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 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A result of the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was that the A) Americans with Disabilities Act was passed. B) 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed. C) Modern environmental movement gained support. D) Consumer protection movement began. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern environmental movement gained support. 2. The French rebellion ended with the national assembly taking over the government. This time in French history is known as the ..... A) Dark Ages. B) French Renaissance. C) Reign of Terror. D) Human era. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reign of Terror. 3. What does studying history help us appreciate according to the text? A) The inevitability of change and the importance of forgetting the past. B) Change and continuity in societies over time. C) The need to ignore past foundations. D) The importance of remaining static and unchanging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change and continuity in societies over time. 4. Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) believed in nonviolence, or satyagraha, to achieve political change. His refusal to use or encourage violence in the Indian people resulted in A) Increased discrimination against Indians living abroad. B) A decrease in Indian nationalism across the country. C) A boycott of Indian exports around the world. D) Worldwide attention to the Indian independence movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worldwide attention to the Indian independence movement. 5. Silver is to Potosi as Gold is to ..... A) Mali. B) Egypt. C) India. D) Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mali. 6. Which of these is a new technology of the Neolithic Revolution? A) Planting Seeds. B) Plow. C) Domesticating Herd Animals. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 7. The first republic to grant equality to all its citizens in the Western Hemisphere was A) The United States. B) Bolivia. C) Haiti. D) Jamaica. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haiti. 8. A goal that was established at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was achieved in 1920 by the A) Creation of a free public education system. B) Passage of legislation to end child labor. C) Adoption of national woman's suffrage. D) Ratification of an amendment requiring national Prohibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adoption of national woman's suffrage. 9. Which of the following scientific concepts had the greatest role in providing a justification for imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? A) Louis Pasteur's germ theory of disease. B) Charles Darwin's Theory of evolution. C) Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. D) Marie Curie's theory of radio activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles Darwin's Theory of evolution. 10. You were able to change your position in society in Mali A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Which statement best describes the role of the popes in the Middle Ages? A) They were opposed to mixing spiritual and secular duties. B) They were secular leaders who also claimed spiritual power. C) They were spiritual leaders who also exercised secular power. D) They always opposed reform of the Church or its policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were spiritual leaders who also exercised secular power. 12. What was one of the economic issues that contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire? A) A surplus of gold and silver. B) Inflation and heavy taxation. C) A lack of trade routes. D) An abundance of cheap laborTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inflation and heavy taxation. 13. Why did construction of the Panama Canal become more important to the United States after the Spanish-American War? A) Congress realized that the key threat to national security came from South America. B) Great Britain had plans to purchase the canal zone and colonize the territory. C) Spain had regained control of its former colonies near the canal route. D) The navy needed a faster way to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The navy needed a faster way to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 14. (June 6, 1944) in WWII on which the Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy. Resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. Codenamed Operation Overlord. A) D-Day. B) Battle of Britain. C) Battle of Midway. D) Battle of Coral Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D-Day. 15. The Enlightenment and the American Revolution were both major influences on 19th-century uprisings in A) Latin America. B) Vietnam. C) The Middle East. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin America. 16. The Indian Ocean trade network was distinct from the Silk Roads in that: A) It relied primarily on camel caravans. B) It was more dependent on monsoon winds for navigation. C) It had less involvement in the spread of religions. D) It primarily connected Africa and Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was more dependent on monsoon winds for navigation. 17. Before 500 C.E., Judaism and Hinduism were similar in that both A) Advocated a monastic life and a rejection of the world. B) Promoted teachings about reincarnation. C) Spread widely around the Mediterranean. D) Had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by. 18. Which of the following statements DOES NOT describe a cause of the Great Depression? A) Europe struggled to recover from the World War I. B) Companies compete fiercely for workers. C) Americans invest wildly in the stock market. D) The stock market crashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Companies compete fiercely for workers. 19. A major reason that President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed adding Justices to the Supreme Court in 1937 was to A) Make the Court processes more democratic. B) End corruption and favoritism in handling cases. C) Influence Court decisions related to New Deal programs. D) Ensure the appointment of members of minority groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Influence Court decisions related to New Deal programs. 20. The Internet has positively affected all of the following aspects of life in the U.S. EXCEPT A) The Internet has positively affected business. B) The Internet has positively affected education. C) The Internet has positively affected social interaction. D) The Internet has positively affected personal security. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Internet has positively affected personal security. 21. How did the Atlantic revolutions influence subsequent movements that spread throughout Europe? A) All were committed to republicanism and social equality. B) All favored extending voting rights to women. C) All sought to establish national monarchies. D) All resulted in the disappearance of empires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All were committed to republicanism and social equality. 22. Which period in United States history is marked by significant transformations that shaped the modern nation? A) 1600 to 1700. B) 1700 to 1800. C) 1870 to 2001. D) 2001 to 2021. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1870 to 2001. 23. The following is associated with the view of the Philosophes A) Man is created good. B) There should be no capital punishment. C) Freedom of speech but not the press. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. Comparative study of different state forms (for example, kingdoms, empires, nation-states) across time and space, and the interactions among them A) Interactions with humans and their environment. B) Political. C) Economic. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political. 25. Which event illustrates the policy of containment? A) Nuremberg trials (1945-1946). B) Hungarian revolt (1956). C) Launching of Sputnik (1957). D) Naval blockade of Cuba (1962). 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