This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the purpose of the civil service examination in the Song Dynasty? A) To exclude common people from serving in government. B) To test loyalty to the emperor. C) To ensure that bureaucratic jobs were earned based on merit. D) To recruit military personnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ensure that bureaucratic jobs were earned based on merit. 2. In addition to new patterns of landownership and land use, which of the following factors had the greatest impact on western European agriculture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? A) The beginning of the cooling period known as the Little Ice Age. B) The increasing cultivation of new crops brought from the Americas. C) The increasing use of synthetic chemical fertilizers. D) The increasing use of steam engine technology in agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The increasing cultivation of new crops brought from the Americas. 3. Which of the following is Pericles' greatest political legacy? A) The abolition of slavery in Athens. B) The introduction of direct democracy to Athens. C) The separation of the three branches of Athenian government. D) The creation of representative democracy for Athenian government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The introduction of direct democracy to Athens. 4. Mary Wollstonecraft is associated with A) The Industrial Revolution. B) The Enlightenment. C) The French Revolution. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Enlightenment. 5. Which economic condition of the 1920s was a major cause of the Great Depression? A) Farm prices rose dramatically. B) Industry overproduced consumer goods. C) Banks were reluctant to lend money. D) Demand increased faster than supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industry overproduced consumer goods. 6. How did Chinese rulers, justify their dynasties? A) Descended from the gods. B) Mandate of Heaven. C) Democratic elections. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandate of Heaven. 7. Which nations unified in the 1750s to 1900s due to nationalistic movements? A) Italy. B) America. C) Germany. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany. 8. Which economic system was in place when the exchange of goods in 1450-1750 arose? A) European mercantilist laws. B) Laissez-faire principles. C) Renaissance guild bylaws. D) Medieval manorialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) European mercantilist laws. 9. One similarity between Stalin's five-year plans and Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward was that both programs attempted to A) Increase industrial production. B) Privatize the ownership of land. C) Correct environmental pollution. D) Strengthen international trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase industrial production. 10. What major change was caused by the agricultural revolution? A) Increase of spoken languages. B) End of hunting. C) Development of permanent settlements. D) Elimination of trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Development of permanent settlements. 11. What US General was given the job of rebuilding Japan after the end of World War II? A) Louis Mountbatten. B) Dwight Eisenhower. C) Douglas MacArthur. D) Ho Chi Minh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Douglas MacArthur. 12. Led by Gandhi, the ..... was meant to bring attention to British control over Indian industry. A) Long March. B) Short March. C) Salt March. D) Iron March. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salt March. 13. The Haitian Revolution of 1791 is historically significant because it was: A) The first successful slave revolt leading to the establishment of a free state. B) A minor uprising with little impact on global history. C) A revolution that resulted in the colonization of Haiti by another European power. D) An event that had no influence on the abolition of slavery worldwide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first successful slave revolt leading to the establishment of a free state. 14. Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta travel and interpret the world through their cultural lenses. A) Post-Classical 1200-1474. B) Early Modern 1450-1774. C) Modern 1750-1924. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post-Classical 1200-1474. 15. A Declaration of the Rights of Women was written as a response to what document? A) The French Declaration of the Rights of Man. B) The American Declaration of Independence. C) The British Magna Carta. D) The Communist Manifesto. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The French Declaration of the Rights of Man. 16. What type of question is the Document-Based Question (DBQ) in the AP World History Modern Exam? A) Multiple-choice. B) Short-answer. C) Free-response. D) True or False. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free-response. 17. The building of a large German navy in the first decade of the 20th century antagonized A) France. B) Britain. C) Russia. D) The United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Britain. 18. One of the most important pieces of knowledge that helped revolutionize long distance travel by boat was A) Knowledge of the circumference of the earth. B) Knowledge of the Americas. C) Knowledge of Silk Roads. D) Knowledge of the wind patterns and regional currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knowledge of the wind patterns and regional currents. 19. Why was the Berlin Wall constructed? A) To prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin. B) To separate East and West Berlin for political reasons. C) To protect West Berlin from Soviet attacks. D) To establish a trade route between East and West Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin. 20. According to the text, what is a vital part of education that enriches our knowledge and broadens our perspectives? A) Memorizing dates and facts. B) Engaging with the stories and lessons that shape our world. C) Avoiding critical thinking. D) Ignoring past mistakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engaging with the stories and lessons that shape our world. 21. God gives power to monarch A) Divine right. B) Social contract. C) Absolute monarch. D) Command economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divine right. 22. Identify and evaluate the reasons for the second phase of the Haitian Revolution that began in 1802. (Include Napoleon Bonaparte's role in sparking this revolution.) A) The influence of the French Revolution and Napoleon's attempt to reinstate slavery. B) The economic interests of the United States in the Caribbean. C) The internal conflicts among the Haitian revolutionaries. D) The support of the British Empire for Haitian independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The influence of the French Revolution and Napoleon's attempt to reinstate slavery. 23. An example of economic interdependence is A) South Africans mining their gold and diamond resources. B) The government of France issuing new currency. C) Japan selling technological goods to buy Middle Eastern oil. D) An Indian subsistence farmer waiting for the rains to water his crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan selling technological goods to buy Middle Eastern oil. 24. Muslim state (modern Turkey) that existed in various forms between 1299-1923. Supported the Central Powers during WWI, which would lead to their demise and loss of territory. A) Ottoman Empire. B) Germany. C) Austria. D) Poland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ottoman Empire. 25. Analyze how cultural justifications were used to legitimize imperial expansion during the modern era, focusing on the concept of (a) to civilize "lesser" societies. A) The belief in the superiority of in. B) A. The concept of the "White Man's Burden. C) The idea that all cultures are equa. D) The notion that imperialism was eco. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 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