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 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 5 The Political And Economic History Of The Early Modern World Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the late 20th century, what was a problem common to the Balkans, Rwanda, and Indonesia? A) Disposal of nuclear waste. B) Ethnic or religious conflicts. C) Drought and famine. D) Overcrowding of urban centers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethnic or religious conflicts. 2. All of the following are factors stimulating industrialization EXCEPT A) An organized union movement. B) An ample population to serve as a workforce. C) Investment in Capital. D) Access to natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organized union movement. 3. Whose work did Virgil use as a model for the Aeneid? A) Homer. B) Livy. C) Ovid. D) Zeno. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homer. 4. Trench warfare was established along the western front early in World War I because A) Airplanes allowed most of the fighting to be done in the skies. B) Improvements in the rifle made snipers the principal combatants. C) The terrain made it difficult to assemble large armies. D) Defensive weapons had gained the advantage over offensive ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Defensive weapons had gained the advantage over offensive ones. 5. The Neolithic Revolution marked huge advances in what? A) Hunting. B) Farming/Herding. C) Building. D) Intellectual Processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farming/Herding. 6. Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by A) Relying on faith and divine right. B) Borrowing ideas from ancient Greece and Rome. C) Applying reason and the laws of nature. D) Studying the practices of successful leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Applying reason and the laws of nature. 7. What was the primary economic organization in Europe during the Middle Ages? A) Feudalism. B) Capitalism. C) Mercantialism. D) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feudalism. 8. After Britain industrialized, all of these nations followed suit, except: A) Japan. B) America. C) Russia. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 9. The most rapid and numerous independence movement in history occurs, some through armed conflict, others through negotiations. A) Post-Classical 1200-1450. B) Early Modern 1450-1750. C) Modern 1750-1900. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contemporary 1900-Now. 10. Which of the following is an example of religious influence on art and architecture? A) Gothic cathedrals in Europe with elaborate stained-glass windows. B) The use of arches and domes in the Roman Empire. C) The use of stone tools in Mesoamerican pyramids. D) The construction of aqueducts in the Byzantine Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gothic cathedrals in Europe with elaborate stained-glass windows. 11. Which of the following was a consequence of Silk Road trade? A) The decline of Central Asian nomadic societies. B) The spread of the Black Death to Europe and Asia. C) The introduction of new crops like potatoes to the Old World. D) The unification of Europe under Mongol rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spread of the Black Death to Europe and Asia. 12. The Japanese attacked ..... A) Pearl Harbor. B) Germany. C) Great Britain. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pearl Harbor. 13. Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration? A) The availability of land grants for homesteaders. B) Economic opportunities in industrialized cities. C) Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas. D) The lower cost of living in urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic opportunities in industrialized cities. 14. Which was a characteristic of feudalism A) Government was provided by a bureaucracy of civil servants. B) Power rested in the hands of a strong central government. C) Land was exchanged by military services and obligations. D) Unified national court systems were developed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land was exchanged by military services and obligations. 15. The main purpose of teh system of alliances set up by Bismarck was to A) Unify the Austro-Hungarian Empire. B) Contain Russian expansionism. C) Build up German Naval power. D) Isolate France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isolate France. 16. How did the Jewish people react to Roman rule? A) They felt as though they were treated as second-class citizens. B) The Jews cooperated with Roman rule. C) They secretly planned a rebellion to overthrow the empire. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Jews cooperated with Roman rule. 17. After World War II, the United States helped Japan rebuild its economy in all the following ways except by A) Sharing its manufacturing knowledge. B) Providing much needed resources for their industries. C) Providing large sums of money through loans. D) Requiring Japan to export goods only to Western nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Requiring Japan to export goods only to Western nations. 18. Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States? A) Social and economic class divisions began to disappear. B) Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations. C) Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions. D) Factory owners introduced wage-equality policies for women in the workplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions. 19. What were some of the challenges brought about by rapid industrialization and urbanization in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? A) Decreased economic growth and stability. B) Labor unrest, poor working conditions, and the growth of monopolies. C) Increased rural population and agricultural focus. D) Decline in technological innovations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Labor unrest, poor working conditions, and the growth of monopolies. 20. Between the death of Stalin and the rise of Gorbachev, the Soviet Union A) Dismantled the KGB. B) Solved its agricultural problems. C) Experienced some liberalization along with increasing economic decline. D) Announced repression of revolts in the satellite states. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experienced some liberalization along with increasing economic decline. 21. A slave revolt in the Caribbean creates a free black republic. A) Post-Classical 1200-1450. B) Early Modern 1450-1750. C) Modern 1750-1900. D) Contemporary 1900-Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern 1750-1900. 22. After the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, which empire occupied the coasts of North Africa and large areas of the Middle East and Arabia? A) Roman Empire. B) Mughal Empire. C) British Empire. D) Ottoman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ottoman Empire. 23. What made Caesar very popular with the people of Rome? A) He defied the senate. B) He promised them land. C) He conquered all of Gaul. D) He defeated the armies of Pompey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He conquered all of Gaul. 24. After WWII, Korea was A) Divided into a republic in the south and communism in the north. B) Governed by an alliance of western European nations. C) Divided into a republic in the north and communism in the south. D) Unified for the first time in many years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divided into a republic in the south and communism in the north. 25. Which philosopher believed people were born with unalienable rights and that the government should protect them? A) Thomas Hobbes. B) John Locke. C) Robert Owen. D) Voltaire. 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