38th Parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 38th Parallel. 36. What is one location studied in the program as a site of encounter that focuses on from the Crusades to New Muslim Empires? A) Rome. B) Calicut. C) Norman Sicily. D) Cairo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Norman Sicily. 37. In 1941, the German government forced Jews to wear a yellow Star of David sewn onto their clothes. What is this an example of? A) Racism. B) Antisemitism. C) Xenophobia. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antisemitism. 38. A major factor in the expansion of industrialization was the development of A) Socialism. B) Feudalism. C) Land grants. D) Railroads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Railroads. 39. Why were joint-stock companies such as the East India Company or the Dutch East Indian Company the driving force behind the development of maritime empires? A) They allowed continued exploration/ventures to colonize with limited risk to investors. B) They helped governments fund public journeys. C) They gave explorers the navigational tools they needed to succeed on their journeys. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They allowed continued exploration/ventures to colonize with limited risk to investors. 40. Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights? A) The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army. B) The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. C) The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter. D) The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 41. In 1958, Mao Zedong introduced an economic plan for China called the Great Leap Forward. What was a result of this plan? A) It severely restricted wages. B) It allowed capitalism to begin. C) It encouraged the growing of cash crops. D) It caused a severe economic depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It caused a severe economic depression. 42. What is shared by Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? A) Belief in reincarnation. B) Ethical conduct and monotheism. C) Worship of multiple gods. D) Focus on meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethical conduct and monotheism. 43. During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to A) Promote the principle of direct democracy. B) Increase the influence of business owners on regulatory legislation. C) Limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts. D) Prevent party leaders from amending campaign platforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promote the principle of direct democracy. 44. How did the Columbian Exchange have an impact on mercantilism? A) It provided a market to sell manufactured goods. B) It only affected agriculture. C) It was unrelated to mercantilism. D) It decreased the wealth of nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provided a market to sell manufactured goods. 45. During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for- A) Involvement in foreign wars. B) The growth of big business. C) Increased temperance regulations. D) The acquisition of foreign territories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The growth of big business. 46. A collection of city-states along the east coast of Africa reach their peak in Indian Ocean trade. A) Post-Classical 1200-1488. B) Contemporary 1900-Now. C) Early Modern 1450-1788. D) Modern 1750-1938. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post-Classical 1200-1488. 47. What is socialism, an ideology that gained traction during the Industrial Revolution as a response to inequality? A) A system based on private ownership of businesses. B) A political ideology advocating shared ownership and equal distribution. C) A military alliance between countries. D) A philosophy promoting individual freedoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A political ideology advocating shared ownership and equal distribution. 48. During the late 19th century (late 1800s), how did the growth of capitalism (our economy) encourage United States imperialism? A) The United States wanted to provide humanitarian aid to poor nations. B) The United States needed to compete with foreign nations for more workers for our factories. C) The United States needed to obtain new markets for American products. D) The United States wanted to industrialize underdeveloped nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The United States needed to obtain new markets for American products. 49. What emerged during medieval and early modern times that allowed people to interact and exchange products and ideas? A) Global trade routes. B) Decrease in world population. C) Decrease in agricultural lifestyles. D) Decrease in technological advancements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global trade routes. 50. The Spanish, Dutch, French, and British establish sea-based empires in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. A) Early Modern 1450-1750. B) Post-Classical 1200-1450. C) Contemporary 1900-Now. D) Modern 1750-1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Early Modern 1450-1750. 51. What was the primary goal of mercantilist economics in the context of European expansion? A) To promote free trade and open markets. B) To establish a global currency system. C) To encourage economic cooperation with indigenous populations. D) To maintain a favorable balance of trade through exports and limited imports. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To maintain a favorable balance of trade through exports and limited imports. 52. Why are fewer farms needed in the United States economy today than were needed in 1900? A) Most foods are now imported. B) Most farmland has been turned into suburbs. C) The use of technology has raised agricultural productivity. D) The total population is declining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The use of technology has raised agricultural productivity. 53. What syncretic religion blends elements of Hinduism and Islam? A) Jainism. B) Shintoism. C) Buddhism. D) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sikhism. 54. One way that the British government carried out the policy of mercantilism was by A) Promoting free trade between its colonies and Europe. B) Prohibiting the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans. C) Encouraging the development of colonial manufacturing and trade. D) Requiring that most colonial trade occur within the British Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Requiring that most colonial trade occur within the British Empire. 55. Meeting between European nations to create rules on how to peacefully divide Africa. A) Zimmerman Telegram. B) Treaty of Paris. C) Berlin Conference. D) Treaty of Versailles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Berlin Conference. 56. What factor did NOT lead to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England? A) Iron ore and coal were more available. B) New machinery was developed. C) Proximity to rushing water supplied easy power and transportation. D) Citizens overthrew the government and demanded a change in the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citizens overthrew the government and demanded a change in the economy. 57. Where did the industrial revolution begin in the late 1700s? A) Germany. B) United States. C) Great Britain. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Britain. 58. How did the French Revolution influence political and social movements in the 19th century? A) By promoting ideas of absolute monarchy and divine right of kings. B) By encouraging the suppression of individual rights and freedom of speech. C) By advocating for the continuation of feudalism and serfdom. D) By promoting ideas of individual rights, freedom of speech, and the separation of powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By promoting ideas of individual rights, freedom of speech, and the separation of powers. 59. What was the primary method of state administration used by the Inca Empire? A) The mita system requiring labor on state projects. B) Democratic elections. C) Religious leadership only. D) A tribute system similar to the Aztecs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mita system requiring labor on state projects. 60. The US Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen reflect a shared concern for A) Preservation of the monarcy. B) Physical elimination of the ruling class. C) Protection of private property. D) Confiscation of church property. 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